United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Pou 2-4 (01) Chickens and Eggs 2000 Summary January 2001 Highlights Egg Production up 2 Percent: Egg production during the year ending November 30, 2000 totaled a record high 84.4 billion eggs, up 2 percent from the previous year's total of 82.7 billion eggs. Table egg production, at 71.4 billion eggs, increased 2 percent from 1999. Hatching egg production, at 13.0 billion eggs, increased slightly. Average Number of Layers Up 2 Percent: Layer numbers during 2000 averaged 328 million, up 2 percent from the year earlier. The annual average production per layer on hand in 2000 was 257 eggs, unchanged from the 1999 average. December 1 Inventory Numbers: The total number of chickens on hand on December 1, 2000 (excluding commercial broilers) was 435 million birds, down slightly from last year. Potential layers (layers 20 weeks old and older, plus pullets 13 weeks and older but less than 20 weeks) on hand December 1, 2000, totaled 371 million, up 1 percent from December 1, 1999. Of the 371 million potential layers, 90 percent were 20 weeks old and older and the remainder were pullets 13 weeks and older but less than 20 weeks. The total value of all chickens on December 1, 2000 was $1.06 billion, down 8 percent from December 1,1999. The average value decreased from $2.65 per bird on December 1, 1999, to $2.43 per bird on December 1, 2000. All Layers and Egg Production: Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production by State and United States, 1999-2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average Number : Eggs per : Total Egg : of Layers : Layer 2/ : Production State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- ---- Number --- --- Million Eggs --- : AL : 10,649 10,413 230 228 2,450 2,378 AR : 15,189 15,340 228 232 3,458 3,559 CA : 25,523 24,056 259 262 6,606 6,293 CO : 3,537 3,671 260 269 921 988 CT : 3,074 3,129 269 277 828 866 FL : 10,690 10,476 260 260 2,776 2,723 GA : 21,055 20,816 246 246 5,176 5,114 HI : 615 604 242 237 149.0 143.4 IL : 3,238 3,549 271 266 876 944 IN : 22,035 22,708 265 269 5,838 6,098 IA : 25,623 28,098 264 269 6,754 7,554 ME : 4,743 4,225 286 269 1,356 1,135 MD : 3,343 3,245 267 260 894 845 MI : 5,856 6,238 262 260 1,533 1,621 MN : 12,310 12,581 255 260 3,138 3,271 MS : 6,759 6,709 232 236 1,569 1,581 MO : 6,390 6,141 265 263 1,690 1,614 NE : 11,167 11,909 254 252 2,837 2,999 NY : 3,633 3,974 280 280 1,017 1,113 NC : 11,316 11,148 229 223 2,587 2,490 OH : 30,730 31,129 267 262 8,193 8,163 OK : 4,050 4,007 233 232 945 931 OR : 2,902 2,976 267 271 774 805 PA : 22,634 23,298 271 271 6,135 6,313 SC : 4,908 4,974 248 250 1,215 1,245 SD : 2,171 2,185 273 268 592 585 TX : 17,382 17,423 254 254 4,413 4,423 VA : 3,608 3,463 234 238 845 824 WA : 4,802 4,836 273 271 1,312 1,310 WI : 3,767 4,456 274 275 1,031 1,225 : 30 Sts : 303,699 307,777 257 257 77,909 79,156 : DE : 994 1,488 259 259 257 386 ID : 918 893 278 279 255 249 KS : 1,501 1,578 258 264 387 416 KY : 3,795 3,769 243 249 922 940 LA : 1,915 1,975 251 250 481 493 MA : 392 329 278 284 109 93 MT : 290 291 324 289 94 84 NH : 134 139 251 283 34 39 NJ : 1,915 2,030 286 283 547 574 RI : 57 51 263 235 15 12 TN : 1,217 1,207 225 230 274 278 UT : 1,913 2,704 272 263 521 712 VT : 226 232 285 293 65 68 WV : 1,099 1,051 216 237 237 249 WY : 12 12 300 300 3.6 3.6 : Oth Sts 3/ : 2,277 2,382 265 275 603 656 : US 4/ : 322,354 327,908 257 257 82,715 84,412 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Annual estimates cover the period Dec 1, previous year thru Nov 30. 2/ Total egg production divided by average number of layers on hand. 3/ AK, AZ, NV, NM and ND combined to avoid disclosing of individual operation. 4/ Sum of States may not add to U.S. total due to rounding. Eggs: Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type, State, and United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 2,450 2,378 959 794 1,491 1,584 AR : 3,458 3,559 1,238 1,352 2,220 2,207 CA : 6,606 6,293 CO : 921 988 CT : 828 866 FL : 2,776 2,723 2,625 2,586 151 137 GA : 5,176 5,114 2,997 3,014 2,179 2,100 HI : 149.0 143.4 149.0 143.4 0 0 IL : 876 944 829 894 47 50 IN : 5,838 6,098 5,695 5,946 143 152 IA : 6,754 7,554 ME : 1,356 1,135 MD : 894 845 820 769 74 76 MI : 1,533 1,621 MN : 3,138 3,271 3,019 3,157 119 114 MS : 1,569 1,581 461 508 1,108 1,073 MO : 1,690 1,614 NE : 2,837 2,999 2,837 2,999 0 0 NY : 1,017 1,113 NC : 2,587 2,490 1,006 978 1,581 1,512 OH : 8,193 8,163 OK : 945 931 541 537 404 394 OR : 774 805 763 786 11 19 PA : 6,135 6,313 5,939 6,083 196 230 SC : 1,215 1,245 1,009 1,037 206 208 SD : 592 585 592 585 0 0 TX : 4,413 4,423 VA : 845 824 408 405 437 419 WA : 1,312 1,310 WI : 1,031 1,225 : 30 Sts : 77,909 79,156 65,944 67,288 11,965 11,868 : DE : 257 386 ID : 255 249 KS : 387 416 KY : 922 940 LA : 481 493 MA : 109 93 MT : 94 84 NH : 34 39 NJ : 547 574 RI : 15 12 TN : 274 278 UT : 521 712 VT : 65 68 WV : 237 249 WY : 3.6 3.6 : Oth Sts 2/ : 603 656 : US : 82,715 84,412 69,775 71,445 12,940 12,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ AK, AZ, NV, NM and ND combined to avoid disclosing of individual operation. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 7,051 7,279 5,979 6,198 1,072 1,081 Jan : 6,979 7,157 5,898 6,070 1,081 1,087 Feb : 6,281 6,648 5,295 5,625 986 1,023 Mar : 7,052 7,234 5,943 6,110 1,109 1,124 Apr : 6,785 7,013 5,708 5,911 1,077 1,102 May : 6,941 7,104 5,824 5,970 1,117 1,134 Jun : 6,742 6,801 5,652 5,722 1,090 1,079 Jul : 6,903 7,061 5,797 5,952 1,106 1,109 Aug : 6,971 7,104 5,876 6,015 1,095 1,089 Sep : 6,861 6,854 5,797 5,820 1,064 1,034 Oct : 7,132 7,130 6,039 6,063 1,093 1,067 Nov : 7,017 7,027 5,967 5,989 1,050 1,038 During Year : 82,715 84,412 69,775 71,445 12,940 12,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 1,072 1,081 1,008 1,017 64 64 Jan : 1,081 1,087 1,015 1,022 66 65 Feb : 986 1,023 925 963 61 60 Mar : 1,109 1,124 1,039 1,057 70 67 Apr : 1,077 1,102 1,009 1,036 68 66 May : 1,117 1,134 1,048 1,066 69 68 Jun : 1,090 1,079 1,023 1,015 67 64 Jul : 1,106 1,109 1,039 1,045 67 64 Aug : 1,095 1,089 1,029 1,025 66 64 Sep : 1,064 1,034 1,002 973 62 61 Oct : 1,093 1,067 1,030 1,007 63 60 Nov : 1,050 1,038 989 980 61 58 During