Chickens and Eggs 2012 Summary February 2013 ISSN: 1948-9056 United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Contents Highlights............................................................................................. 5 Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production - States and United States: 2011-2012............................................................................... 6 Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type - States and United States: 2011-2012........................... 7 Average Number of Layers on Hand During the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012................... 8 Number of Layers on Hand First Day of the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012..................... 8 Average Number of Hatching Type Layers on Hand During the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012..... 9 Number of Hatching Type Layers on Hand First Day of the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012....... 9 Number of Eggs Layed per 100 Layers During the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012................ 10 Number of Eggs Layed per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012.......... 10 Number of Hatching Type Eggs Layed per 100 Layers During the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012.. 11 Number of Hatching Type Eggs Layed per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type -United States: 2011-2012.............................................................................. 11 Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012..................................... 12 Number of All Pullets on Hand First Day of the Month - United States: 2011-2012........................ 13 Percent of All Layers being Force Molted First Day of the Month - United States: 2011-2012............. 13 Number Slaughtered, Lost, and Added During the Month - United States: 2011-2012........................ 13 Average Number of Table Egg Layers in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month - States and United States: 2011.................................................................................... 14 Average Number of Table Egg Layers in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month - States and United States: 2012.................................................................................... 16 Average Number of All Layers on Hand During the Month - States and United States: 2011................. 18 Average Number of All Layers on Hand During the Month - States and United States: 2012................. 20 Number of Eggs Layed per 100 For All Layers During the Month - States and United States: 2011.......... 22 Number of Eggs Layed per 100 For All Layers During the Month - States and United States: 2012.......... 24 Percent of All Layers Being Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: 2011............. 26 Percent of All Layers Being Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: 2012............. 28 Percent of All Layers Molt Completed First Day of the Month - State and United States: 2011............ 30 Percent of All Layers Molt Completed First Day of the Month - States and United States: 2012........... 32 Egg Production by Type During December - States and United States: 2011-2012........................... 34 Egg Production by Type During January - States and United States: 2011-2012............................ 35 Egg Production by Type During February - States and United States: 2011-2012........................... 36 Egg Production by Type During March - States and United States: 2011-2012.............................. 37 Egg Production by Type During April - States and United States: 2011-2012.............................. 38 Egg Production by Type During May - States and United States: 2011-2012................................ 39 Egg Production by Type During June - States and United States: 2011-2012............................... 40 Egg Production by Type During July - States and United States: 2011-2012............................... 41 Egg Production by Type During August - States and United States: 2011-2012............................. 42 Egg Production by Type During September - States and United States: 2011-2012.......................... 43 Egg Production by Type During October - States and United States: 2011-2012............................ 44 Egg Production by Type During November - State and United States: 2011-2012............................ 45 Layers, Pullets, and Other Chickens - States and United States: December 1, 2011-2012.................. 46 Number, Value per Head, and Total Value - States and United States: December 1, 2011-2012.............. 47 Statistical Methodology................................................................................ 48 Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates................................................... 49 Information Contacts................................................................................... 49 This page intentionally left blank. Highlights United States Average Number of Layers Up Slightly: Layer numbers during 2012 averaged 340 million, up slightly from the year earlier. The annual average production per layer on hand in 2012 was 274 eggs, up 1 percent from 2011. United States Egg Production Up 1 Percent: Egg production during the year ending November 30, 2012 totaled 92.9 billion eggs, up 1 percent from 2011. Table egg production, at 80.5 billion eggs, was up 2 percent from the previous year. Hatching egg production, at 12.4 billion eggs, was down 3 percent from 2011. United States December 1 Inventory Numbers: The total number of chickens on hand on December 1, 2012 (excluding commercial broilers) was 456 million birds, up 2 percent from last year. United States Total Value: The total value of all chickens on December 1, 2012 was $1.85 billion, up 9 percent from December 1, 2011. The average value increased from $3.80 per bird on December 1, 2011, to $4.06 per bird on December 1, 2012. Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production - States and United States: 2011-2012 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Totals may not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average number : Eggs per : Total egg : of layers : layer 1/ : production State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 layers -- ---- number --- --- million eggs --- : Alabama ........: 9,330 9,106 227 235 2,115 2,139 Arkansas .......: 12,182 12,131 242 248 2,951 3,011 California .....: 19,171 19,717 276 277 5,287 5,451 Colorado .......: 4,141 4,464 281 291 1,163 1,297 Connecticut ....: 2,271 2,300 281 283 638 651 Florida ........: 9,560 9,003 279 279 2,666 2,514 Georgia ........: 16,696 16,733 257 257 4,289 4,303 Illinois .......: 4,477 4,313 282 282 1,260 1,217 Indiana ........: 23,312 24,896 279 273 6,508 6,804 Iowa ...........: 53,040 51,872 273 280 14,467 14,499 : Kentucky .......: 4,404 4,161 252 249 1,111 1,037 Louisiana ......: 1,919 1,890 265 282 508 533 Maine ..........: 3,585 3,552 280 281 1,003 998 Maryland .......: 2,047 2,291 278 282 569 647 Massachusetts ..: 130 131 277 275 36 36 Michigan .......: 10,383 11,856 289 292 3,005 3,460 Minnesota ......: 10,259 10,140 276 279 2,827 2,830 Mississippi ....: 5,796 5,559 243 248 1,407 1,381 Missouri .......: 7,419 7,042 277 280 2,054 1,968 Montana ........: 375 380 317 313 119 119 : Nebraska .......: 9,192 9,156 293 297 2,697 2,723 New York .......: 4,282 4,492 293 292 1,256 1,312 North Carolina .: 13,140 12,691 245 243 3,220 3,086 Ohio ...........: 27,740 28,008 274 274 7,607 7,685 Oklahoma .......: 3,257 3,129 229 237 745 741 Oregon .........: 2,336 2,253 289 308 676 694 Pennsylvania ...: 25,125 24,635 291 290 7,306 7,139 South Carolina .: 4,347 4,267 265 265 1,153 1,129 South Dakota ...: 2,383 2,288 293 291 698 666 Tennessee ......: 1,590 1,365 228 228 363 311 : Texas ..........: 18,150 18,599 271 274 4,909 5,098 Utah ...........: 3,483 3,648 278 276 968 1,005 Vermont ........: 224 213 269 282 60 60 Virginia .......: 2,927 2,827 245 246 716 696 Washington .....: 6,682 6,827 288 279 1,924 1,905 West Virginia ..: 1,080 1,005 220 223 237 224 Wisconsin ......: 4,642 4,945 275 277 1,277 1,372 Wyoming ........: 11 11 218 218 2.4 2.4 : Other States 2/ : 7,390 7,804 279 276 2,065 2,153 : United States ..: 338,475 339,698 271 274 91,861 92,894 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total egg production divided by average number of layers on hand. 2/ Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, and Rhode Island combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type - States and United States: 2011-2012 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Totals may not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type 1/ : All hatching type 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama ........: 2,115 2,139 373 431 1,742 1,708 Arkansas .......: 2,951 3,011 963 1,044 1,988 1,967 California .....: 5,287 5,451 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .......: 1,163 1,297 (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut ....: 638 651 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ........: 2,666 2,514 2,598 2,455 68 59 Georgia ........: 4,289 4,303 2,292 2,352 1,997 1,951 Illinois .......: 1,260 1,217 1,224 1,177 36 40 Indiana ........: 6,508 6,804 6,358 6,642 150 162 Iowa ...........: 14,467 14,499 14,303 14,309 164 190 : Kentucky .......: 1,111 1,037 (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ......: 508 533 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maine ..........: 1,003 998 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland .......: 569 647 550 633 19 14 Massachusetts ..: 36 36 (D) (D) (D) (D) Michigan .......: 3,005 3,460 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ......: 2,827 2,830 2,730 2,738 97 92 Mississippi ....: 1,407 1,381 429 436 978 945 Missouri .......: 2,054 1,968 (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana ........: 119 119 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Nebraska .......: 2,697 2,723 2,697 2,723 - - New York .......: 1,256 1,312 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .: 3,220 3,086 1,637 1,595 1,583 1,491 Ohio ...........: 7,607 7,685 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma .......: 745 741 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon .........: 676 694 652 670 24 24 Pennsylvania ...: 7,306 7,139 7,061 6,903 245 236 South Carolina .: 1,153 1,129 893 872 260 257 South Dakota ...: 698 666 698 666 - - Tennessee ......: 363 311 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Texas ..........: 4,909 5,098 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ...........: 968 1,005 (D) 1,005 (D) - Vermont ........: 60 60 (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .......: 716 696 324 337 392 359 Washington .....: 1,924 1,905 (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ..: 237 224 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ......: 1,277 1,372 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming ........: 2.4 2.