Year : 12,940 12,967 12,156 12,206 784 761 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 6,655 6,850 5,662 5,843 993 1,007 Jan : 6,590 6,725 5,589 5,723 1,001 1,002 Feb : 5,934 6,238 5,019 5,298 915 940 Mar : 6,648 6,788 5,622 5,758 1,026 1,030 Apr : 6,400 6,570 5,404 5,563 996 1,007 May : 6,547 6,658 5,515 5,621 1,032 1,037 Jun : 6,353 6,369 5,345 5,385 1,008 984 Jul : 6,495 6,617 5,472 5,609 1,023 1,008 Aug : 6,549 6,662 5,539 5,671 1,010 991 Sep : 6,446 6,421 5,468 5,478 978 943 Oct : 6,695 6,679 5,689 5,707 1,006 972 Nov : 6,597 6,579 5,620 5,632 977 947 During Year : 77,909 79,156 65,944 67,288 11,965 11,868 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 993 1,007 931 945 62 62 Jan : 1,001 1,002 938 939 63 63 Feb : 915 940 857 882 58 58 Mar : 1,026 1,030 959 966 67 64 Apr : 996 1,007 931 944 65 63 May : 1,032 1,037 966 972 66 65 Jun : 1,008 984 944 923 64 61 Jul : 1,023 1,008 959 946 64 62 Aug : 1,010 991 947 929 63 62 Sep : 978 943 918 884 60 59 Oct : 1,006 972 945 914 61 58 Nov : 977 947 918 891 59 56 During Year : 11,965 11,868 11,213 11,135 752 733 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 321,972 328,828 263,702 270,371 58,270 58,457 Jan : 322,356 328,557 263,387 270,009 58,969 58,548 Feb : 322,827 329,843 263,522 270,761 59,305 59,082 Mar : 322,782 330,862 262,848 271,046 59,934 59,816 Apr : 321,539 329,223 261,596 268,708 59,943 60,515 May : 320,510 326,326 260,930 266,182 59,580 60,144 Jun : 320,441 324,957 260,581 265,674 59,860 59,283 Jul : 319,819 325,563 260,259 266,502 59,560 59,061 Aug : 320,188 325,753 261,436 267,716 58,752 58,037 Sep : 322,409 326,237 264,136 269,597 58,273 56,640 Oct : 325,287 328,178 267,321 272,039 57,966 56,139 Nov : 328,268 330,678 270,042 274,461 58,226 56,217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 322,161 328,307 263,300 269,919 58,861 58,388 Feb : 322,419 328,767 263,373 270,075 59,046 58,692 Mar : 323,185 330,876 263,644 271,426 59,541 59,450 Apr : 322,186 330,807 261,883 270,646 60,303 60,161 May : 320,807 327,597 261,246 266,748 59,561 60,849 Jun : 320,211 325,012 260,634 265,596 59,577 59,416 Jul : 320,672 324,843 260,547 265,724 60,125 59,119 Aug : 318,959 326,240 259,992 267,258 58,967 58,982 Sep : 321,364 325,212 262,853 268,144 58,511 57,068 Oct : 323,380 327,219 265,367 271,030 58,013 56,189 Nov : 327,150 329,092 269,254 273,025 57,896 56,067 Dec : 329,320 332,205 270,795 275,867 58,525 56,338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 58,270 58,457 55,593 55,722 2,677 2,735 Jan : 58,969 58,548 56,210 55,834 2,759 2,714 Feb : 59,305 59,082 56,467 56,376 2,838 2,706 Mar : 59,934 59,816 57,005 57,047 2,929 2,769 Apr : 59,943 60,515 57,060 57,643 2,883 2,872 May : 59,580 60,144 56,745 57,266 2,835 2,878 Jun : 59,860 59,283 57,019 56,507 2,841 2,776 Jul : 59,560 59,061 56,742 56,333 2,818 2,728 Aug : 58,752 58,037 55,987 55,271 2,765 2,766 Sep : 58,273 56,640 55,554 53,909 2,719 2,731 Oct : 57,966 56,139 55,285 53,547 2,681 2,592 Nov : 58,226 56,217 55,535 53,662 2,691 2,555 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 58,861 58,388 56,134 55,658 2,727 2,730 Feb : 59,046 58,692 56,266 55,998 2,780 2,694 Mar : 59,541 59,450 56,653 56,742 2,888 2,708 Apr : 60,303 60,161 57,342 57,341 2,961 2,820 May : 59,561 60,849 56,766 57,934 2,795 2,915 Jun : 59,577 59,416 56,708 56,585 2,869 2,831 Jul : 60,125 59,119 57,318 56,413 2,807 2,706 Aug : 58,967 58,982 56,149 56,241 2,818 2,741 Sep : 58,511 57,068 55,813 54,285 2,698 2,783 Oct : 58,013 56,189 55,283 53,520 2,730 2,669 Nov : 57,896 56,067 55,273 53,562 2,623 2,505 Dec : 58,525 56,338 55,778 53,745 2,747 2,593 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 304,227 309,223 250,356 255,198 53,871 54,025 Jan : 304,439 308,962 249,849 254,855 54,590 54,107 Feb : 304,763 309,951 249,900 255,485 54,863 54,466 Mar : 304,361 310,553 248,985 255,527 55,376 55,026 Apr : 303,094 308,811 247,700 253,164 55,394 55,647 May : 302,220 306,120 247,144 250,826 55,076 55,294 Jun : 301,919 304,885 246,561 250,419 55,358 54,466 Jul : 300,966 305,317 245,954 251,160 55,012 54,157 Aug : 301,063 305,491 246,872 252,219 54,191 53,272 Sep : 303,061 306,151 249,269 254,047 53,792 52,104 Oct : 305,761 307,970 252,232 256,374 53,529 51,596 Nov : 308,680 309,986 254,911 258,405 53,769 51,581 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 304,302 308,729 249,844 254,748 54,458 53,981 Feb : 304,460 309,168 249,765 254,947 54,695 54,221 Mar : 305,027 310,706 250,015 256,012 55,012 54,694 Apr : 303,512 310,369 247,790 255,028 55,722 55,341 May : 302,603 307,224 247,557 251,286 55,046 55,938 Jun : 301,806 304,985 246,717 250,352 55,089 54,633 Jul : 302,000 304,740 246,387 250,469 55,613 54,271 Aug : 299,895 305,863 245,506 251,836 54,389 54,027 Sep : 302,190 305,083 248,219 252,584 53,971 52,499 Oct : 303,871 307,188 250,275 255,496 53,596 51,692 Nov : 307,614 308,719 254,172 257,238 53,442 51,481 Dec : 309,701 311,214 255,628 259,554 54,073 51,660 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 53,871 54,025 51,304 51,402 2,567 2,623 Jan : 54,590 54,107 51,953 51,495 2,637 2,612 Feb : 54,863 54,466 52,145 51,854 2,718 2,612 Mar : 55,376 55,026 52,566 52,373 2,810 2,653 Apr : 55,394 55,647 52,629 52,897 2,765 2,750 May : 55,076 55,294 52,354 52,520 2,722 2,774 Jun : 55,358 54,466 52,631 51,791 2,727 2,675 Jul : 55,012 54,157 52,313 51,521 2,699 2,636 Aug : 54,191 53,272 51,535 50,606 2,656 2,666 Sep : 53,792 52,104 51,173 49,481 2,619 2,623 Oct : 53,529 51,596 50,942 49,103 2,587 2,493 Nov : 53,769 51,581 51,181 49,120 2,588 2,461 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 54,458 53,981 51,852 51,358 2,606 2,623 Feb : 54,695 54,221 52,037 51,623 2,658 2,598 Mar : 55,012 54,694 52,241 52,077 2,771 2,617 Apr : 55,722 55,341 52,880 52,660 2,842 2,681 May : 55,046 55,938 52,367 53,127 2,679 2,811 Jun : 55,089 54,633 52,329 51,904 2,760 2,729 Jul : 55,613 54,271 52,924 51,664 2,689 2,607 Aug : 54,389 54,027 51,688 51,371 2,701 2,656 Sep : 53,971 52,499 51,373 49,829 2,598 2,670 Oct : 53,596 51,692 50,963 49,125 2,633 2,567 Nov : 53,442 51,481 50,908 49,070 2,534 2,411 Dec : 54,073 51,660 51,440 49,158 2,633 2,502 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 2,190 2,214 2,267 2,292 1,840 1,849 Jan : 2,165 2,178 2,239 2,248 1,833 1,857 Feb : 1,946 2,016 2,009 2,077 1,663 1,731 Mar : 2,185 2,186 2,261 2,254 1,850 1,879 Apr : 2,110 2,130 2,182 2,200 1,797 1,821 May : 2,166 2,177 2,232 2,243 1,875 1,885 Jun : 2,104 2,093 2,169 2,154 1,821 1,820 Jul : 2,158 2,169 2,227 2,233 1,857 1,878 Aug : 2,177 2,181 2,248 2,247 1,864 1,876 Sep : 2,128 2,101 2,195 2,159 1,826 1,826 Oct : 2,193 2,173 2,259 2,229 1,886 1,901 Nov : 2,138 2,125 2,210 2,182 1,803 1,846 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 70.3 71.0 72.9 73.5 58.7 59.7 Feb : 69.2 69.4 71.4 71.5 59.3 59.7 Mar : 69.6 69.8 71.9 71.9 59.4 60.1 Apr : 71.2 71.2 73.8 73.5 59.7 60.7 May : 69.5 70.6 71.7 73.0 59.8 60.3 Jun : 70.1 69.7 72.2 71.7 60.5 60.9 Jul : 70.0 69.7 72.2 71.7 60.5 60.3 Aug : 69.2 70.1 71.4 72.3 59.4 60.2 Sep : 71.1 70.4 73.5 72.5 60.4 60.6 Oct : 70.6 69.5 72.8 71.3 60.7 60.8 Nov : 70.7 70.6 72.8 72.4 60.8 61.6 Dec : 71.7 71.0 74.4 73.0 59.2 61.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 1,840 1,849 1,813 1,825 2,391 2,340 Jan : 1,833 1,857 1,806 1,830 2,392 2,395 Feb : 1,663 1,731 1,638 1,708 2,149 2,217 Mar : 1,850 1,879 1,823 1,853 2,390 2,420 Apr : 1,797 1,821 1,768 1,797 2,359 2,298 May : 1,875 1,885 1,847 1,861 2,434 2,363 Jun : 1,821 1,820 1,794 1,796 2,358 2,305 Jul : 1,857 1,878 1,831 1,855 2,378 2,346 Aug : 1,864 1,876 1,838 1,854 2,387 2,314 Sep : 1,826 1,826 1,804 1,805 2,280 2,234 Oct : 1,886 1,901 1,863 1,881 2,350 2,315 Nov : 1,803 1,846 1,781 1,826 2,267 2,270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 58.7 59.7 57.8 58.9 77.2 77.3 Feb : 59.3 59.7 58.4 58.9 76.3 76.1 Mar : 59.4 60.1 58.6 59.2 75.1 77.9 Apr : 59.7 60.7 58.7 59.8 77.8 78.3 May : 59.8 60.3 58.9 59.6 78.3 74.8 Jun : 60.5 60.9 59.7 60.1 78.2 76.7 Jul : 60.5 60.3 59.7 59.6 77.1 76.8 Aug : 59.4 60.2 58.5 59.4 76.0 76.0 Sep : 60.4 60.6 59.6 59.9 76.4 75.1 Oct : 60.7 60.8 60.0 60.1 75.9 74.7 Nov : 60.8 61.6 60.1 61.0 75.5 76.3 Dec : 59.2 61.0 58.4 60.3 75.4 74.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 2,188 2,215 2,262 2,290 1,843 1,864 Jan : 2,165 2,177 2,237 2,246 1,834 1,852 Feb : 1,947 2,013 2,008 2,074 1,668 1,726 Mar : 2,184 2,186 2,258 2,253 1,853 1,872 Apr : 2,112 2,128 2,182 2,197 1,798 1,810 May : 2,166 2,175 2,231 2,241 1,874 1,875 Jun : 2,104 2,089 2,168 2,150 1,821 1,807 Jul : 2,158 2,167 2,225 2,233 1,860 1,861 Aug : 2,175 2,181 2,244 2,248 1,864 1,860 Sep : 2,127 2,097 2,194 2,156 1,818 1,810 Oct : 2,190 2,169 2,255 2,226 1,879 1,884 Nov : 2,137 2,122 2,205 2,180 1,817 1,836 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 70.3 71.0 72.8 73.4 58.7 59.7 Feb : 69.3 69.3 71.5 71.3 59.4 59.5 Mar : 69.6 69.7 71.8 71.8 59.6 59.9 Apr : 71.2 71.2 73.8 73.5 59.8 60.5 May : 69.6 70.6 71.7 72.9 59.9 60.0 Jun : 70.1 69.6 72.2 71.6 60.5 60.7 Jul : 70.1 69.6 72.2 71.6 60.7 59.9 Aug : 69.1 70.2 71.3 72.4 59.5 59.7 Sep : 71.1 70.3 73.5 72.5 60.3 60.0 Oct : 70.6 69.3 72.8 71.1 60.5 60.2 Nov : 70.5 70.5 72.6 72.3 60.7 61.3 Dec : 71.8 70.9 74.3 72.9 60.1 60.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 1,843 1,864 1,815 1,838 2,415 2,364 Jan : 1,834 1,852 1,805 1,823 2,389 2,412 Feb : 1,668 1,726 1,643 1,701 2,134 2,221 Mar : 1,853 1,872 1,824 1,844 2,384 2,412 Apr : 1,798 1,810 1,769 1,785 2,351 2,291 May : 1,874 1,875 1,845 1,851 2,425 2,343 Jun : 1,821 1,807 1,794 1,782 2,347 2,280 Jul : 1,860 1,861 1,833 1,836 2,371 2,352 Aug : 1,864 1,860 1,838 1,836 2,372 2,326 Sep : 1,818 1,810 1,794 1,787 2,291 2,249 Oct : 1,879 1,884 1,855 1,861 2,358 2,327 Nov : 1,817 1,836 1,794 1,814 2,280 2,275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 58.7 59.7 57.8 58.8 77.7 77.4 Feb : 59.4 59.5 58.6 58.7 76.3 76.0 Mar : 59.6 59.9 58.8 59.0 75.4 77.8 Apr : 59.8 60.5 58.8 59.5 77.8 78.4 May : 59.9 60.0 59.0 59.2 78.4 74.3 Jun : 60.5 60.7 59.6 59.8 78.1 76.4 Jul : 60.7 59.9 59.8 59.0 77.5 76.5 Aug : 59.5 59.7 58.6 58.9 75.8 75.8 Sep : 60.3 60.0 59.5 59.2 76.2 75.1 Oct : 60.5 60.2 59.6 59.5 76.1 74.8 Nov : 60.7 61.3 60.0 60.6 75.7 75.9 Dec : 60.1 60.8 59.3 60.1 75.7 74.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Pullets: Number on Hand First Day of the Month United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Month : 1999 : 2000 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 94,494 97,767 Feb : 94,387 96,616 Mar : 95,279 93,812 Apr : 94,952 95,737 May : 98,231 97,959 Jun : 99,099 99,178 Jul : 99,662 100,929 Aug : 99,815 100,204 Sep : 98,566 97,745 Oct : 96,954 95,179 Nov : 96,928 94,228 Dec : 97,362 94,408 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Layers: Percent Force Molt First Day of the Month, United States 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being Molted : Molt Completed Month :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 4.1 2.9 22.5 22.9 Feb : 4.9 5.0 22.1 21.4 Mar : 3.3 3.7 21.8 22.1 Apr : 2.8 2.2 21.7 22.5 May : 5.6 4.0 21.7 22.3 Jun : 5.2 5.8 21.9 20.5 Jul : 5.5 4.8 22.1 21.9 Aug : 4.6 4.3 23.0 21.8 Sep : 4.3 4.6 22.2 22.6 Oct : 4.2 5.7 22.8 22.5 Nov : 3.6 4.0 23.1 23.2 Dec : 2.0 2.9 24.4 25.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disposition: Number Slaughtered, Lost, and Added During the Month, United States 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers Sold : Layers Rendered, Died, : Day Old : for : Destroyed, Composted, or : Pullets Month : Slaughter : Disappeared for any reason : Added :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 16,687 16,549 3,301 1,820 20,545 20,088 Jan : 16,678 16,754 3,658 4,163 21,326 22,181 Feb : 14,877 16,489 3,249 1,703 21,593 21,246 Mar : 15,833 17,842 3,666 3,820 19,418 24,920 Apr : 18,213 16,216 4,084 1,790 25,115 22,172 May : 17,407 18,522 3,707 5,155 22,695 24,793 Jun : 17,607 16,875 3,900 1,796 23,263 23,191 Jul : 18,081 15,998 5,377 4,104 22,726 22,959 Aug : 16,935 17,328 4,486 1,851 23,881 21,971 Sep : 16,878 15,052 3,608 4,432 22,124 21,688 Oct : 15,319 15,359 3,351 1,877 23,621 21,278 Nov : 16,187 15,939 3,831 3,450 23,726 22,949 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Pullets: Number on Hand First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Month : 1999 : 2000 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 89,134 91,630 Feb : 88,899 90,693 Mar : 89,819 88,258 Apr : 89,798 90,237 May : 92,896 92,095 Jun : 93,757 92,980 Jul : 93,912 94,832 Aug : 94,115 94,229 Sep : 92,784 91,762 Oct : 90,963 89,223 Nov : 90,762 88,382 Dec : 91,042 88,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Layers: Percent Force Molt First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being Molted : Molt Completed Month :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 4.1 2.8 22.3 23.2 Feb : 4.8 4.9 22.1 21.4 Mar : 3.3 3.6 21.5 22.4 Apr : 2.9 2.1 21.6 22.7 May : 5.5 4.0 21.8 22.4 Jun : 5.2 5.8 22.0 20.3 Jul : 5.5 4.7 22.3 21.8 Aug : 4.7 4.2 23.2 21.7 Sep : 4.5 4.6 22.3 22.4 Oct : 4.2 5.8 22.9 22.3 Nov : 3.7 4.1 23.1 23.0 Dec : 2.1 3.0 24.7 25.