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 2/ : 2,065 2,153 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : United States ..: 91,861 92,894 79,072 80,532 12,797 12,366 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals. 2/ Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, and Rhode Island combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Average Number of Layers on Hand During the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type : All hatching type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 layers : December 1/ : 343,085 338,974 285,402 286,007 57,683 52,967 January ....: 342,269 338,802 284,068 285,366 58,201 53,436 February ...: 339,791 338,936 281,707 285,252 58,084 53,684 March ......: 340,785 340,538 282,389 286,094 58,396 54,444 April ......: 340,802 340,959 282,008 285,496 58,794 55,463 May ........: 337,708 340,305 279,003 284,554 58,705 55,751 June .......: 335,865 338,415 278,244 283,451 57,621 54,964 July .......: 335,704 336,660 278,720 282,947 56,984 53,713 August .....: 335,423 337,131 279,885 284,318 55,538 52,813 September ..: 335,620 338,891 281,287 286,541 54,333 52,350 October ....: 336,309 341,894 282,650 289,821 53,659 52,073 November ...: 338,336 344,875 285,175 292,401 53,161 52,474 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Number of Layers on Hand First Day of the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type : All hatching type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 layers : January ....: 344,258 339,011 285,880 285,939 58,378 53,072 February ...: 340,250 338,418 282,245 284,778 58,005 53,640 March ......: 339,300 339,416 281,153 285,709 58,147 53,707 April ......: 342,240 341,625 283,609 286,459 58,631 55,166 May ........: 339,331 340,437 280,390 284,640 58,941 55,797 June .......: 336,043 340,140 277,597 284,449 58,446 55,691 July .......: 336,505 337,068 278,874 282,851 57,631 54,217 August .....: 334,859 336,230 278,547 283,033 56,312 53,197 September ..: 335,953 337,998 281,210 285,585 54,743 52,413 October ....: 335,251 339,756 281,347 287,487 53,904 52,269 November ...: 337,333 343,945 283,934 292,085 53,399 51,860 December ...: 338,944 345,730 286,048 292,659 52,896 53,071 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Number of Hatching Type Layers on Hand During the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All hatching type : Broiler type : Egg type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 layers : December 1/ : 57,683 52,967 54,892 50,173 2,791 2,794 January ....: 58,201 53,436 55,281 50,537 2,920 2,899 February ...: 58,084 53,684 55,076 50,629 3,008 3,055 March ......: 58,396 54,444 55,418 51,320 2,978 3,124 April ......: 58,794 55,463 55,866 52,379 2,928 3,084 May ........: 58,705 55,751 55,733 52,729 2,972 3,022 June .......: 57,621 54,964 54,697 52,006 2,924 2,958 July .......: 56,984 53,713 54,152 50,827 2,832 2,886 August .....: 55,538 52,813 52,603 49,922 2,935 2,891 September ..: 54,333 52,350 51,328 49,398 3,005 2,952 October ....: 53,659 52,073 50,700 49,134 2,959 2,939 November ...: 53,161 52,474 50,294 49,542 2,867 2,932 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Number of Hatching Type Layers on Hand First Day of the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All hatching type : Broiler type : Egg type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 layers : January ....: 58,378 53,072 55,534 50,269 2,844 2,803 February ...: 58,005 53,640 55,016 50,651 2,989 2,989 March ......: 58,147 53,707 55,127 50,593 3,020 3,114 April ......: 58,631 55,166 55,701 52,037 2,930 3,129 May ........: 58,941 55,797 56,021 52,766 2,920 3,031 June .......: 58,446 55,691 55,431 52,684 3,015 3,007 July .......: 57,631 54,217 54,805 51,315 2,826 2,902 August .....: 56,312 53,197 53,483 50,332 2,829 2,865 September ..: 54,743 52,413 51,708 49,502 3,035 2,911 October ....: 53,904 52,269 50,937 49,283 2,967 2,986 November ...: 53,399 51,860 50,454 48,976 2,945 2,884 December ...: 52,896 53,071 50,115 50,099 2,781 2,972 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Eggs Layed per 100 Layers During the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type : All hatching type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : December 1/ : 2,310 2,346 2,398 2,418 1,878 1,954 January ....: 2,288 2,320 2,371 2,387 1,887 1,961 February ...: 2,064 2,139 2,138 2,195 1,704 1,839 March ......: 2,301 2,314 2,386 2,385 1,894 1,943 April ......: 2,234 2,233 2,317 2,305 1,840 1,868 May ........: 2,300 2,297 2,383 2,369 1,908 1,932 June .......: 2,231 2,228 2,308 2,297 1,860 1,878 July .......: 2,302 2,307 2,379 2,375 1,925 1,951 August .....: 2,302 2,325 2,375 2,392 1,932 1,964 September ..: 2,237 2,241 2,305 2,306 1,887 1,889 October ....: 2,317 2,321 2,387 2,386 1,951 1,963 November ...: 2,253 2,275 2,321 2,343 1,889 1,900 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Number of Eggs Layed per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type : All hatching type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : January ....: 74.2 76.2 77.0 78.7 60.6 62.9 February ...: 73.5 73.4 76.1 75.3 60.8 63.3 March ......: 73.9 74.0 76.6 76.1 60.7 63.3 April ......: 74.6 75.2 77.4 77.8 60.9 62.1 May ........: 74.3 73.7 77.1 75.9 61.2 62.4 June .......: 74.1 74.5 76.7 76.9 61.7 62.2 July .......: 74.5 74.0 77.1 76.2 61.8 62.5 August .....: 74.2 74.8 76.6 77.0 62.1 63.1 September ..: 74.4 75.1 76.7 77.4 62.3 63.1 October ....: 74.7 74.3 77.0 76.4 62.8 62.7 November ...: 74.8 75.4 77.1 77.5 62.6 63.8 December ...: 75.4 76.2 77.7 78.7 63.1 62.6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Hatching Type Eggs Layed per 100 Layers During the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All hatching type : Broiler type : Egg type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : December 1/ : 1,878 1,954 1,853 1,923 2,365 2,505 January ....: 1,887 1,961 1,858 1,929 2,432 2,518 February ...: 1,704 1,839 1,676 1,805 2,227 2,390 March ......: 1,894 1,943 1,862 1,908 2,485 2,529 April ......: 1,840 1,868 1,810 1,835 2,425 2,432 May ........: 1,908 1,932 1,879 1,902 2,456 2,449 June .......: 1,860 1,878 1,832 1,852 2,394 2,333 July .......: 1,925 1,951 1,898 1,922 2,436 2,460 August .....: 1,932 1,964 1,909 1,935 2,351 2,456 September ..: 1,887 1,889 1,863 1,864 2,296 2,304 October ....: 1,951 1,963 1,925 1,936 2,399 2,416 November ...: 1,889 1,900 1,861 1,877 2,372 2,285 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Number of Hatching Type Eggs Layed per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type -United States: 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All hatching type : Broiler type : Egg type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : January ....: 60.6 62.9 59.7 62.0 79.0 80.2 February ...: 60.8 63.3 59.8 62.2 79.9 82.4 March ......: 60.7 63.3 59.7 62.1 78.5 82.4 April ......: 60.9 62.1 59.8 60.9 81.7 81.0 May ........: 61.2 62.4 60.3 61.3 79.8 80.2 June .......: 61.7 62.2 60.7 61.3 80.5 78.1 July .......: 61.8 62.5 60.8 61.7 80.0 77.8 August .....: 62.1 63.1 61.3 62.2 77.4 79.7 September ..: 62.3 63.1 61.5 62.3 75.0 78.0 October ....: 62.8 62.7 61.9 61.8 78.9 76.8 November ...: 62.6 63.8 61.8 63.0 76.8 77.8 December ...: 63.1 62.6 62.0 61.7 81.7 77.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012 [Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type : All hatching type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : December 1/ : 7,926 7,952 6,844 6,917 1,083 1,035 January ....: 7,832 7,859 6,735 6,812 1,098 1,048 February ...: 7,014 7,249 6,023 6,261 990 987 March ......: 7,843 7,880 6,738 6,822 1,106 1,058 April ......: 7,615 7,615 6,533 6,580 1,082 1,036 May ........: 7,767 7,817 6,648 6,741 1,120 1,077 June .......: 7,492 7,541 6,421 6,510 1,072 1,032 July .......: 7,728 7,766 6,632 6,719 1,097 1,048 August .....: 7,720 7,838 6,648 6,802 1,073 1,037 September ..: 7,509 7,595 6,485 6,607 1,025 989 October ....: 7,792 7,936 6,746 6,915 1,047 1,022 November ...: 7,623 7,847 6,619 6,850 1,004 997 During year : 91,861 92,894 79,072 80,532 12,797 12,366 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2011-2012 [Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All hatching type : Broiler type : Egg type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : December 1/ : 1,083 1,035 1,017 965 66 70 January ....: 1,098 1,048 1,027 975 71 73 February ...: 990 987 923 914 67 73 March ......: 1,106 1,058 1,032 979 74 79 April ......: 1,082 1,036 1,011 961 71 75 May ........: 1,120 1,077 1,047 1,003 73 74 June .......: 1,072 1,032 1,002 963 70 69 July .......: 1,097 1,048 1,028 977 69 71 August .....: 1,073 1,037 1,004 966 69 71 September ..: 1,025 989 956 921 69 68 October ....: 1,047 1,022 976 951 71 71 November ...: 1,004 997 936 930 68 67 During year : 12,797 12,366 11,959 11,505 838 861 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Number of All Pullets on Hand First Day of the Month - United States: 2011-2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Month : 2011 : 2012 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pullets : January ................: 105,214 103,019 February ...............: 107,964 103,442 March ..................: 106,192 103,633 April ..................: 107,566 104,934 May ....................: 105,759 104,005 June ...................: 107,490 105,964 July ...................: 106,588 108,294 August .................: 105,561 105,770 September ..............: 104,406 106,576 October ................: 105,559 104,549 November ...............: 103,355 103,195 December ...............: 102,216 103,023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent of All Layers being Force Molted First Day of the Month - United States: 2011-2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being molted : Molt completed Month :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : January .......: 2.8 2.9 21.2 19.9 February ......: 3.6 4.9 20.2 18.9 March .........: 3.0 3.9 20.1 20.0 April .........: 2.6 3.0 20.0 20.0 May ...........: 3.1 4.4 20.0 20.1 June ..........: 3.8 3.1 19.6 20.8 July ..........: 3.5 3.0 19.6 21.1 August ........: 3.6 2.6 19.6 21.4 September .....: 3.2 3.1 20.3 20.7 October .......: 4.1 3.6 20.4 20.9 November ......: 2.5 2.2 21.3 21.1 December ......: 1.7 1.4 21.1 20.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number Slaughtered, Lost, and Added During the Month - United States: 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers sold : Layers rendered, died, : : : for : destroyed, composted, or : : Month : slaughter : disappeared for any reason : Pullets : : : (other than sold) : added 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 layers --------------- 1,000 pullets : December 2/ : 13,589 13,386 7,451 8,856 23,982 23,955 January ....: 14,674 13,555 7,759 8,526 21,925 22,342 February ...: 14,695 13,565 9,082 7,208 22,271 23,452 March ......: 13,838 13,190 6,978 6,318 25,776 23,912 April ......: 13,853 14,249 11,818 8,859 21,758 21,857 May ........: 15,232 14,964 9,141 8,592 23,519 26,161 June .......: 13,296 15,558 8,235 8,531 22,797 24,429 July .......: 15,028 14,659 8,800 7,507 22,037 20,021 August .....: 13,506 14,793 7,442 7,758 21,716 25,890 September ..: 15,504 14,362 6,382 6,784 23,377 22,863 October ....: 14,506 12,800 5,886 6,275 21,683 23,128 November ...: 12,453 12,432 6,999 5,418 20,933 20,843 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. 