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disposition: Number Slaughtered, Lost, and Added During the Month, 30 Selected States 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers Sold : Layers Rendered, Died, : Day Old : for : Destroyed, Composted, or : Pullets Month : Slaughter : Disappeared for any reason : Added :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 16,207 15,894 3,178 1,833 19,469 19,324 Jan : 15,552 15,841 3,464 3,946 20,537 21,272 Feb : 14,282 15,640 3,112 1,695 20,854 20,041 Mar : 15,192 17,100 3,515 3,601 18,704 24,027 Apr : 17,176 15,425 3,929 1,781 24,193 20,893 May : 16,549 17,564 3,538 4,807 21,486 23,449 Jun : 16,816 15,930 3,724 1,784 22,086 22,102 Jul : 17,546 14,834 5,106 3,927 21,937 21,534 Aug : 15,908 16,344 4,301 1,832 22,361 20,773 Sep : 16,067 14,314 3,444 4,253 20,783 20,939 Oct : 14,486 14,237 3,185 1,861 22,513 19,819 Nov : 15,273 14,876 3,668 3,265 22,381 21,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 3,793 3,616 3,669 3,699 3,695 3,636 AR : 4,565 4,556 4,732 4,721 4,473 4,414 CA : 25,657 25,834 25,508 25,036 24,433 24,385 CO : 2,989 2,937 2,999 2,944 2,919 2,874 CT : 2,933 2,943 2,927 2,949 2,952 2,876 FL : 10,244 10,223 10,226 10,108 10,008 9,881 GA : 11,892 12,028 12,143 11,580 11,201 11,243 HI : 578 587 600 612 613 600 IL : 2,713 2,644 2,527 2,790 3,049 2,997 IN : 21,265 21,154 21,364 21,384 21,198 21,180 IA : 24,261 24,183 23,769 23,713 24,470 24,711 ME : 5,082 4,947 4,739 4,693 4,577 4,533 MD : 3,137 3,160 3,176 3,111 3,069 2,994 MI : 5,486 5,490 5,613 5,640 5,385 5,387 MN : 11,403 11,448 11,493 11,483 11,590 11,635 MS : 1,661 1,738 1,853 1,751 1,475 1,387 MO : 5,179 5,152 5,155 5,189 5,296 5,228 NE : 10,522 10,612 10,694 10,744 10,902 11,089 NY : 3,322 3,370 3,472 3,457 3,373 3,311 NC : 3,847 3,667 3,634 3,742 3,588 3,355 OH : 29,639 29,700 29,919 30,094 30,119 30,174 OK : 1,988 2,014 1,987 1,956 1,980 1,991 OR : 2,874 2,883 2,807 2,779 2,713 2,634 PA : 21,389 21,294 21,376 21,376 21,159 21,036 SC : 3,660 3,739 3,872 3,832 3,901 4,126 SD : 1,960 1,928 1,928 1,913 1,930 1,975 TX : 13,719 13,601 13,357 13,422 13,446 13,271 VA : 1,545 1,494 1,537 1,474 1,404 1,402 WA : 4,893 4,820 4,805 4,695 4,619 4,633 WI : 3,135 3,090 3,026 3,123 3,177 3,165 : 30 Sts : 245,331 244,852 244,907 244,010 242,714 242,123 : Oth Sts 2/ : 12,302 12,484 12,577 12,819 12,852 12,741 : US : 257,633 257,336 257,484 256,829 255,566 254,864 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 3,558 3,499 3,472 3,487 3,568 3,595 AR : 4,657 4,967 4,954 4,933 4,917 4,990 CA : 24,340 23,979 24,148 24,692 25,024 24,815 CO : 2,866 2,908 3,036 3,112 3,155 3,254 CT : 2,799 2,801 2,822 2,863 2,911 2,934 FL : 9,649 9,621 9,763 9,862 10,041 10,097 GA : 11,238 11,032 11,006 11,406 11,745 11,833 HI : 593 575 577 571 565 569 IL : 2,932 2,839 3,087 3,371 3,396 3,258 IN : 21,374 21,248 21,141 21,260 21,360 21,886 IA : 24,642 24,952 25,156 25,293 25,273 25,686 ME : 4,465 4,424 4,511 4,551 4,490 4,477 MD : 2,946 2,760 2,528 2,648 2,858 3,004 MI : 5,519 5,582 5,548 5,571 5,822 5,923 MN : 11,673 11,590 11,708 11,738 11,618 11,960 MS : 1,460 1,560 1,660 1,719 1,770 1,759 MO : 4,951 4,744 4,844 4,800 4,588 4,636 NE : 11,107 11,104 11,143 11,240 11,427 11,620 NY : 3,268 3,267 3,346 3,391 3,417 3,502 NC : 3,412 3,508 3,470 3,549 3,686 3,647 OH : 29,702 29,749 30,004 30,086 30,593 30,817 OK : 1,977 1,975 1,996 1,989 1,954 1,962 OR : 2,645 2,681 2,682 2,690 2,732 2,741 PA : 21,052 21,086 21,034 21,131 21,508 21,631 SC : 4,073 3,920 3,873 3,772 3,805 3,906 SD : 1,968 1,940 1,913 1,894 1,893 1,904 TX : 13,303 13,052 13,035 13,176 13,287 13,786 VA : 1,520 1,572 1,489 1,505 1,595 1,580 WA : 4,567 4,606 4,616 4,635 4,691 4,604 WI : 3,272 3,378 3,296 3,356 3,593 3,639 : 30 Sts : 241,528 240,919 241,858 244,291 247,282 250,015 : Oth Sts 2/ : 12,974 13,259 13,518 13,818 14,038 14,080 : US : 254,502 254,178 255,376 258,109 261,320 264,095 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 3,462 3,344 3,313 3,230 3,019 2,789 AR : 5,151 5,081 5,008 4,957 4,956 5,084 CA : 24,282 23,816 23,644 23,645 23,388 23,155 CO : 3,314 3,295 3,344 3,425 3,468 3,355 CT : 2,954 2,980 3,009 2,975 2,927 2,917 FL : 10,036 9,946 9,878 9,940 9,878 9,630 GA : 11,800 11,809 11,963 12,070 11,582 11,193 HI : 552 552 567 586 586 579 IL : 3,121 3,261 3,348 3,356 3,383 3,257 IN : 22,107 21,963 22,063 22,213 22,383 22,270 IA : 26,399 26,585 26,678 26,822 26,851 27,004 ME : 4,359 4,226 4,128 4,127 4,152 4,064 MD : 3,036 3,027 3,012 3,027 2,937 2,893 MI : 5,929 5,901 5,992 6,201 6,037 5,855 MN : 12,138 12,010 12,000 11,935 11,715 11,740 MS : 1,765 1,780 1,796 1,839 1,861 1,835 MO : 4,724 4,599 4,721 4,829 4,584 4,675 NE : 11,700 11,726 11,698 11,638 11,592 11,717 NY : 3,657 3,713 3,690 3,799 3,772 3,687 NC : 3,587 3,584 3,593 3,402 3,149 3,231 OH : 30,778 31,421 31,483 30,840 30,963 30,698 OK : 1,967 1,962 1,964 1,959 1,957 1,956 OR : 2,737 2,795 2,856 2,868 2,848 2,762 PA : 21,306 21,278 21,780 22,046 21,428 20,848 SC : 3,846 3,680 3,693 3,938 4,019 4,037 SD : 1,899 1,882 1,900 1,926 1,932 1,930 TX : 13,830 13,727 13,609 13,158 12,960 12,888 VA : 1,580 1,641 1,541 1,432 1,416 1,363 WA : 4,616 4,625 4,612 4,664 4,706 4,826 WI : 3,686 3,749 3,717 3,795 3,830 3,703 : 30 Sts : 250,318 249,958 250,600 250,642 248,279 245,941 : Oth Sts 2/ : 14,127 14,117 14,245 14,487 14,515 14,326 : US : 264,445 264,075 264,845 265,129 262,794 260,267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 2,779 2,881 2,935 3,009 2,981 2,948 AR : 5,012 4,956 5,194 5,164 5,122 5,388 CA : 23,133 23,035 23,036 23,202 23,352 23,544 CO : 3,123 3,115 3,055 2,951 2,927 2,929 CT : 2,991 3,088 3,075 3,030 2,996 3,024 FL : 9,470 9,523 9,683 9,759 9,949 10,148 GA : 11,487 11,887 11,743 11,615 11,806 11,778 HI : 585 580 582 579 589 596 IL : 3,286 3,376 3,259 3,241 3,245 3,276 IN : 21,979 21,884 21,769 21,804 21,847 22,006 IA : 27,028 26,831 26,867 27,609 28,866 29,905 ME : 4,121 4,243 4,216 4,115 4,012 3,933 MD : 2,866 2,614 2,549 2,649 2,781 2,935 MI : 6,046 6,100 5,892 5,799 5,836 5,946 MN : 11,905 11,903 11,878 11,803 11,668 11,645 MS : 1,755 1,713 1,779 1,881 1,845 1,789 MO : 4,806 4,668 4,668 4,934 5,204 5,350 NE : 11,902 11,921 11,940 11,964 11,846 11,736 NY : 3,704 3,722 3,776 3,872 3,907 3,893 NC : 3,237 3,160 3,301 3,496 3,580 3,628 OH : 30,279 30,494 30,434 30,030 29,422 28,805 OK : 1,952 1,956 1,961 1,934 1,885 1,861 OR : 2,717 2,736 2,782 2,871 2,872 2,786 PA : 20,944 21,517 22,038 22,403 22,853 22,957 SC : 4,122 4,193 4,219 4,049 4,046 4,274 SD : 1,933 1,938 1,934 1,940 1,964 1,985 TX : 12,527 12,216 12,762 13,405 13,782 14,221 VA : 1,393 1,503 1,481 1,426 1,505 1,554 WA : 4,834 4,792 4,690 4,656 4,786 4,821 WI : 3,622 3,738 3,882 4,050 4,096 3,935 : 30 Sts : 245,538 246,283 247,380 249,240 251,570 253,596 : Oth Sts 2/ : 14,224 14,311 14,467 14,522 14,637 14,981 : US : 259,762 260,594 261,847 263,762 266,207 268,577 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 10,576 10,561 10,612 10,661 10,656 10,641 AR : 14,851 15,048 15,275 15,281 15,069 14,863 CA : 26,357 26,606 26,238 25,710 25,129 25,098 CO : 3,556 3,478 3,536 3,485 3,458 3,413 CT : 3,114 3,126 3,105 3,128 3,134 3,083 FL : 10,981 10,968 10,973 10,840 10,719 10,580 GA : 21,429 21,564 21,711 21,250 20,937 20,870 HI : 604 614 629 641 643 630 IL : 2,959 2,891 2,783 3,081 3,337 3,258 IN : 21,965 21,859 22,095 22,148 21,934 21,907 IA : 25,177 25,104 24,696 24,665 25,398 25,627 ME : 5,195 5,064 4,860 4,814 4,694 4,646 MD : 3,599 3,611 3,580 3,468 3,454 3,410 MI : 5,763 5,770 5,898 5,923 5,656 5,659 MN : 12,119 12,168 12,216 12,208 12,303 12,348 MS : 6,651 6,809 6,991 6,941 6,628 6,517 MO : 6,641 6,576 6,558 6,612 6,713 6,619 NE : 10,672 10,762 10,844 10,894 11,052 11,239 NY : 3,577 3,616 3,722 3,724 3,655 3,589 NC : 11,552 11,471 11,440 11,633 11,504 11,258 OH : 30,344 30,410 30,627 30,805 30,829 30,887 OK : 4,025 3,974 3,990 4,104 4,151 4,129 OR : 3,031 3,039 2,973 2,950 2,878 2,799 PA : 22,752 22,701 22,790 22,790 22,590 22,449 SC : 4,667 4,773 4,917 4,866 4,967 5,203 SD : 2,203 2,169 2,168 2,153 2,174 2,224 TX : 17,608 17,587 17,384 17,483 17,477 17,333 VA : 3,644 3,598 3,697 3,680 3,559 3,531 WA : 5,013 4,940 4,925 4,815 4,739 4,753 WI : 3,602 3,582 3,530 3,608 3,657 3,657 : 30 Sts : 304,227 304,439 304,763 304,361 303,094 302,220 : Oth Sts 2/ : 17,745 17,917 18,064 18,421 18,445 18,290 : US : 321,972 322,356 322,827 322,782 321,539 320,510 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 10,703 10,749 10,769 10,711 10,608 10,533 AR : 15,165 15,466 15,173 15,205 15,340 15,550 CA : 25,048 24,672 24,845 25,396 25,716 25,502 CO : 3,412 3,448 3,568 3,643 3,678 3,773 CT : 3,006 2,982 3,003 3,039 3,082 3,087 FL : 10,349 10,347 10,507 10,584 10,724 10,727 GA : 20,976 20,750 20,401 20,704 21,046 21,065 HI : 622 604 606 599 594 598 IL : 3,180 3,080 3,345 3,640 3,683 3,601 IN : 22,117 21,989 21,885 21,955 22,038 22,546 IA : 25,596 25,935 26,114 26,258 26,257 26,601 ME : 4,577 4,537 4,627 4,670 4,623 4,611 MD : 3,352 3,127 2,862 2,992 3,241 3,438 MI : 5,799 5,863 5,827 5,847 6,089 6,189 MN : 12,373 12,270 12,384 12,416 12,286 12,631 MS : 6,598 6,686 6,762 6,815 6,881 6,845 MO : 6,319 6,094 6,219 6,205 6,020 6,111 NE : 11,257 11,254 11,293 11,390 11,577 11,770 NY : 3,531 3,514 3,599 3,659 3,687 3,732 NC : 11,259 11,236 11,058 10,929 11,114 11,338 OH : 30,418 30,448 30,673 30,739 31,186 31,400 OK : 4,155 4,111 4,055 4,024 3,931 3,945 OR : 2,814 2,846 2,837 2,844 2,895 2,917 PA : 22,437 22,462 22,395 22,477 22,809 22,965 SC : 5,139 4,968 4,910 4,790 4,817 4,881 SD : 2,218 2,190 2,158 2,135 2,134 2,125 TX : 17,395 17,071 17,029 17,169 17,268 17,796 VA : 3,654 3,674 3,638 3,626 3,543 3,462 WA : 4,687 4,726 4,736 4,755 4,811 4,724 WI : 3,763 3,867 3,785 3,845 4,083 4,217 : 30 Sts : 301,919 300,966 301,063 303,061 305,761 308,680 : Oth Sts 2/ : 18,522 18,853 19,125 19,348 19,526 19,588 : US : 320,441 319,819 320,188 322,409 325,287 328,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 10,443 10,483 10,580 10,636 10,531 10,302 AR : 15,782 15,509 15,483 15,684 15,654 15,496 CA : 24,931 24,517 24,343 24,243 23,973 23,729 CO : 3,830 3,774 3,822 3,936 3,970 3,856 CT : 3,088 3,114 3,143 3,109 3,061 3,051 FL : 10,683 10,641 10,560 10,620 10,565 10,314 GA : 21,002 20,975 21,139 21,370 20,946 20,408 HI : 580 580 596 615 615 607 IL : 3,432 3,511 3,607 3,622 3,654 3,532 IN : 22,743 22,639 22,755 22,901 23,071 22,947 IA : 27,242 27,407 27,485 27,631 27,685 27,847 ME : 4,472 4,333 4,236 4,238 4,240 4,127 MD : 3,493 3,460 3,415 3,416 3,335 3,295 MI : 6,206 6,178 6,271 6,484 6,321 6,136 MN : 12,831 12,710 12,713 12,663 12,446 12,473 MS : 6,675 6,605 6,725 6,859 7,010 6,987 MO : 6,182 6,001 6,123 6,210 5,897 5,958 NE : 11,850 11,876 11,848 11,788 11,742 11,867 NY : 3,851 3,899 3,874 4,001 3,989 3,906 NC : 11,429 11,456 11,487 11,302 11,042 11,141 OH : 31,454 32,120 32,158 31,503 31,633 31,389 OK : 3,961 4,006 4,079 4,097 4,127 4,118 OR : 2,916 2,974 3,035 3,047 3,023 2,932 PA : 22,720 22,739 23,250 23,530 23,116 22,552 SC : 4,764 4,606 4,624 4,879 4,986 5,031 SD : 2,129 2,142 2,160 2,186 2,192 2,190 TX : 17,899 17,853 17,756 17,278 17,172 17,208 VA : 3,559 3,718 3,598 3,476 3,502 3,424 WA : 4,736 4,745 4,732 4,784 4,826 4,946 WI : 4,340 4,391 4,354 4,445 4,487 4,351 : 30 Sts : 309,223 308,962 309,951 310,553 308,811 306,120 : Oth Sts 2/ : 19,605 19,595 19,892 20,309 20,412 20,206 : US : 328,828 328,557 329,843 330,862 329,223 326,326 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 10,426 10,563 10,457 10,316 10,121 10,100 AR : 15,269 15,162 15,218 15,016 14,874 14,931 CA : 23,735 23,661 23,624 23,812 23,960 24,148 CO : 3,605 3,541 3,486 3,440 3,408 3,380 CT : 3,125 3,222 3,209 3,164 3,130 3,135 FL : 10,126 10,141 10,304 10,403 10,601 10,754 GA : 20,480 20,986 