2/ December preceding year. Average Number of Table Egg Layers in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month - States and United States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 layers : Alabama ........: 1,365 1,304 1,350 1,399 1,359 1,318 Arkansas .......: 3,423 3,432 3,244 3,116 3,060 3,199 California .....: 19,034 18,979 18,438 18,558 18,876 18,766 Colorado .......: 3,252 3,230 3,291 3,366 3,518 3,493 Connecticut ....: 2,342 2,256 2,171 2,196 2,217 2,191 Florida ........: 9,407 9,165 9,024 9,123 9,232 9,143 Georgia ........: 8,841 8,744 8,600 8,550 8,106 7,509 Illinois .......: 4,390 4,438 4,339 4,235 4,288 4,168 Indiana ........: 22,898 23,091 22,923 22,854 22,825 22,568 Iowa ...........: 52,526 52,510 52,180 52,574 52,302 52,095 : Maine ..........: 3,559 3,557 3,564 3,557 3,537 3,493 Maryland .......: 2,122 1,997 1,984 2,130 2,099 1,930 Michigan .......: 10,119 10,046 10,126 10,251 10,326 10,188 Minnesota ......: 9,990 9,923 9,968 9,984 9,883 9,737 Mississippi ....: 1,451 1,452 1,467 1,523 1,513 1,474 Missouri .......: 6,092 6,029 5,980 5,884 6,006 6,012 Nebraska .......: 9,321 9,266 9,309 9,380 9,271 9,109 New York .......: 4,108 4,063 4,076 4,005 3,838 3,858 North Carolina .: 5,776 5,766 5,887 5,839 5,926 5,884 Ohio ...........: 28,050 27,853 26,964 26,783 26,904 26,812 : Oregon .........: 2,212 2,123 2,219 2,292 2,155 2,152 Pennsylvania ...: 24,023 24,066 23,846 24,057 24,392 23,858 South Carolina .: 3,030 3,056 3,137 3,139 3,047 3,103 South Dakota ...: 2,346 2,351 2,308 2,267 2,331 2,394 Texas ..........: 14,244 14,153 14,033 13,872 13,628 13,284 Utah ...........: 3,366 3,337 3,421 3,452 3,395 3,329 Virginia .......: 1,191 1,098 1,150 1,167 1,082 951 Washington .....: 6,378 6,315 6,343 6,438 6,536 6,627 Wisconsin ......: 4,198 4,080 3,992 4,007 3,969 4,016 : Other States 2/ : 11,788 11,828 11,813 11,831 11,827 11,782 : United States ..: 280,842 279,508 277,147 277,829 277,448 274,443 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Average Number of Table Egg Layers in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month - States and United States: 2011 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : June : July : August :September : October : November : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 layers : Alabama ........: 1,279 1,278 1,274 1,334 1,417 1,468 Arkansas .......: 3,446 3,438 3,400 3,385 3,408 3,524 California .....: 18,760 18,685 18,714 18,967 19,183 19,425 Colorado .......: 3,611 3,918 4,055 4,170 4,265 4,268 Connecticut ....: 2,200 2,222 2,191 2,162 2,108 2,167 Florida ........: 9,037 9,040 9,085 9,168 9,320 9,599 Georgia ........: 7,401 7,386 7,383 7,414 7,611 7,981 Illinois .......: 4,119 4,129 4,022 4,238 4,417 4,348 Indiana ........: 22,489 22,446 22,374 22,291 22,126 22,352 Iowa ...........: 51,866 51,457 51,932 51,988 52,301 52,256 : Maine ..........: 3,467 3,482 3,506 3,540 3,556 3,547 Maryland .......: 1,807 1,745 1,760 1,737 1,782 1,892 Michigan .......: 10,133 10,024 9,921 10,159 10,580 10,820 Minnesota ......: 9,637 9,618 9,584 9,628 9,680 9,663 Mississippi ....: 1,466 1,355 1,359 1,453 1,473 1,519 Missouri .......: 5,777 5,835 5,931 5,907 5,684 5,580 Nebraska .......: 9,094 9,089 8,923 8,931 8,999 9,013 New York .......: 3,985 4,092 4,130 4,128 4,132 4,198 North Carolina .: 5,783 5,644 5,458 5,461 5,665 5,753 Ohio ...........: 27,000 27,065 27,204 27,486 27,225 27,367 : Oregon .........: 2,189 2,141 2,235 2,198 2,180 2,220 Pennsylvania ...: 23,398 23,607 24,090 24,123 23,847 23,873 South Carolina .: 3,181 3,204 3,183 2,996 2,964 3,155 South Dakota ...: 2,349 2,297 2,341 2,382 2,359 2,391 Texas ..........: 13,322 13,776 14,036 14,195 14,289 14,332 Utah ...........: 3,379 3,500 3,527 3,515 3,584 3,634 Virginia .......: 967 1,152 1,215 1,280 1,284 1,239 Washington .....: 6,630 6,549 6,688 6,779 6,783 6,733 Wisconsin ......: 4,111 4,102 3,986 3,963 4,168 4,346 : Other States 2/ : 11,801 11,884 11,818 11,749 11,700 11,936 : United States ..: 273,684 274,160 275,325 276,727 278,090 280,599 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Average Number of Table Egg Layers in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month - States and United States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 layers : Alabama ........: 1,496 1,434 1,423 1,422 1,445 1,528 Arkansas .......: 3,513 3,439 3,475 3,533 3,533 3,518 California .....: 19,351 19,250 19,413 19,680 19,591 19,439 Colorado .......: 4,306 4,347 4,348 4,331 4,253 4,023 Connecticut ....: 2,279 2,244 2,202 2,231 2,254 2,230 Florida ........: 9,679 9,401 9,160 9,027 8,591 8,204 Georgia ........: 8,101 8,027 8,099 8,213 8,135 8,104 Illinois .......: 4,253 4,199 4,279 4,174 4,055 4,203 Indiana ........: 22,631 23,279 23,603 23,996 24,269 24,100 Iowa ...........: 51,239 50,544 50,041 50,136 50,571 50,960 : Maine ..........: 3,511 3,507 3,535 3,528 3,508 3,465 Maryland .......: 1,907 1,840 2,052 2,355 2,259 2,188 Michigan .......: 11,003 11,078 11,203 11,584 11,982 11,991 Minnesota ......: 9,715 9,804 9,726 9,562 9,605 9,738 Mississippi ....: 1,523 1,420 1,372 1,434 1,461 1,459 Missouri .......: 5,526 5,305 5,259 5,172 5,253 5,335 Nebraska .......: 9,013 9,054 9,176 9,226 9,194 9,116 New York .......: 4,302 4,288 4,302 4,305 4,197 4,228 North Carolina .: 5,798 5,789 5,768 5,740 5,595 5,747 Ohio ...........: 27,839 27,852 27,667 27,652 27,704 27,594 : Oregon .........: 2,129 2,172 2,128 2,073 2,204 2,104 Pennsylvania ...: 24,085 24,414 24,111 23,740 23,330 22,968 South Carolina .: 3,152 3,145 3,144 3,120 3,079 2,969 South Dakota ...: 2,444 2,370 2,331 2,238 2,245 2,292 Texas ..........: 14,280 14,247 14,513 14,846 14,805 14,629 Utah ...........: 3,682 3,690 3,668 3,628 3,503 3,561 Virginia .......: 1,303 1,248 1,213 1,258 1,208 1,096 Washington .....: 6,713 6,773 6,867 6,741 6,607 6,720 Wisconsin ......: 4,312 4,289 4,345 4,289 4,171 4,250 : Other States 2/ : 12,325 12,327 12,239 12,270 12,299 12,205 : United States ..: 281,410 280,776 280,662 281,504 280,906 279,964 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Average Number of Table Egg Layers in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month - States and United States: 2012 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : June : July : August :September : October : November : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 layers : Alabama ........: 1,542 1,539 1,525 1,511 1,535 1,536 Arkansas .......: 3,593 3,672 3,670 3,803 3,919 3,767 California .....: 19,274 19,207 19,345 19,296 19,144 19,388 Colorado .......: 3,791 3,787 3,770 3,762 3,773 3,749 Connecticut ....: 2,242 2,266 2,238 2,210 2,170 2,234 Florida ........: 8,089 8,044 8,188 8,458 8,693 8,609 Georgia ........: 8,139 8,315 8,456 8,619 8,903 9,020 Illinois .......: 4,213 4,083 3,848 3,799 3,896 4,010 Indiana ........: 24,204 24,355 24,410 24,708 25,043 25,237 Iowa ...........: 50,850 50,790 51,226 51,592 51,568 51,576 : Maine ..........: 3,438 3,452 3,475 3,508 3,523 3,515 Maryland .......: 2,176 2,111 2,254 2,328 2,326 2,302 Michigan .......: 11,781 11,773 11,931 11,916 11,963 12,190 Minnesota ......: 9,807 9,807 9,741 9,614 9,542 9,547 Mississippi ....: 1,461 1,460 1,461 1,494 1,521 1,547 Missouri .......: 5,519 5,484 5,325 5,636 6,295 6,651 Nebraska .......: 9,107 9,072 8,966 8,974 9,124 9,246 New York .......: 4,182 4,115 4,168 4,236 4,370 4,442 North Carolina .: 5,646 5,623 5,734 5,735 5,758 5,889 Ohio ...........: 27,365 26,955 26,812 26,862 27,518 28,101 : Oregon .........: 1,937 2,027 2,146 2,140 2,151 2,135 Pennsylvania ...: 22,609 22,570 23,004 23,323 23,744 24,020 South Carolina .: 2,999 3,013 2,984 2,909 2,968 3,054 South Dakota ...: 2,051 2,032 2,207 2,253 2,296 2,213 Texas ..........: 14,834 14,887 14,934 15,248 15,220 15,175 Utah ...........: 3,665 3,611 3,614 3,601 3,537 3,654 Virginia .......: 1,107 1,180 1,123 1,164 1,254 1,247 Washington .....: 6,701 6,601 6,611 6,752 6,787 6,669 Wisconsin ......: 4,424 4,364 4,341 4,274 4,416 4,744 : Other States 2/ : 12,115 12,162 12,221 12,226 12,274 12,334 : United States ..: 278,861 278,357 279,728 281,951 285,231 287,801 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Average Number of All Layers on Hand During the Month - States and United States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 layers : Alabama ........: 9,524 9,626 9,753 9,752 9,614 9,417 Arkansas .......: 12,612 12,460 12,224 12,164 12,268 12,439 California .....: 19,343 19,287 18,747 18,866 19,183 19,072 Colorado .......: 3,628 3,613 3,705 3,816 3,987 3,943 Connecticut ....: 2,405 2,318 2,239 2,270 2,289 2,261 Florida ........: 9,794 9,534 9,374 9,468 9,569 9,508 Georgia ........: 17,503 17,545 17,205 17,244 17,157 16,569 Illinois .......: 4,600 4,650 4,558 4,460 4,515 4,393 Indiana ........: 23,596 23,788 23,656 23,599 23,568 23,321 Iowa ...........: 53,363 53,349 53,056 53,428 53,112 52,921 : Maine ..........: 3,614 3,612 3,619 3,612 3,592 3,548 Maryland .......: 2,254 2,115 2,114 2,266 2,230 2,068 Michigan .......: 10,269 10,207 10,298 10,422 10,496 10,352 Minnesota ......: 10,449 10,397 10,445 10,448 10,350 10,226 Mississippi ....: 6,002 6,019 5,991 6,020 5,988 5,986 Missouri .......: 7,640 7,651 7,568 7,450 7,592 7,618 Nebraska .......: 9,371 9,316 9,359 9,430 9,321 9,159 New York .......: 4,335 4,290 4,307 4,236 4,065 4,086 North Carolina .: 13,334 13,451 13,528 13,501 13,573 13,590 Ohio ...........: 28,550 28,363 27,477 27,316 27,447 27,346 : Oregon .........: 2,350 2,276 2,356 2,413 2,293 2,306 Pennsylvania ...: 25,158 25,246 25,050 25,282 25,618 25,078 South Carolina .: 4,270 4,312 4,423 4,429 4,363 4,446 South Dakota ...: 2,386 2,391 2,348 2,307 2,371 2,434 Texas ..........: 18,622 18,568 18,395 18,309 18,097 17,669 Utah ...........: 3,396 3,367 3,451 3,482 3,425 3,359 Virginia .......: 2,951 2,818 2,894 2,972 2,929 2,867 Washington .....: 6,493 6,431 6,459 6,554 6,652 6,743 Wisconsin ......: 4,720 4,612 4,552 4,583 4,548 4,592 : Other States 2/ : 20,553 20,657 20,640 20,686 20,590 20,391 : United States ..: 343,085 342,269 339,791 340,785 340,802 337,708 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Average Number of All Layers on Hand During the Month - States and United States: 2011 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : June : July : August :September : October : November : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 layers : Alabama ........: 9,181 9,028 9,002 8,977 9,015 9,070 Arkansas .......: 12,496 12,399 12,190 11,743 11,485 11,706 California .....: 19,064 18,988 19,016 19,265 19,479 19,747 Colorado .......: 4,042 4,386 4,511 4,625 4,718 4,712 Connecticut ....: 2,271 2,295 2,263 2,232 2,175 2,233 Florida ........: 9,416 9,416 9,473 9,553 9,681 9,938 Georgia ........: 16,318 16,192 16,141 16,147 16,100 16,236 Illinois .......: 4,339 4,346 4,234 4,446 4,623 4,554 Indiana ........: 23,190 23,111 23,076 23,010 22,814 23,010 Iowa ...........: 52,714 52,324 52,871 52,917 53,235 53,193 : Maine ..........: 3,522 3,537 3,561 3,595 3,611 3,602 Maryland .......: 1,942 1,867 1,885 1,874 1,924 2,028 Michigan .......: 10,287 10,175 10,073 10,311 10,731 10,970 Minnesota ......: 10,133 10,111 10,081 10,130 10,177 10,155 Mississippi ....: 5,551 5,781 5,640 5,615 5,503 5,450 Missouri .......: 7,380 7,351 7,354 7,292 7,097 7,029 Nebraska .......: 9,144 9,139 8,973 8,981 9,049 9,063 New York .......: 4,218 4,325 4,365 4,367 4,363 4,425 North Carolina .: 13,575 13,209 12,491 12,237 12,529 12,659 Ohio ...........: 27,504 27,551 27,705 27,999 27,740 27,880 : Oregon .........: 2,332 2,273 2,380 2,355 2,336 2,362 Pennsylvania ...: 24,613 24,800 25,250 25,280 25,029 25,093 South Carolina .: 4,529 4,502 4,420 4,196 4,053 4,221 South Dakota ...: 2,389 2,337 2,381 2,422 2,399 2,431 Texas ..........: 17,602 17,961 18,101 18,084 18,190 18,204 Utah ...........: 3,409 3,530 3,557 3,545 3,614 3,664 Virginia .......: 2,899 2,979 2,897 2,988 3,019 2,916 Washington .....: 6,745 6,664 6,803 6,894 6,898 6,848 Wisconsin ......: 4,682 4,671 4,559 4,543 4,733 4,905 : Other States 2/ : 20,378 20,456 20,170 19,997 19,989 20,032 : United States ..: 335,865 335,704 335,423 335,620 336,309 338,336 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Average Number of All Layers on Hand During the Month - States and United States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 layers : Alabama ........: 8,998 9,029 9,093 9,167 9,270 9,311 Arkansas .......: 11,822 11,790 11,917 12,085 12,258 12,436 California .....: 19,700 19,601 19,762 20,027 19,938 19,788 Colorado .......: 4,778 4,792 4,764 4,782 4,734 4,503 Connecticut ....: 2,342 2,306 2,270 2,303 2,324 2,297 Florida ........: 10,003 9,715 9,485 9,343 8,899 8,517 Georgia ........: 16,270 16,250 16,478 16,773 16,903 16,895 Illinois .......: 4,464 4,408 4,485 4,380 4,258 4,410 Indiana ........: 23,293 23,968 24,310 24,734 25,053 24,931 Iowa ...........: 52,135 51,469 51,006 51,125 51,544 51,894 : Maine ..........: 3,566 3,562 3,590 3,583 3,563 3,520 Maryland .......: 2,030 1,957 2,177 2,477 2,373 2,303 Michigan .......: 11,153 11,240 11,377 11,758 12,144 12,141 Minnesota ......: 10,217 10,310 10,227 10,058 10,076 10,186 Mississippi ....: 5,554 5,579 5,420 5,461 5,623 5,748 Missouri .......: 6,958 6,721 6,692 6,661 6,797 6,898 Nebraska .......: 9,063 9,104 9,226 9,276 9,244 9,166 New York .......: 4,529 4,516 4,531 4,534 4,426 4,456 North Carolina .: 12,706 12,727 12,707 12,855 12,785 12,947 Ohio ...........: 28,359 28,384 28,200 28,188 28,249 28,133 : Oregon .........: 2,257 2,313 2,281 2,220 2,334 2,223 Pennsylvania ...: 25,284 25,578 25,296 24,912 24,482 24,132 South Carolina .: 4,303 4,317 4,290 4,310 4,349 4,254 South Dakota ...: 2,484 2,410 2,371 2,278 2,285 2,332 Texas ..........: 17,993 18,048 18,396 18,769 18,802 18,570 Utah ...........: 3,712 3,720 3,698 3,658 3,533 3,591 Virginia .......: 3,022 2,957 2,813 2,873 2,928 2,828 Washington .....: 6,828 6,888 6,982 6,856 6,722 6,835 Wisconsin ......: 4,878 4,854 4,924 4,881 4,763 4,849 : Other States 2/ : 20,273 20,289 20,168 20,211 20,300 20,211 : United States ..: 338,974 338,802 338,936 340,538 340,959 340,305 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Average Number of All Layers on Hand During the Month - States and United States: 2012 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : June : July : August :September : October : November : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 layers : Alabama ........: 9,173 9,092 9,082 9,034 9,025 8,994 Arkansas .......: 12,407 12,216 12,084 12,117 12,212 12,229 California .....: 19,626 19,559 19,700 19,655 19,504 19,748 Colorado .......: 4,240 4,201 4,221 4,197 4,173 4,178 Connecticut ....: 2,309 2,335 2,305 2,274 2,234 2,299 Florida ........: 8,415 8,372 8,507 8,797 9,044 8,942 Georgia ........: 16,779 16,698 16,667 16,822 17,040 17,222 Illinois .......: 4,441 4,333 4,109 4,065 4,158 4,245 Indiana ........: 24,984 25,033 25,087 25,464 25,857 26,039 Iowa ...........: 51,786 51,752 52,177 52,566 52,498 52,511 : Maine ..........: 3,493 3,507 3,530 3,563 3,578 3,570 Maryland .......: 2,295 2,225 2,363 2,439 2,440 2,413 Michigan .......: 11,931 11,923 12,081 12,066 12,113 12,340 Minnesota ......: 10,246 10,232 10,163 10,033 9,962 9,972 Mississippi ....: 5,787 5,719 5,545 5,473 5,399 5,405 Missouri .......: 7,028 6,937 6,768 7,072 7,782 8,185 Nebraska .......: 9,157 9,122 9,016 9,024 9,174 9,296 New York .......: 4,414 4,348 4,400 4,466 4,604 4,679 North Carolina .: 12,847 12,678 12,595 12,445 12,401 12,601 Ohio ...........: 27,896 27,491 27,338 27,361 27,974 28,521 : Oregon .........: 2,076 2,185 2,304 2,286 2,285 2,274 Pennsylvania ...: 23,725 23,641 24,085 24,421 24,875 25,187 South Carolina .: 4,273 4,268 4,206 4,151 4,207 4,279 South Dakota ...: 2,091 2,072 2,247 2,293 2,336 2,253 Texas ..........: 18,663 18,670 18,685 18,922 18,848 18,822 Utah ...........: 3,695 3,641 3,644 3,631 3,567 3,684 Virginia .......: 2,796 2,799 2,666 2,706 2,788 2,742 Washington .....: 6,816 6,716 6,726 6,867 6,902 6,784 Wisconsin ......: 5,030 4,969 4,946 4,879 5,021 5,350 : Other States 2/ : 19,996 19,926 19,884 19,802 19,893 20,111 : United States ..: 338,415 336,660 337,131 338,891 341,894 344,875 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Number of Eggs Layed per 100 For All Layers During the Month - States and United States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : Alabama ........: 1,953 1,901 1,682 1,887 1,841 1,890 Arkansas .......: 2,022 2,014 1,841 2,047 1,948 2,042 California .....: 2,316 2,271 2,059 2,338 2,315 2,354 Colorado .......: 2,453 2,436 2,105 2,358 2,282 2,435 Connecticut ....: 2,328 2,330 2,099 2,335 2,315 2,433 Florida ........: 2,430 2,444 2,166 2,324 2,236 2,293 Georgia ........: 2,240 2,183 1,970 2,198 2,104 2,137 Illinois .......: 2,391 2,473 2,216 2,287 2,148 2,322 Indiana ........: 2,348 2,333 2,135 2,394 2,338 2,431 Iowa ...........: 2,299 2,315 2,086 2,313 2,241 2,320 : Maine ..........: 2,407 2,381 2,211 2,436 2,339 2,424 Maryland .......: 2,351 2,364 2,129 2,339 2,377 2,466 Michigan .......: 2,454 2,410 2,224 2,504 2,458 2,463 Minnesota ......: 2,412 2,318 2,011 2,297 2,280 2,337 Mississippi ....: 2,033 1,994 1,803 2,043 2,021 2,038 Missouri .......: 2,264 2,287 2,088 2,362 2,292 2,402 Nebraska .......: 2,476 2,480 2,244 2,492 2,425 2,478 New York .......: 2,514 2,471 2,275 2,502 2,411 2,496 North Carolina .: 2,077 2,044 1,863 2,029 1,975 2,127 Ohio ...........: 2,378 2,316 2,089 2,372 2,266 2,296 : Oregon .........: 2,468 2,504 2,207 2,528 2,486 2,428 Pennsylvania ...: 2,488 2,464 2,224 2,464 2,401 2,476 South Carolina .: 2,272 2,226 1,990 2,213 2,177 2,249 South Dakota ...: 2,473 2,384 2,129 2,471 2,320 2,383 Texas ..........: 2,331 2,278 2,033 2,288 2,210 2,258 Utah ...........: 2,356 2,198 2,086 2,470 2,365 2,352 Virginia .......: 2,101 2,129 1,762 1,952 1,946 1,988 Washington .....: 2,418 2,457 2,214 2,502 2,435 2,462 Wisconsin ......: 2,394 2,407 2,175 2,335 2,199 2,199 : Other States 2/ : 2,185 2,188 1,982 2,161 2,118 2,192 : United States ..: 2,310 2,288 2,064 2,301 2,234 2,300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number of Eggs Layed per 100 For All Layers During the Month - States and United States: 2011 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : June : July : August :September : October : November : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : Alabama ........: 1,852 1,949 1,955 1,894 1,963 1,918 Arkansas .......: 2,033 2,089 2,084 2,010 2,064 2,033 California .....: 2,250 2,391 2,377 2,263 2,351 2,289 Colorado .......: 2,400 2,371 2,283 2,227 2,374 2,377 Connecticut ....: 2,334 2,397 2,475 2,375 2,391 2,284 Florida ........: 2,230 2,326 2,354 2,313 2,407 2,355 Georgia ........: 2,059 2,143 2,150 2,155 2,224 2,125 Illinois .......: 2,374 2,393 2,385 2,362 2,444 2,350 Indiana ........: 2,346 2,354 2,353 2,308 2,332 2,247 Iowa ...........: 2,254 2,349 2,328 2,220 2,309 2,241 : Maine ..........: 2,328 2,347 2,303 2,225 2,326 2,249 Maryland .......: 2,369 2,250 2,175 2,241 2,339 2,367 Michigan .......: 2,352 2,516 2,452 2,318 2,414 2,379 Minnesota ......: 2,280 2,364 2,331 2,261 2,388 2,285 Mississippi ....: 2,000 2,076 2,092 2,048 2,108 2,037 Missouri .......: 2,331 2,313 2,352 2,386 2,409 2,205 Nebraska .......: 2,373 2,484 2,530 2,427 2,486 2,450 New York .......: 2,418 2,428 2,474 2,427 2,498 2,418 North Carolina .: 2,041 2,052 2,090 2,117 2,123 1,983 Ohio ...........: 2,225 2,301 2,292 2,232 2,343 2,306 : Oregon .........: 2,273 2,420 2,437 2,335 2,397 2,456 Pennsylvania ...: 2,434 2,492 2,436 2,350 2,453 2,399 South Carolina .: 2,142 2,221 2,308 2,264 2,295 2,180 South Dakota ...: 2,428 2,525 2,604 2,519 2,626 2,427 Texas ..........: 2,204 2,272 2,282 2,212 2,331 2,346 Utah ...........: 2,259 2,210 2,390 2,398 2,407 2,293 Virginia .......: 1,932 2,014 2,106 2,108 2,219 2,195 Washington .....: 2,328 2,446 2,396 2,306 2,464 2,366 Wisconsin ......: 2,093 2,248 2,369 2,355 2,387 2,345 : Other States 2/ : 2,125 2,171 2,181 2,125 2,181 2,132 : United States ..: 2,231 2,302 2,302 2,237 2,317 2,253 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Number of Eggs Layed per 100 For All Layers During the Month - States and United States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : Alabama ........: 2,000 1,960 1,826 1,964 1,909 1,944 Arkansas .......: 2,115 2,087 1,938 2,052 1,982 2,067 California .....: 2,350 2,316 2,181 2,357 2,237 2,299 Colorado .......: 2,491 2,421 2,267 2,447 2,366 2,487 Connecticut ....: 2,348 2,298 2,159 2,345 2,324 2,438 Florida ........: 2,469 2,429 2,161 2,355 2,326 2,348 Georgia ........: 2,262 2,228 2,027 2,152 2,077 2,196 Illinois .......: 2,464 2,473 2,163 2,374 2,325 2,336 Indiana ........: 2,344 2,328 2,127 2,296 2,243 2,334 Iowa ...........: 2,355 2,324 2,161 2,380 2,299 2,372 : Maine ..........: 2,356 2,386 2,284 2,428 2,358 2,443 Maryland .......: 2,512 2,555 2,297 2,422 2,318 2,301 Michigan .......: 2,537 2,536 2,338 2,449 2,363 2,487 Minnesota ......: 2,418 2,338 2,102 2,327 2,233 2,327 Mississippi ....: 2,143 2,115 1,937 2,088 1,992 2,070 Missouri .......: 2,386 2,410 2,137 2,402 2,339 2,392 Nebraska .......: 2,593 2,559 2,320 2,512 2,445 2,520 New York .......: 2,495 2,480 2,295 2,470 2,395 2,469 North Carolina .: 2,101 2,090 1,889 2,069 2,018 2,039 Ohio ...........: 2,373 2,315 2,131 2,320 2,230 2,293 : Oregon .........: 2,614 2,594 2,455 2,568 2,485 2,519 Pennsylvania ...: 2,456 2,459 2,313 2,441 2,345 2,420 South Carolina .: 2,277 2,270 2,121 2,274 2,161 2,210 South Dakota ...: 2,375 2,365 2,193 2,371 2,319 2,401 Texas ..........: 2,445 2,366 2,158 2,318 2,250 2,299 Utah ...........: 2,371 2,258 2,082 2,378 2,236 2,256 Virginia .......: 