20,730 20,359 20,636 20,754 HI : 610 603 607 604 612 621 IL : 3,552 3,655 3,531 3,479 3,483 3,539 IN : 22,643 22,567 22,477 22,490 22,536 22,730 IA : 27,863 27,634 27,649 28,405 29,673 30,686 ME : 4,187 4,314 4,281 4,170 4,079 4,011 MD : 3,266 3,003 2,875 2,941 3,121 3,327 MI : 6,325 6,379 6,168 6,073 6,110 6,209 MN : 12,631 12,621 12,593 12,518 12,393 12,378 MS : 6,747 6,606 6,607 6,614 6,540 6,536 MO : 6,079 5,938 5,961 6,235 6,487 6,626 NE : 12,052 12,071 12,048 12,029 11,911 11,819 NY : 3,913 3,919 3,978 4,086 4,119 4,158 NC : 11,151 10,980 10,872 10,877 10,984 11,058 OH : 30,972 31,178 31,104 30,671 30,009 29,367 OK : 4,068 4,040 4,012 3,943 3,830 3,809 OR : 2,887 2,908 2,956 3,046 3,039 2,954 PA : 22,491 23,061 23,578 23,908 24,292 24,353 SC : 5,126 5,177 5,225 5,067 5,011 5,183 SD : 2,193 2,198 2,194 2,200 2,224 2,215 TX : 16,749 16,426 17,004 17,490 17,847 18,422 VA : 3,388 3,465 3,418 3,346 3,322 3,334 WA : 4,954 4,912 4,810 4,776 4,899 4,909 WI : 4,272 4,386 4,515 4,673 4,719 4,540 : 30 Sts : 304,885 305,317 305,491 306,151 307,970 309,986 : Oth Sts 2/ : 20,072 20,246 20,262 20,086 20,208 20,692 : US : 324,957 325,563 325,753 326,237 328,178 330,678 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,957 1,932 1,772 1,979 1,914 1,973 AR : 1,919 1,901 1,709 1,924 1,891 1,951 CA : 2,261 2,180 1,963 2,217 2,089 2,120 CO : 2,193 2,128 1,867 2,123 2,140 2,227 CT : 2,312 2,303 2,061 2,293 2,170 2,173 FL : 2,259 2,298 2,096 2,255 2,090 2,127 GA : 2,133 2,078 1,870 2,127 2,020 2,033 HI : 2,119 2,068 1,876 2,075 2,037 2,079 IL : 2,140 2,179 2,048 2,272 2,158 2,271 IN : 2,213 2,246 2,010 2,230 2,156 2,237 IA : 2,157 2,175 2,017 2,287 2,205 2,244 ME : 2,464 2,468 2,222 2,486 2,407 2,454 MD : 2,334 2,354 2,151 2,364 2,200 2,258 MI : 2,290 2,203 1,952 2,181 2,161 2,142 MN : 2,178 2,153 1,940 2,146 2,073 2,154 MS : 1,940 1,997 1,831 2,046 1,946 1,949 MO : 2,259 2,205 1,998 2,238 2,145 2,266 NE : 2,202 2,146 1,964 2,185 2,081 2,127 NY : 2,432 2,406 2,149 2,390 2,298 2,340 NC : 1,974 1,944 1,766 1,951 1,878 1,936 OH : 2,304 2,243 1,907 2,204 2,271 2,360 OK : 1,963 1,963 1,754 1,974 1,927 1,986 OR : 2,270 2,264 2,082 2,271 2,154 2,251 PA : 2,334 2,335 2,089 2,326 2,249 2,285 SC : 1,971 1,948 1,851 2,076 2,033 2,114 SD : 2,270 2,305 2,076 2,276 2,254 2,338 TX : 2,175 2,098 1,910 2,162 2,031 2,100 VA : 1,894 1,890 1,761 1,984 1,911 1,954 WA : 2,322 2,356 2,099 2,334 2,224 2,281 WI : 2,281 2,289 2,096 2,273 2,215 2,297 : 30 Sts : 2,188 2,165 1,947 2,184 2,112 2,166 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,232 2,171 1,921 2,193 2,087 2,154 : US : 2,190 2,165 1,946 2,185 2,110 2,166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,897 1,926 1,904 1,858 1,961 1,937 AR : 1,886 1,920 1,931 1,907 1,949 1,878 CA : 2,124 2,197 2,198 2,170 2,220 2,141 CO : 2,140 2,175 2,186 2,223 2,365 2,253 CT : 2,129 2,314 2,298 2,205 2,336 2,332 FL : 2,068 2,146 2,160 2,116 2,201 2,144 GA : 1,988 2,043 2,044 2,024 2,124 2,098 HI : 2,010 2,020 1,964 1,987 2,037 1,940 IL : 2,327 2,338 2,242 2,308 2,417 2,305 IN : 2,211 2,274 2,262 2,200 2,246 2,209 IA : 2,141 2,155 2,240 2,236 2,289 2,210 ME : 2,294 2,336 2,421 2,313 2,379 2,321 MD : 2,118 2,175 2,236 2,072 2,160 2,269 MI : 2,019 2,219 2,351 2,206 2,201 2,197 MN : 2,093 2,184 2,188 2,102 2,165 2,114 MS : 1,895 1,944 1,937 1,864 1,933 1,928 MO : 2,231 2,199 2,187 2,192 2,292 2,242 NE : 2,088 2,133 2,116 2,090 2,159 2,116 NY : 2,294 2,362 2,362 2,268 2,387 2,304 NC : 1,865 1,913 1,926 1,894 1,943 1,870 OH : 2,239 2,246 2,269 2,193 2,238 2,188 OK : 1,925 1,946 2,022 1,938 2,010 1,926 OR : 2,239 2,319 2,217 2,141 2,245 2,228 PA : 2,179 2,239 2,286 2,251 2,315 2,216 SC : 2,082 2,134 2,159 2,150 2,138 2,090 SD : 2,209 2,329 2,363 2,295 2,343 2,212 TX : 2,098 2,185 2,196 2,114 2,166 2,152 VA : 1,998 2,096 2,007 1,903 2,032 1,993 WA : 2,249 2,336 2,352 2,259 2,274 2,231 WI : 2,206 2,353 2,404 2,289 2,327 2,324 : 30 Sts : 2,104 2,158 2,175 2,127 2,190 2,137 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,100 2,164 2,207 2,145 2,238 2,144 : US : 2,104 2,158 2,177 2,128 2,193 2,138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,982 1,927 1,786 1,937 1,890 1,922 AR : 1,926 1,954 1,847 1,957 1,885 1,968 CA : 2,250 2,219 2,054 2,252 2,152 2,170 CO : 2,298 2,332 2,119 2,236 2,166 2,230 CT : 2,429 2,344 2,164 2,316 2,221 2,294 FL : 2,284 2,218 2,008 2,241 2,139 2,104 GA : 2,181 2,122 1,954 2,143 2,077 2,058 HI : 2,086 2,103 1,946 2,081 2,033 2,076 IL : 2,331 2,193 2,079 2,347 2,189 2,237 IN : 2,335 2,288 2,114 2,279 2,224 2,284 IA : 2,247 2,255 2,132 2,276 2,236 2,341 ME : 2,393 2,400 2,219 2,383 2,311 2,416 MD : 2,405 2,370 2,138 2,225 2,129 2,185 MI : 2,257 2,171 2,011 2,209 2,139 2,122 MN : 2,198 2,179 2,084 2,218 2,105 2,237 MS : 2,022 1,998 1,859 2,027 1,954 1,975 MO : 2,232 2,183 2,090 2,238 2,137 2,216 NE : 2,186 2,097 1,916 2,146 2,129 2,107 NY : 2,337 2,360 2,220 2,374 2,306 2,355 NC : 1,934 1,912 1,785 1,902 1,829 1,885 OH : 2,283 2,235 2,009 2,162 2,165 2,227 OK : 1,944 1,947 1,814 1,977 1,914 1,991 OR : 2,366 2,354 2,208 2,265 2,183 2,285 PA : 2,271 2,238 2,103 2,303 2,241 2,306 SC : 2,204 2,084 1,925 2,050 2,006 2,067 SD : 2,208 2,241 2,037 2,150 2,144 2,329 TX : 2,252 2,151 1,949 2,153 2,137 2,144 VA : 2,023 1,937 1,779 2,043 2,027 2,074 WA : 2,310 2,306 2,206 2,349 2,267 2,313 WI : 2,419 2,368 2,205 2,385 2,318 2,275 : 30 Sts : 2,215 2,177 2,013 2,186 2,128 2,175 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,193 2,205 2,061 2,196 2,170 2,207 : US : 2,214 2,178 2,016 2,186 2,130 2,177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,842 1,893 1,913 1,871 1,976 1,901 AR : 1,912 1,972 1,945 1,871 1,997 1,969 CA : 2,111 2,210 2,243 2,150 2,199 2,145 CO : 2,247 2,313 2,295 2,180 2,259 2,219 CT : 2,208 2,328 2,400 2,244 2,364 2,360 FL : 2,054 2,169 2,222 2,134 2,236 2,176 GA : 1,963 2,035 2,055 1,979 2,035 2,029 HI : 1,934 2,023 1,977 1,821 1,846 1,820 IL : 2,111 2,161 2,266 2,213 2,297 2,176 IN : 2,217 2,282 2,247 2,170 2,241 2,173 IA : 2,232 2,294 2,279 2,181 2,219 2,196 ME : 2,142 2,012 1,979 2,098 2,349 2,167 MD : 1,929 1,998 2,157 2,142 2,275 2,044 MI : 2,073 2,228 2,221 2,157 2,226 2,174 MN : 2,161 2,179 2,208 2,133 2,187 2,109 MS : 1,927 2,013 1,968 1,875 1,972 1,974 