2,118 2,063 1,920 2,088 2,015 2,016 Washington .....: 2,431 2,381 2,206 2,494 2,321 2,180 Wisconsin ......: 2,460 2,390 2,214 2,418 2,288 2,207 : Other States 2/ : 2,136 2,203 2,053 2,192 2,128 2,207 : United States ..: 2,346 2,320 2,139 2,314 2,233 2,297 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number of Eggs Layed per 100 For All Layers During the Month - States and United States: 2012 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : June : July : August :September : October : November : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : Alabama ........: 1,908 2,013 2,048 1,959 2,006 1,957 Arkansas .......: 2,031 2,137 2,152 2,063 2,137 2,061 California .....: 2,272 2,352 2,355 2,279 2,364 2,284 Colorado .......: 2,406 2,523 2,511 2,335 2,444 2,370 Connecticut ....: 2,339 2,441 2,516 2,375 2,417 2,305 Florida ........: 2,222 2,293 2,363 2,319 2,333 2,281 Georgia ........: 2,116 2,138 2,154 2,081 2,171 2,119 Illinois .......: 2,252 2,308 2,409 2,386 2,405 2,332 Indiana ........: 2,293 2,313 2,308 2,238 2,274 2,235 Iowa ...........: 2,286 2,350 2,371 2,294 2,408 2,348 : Maine ..........: 2,319 2,367 2,295 2,217 2,348 2,297 Maryland .......: 2,222 2,382 2,412 2,255 2,336 2,279 Michigan .......: 2,422 2,499 2,417 2,312 2,435 2,399 Minnesota ......: 2,284 2,355 2,411 2,352 2,429 2,337 Mississippi ....: 2,022 2,098 2,128 2,046 2,130 2,072 Missouri .......: 2,305 2,335 2,408 2,277 2,287 2,285 Nebraska .......: 2,435 2,499 2,507 2,460 2,496 2,399 New York .......: 2,401 2,507 2,523 2,373 2,411 2,394 North Carolina .: 1,969 1,988 2,048 2,009 2,064 2,032 Ohio ...........: 2,208 2,292 2,323 2,233 2,345 2,374 : Oregon .........: 2,457 2,609 2,648 2,537 2,670 2,639 Pennsylvania ...: 2,360 2,508 2,479 2,338 2,452 2,410 South Carolina .: 2,059 2,226 2,330 2,192 2,187 2,150 South Dakota ...: 2,439 2,510 2,537 2,529 2,568 2,530 Texas ..........: 2,186 2,266 2,301 2,267 2,329 2,231 Utah ...........: 2,219 2,362 2,415 2,258 2,355 2,362 Virginia .......: 1,967 2,072 2,138 1,959 2,080 2,188 Washington .....: 2,215 2,367 2,334 2,243 2,362 2,373 Wisconsin ......: 2,167 2,375 2,406 2,275 2,270 2,280 : Other States 2/ : 2,130 2,198 2,208 2,136 2,212 2,158 : United States ..: 2,228 2,307 2,325 2,241 2,321 2,275 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Percent of All Layers Being Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 0.5 1.0 Arkansas .......: 1.5 1.0 - 1.5 0.5 1.0 California .....: 5.5 7.5 4.0 2.0 2.5 6.5 Colorado .......: 4.0 - 2.5 - 6.0 - Connecticut ....: - - 10.0 9.5 9.0 - Florida ........: 1.0 3.5 4.0 6.5 5.0 13.0 Georgia ........: 2.5 2.5 1.5 0.5 1.5 5.0 Illinois .......: - 6.5 5.5 2.0 4.5 4.0 Indiana ........: 3.5 6.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 4.0 Iowa ...........: 3.5 3.5 5.0 4.5 4.5 5.0 : Maine ..........: - - - - - - Maryland .......: 3.0 7.5 2.0 - - - Michigan .......: 3.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 3.0 6.0 Minnesota ......: 3.0 5.0 5.5 4.0 6.0 4.0 Mississippi ....: 2.0 3.5 2.0 1.0 2.0 3.5 Missouri .......: 5.0 5.0 4.5 3.0 - - Nebraska .......: 1.0 1.0 - 1.0 - - New York .......: 2.5 1.0 0.5 - - 2.0 North Carolina .: 0.5 3.0 0.5 2.0 - 0.5 Ohio ...........: 4.0 5.5 4.5 3.0 3.5 3.0 : Oregon .........: 4.5 4.0 1.5 - 11.0 7.5 Pennsylvania ...: 1.5 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 South Carolina .: 3.5 - - 4.0 - - South Dakota ...: 0.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 Texas ..........: 2.0 3.5 2.5 1.5 5.0 4.0 Utah ...........: 8.5 8.0 5.0 - 10.0 10.0 Virginia .......: 3.0 - - - 3.0 3.0 Washington .....: 5.0 5.0 4.5 1.0 8.0 11.0 Wisconsin ......: 2.5 9.5 4.5 2.0 6.5 2.0 : Other States 1/ : 1.8 2.2 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.6 : United States ..: 2.8 3.6 3.0 2.6 3.1 3.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Percent of All Layers Being Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: 2011 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : July : August : September : October : November : December : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: - 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 - Arkansas .......: 1.5 1.0 2.0 6.0 2.0 - California .....: 6.5 7.0 4.5 6.5 3.5 2.0 Colorado .......: 9.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 - 2.0 Connecticut ....: - - - - - - Florida ........: 5.5 6.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 3.0 Georgia ........: 3.0 3.5 0.5 1.5 - 0.5 Illinois .......: - 4.5 2.0 6.0 0.5 - Indiana ........: 2.5 6.0 3.0 5.0 4.5 3.0 Iowa ...........: 5.5 4.5 4.5 6.5 2.5 3.5 : Maine ..........: - - - - - - Maryland .......: 2.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 - Michigan .......: 1.5 1.5 6.0 6.5 4.0 1.5 Minnesota ......: 4.5 4.5 6.0 4.5 2.5 2.0 Mississippi ....: 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 - Missouri .......: 1.5 3.0 - 3.5 5.0 - Nebraska .......: - - 0.5 1.0 - 1.0 New York .......: 3.0 - - 1.5 1.0 2.0 North Carolina .: 0.5 3.0 0.5 3.0 - - Ohio ...........: 3.5 3.5 2.5 3.0 2.0 2.0 : Oregon .........: 12.0 2.5 4.0 8.5 4.0 2.5 Pennsylvania ...: 2.5 1.0 3.0 4.0 4.5 2.5 South Carolina .: 2.5 3.5 2.0 - 2.0 - South Dakota ...: 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 - - Texas ..........: 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.0 1.0 - Utah ...........: 8.0 7.5 5.5 5.5 3.0 3.0 Virginia .......: 5.5 5.5 3.5 3.0 1.5 - Washington .....: 6.0 5.0 12.0 6.0 4.5 3.0 Wisconsin ......: 5.5 11.5 5.5 5.5 2.0 2.0 : Other States 1/ : 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.4 2.6 1.2 : United States ..: 3.5 3.6 3.2 4.1 2.5 1.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Percent of All Layers Being Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: - 3.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 Arkansas .......: 1.0 3.0 1.5 3.0 2.0 0.5 California .....: 7.0 7.0 3.5 1.5 8.5 4.0 Colorado .......: - 6.5 3.0 12.0 8.0 4.0 Connecticut ....: - - 9.0 9.0 8.0 - Florida ........: 5.0 8.5 6.5 5.5 8.0 6.5 Georgia ........: 1.0 3.5 3.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 Illinois .......: - 5.0 2.5 4.0 - - Indiana ........: 3.0 6.5 6.5 3.5 4.5 3.0 Iowa ...........: 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 5.0 3.5 : Maine ..........: - - - - - - Maryland .......: 9.0 9.0 - - 8.0 5.0 Michigan .......: 0.5 6.5 3.5 2.0 3.0 3.0 Minnesota ......: 2.0 4.0 3.5 3.0 6.0 6.5 Mississippi ....: 0.5 4.0 1.0 - 3.0 - Missouri .......: - 4.5 5.5 - 5.0 2.0 Nebraska .......: - - - 1.0 1.0 - New York .......: 1.5 2.5 4.5 1.0 2.5 4.0 North Carolina .: - 2.5 2.5 - 2.5 2.0 Ohio ...........: 5.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 6.0 3.0 : Oregon .........: 3.0 11.0 9.5 4.0 10.5 12.0 Pennsylvania ...: 1.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 3.0 1.5 South Carolina .: - 3.5 2.0 1.5 4.0 2.0 South Dakota ...: 8.5 8.5 9.0 4.5 8.0 9.5 Texas ..........: - 5.0 5.5 2.5 4.0 4.0 Utah ...........: 4.5 14.0 5.0 6.5 12.0 5.0 Virginia .......: - 6.0 3.0 - 6.0 3.0 Washington .....: 7.0 12.0 2.5 4.5 10.0 10.5 Wisconsin ......: 6.0 5.5 - 6.5 - 2.0 : Other States 1/ : 2.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.8 2.4 : United States ..: 2.9 4.9 3.9 3.0 4.4 3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Percent of All Layers Being Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: 2012 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : July : August : September : October : November : December : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 - Arkansas .......: 1.5 1.0 1.1 2.0 1.0 - California .....: 3.5 3.0 2.0 6.0 4.0 1.5 Colorado .......: 8.0 5.5 4.0 9.0 0.5 - Connecticut ....: - - - - - - Florida ........: 7.0 8.0 2.5 2.5 3.0 - Georgia ........: 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.5 1.0 0.5 Illinois .......: 1.5 - - - - - Indiana ........: 4.5 1.5 2.5 4.5 3.0 2.5 Iowa ...........: 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.0 3.5 2.5 : Maine ..........: - - - - - - Maryland .......: - - 0.5 - - 4.0 Michigan .......: 3.0 0.5 4.5 3.5 1.5 0.5 Minnesota ......: 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 4.0 3.0 Mississippi ....: 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 - Missouri .......: 2.5 - 1.5 0.5 - 1.5 Nebraska .......: - - 1.0 1.0 5.0 1.5 New York .......: 4.0 1.0 0.5 2.0 3.0 0.5 North Carolina .: 2.0 - 2.0 1.0 - - Ohio ...........: 5.5 4.0 4.5 7.0 2.0 2.8 : Oregon .........: 4.5 4.5 8.5 2.0 2.0 - Pennsylvania ...: 1.5 2.5 3.0 0.5 1.5 1.0 South Carolina .: - 2.0 - 3.0 - - South Dakota ...: 10.0 4.5 4.0 - - 4.5 Texas ..........: 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.5 2.0 1.5 Utah ...........: 5.5 4.5 4.5 10.0 1.5 1.5 Virginia .......: - - 7.0 6.5 - - Washington .....: 3.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 7.5 1.0 Wisconsin ......: 7.5 5.0 11.0 6.5 2.0 2.5 : Other States 1/ : 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.9 2.0 1.0 : United States ..: 3.0 2.6 3.1 3.6 2.2 1.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Percent of All Layers Molt Completed First Day of the Month - State and United States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 5.5 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.5 7.0 Arkansas .......: 12.0 12.0 10.5 8.0 8.5 8.5 California .....: 28.0 27.0 28.0 27.5 26.0 23.5 Colorado .......: 23.0 24.0 18.0 17.5 15.5 15.0 Connecticut ....: 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 17.0 17.0 Florida ........: 39.0 34.5 34.5 33.5 35.0 29.5 Georgia ........: 18.5 17.5 18.5 18.5 16.5 16.5 Illinois .......: 28.5 28.5 31.0 30.0 25.0 28.0 Indiana ........: 24.0 21.0 25.0 24.0 25.5 24.5 Iowa ...........: 35.5 34.5 32.0 30.5 34.5 35.5 : Maine ..........: - - - - - - Maryland .......: 24.0 27.5 33.0 31.0 26.5 26.0 Michigan .......: 19.5 20.5 17.0 12.0 11.5 11.5 Minnesota ......: 24.0 22.5 19.0 23.0 25.0 26.5 Mississippi ....: 9.5 8.0 10.5 11.5 10.0 9.5 Missouri .......: 17.5 17.5 19.0 21.5 19.5 20.5 Nebraska .......: 2.5 2.5 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.0 New York .......: 10.5 13.0 11.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 North Carolina .: 16.0 15.0 17.0 16.5 17.5 15.5 Ohio ...........: 18.0 16.0 15.5 19.5 18.0 17.0 : Oregon .........: 25.0 19.5 19.0 20.5 18.0 26.0 Pennsylvania ...: 9.5 10.5 9.5 10.5 9.5 7.5 South Carolina .: 18.0 19.5 16.5 16.0 20.0 16.0 South Dakota ...: 37.0 32.5 29.5 28.0 21.0 20.5 Texas ..........: 20.0 17.5 19.0 18.0 16.5 16.0 Utah ...........: 35.5 32.0 36.0 39.0 34.5 32.5 Virginia .......: 17.5 20.5 17.0 11.5 5.5 2.5 Washington .....: 32.0 32.0 30.5 32.5 25.0 26.0 Wisconsin ......: 25.5 23.5 29.5 26.5 23.0 24.0 : Other States 1/ : 14.8 14.7 15.0 15.1 14.9 15.4 : United States ..: 21.2 20.2 20.1 20.0 20.0 19.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Percent of All Layers Molt Completed First Day of the Month - States and United States: 2011 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : July : August : September : October : November : December : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 8.