MO : 2,171 2,273 2,356 2,197 2,112 2,098 NE : 1,975 2,063 2,158 2,137 2,183 2,090 NY : 2,300 2,424 2,413 2,276 2,355 2,285 NC : 1,811 1,867 1,858 1,793 1,875 1,881 OH : 2,137 2,268 2,276 2,158 2,189 2,111 OK : 1,893 1,955 1,969 1,927 1,984 1,917 OR : 2,182 2,235 2,267 2,134 2,270 2,302 PA : 2,210 2,294 2,320 2,213 2,305 2,287 SC : 1,970 2,028 2,124 2,171 2,235 2,161 SD : 2,234 2,229 2,325 2,273 2,338 2,257 TX : 2,078 2,161 2,129 2,041 2,118 2,074 VA : 2,037 2,020 1,989 1,823 1,987 2,070 WA : 2,229 2,329 2,295 2,102 2,188 2,200 WI : 2,060 2,189 2,303 2,226 2,373 2,357 : 30 Sts : 2,089 2,167 2,181 2,097 2,169 2,122 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,152 2,193 2,181 2,156 2,232 2,165 : US : 2,093 2,169 2,181 2,101 2,173 2,125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 4.0 5.0 AR : 2.5 3.0 1.5 2.5 2.5 1.5 CA : 7.5 8.0 7.5 5.0 11.0 10.5 CO : 2.5 6.5 1.5 4.5 2.5 4.0 CT : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 5.5 FL : 4.5 6.5 8.0 8.5 11.5 13.0 GA : 4.0 6.5 3.0 2.5 5.5 5.5 HI : 7.5 6.5 10.5 3.5 10.0 7.0 IL : 8.5 11.5 8.5 3.5 10.0 8.5 IN : 1.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 4.0 3.0 IA : 4.5 4.5 3.0 4.5 5.5 4.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 1.0 4.5 2.0 0.0 3.0 7.5 MI : 6.5 6.0 2.5 0.5 10.0 4.0 MN : 5.0 2.5 3.0 2.0 5.0 4.5 MS : 4.5 12.0 2.5 4.0 6.0 3.5 MO : 1.0 7.0 3.0 0.0 2.5 1.5 NE : 5.5 4.5 1.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 NY : 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 NC : 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 2.5 3.5 OH : 4.5 5.0 2.0 1.5 3.0 3.5 OK : 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 OR : 2.5 3.0 3.0 7.5 3.0 8.0 PA : 4.5 5.5 4.5 4.0 6.0 7.5 SC : 5.0 3.0 1.0 2.5 13.5 1.0 SD : 3.0 2.5 2.5 3.5 4.5 7.5 TX : 6.0 6.0 5.5 0.5 6.5 7.0 VA : 3.5 0.5 0.5 5.0 8.5 0.0 WA : 4.5 5.0 8.5 4.0 8.0 4.5 WI : 3.5 4.5 0.0 6.0 0.0 5.0 : 30 Sts : 4.1 4.8 3.3 2.9 5.5 5.2 : Oth Sts 1/ : 3.5 6.2 3.5 1.3 6.7 4.3 : US : 4.1 4.9 3.3 2.8 5.6 5.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.0 0.0 AR : 3.0 2.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 1.0 CA : 11.0 10.0 6.5 6.5 8.0 5.0 CO : 5.0 1.5 5.0 5.5 0.0 2.0 CT : 3.5 0.0 3.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 FL : 8.5 7.0 6.5 6.5 4.5 1.5 GA : 6.0 6.0 3.5 3.5 1.0 1.0 HI : 7.5 9.0 8.0 9.5 6.0 6.5 IL : 1.5 2.5 0.0 1.5 0.5 1.5 IN : 3.5 1.0 2.5 3.0 5.0 1.5 IA : 7.5 7.0 3.5 5.5 4.0 2.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 10.5 9.0 10.5 11.0 6.5 3.5 MI : 10.0 2.5 2.0 3.5 2.5 1.0 MN : 4.5 6.0 5.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 MS : 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.5 MO : 15.0 14.5 6.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 NE : 8.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 7.5 3.5 NY : 0.0 3.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 NC : 3.5 1.5 2.5 3.0 2.0 0.5 OH : 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 OK : 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.5 3.5 OR : 4.5 2.5 10.5 7.0 4.0 2.5 PA : 7.5 6.5 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.5 SC : 6.0 7.0 12.5 5.0 6.5 0.0 SD : 7.5 4.5 2.5 4.0 2.5 2.5 TX : 3.0 3.0 12.0 5.5 2.0 0.5 VA : 0.5 4.0 3.0 6.5 1.0 3.0 WA : 6.0 4.0 4.0 6.5 5.5 4.0 WI : 2.0 1.0 2.5 3.5 2.5 0.5 : 30 Sts : 5.5 4.7 4.5 4.2 3.7 2.1 : Oth Sts 1/ : 6.2 3.1 2.8 3.8 2.9 0.7 : US : 5.5 4.6 4.3 4.2 3.6 2.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 1.5 4.5 5.0 1.5 2.5 5.0 AR : 1.0 3.0 6.0 2.5 2.0 2.5 CA : 4.0 7.0 5.0 3.0 7.5 11.0 CO : 0.0 1.5 2.5 0.0 2.0 3.0 CT : 0.0 6.0 2.5 0.0 2.0 2.0 FL : 3.0 8.0 6.0 2.5 4.0 8.0 GA : 3.0 6.5 3.5 1.0 7.0 9.0 HI : 6.5 5.5 6.5 7.5 7.5 9.5 IL : 1.5 15.5 14.0 0.5 3.0 12.0 IN : 2.0 4.0 2.5 1.5 3.5 3.0 IA : 5.0 3.5 4.5 3.5 1.5 4.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 10.0 MI : 6.5 6.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 10.0 MN : 1.5 4.0 3.0 3.5 4.5 6.5 MS : 2.0 4.0 3.0 0.5 0.5 5.5 MO : 0.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 2.5 NE : 6.0 9.0 3.5 3.5 4.5 7.5 NY : 1.0 1.5 1.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 NC : 1.0 3.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 2.0 OH : 0.5 4.5 1.5 2.0 4.0 5.5 OK : 1.5 1.0 1.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 OR : 6.5 0.0 4.0 5.5 7.5 3.0 PA : 4.5 5.5 3.5 2.5 5.0 6.5 SC : 5.5 11.5 7.0 1.5 5.0 7.0 SD : 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 2.0 2.0 TX : 2.5 4.5 3.0 1.0 4.5 6.0 VA : 5.5 8.5 4.5 0.0 2.5 0.5 WA : 4.5 5.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 9.0 WI : 6.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 4.5 8.5 : 30 Sts : 2.8 4.9 3.6 2.1 4.0 5.8 : Oth Sts 1/ : 4.5 6.2 5.3 3.4 4.2 5.2 : US : 2.9 5.0 3.7 2.2 4.0 5.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 1.5 0.5 2.0 0.5 0.0 2.0 AR : 1.5 2.0 3.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 CA : 9.0 6.0 6.5 6.0 7.5 4.0 CO : 3.5 1.5 0.0 7.0 0.0 2.0 CT : 3.0 0.0 3.0 5.5 2.0 0.0 FL : 7.5 6.0 5.5 6.0 2.0 2.0 GA : 5.0 5.0 3.0 7.0 4.0 1.5 HI : 12.5 6.5 4.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 IL : 22.0 13.0 6.0 2.0 2.5 4.0 IN : 2.0 5.0 3.5 5.0 2.0 3.0 IA : 4.5 4.0 4.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 2.0 0.0 6.5 6.5 8.0 2.0 MI : 4.5 2.5 4.0 3.0 7.0 4.5 MN : 2.5 1.5 3.0 4.5 4.5 2.5 MS : 4.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 MO : 2.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 4.5 0.0 NE : 10.0 7.5 5.0 6.5 7.5 10.0 NY : 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.5 NC : 2.0 0.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 OH : 6.5 9.0 10.5 12.0 9.5 4.5 OK : 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 OR : 4.0 4.0 9.0 6.0 4.5 8.5 PA : 4.5 2.5 5.0 6.0 1.5 1.5 SC : 6.5 3.0 2.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 SD : 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 3.5 4.0 TX : 2.5 1.5 4.0 7.5 1.5 1.0 VA : 6.5 8.5 3.0 6.0 3.0 3.5 WA : 6.0 6.0 9.0 9.0 10.5 7.0 WI : 7.0 12.5 7.5 5.0 0.5 2.0 : 30 Sts : 4.7 4.2 4.6 5.8 4.1 3.0 : Oth Sts 1/ : 6.3 6.5 5.8 4.3 2.3 1.3 : US : 4.8 4.3 4.6 5.7 4.0 2.