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.5 8.0 Arkansas .......: 8.5 7.5 6.5 4.5 9.5 9.5 California .....: 28.0 27.5 28.0 27.5 30.5 28.5 Colorado .......: 12.0 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 14.0 Connecticut ....: 16.5 13.0 9.5 9.0 9.5 8.5 Florida ........: 33.5 34.5 36.0 36.0 40.0 39.0 Georgia ........: 18.0 17.0 17.5 15.5 15.0 13.5 Illinois .......: 29.0 25.0 28.5 25.0 25.5 25.5 Indiana ........: 25.0 25.0 30.0 30.0 29.0 31.5 Iowa ...........: 34.5 33.5 33.0 34.0 35.0 33.0 : Maine ..........: - - - - - - Maryland .......: 19.5 17.5 7.5 7.0 8.0 9.0 Michigan .......: 13.0 13.5 14.0 12.5 15.0 18.5 Minnesota ......: 21.0 22.5 26.0 28.0 25.5 26.5 Mississippi ....: 11.0 10.5 11.5 10.0 12.0 14.0 Missouri .......: 18.0 15.5 19.0 18.5 21.0 25.0 Nebraska .......: 3.0 1.5 1.5 0.5 2.0 2.0 New York .......: 5.5 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 North Carolina .: 14.0 14.5 14.0 15.0 16.5 15.0 Ohio ...........: 14.0 13.5 13.0 12.0 13.5 11.0 : Oregon .........: 28.0 31.5 32.0 35.0 36.5 34.5 Pennsylvania ...: 8.5 10.0 10.0 11.0 9.5 13.5 South Carolina .: 16.0 17.0 19.0 18.5 18.0 18.5 South Dakota ...: 17.0 16.5 14.5 14.0 10.0 9.0 Texas ..........: 19.5 18.5 20.5 23.5 22.5 23.5 Utah ...........: 36.0 41.5 42.0 39.5 39.5 34.5 Virginia .......: 2.5 7.0 13.0 11.5 16.0 17.0 Washington .....: 27.5 29.5 27.5 34.5 37.0 32.0 Wisconsin ......: 26.0 24.0 27.5 31.5 30.5 28.0 : Other States 1/ : 14.4 14.4 15.2 14.5 14.8 18.9 : United States ..: 19.6 19.6 20.3 20.4 21.3 21.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Percent of All Layers Molt Completed First Day of the Month - States and United States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 7.0 6.5 8.5 7.5 6.5 7.0 Arkansas .......: 8.0 8.0 8.5 8.5 9.5 10.0 California .....: 26.5 26.5 28.5 29.5 27.0 31.5 Colorado .......: 14.5 12.0 16.5 16.0 28.0 29.0 Connecticut ....: 8.0 8.5 8.0 8.0 16.0 17.5 Florida ........: 40.0 31.0 30.5 35.5 32.0 36.0 Georgia ........: 12.5 11.0 13.5 14.0 11.0 10.0 Illinois .......: 26.0 25.5 25.0 21.5 20.0 19.0 Indiana ........: 33.0 31.5 32.5 33.5 33.5 36.5 Iowa ...........: 30.5 32.0 30.0 29.0 32.5 30.5 : Maine ..........: - - - - - - Maryland .......: 8.0 4.5 11.0 10.0 4.0 10.5 Michigan .......: 17.0 14.5 16.0 15.0 16.0 14.0 Minnesota ......: 24.0 21.5 21.0 20.5 18.5 22.5 Mississippi ....: 12.5 9.5 11.5 11.0 10.0 12.0 Missouri .......: 18.5 15.5 21.0 22.0 19.5 22.0 Nebraska .......: 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 New York .......: 7.0 8.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 11.5 North Carolina .: 16.0 14.5 16.0 14.5 12.5 14.0 Ohio ...........: 9.5 10.5 14.0 14.5 16.5 18.0 : Oregon .........: 37.0 31.5 31.5 30.0 29.0 30.5 Pennsylvania ...: 10.5 8.5 9.5 11.0 8.5 10.5 South Carolina .: 14.0 13.5 18.0 16.0 16.5 15.5 South Dakota ...: 7.8 9.5 13.0 20.5 18.0 25.0 Texas ..........: 23.5 20.5 20.5 19.5 20.0 20.5 Utah ...........: 33.5 27.0 35.0 36.0 29.5 35.5 Virginia .......: 14.5 10.0 12.0 12.5 9.0 8.5 Washington .....: 30.0 27.0 35.5 33.5 29.0 27.0 Wisconsin ......: 26.0 29.5 31.0 29.0 31.5 23.5 : Other States 1/ : 18.6 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.8 18.2 : United States ..: 19.9 18.9 20.0 20.0 20.1 20.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Percent of All Layers Molt Completed First Day of the Month - States and United States: 2012 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : July : August : September : October : November : December : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 6.0 6.5 7.0 6.5 7.0 7.0 Arkansas .......: 10.5 10.5 10.2 12.0 11.5 9.5 California .....: 31.5 32.5 30.5 30.0 31.5 32.5 Colorado .......: 31.5 32.5 34.5 35.5 35.0 34.5 Connecticut ....: 16.5 13.0 9.5 9.5 9.5 8.5 Florida ........: 37.5 36.0 40.5 39.5 40.0 39.0 Georgia ........: 11.0 12.0 13.5 13.0 15.5 16.0 Illinois .......: 17.0 21.5 19.0 17.5 17.5 14.5 Indiana ........: 33.0 33.0 30.5 29.5 29.0 24.0 Iowa ...........: 30.5 29.5 27.5 28.5 28.0 26.5 : Maine ..........: - - - - - - Maryland .......: 6.0 5.5 5.0 - - - Michigan .......: 13.5 12.0 11.0 9.5 11.0 12.5 Minnesota ......: 24.5 26.0 23.5 25.0 23.0 24.0 Mississippi ....: 10.0 12.0 10.5 10.5 11.0 9.5 Missouri .......: 21.0 22.0 20.0 17.5 15.0 13.5 Nebraska .......: 1.5 1.5 1.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 New York .......: 14.5 15.0 15.0 11.5 13.5 13.5 North Carolina .: 15.0 16.5 14.5 15.0 15.5 14.5 Ohio ...........: 17.5 22.0 22.5 25.0 26.5 27.5 : Oregon .........: 29.0 30.0 30.0 35.0 30.5 26.5 Pennsylvania ...: 10.5 9.0 9.5 10.5 9.0 9.0 South Carolina .: 16.5 16.5 18.5 15.5 17.0 15.5 South Dakota ...: 32.5 32.0 26.5 25.5 25.0 18.5 Texas ..........: 24.0 23.5 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 Utah ...........: 39.0 33.0 34.0 34.0 40.0 37.5 Virginia .......: 11.0 11.5 12.0 11.5 19.0 18.5 Washington .....: 34.5 32.5 30.5 29.0 26.5 29.5 Wisconsin ......: 22.0 25.0 24.5 26.0 28.0 29.0 : Other States 1/ : 18.4 18.3 18.2 18.2 18.5 15.9 : United States ..: 21.1 21.4 20.7 20.9 21.1 20.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production by Type During December - States and United States: 2011-2012 [December preceding year. Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type 1/ : All hatching type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama ........: 186 180 34 38 152 142 Arkansas .......: 255 250 86 89 169 161 California .....: 448 463 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .......: 89 119 (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut ....: 56 55 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ........: 238 247 232 242 6 5 Georgia ........: 392 368 223 205 169 163 Illinois .......: 110 110 107 107 3 3 Indiana ........: 554 546 542 535 12 11 Iowa ...........: 1,227 1,228 1,215 1,212 12 16 : Maine ..........: 87 84 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland .......: 53 51 52 49 1 2 Michigan .......: 252 283 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ......: 252 247 244 238 8 9 Mississippi ....: 122 119 37 40 85 79 Missouri .......: 173 166 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .......: 232 235 232 235 - - New York .......: 109 113 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .: 277 267 143 140 134 127 Ohio ...........: 679 673 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Oregon .........: 58 59 56 57 2 2 Pennsylvania ...: 626 621 607 599 19 22 South Carolina .: 97 98 75 78 22 20 South Dakota ...: 59 59 59 59 - - Texas ..........: 434 440 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ...........: 80 88 80 88 - - Virginia .......: 62 64 30 32 32 32 Washington .....: 157 166 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ......: 113 120 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 2/ : 449 433 311 308 139 126 : United States ..: 7,926 7,952 6,844 6,917 1,083 1,035 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production by Type During January - States and United States: 2011-2012 [Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type 1/ : All hatching type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama ........: 183 177 30 35 153 142 Arkansas .......: 251 246 83 84 168 162 California .....: 438 454 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .......: 88 116 (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut ....: 54 53 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ........: 233 236 227 231 6 5 Georgia ........: 383 362 214 198 169 164 Illinois .......: 115 109 112 106 3 3 Indiana ........: 555 558 542 546 13 12 Iowa ...........: 1,235 1,196 1,223 1,180 12 16 : Maine ..........: 86 85 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland .......: 50 50 49 48 1 2 Michigan .......: 246 285 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ......: 241 241 233 232 8 9 Mississippi ....: 120 118 35 36 85 82 Missouri .......: 175 162 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .......: 231 233 231 233 - - New York .......: 106 112 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .: 275 266 138 138 137 128 Ohio ...........: 657 657 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Oregon .........: 57 60 55 58 2 2 Pennsylvania ...: 622 629 601 607 21 22 South Carolina .: 96 98 74 77 22 21 South Dakota ...: 57 57 57 57 - - Texas ..........: 423 427 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ...........: 74 84 74 84 - - Virginia .......: 60 61 28 28 32 33 Washington .....: 158 164 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ......: 111 116 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 2/ : 452 447 312 322 141 126 : United States ..: 7,832 7,859 6,735 6,812 1,098 1,048 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production by Type During February - States and United States: 2011-2012 [Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type 1/ : All hatching type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama ........: 164 166 26 31 138 135 Arkansas .......: 225 231 72 76 153 155 California .....: 386 431 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .......: 78 108 (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut ....: 47 49 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ........: 203 205 199 200 4 5 Georgia ........: 339 334 190 178 149 156 Illinois .......: 101 97 98 94 3 3 Indiana ........: 505 517 493 504 12 13 Iowa ...........: 1,107 1,102 1,094 1,086 13 16 : Maine ..........: 80 82 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland .......: 45 50 44 49 1 1 Michigan .......: 229 266 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ......: 210 215 203 207 7 8 Mississippi ....: 108 105 32 31 76 74 Missouri .......: 158 143 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .......: 210 214 210 214 - - New York .......: 98 104 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .: 252 240 128 121 124 119 Ohio ...........: 574 601 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Oregon .........: 52 56 50 54 2 2 Pennsylvania ...: 557 585 537 564 20 21 South Carolina .: 88 91 68 71 20 20 South Dakota ...: 50 52 50 52 - - Texas ..........: 374 397 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ...........: 72 77 72 77 - - Virginia .......: 51 54 22 26 29 28 Washington .....: 143 154 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ......: 99 109 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 2/ : 409 414 283 296 126 118 : United States ..: 7,014 7,249 6,023 6,261 990 987 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production by Type During March - States and United States: 2011-2012 [Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type 1/ : All hatching type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama ........: 184 180 31 34 153 146 Arkansas .......: 249 248 77 83 172 165 California .....: 441 472 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .......: 90 117 (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut ....: 53 54 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ........: 220 220 215 215 5 5 Georgia ........: 379 361 211 192 168 169 Illinois .......: 102 104 99 101 3 3 Indiana ........: 565 568 551 554 14 14 Iowa ...........: 1,236 1,217 1,222 1,199 14 18 : Maine ..........: 88 87 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland .......: 53 60 52 59 1 1 Michigan .......: 261 288 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ......: 240 234 232 225 8 9 Mississippi ....: 123 114 38 36 85 78 Missouri .......: 176 160 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .......: 235 233 235 233 - - New York .......: 106 112 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .: 274 266 138 137 136 129 Ohio ...........: 648 654 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Oregon .........: 61 57 59 55 2 2 Pennsylvania ...: 623 608 601 587 22 21 South Carolina .: 98 98 75 76 23 22 South Dakota ...: 57 54 57 54 - - Texas ..........: 419 435 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ...........: 86 87 86 87 - - Virginia .......: 58 60 25 30 33 30 Washington .....: 164 171 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ......: 107 118 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 2/ : 447 443 309 319 139 125 : United States ..: 7,843 7,880 6,738 6,822 1,106 1,058 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production by Type During April - States and United States: 2011-2012 [Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type 1/ : All hatching type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama ........: 177 177 31 34 146 143 Arkansas .......: 239 243 72 81 167 162 California .....: 444 446 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .......: 91 112 (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut ....: 53 54 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ........: 214 207 208 203 6 4 Georgia ........: 361 351 193 185 168 166 Illinois .......: 97 99 94 96 3 3 Indiana ........: 551 562 538 548 13 14 Iowa ...........: 1,190 1,185 1,177 1,168 13 17 : Maine ..........: 84 84 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland .......: 53 55 51 54 2 1 Michigan .......: 258 287 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ......: 236 225 228 217 8 8 Mississippi ....: 121 112 37 34 84 78 Missouri .......: 174 159 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .......: 226 226 226 226 - - New York .......: 98 106 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .: 268 258 135 132 133 126 Ohio ...........: 622 630 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Oregon .........: 57 58 55 56 2 2 Pennsylvania ...: 615 574 593 555 22 19 South Carolina .: 95 94 72 73 23 21 South Dakota ...: 55 53 55 53 - - Texas ..........: 400 423 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ...........: 81 79 81 79 - - Virginia .......: 57 59 24 28 33 31 Washington .....: 162 156 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ......: 100 109 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 2/ : 436 432 301 310 136 123 : United States ..: 7,615 7,615 6,533 6,580 1,082 1,036 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production by Type During May - States and United States: 2011-2012 [Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type 1/ : All hatching type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama ........: 178 181 31 36 147 145 Arkansas .......: 254 257 79 85 175 172 California .....: 449 455 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .......: 96 112 (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut ....: 55 56 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ........: 218 200 212 195 6 5 Georgia ........: 354 371 179 197 175 174 Illinois .......: 102 103 99 100 3 3 Indiana ........: 567 582 553 566 14 16 Iowa ...........: 1,228 1,231 1,215 1,215 13 16 : Maine ..........: 86 86 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland .......: 51 53 49 52 2 1 Michigan .......: 255 302 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ......: 239 237 231 230 8 7 Mississippi ....: 122 119 36 36 86 83 Missouri .......: 183 165 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .......: 227 231 227 231 - - New York .......: 102 110 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .: 289 264 146 133 143 131 Ohio ...........: 628 645 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Oregon .........: 56 56 54 55 2 1 Pennsylvania ...: 621 584 599 564 22 20 South Carolina .: 100 94 76 72 24 22 South Dakota ...: 58 56 58 56 - - Texas ..........: 399 427 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ...........: 79 81 79 81 - - Virginia .......: 57 57 22 24 35 33 Washington .....: 166 149 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ......: 101 107 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 2/ : 447 446 311 321 137 126 : United States ..: 7,767 7,817 6,648 6,741 1,120 1,077 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production by Type During June - States and United States: 2011-2012 [Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type 1/ : All hatching type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama ........: 170 175 31 37 139 138 Arkansas .......: 254 252 82 85 172 167 California .....: 429 446 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .......: 97 102 (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut ....: 53 54 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ........: 210 187 204 182 6 5 Georgia ........: 336 355 169 190 167 165 Illinois .......: 103 100 100 97 3 3 Indiana ........: 544 573 532 558 12 15 Iowa ...........: 1,188 1,184 1,175 1,170 13 14 : Maine ..........: 82 81 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland .......: 46 51 44 50 2 1 Michigan .......: 242 289 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ......: 231 234 223 227 8 7 Mississippi ....: 111 117 36 36 75 81 Missouri .......: 172 162 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .......: 217 223 217 223 - - New York .......: 102 106 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .: 277 253 140 128 137 125 Ohio ...........: 612 616 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Oregon .........: 53 51 51 49 2 2 Pennsylvania ...: 599 560 578 542 21 18 South Carolina .: 97 88 74 66 23 22 South Dakota ...: 58 51 58 51 - - Texas ..........: 388 408 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ...........: 77 82 77 82 - - Virginia .......: 56 55 21 24 35 31 Washington .....: 157 151 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ......: 98 109 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 2/ : 433 426 300 305 134 122 : United States ..: 7,492 7,541 6,421 6,510 1,072 1,032 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production by Type During July - States and United States: 2011-2012 [Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type 1/ : All hatching type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama ........: 176 183 30 38 146 145 Arkansas .......: 259 261 84 92 175 169 California .....: 454 460 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .......: 104 106 (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut ....: 55 57 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ........: 219 192 213 187 6 5 Georgia ........: 347 357 177 194 170 163 Illinois .......: 104 100 101 96 3 4 Indiana ........: 544 579 532 566 12 13 Iowa ...........: 1,229 1,216 1,216 1,200 13 16 : Maine ..........: 83 83 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland .......: 42 53 40 52 2 1 Michigan .......: 256 298 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ......: 239 241 231 234 8 7 Mississippi ....: 120 120 35 36 85 84 Missouri .......: 170 162 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .......: 227 228 227 228 - - New York .......: 105 109 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .: 271 252 133 126 138 126 Ohio ...........: 634 630 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Oregon .........: 55 57 53 55 2 2 Pennsylvania ...: 618 593 597 575 21 18 South Carolina .: 100 95 78 72 22 23 South Dakota ...: 59 52 59 52 - - Texas ..........: 408 423 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ...........: 78 86 78 86 - - Virginia .......: 60 58 25 28 35 30 Washington .....: 163 159 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ......: 105 118 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 2/ : 444 438 308 315 137 124 : United States ..: 7,728 7,766 6,632 6,719 1,097 1,048 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production by Type During August - States and United States: 2011-2012 [Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type 1/ : All hatching type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama ........: 176 186 29 38 147 148 Arkansas .......: 254 260 85 93 169 167 California .....: 452 464 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .......: 103 106 (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut ....: 56 58 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ........: 223 201 217 196 6 5 Georgia ........: 347 359 178 199 169 160 Illinois .......: 101 99 98 95 3 4 Indiana ........: 543 579 531 567 12 12 Iowa ...........: 1,231 1,237 1,217 1,221 14 16 : Maine ..........: 82 81 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland .......: 41 57 40 56 1 1 Michigan .......: 247 292 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ......: 235 245 226 238 9 7 Mississippi ....: 118 118 35 37 83 81 Missouri .......: 173 163 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .......: 227 226 227 226 - - New York .......: 108 111 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .: 261 258 130 135 131 123 Ohio ...........: 635 635 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Oregon .........: 58 61 56 58 2 3 Pennsylvania ...: 615 597 595 579 20 18 South Carolina .: 102 98 80 76 22 22 South Dakota ...: 62 57 62 57 - - Texas ..........: 413 430 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ...........: 85 88 85 88 - - Virginia .......: 61 57 29 28 32 29 Washington .....: 163 157 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ......: 108 119 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 2/ : 440 439 306 317 135 123 : United States ..: 7,720 7,838 6,648 6,802 1,073 1,037 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production by Type During September - States and United States: 2011-2012 [Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type 1/ : All hatching type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama ........: 170 177 31 36 139 141 Arkansas .......: 236 250 80 91 156 159 California .....: 436 448 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .......: 103 98 (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut ....: 53 54 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ........: 221 204 215 199 6 5 Georgia ........: 348 350 182 194 166 156 Illinois .......: 105 97 102 93 3 4 Indiana ........: 531 570 518 557 13 13 Iowa ...........: 1,175 1,206 1,160 1,190 15 16 : Maine ..........: 80 79 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland .......: 42 55 40 54 2 1 Michigan .......: 239 279 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ......: 229 236 221 229 8 7 Mississippi ....: 115 112 36 37 79 75 Missouri .......: 174 161 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .......: 218 222 218 222 - - New York .......: 106 106 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .: 259 250 137 135 122 115 Ohio ...........: 625 611 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Oregon .........: 55 58 53 56 2 2 Pennsylvania ...: 594 571 576 553 18 18 South Carolina .: 95 91 75 70 20 21 South Dakota ...: 61 58 61 58 - - Texas ..........: 400 429 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ...........: 85 82 85 82 - - Virginia .......: 63 53 31 26 32 27 Washington .....: 159 154 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ......: 107 111 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 2/ : 425 423 296 307 130 117 : United States ..: 7,509 7,595 6,485 6,607 1,025 989 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production by Type During October - States and United States: 2011-2012 [Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type 1/ : All hatching type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama ........: 177 181 34 37 143 144 Arkansas .......: 237 261 80 95 157 166 California .....: 458 461 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .......: 112 102 (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut ....: 52 54 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ........: 233 211 227 206 6 5 Georgia ........: 358 370 189 210 169 160 Illinois .......: 113 100 110 96 3 4 Indiana ........: 532 588 520 573 12 15 Iowa ...........: 1,229 1,264 1,213 1,249 16 15 : Maine ..........: 84 84 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland .......: 45 57 43 56 2 1 Michigan .......: 259 295 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ......: 243 242 234 235 9 7 Mississippi ....: 116 115 36 39 80 76 Missouri .......: 171 178 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .......: 225 229 225 229 - - New York .......: 109 111 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .: 266 256 140 134 126 122 Ohio ...........: 650 656 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Oregon .........: 56 61 54 59 2 2 Pennsylvania ...: 614 610 595 591 19 19 South Carolina .: 93 92 73 70 20 22 South Dakota ...: 63 60 63 60 - - Texas ..........: 424 439 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ...........: 87 84 87 84 - - Virginia .......: 67 58 34 30 33 28 Washington .....: 170 163 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ......: 113 114 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 2/ : 436 440 305 320 132 121 : United States ..: 7,792 7,936 6,746 6,915 1,047 1,022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production by Type During November - State and United States: 2011-2012 [Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table egg type 1/ : All hatching type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama ........: 174 176 35 37 139 139 Arkansas .......: 238 252 83 90 155 162 California .....: 452 451 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .......: 112 99 (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut ....: 51 53 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ........: 234 204 229 199 5 5 Georgia ........: 345 365 187 210 158 155 Illinois .......: 107 99 104 96 3 3 Indiana ........: 517 582 506 568 11 14 Iowa ...........: 1,192 1,233 1,176 1,219 16 14 : Maine ..........: 81 82 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland .......: 48 55 46 54 2 1 Michigan .......: 261 296 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ......: 232 233 224 226 8 7 Mississippi ....: 111 112 36 38 75 74 Missouri .......: 155 187 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .......: 222 223 222 223 - - New York .......: 107 112 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .: 251 256 129 136 122 120 Ohio ...........: 643 677 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Oregon .........: 58 60 56 58 2 2 Pennsylvania ...: 602 607 582 587 20 20 South Carolina .: 92 92 73 71 19 21 South Dakota ...: 59 57 59 57 - - Texas ..........: 427 420 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ...........: 84 87 84 87 - - Virginia .......: 64 60 33 33 31 27 Washington .....: 162 161 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ......: 115 122 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 2/ : 427 434 303 312 125 122 : United States ..: 7,623 7,847 6,619 6,850 1,004 997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Layers, Pullets, and Other Chickens - States and United States: December 1, 2011-2012 [Totals may not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Total : Other : Layers : Pullets : Chickens State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 layers -- -- 1,000 pullets -- -- 1,000 other -- : Alabama ........: 9,022 8,947 5,502 5,573 1,019 968 Arkansas .......: 11,897 12,244 6,809 6,830 1,219 1,160 California .....: 19,799 20,094 4,829 4,410 6 10 Colorado .......: 4,684 4,171 884 906 73 49 Connecticut ....: 2,340 2,399 615 562 9 7 Florida ........: 10,072 8,736 1,756 1,699 30 29 Georgia ........: 16,302 17,293 7,508 7,655 896 990 Illinois .......: 4,499 4,349 143 282 17 17 Indiana ........: 22,926 26,099 8,135 8,082 76 98 Iowa ...........: 52,554 52,773 13,692 11,991 73 90 : Kentucky .......: 4,254 4,201 1,927 1,784 237 220 Louisiana ......: 1,889 1,921 649 665 152 92 Maine ..........: 3,570 3,539 4 4 - - Maryland .......: 2,106 2,381 421 826 16 11 Massachusetts ..: 131 131 11 11 - - Michigan .......: 10,999 12,336 2,714 2,811 - 3 Minnesota ......: 10,154 9,956 3,056 3,108 51 41 Mississippi ....: 5,509 5,479 3,452 3,421 488 535 Missouri .......: 7,149 8,051 3,226 2,953 154 164 Montana ........: 380 380 165 170 - - : Nebraska .......: 9,119 9,334 2,171 1,991 - - New York .......: 4,496 4,689 1,147 1,358 8 8 North Carolina .: 12,480 12,908 5,961 5,934 915 825 Ohio ...........: 28,355 28,481 7,582 7,478 41 29 Oklahoma .......: 3,167 3,046 897 1,052 193 184 Oregon .........: 2,309 2,237 618 603 9 9 Pennsylvania ...: 25,153 25,042 3,620 4,736 121 114 South Carolina .: 4,349 4,249 1,324 1,595 161 199 South Dakota ...: 2,481 2,126 293 667 - - Tennessee ......: 1,364 1,376 1,055 1,072 165 152 : Texas ..........: 18,141 18,971 5,061 5,329 406 432 Utah ...........: 3,636 3,792 650 807 - - Vermont ........: 212 212 9 11 2 2 Virginia .......: 2,950 2,735 1,070 937 203 175 Washington .....: 6,755 6,695 1,226 1,360 - - West Virginia ..: 1,001 1,099 407 675 115 130 Wisconsin ......: 4,980 5,422 1,016 1,243 34 38 Wyoming ........: 11 11 2 2 - - : Other States 1/ : 7,749 7,825 2,626 2,465 33 36 : United States ..: 338,944 345,730 102,233 103,058 6,922 6,817 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, and Rhode Island combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Number, Value per Head, and Total Value - States and United States: December 1, 2011-2012 [Excludes commercial broilers. Totals may not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Value per Head : Total Value State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head --- --- dollars --- --- 1,000 dollars --- : Alabama ........: 15,543 15,488 7.20 7.40 111,910 114,611 Arkansas .......: 19,925 20,234 7.00 6.50 139,475 131,521 California .....: 24,634 24,514 3.10 2.70 76,365 66,188 Colorado .......: 5,641 5,126 2.30 2.20 12,974 11,277 Connecticut ....: 2,964 2,968 2.70 2.90 8,003 8,607 Florida ........: 11,858 10,464 2.40 2.50 28,459 26,160 Georgia ........: 24,706 25,938 6.10 5.20 150,707 134,878 Illinois .......: 4,659 4,648 1.80 2.00 8,386 9,296 Indiana ........: 31,137 34,279 2.10 2.10 65,388 71,986 Iowa ...........: 66,319 64,854 2.90 4.20 192,325 272,387 : Kentucky .......: 6,418 6,205 4.60 5.30 29,523 32,887 Louisiana ......: 2,690 2,678 3.90 4.30 10,491 11,515 Maine ..........: 3,574 3,543 2.50 2.70 8,935 9,566 Maryland .......: 2,543 3,218 2.60 2.80 6,612 9,010 Massachusetts ..: 142 142 5.00 5.00 710 710 Michigan .......: 13,713 15,150 2.40 2.10 32,911 31,815 Minnesota ......: 13,261 13,105 2.70 4.40 35,805 57,662 Mississippi ....: 9,449 9,435 5.10 6.80 48,190 64,158 Missouri .......: 10,529 11,168 3.70 4.20 38,957 46,906 Montana ........: 545 550 4.00 6.40 2,180 3,520 : Nebraska .......: 11,290 11,325 2.90 3.00 32,741 33,975 New York .......: 5,651 6,055 1.80 2.30 10,172 13,927 North Carolina .: 19,356 19,667 9.10 9.80 176,140 192,737 Ohio ...........: 35,978 35,988 2.30 2.00 82,749 71,976 Oklahoma .......: 4,257 4,282 6.60 6.90 28,096 29,546 Oregon .........: 2,936 2,849 2.70 3.00 7,927 8,547 Pennsylvania ...: 28,894 29,892 3.70 3.80 106,908 113,590 South Carolina .: 5,834 6,043 3.60 4.30 21,002 25,985 South Dakota ...: 2,774 2,793 2.50 2.80 6,935 7,820 Tennessee ......: 2,584 2,600 6.80 7.10 17,571 18,460 : Texas ..........: 23,608 24,732 4.20 3.80 99,154 93,982 Utah ...........: 4,286 4,599 2.70 2.50 11,572 11,498 Vermont ........: 223 225 3.70 3.50 825 788 Virginia .......: 4,223 3,847 4.00 6.00 16,892 23,082 Washington .....: 7,981 8,055 2.60 3.10 20,751 24,971 West Virginia ..: 1,523 1,904 5.50 6.60 8,377 12,566 Wisconsin ......: 6,030 6,703 3.20 3.30 19,296 22,120 Wyoming ........: 13 13 3.10 3.10 40 40 : Other States 1/ : 10,391 10,291 2.62 2.64 27,241 27,200 : United States ..: 448,082 455,570 3.80 4.06 1,702,695 1,847,470 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, and Rhode Island combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Primary data for the "Chickens and Eggs" report are from monthly questionnaires sent to producers. An attempt is made to collect information for layer and egg estimates from each known contractor and independent producer who has at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, or pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets. Coverage for operations with less than 30,000 table egg layers are estimated each month based on Agricultural Census data and data reported in December. Approximately 520 contractors, independent egg producers, and pullet only operations are contacted each month. Estimating Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive estimates from the reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations are estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS field offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. Revision Policy: The previous 24 month's estimates are subject to revision if late reports or corrected data indicates a different level. Estimates will also be reviewed after data from the Department of Agriculture five-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: Estimates are based on a census of all known contractors and independent producers who have at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, and pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets and therefore, have no sampling error. 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