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 13.5 13.0 13.0 13.0 11.0 12.0 AR : 8.0 7.5 9.5 9.5 9.0 11.0 CA : 38.5 36.5 36.5 37.5 37.5 41.0 CO : 36.0 34.0 34.5 34.0 28.5 28.0 CT : 12.5 12.0 10.0 9.5 5.0 3.5 FL : 35.0 35.0 30.5 34.0 35.0 32.0 GA : 17.5 19.0 20.0 17.0 17.5 15.5 HI : 42.0 38.0 38.0 39.0 38.5 44.0 IL : 25.5 14.5 17.5 22.5 28.0 31.0 IN : 29.5 31.0 30.0 31.0 30.0 31.0 IA : 30.0 29.0 28.5 27.5 31.5 28.0 ME : 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 MD : 31.0 37.0 36.5 36.0 30.0 37.0 MI : 21.5 24.5 18.5 22.0 18.0 22.0 MN : 34.5 34.5 35.5 34.5 33.0 34.5 MS : 8.5 9.0 3.0 6.0 9.5 8.0 MO : 18.0 11.5 20.0 19.5 23.5 23.0 NE : 15.0 15.0 15.0 18.0 22.0 21.5 NY : 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.5 4.5 4.0 NC : 9.5 7.0 8.0 8.5 7.5 7.5 OH : 12.0 14.5 16.0 15.0 12.5 12.5 OK : 8.5 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.5 5.5 OR : 27.5 43.5 41.5 42.0 36.5 33.5 PA : 21.0 19.0 17.5 17.5 17.0 17.0 SC : 26.5 23.0 19.0 19.0 18.0 27.0 SD : 26.0 27.0 27.0 27.5 26.5 26.5 TX : 25.5 24.5 17.0 17.5 21.0 22.0 VA : 4.0 8.0 9.0 1.5 8.5 13.0 WA : 49.5 47.5 46.0 47.0 45.0 47.0 WI : 29.0 26.5 27.0 30.5 35.5 22.0 : 30 Sts : 22.3 22.1 21.5 21.6 21.8 22.0 : Oth Sts 1/ : 26.1 22.0 27.7 23.8 20.4 19.6 : US : 22.5 22.1 21.8 21.7 21.7 21.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 13.0 11.0 11.5 12.0 11.0 15.5 AR : 10.0 11.5 11.0 10.0 9.5 7.0 CA : 43.0 42.5 41.5 41.5 42.5 41.0 CO : 25.5 26.5 25.0 21.0 26.0 24.0 CT : 6.0 9.0 9.5 9.0 12.5 10.5 FL : 39.5 39.0 30.5 33.0 41.5 40.5 GA : 16.5 14.5 17.0 17.0 16.0 13.5 HI : 47.5 45.5 43.5 43.5 41.0 44.5 IL : 26.0 29.0 16.5 21.5 21.5 12.5 IN : 28.0 29.5 28.5 27.0 26.5 42.5 IA : 27.0 30.0 28.0 31.0 32.5 32.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 39.0 38.5 31.0 35.0 39.0 37.0 MI : 27.0 28.5 28.5 28.0 22.0 27.0 MN : 33.5 34.0 34.5 33.0 35.5 34.0 MS : 11.0 12.5 12.5 12.0 12.5 12.0 MO : 16.0 16.5 24.5 27.5 26.0 28.0 NE : 23.0 25.5 26.0 28.0 27.5 28.5 NY : 4.0 3.0 3.5 6.0 3.5 4.0 NC : 9.5 9.0 9.5 8.0 8.0 9.5 OH : 14.5 15.5 13.5 13.5 12.5 16.5 OK : 5.5 8.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 7.5 OR : 33.0 29.5 33.0 32.5 35.5 40.0 PA : 16.5 20.0 21.0 22.0 20.0 22.0 SC : 19.0 22.5 16.0 26.0 25.5 29.5 SD : 26.5 31.5 30.5 31.5 31.0 29.0 TX : 25.0 24.5 22.0 24.5 23.0 23.0 VA : 6.5 10.5 10.0 8.0 14.0 16.0 WA : 46.5 44.5 43.5 42.0 42.5 44.0 WI : 24.5 22.5 18.0 17.0 20.5 22.5 : 30 Sts : 22.3 23.2 22.3 22.9 23.1 24.7 : Oth Sts 1/ : 18.2 20.1 20.9 20.3 22.1 19.5 : US : 22.1 23.0 22.2 22.8 23.1 24.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 13.0 8.5 8.5 11.0 10.5 5.5 AR : 8.0 8.5 9.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 CA : 39.0 38.5 42.5 40.0 38.0 34.0 CO : 24.0 23.5 20.5 20.0 20.0 25.5 CT : 11.5 11.5 11.0 14.0 14.0 11.0 FL : 42.0 38.0 36.0 33.0 36.0 36.0 GA : 15.5 15.5 15.0 16.0 15.5 13.5 HI : 47.0 45.0 46.5 43.0 44.0 49.0 IL : 8.5 5.5 12.5 25.0 13.0 16.5 IN : 32.0 29.0 29.0 34.0 33.5 29.5 IA : 33.0 30.0 33.5 30.5 32.0 24.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 37.0 40.0 42.0 38.5 38.0 32.5 MI : 29.5 22.5 27.0 25.5 22.5 19.5 MN : 29.0 31.5 30.0 31.5 30.5 31.0 MS : 17.5 14.5 12.0 10.0 11.5 2.0 MO : 25.0 22.5 25.5 23.0 22.0 21.5 NE : 27.5 25.0 26.5 27.0 26.0 22.0 NY : 4.0 5.0 4.5 5.5 6.5 5.5 NC : 10.5 8.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 OH : 13.0 12.0 14.0 11.5 13.5 15.0 OK : 10.0 9.5 9.5 9.5 11.0 11.0 OR : 32.5 37.5 38.5 35.5 38.5 36.5 PA : 21.0 20.0 20.0 22.0 19.5 18.5 SC : 27.5 26.0 32.5 33.0 33.0 28.5 SD : 28.0 28.0 27.5 26.0 27.0 27.0 TX : 21.0 15.5 13.0 21.5 19.0 18.0 VA : 14.5 8.5 15.0 18.5 18.5 13.0 WA : 44.0 38.5 39.5 42.0 43.0 42.5 WI : 19.0 24.0 24.0 25.0 24.5 22.5 : 30 Sts : 23.2 21.4 22.4 22.7 22.4 20.3 : Oth Sts 1/ : 18.9 20.6 18.0 19.7 20.1 22.3 : US : 22.9 21.4 22.1 22.5 22.3 20.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 9.0 10.0 12.0 11.5 10.0 15.0 AR : 7.5 10.0 9.5 10.0 12.0 14.0 CA : 36.5 39.5 36.5 38.5 37.0 39.0 CO : 24.0 20.0 26.5 22.5 22.5 26.0 CT : 13.0 15.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 1.0 FL : 34.0 31.0 33.5 33.0 31.0 38.5 GA : 16.5 18.5 21.0 21.5 21.5 22.5 HI : 49.0 54.0 49.0 52.5 46.5 44.5 IL : 21.5 27.5 42.5 44.0 40.5 42.0 IN : 28.0 23.5 27.5 25.5 26.5 34.0 IA : 28.5 27.5 28.5 27.0 27.5 33.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 35.0 34.0 29.5 35.0 34.5 39.0 MI : 26.5 26.5 28.5 27.5 38.0 41.5 MN : 34.5 29.0 31.5 35.0 34.0 31.0 MS : 13.0 7.5 16.0 11.5 12.0 11.5 MO : 17.0 21.5 13.0 9.5 25.0 21.0 NE : 19.5 24.0 25.0 22.5 23.0 19.5 NY : 6.5 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.5 7.0 NC : 9.5 8.5 9.0 9.0 8.5 9.0 OH : 15.5 13.5 15.5 16.0 17.0 26.5 OK : 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 OR : 36.0 32.5 35.0 36.5 36.5 36.5 PA : 19.0 21.0 17.0 17.0 15.0 20.5 SC : 36.0 36.5 33.5 33.5 28.0 28.0 SD : 27.0 27.0 25.5 25.5 28.0 26.5 TX : 19.5 18.5 19.0 17.5 22.5 21.5 VA : 12.5 15.5 16.0 16.0 19.0 19.0 WA : 42.0 42.5 38.5 41.5 39.5 48.0 WI : 25.0 25.5 29.0 33.5 36.0 32.5 : 30 Sts : 21.8 21.7 22.4 22.3 23.0 25.9 : Oth Sts 1/ : 22.9 23.8 26.3 25.9 26.3 23.4 : US : 21.9 21.8 22.6 22.5 23.2 25.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During December, 30 Selected States and US, 1999-2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 207 207 88 79 119 128 AR : 285 304 103 116 182 188 CA : 596 561 CO : 78 88 CT : 72 75 FL : 248 244 234 233 14 11 GA : 457 458 274 276 183 182 HI : 12.8 12.1 12.8 12.1 0 0 IL : 63 80 59 75 4 5 IN : 486 531 474 519 12 12 IA : 543 612 ME : 128 107 MD : 84 84 76 76 8 8 MI : 132 140 MN : 264 282 254 273 10 9 MS : 129 135 38 43 91 92 MO : 150 138 NE : 235 259 235 259 0 0 NY : 87 90 NC : 228 221 94 90 134 131 OH : 699 718 OK : 79 77 46 45 33 32 OR : 69 69 68 67 1 2 PA : 531 516 515 498 16 18 SC : 92 105 76 88 16 17 SD : 50 47 50 47 0 0 TX : 383 403 VA : 69 72 33 37 36 35 WA : 116 109 WI : 82 105 : 30 Sts : 6,655 6,850 5,662 5,843 993 1,007 : Oth Sts 3/: 396 430 317 355 79 74 : US : 7,051 7,279 5,979 6,198 1,072 1,081 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During January, 30 Selected States and US, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 204 202 82 73 122 129 AR : 286 303 100 117 186 186 CA : 580 544 CO : 74 88 CT : 72 73 FL : 252 236 238 224 14 12 GA : 448 445 266 265 182 180 HI : 12.7 12.2 12.7 12.2 0 0 IL : 63 77 59 73 4 4 IN : 491 518 479 506 12 12 IA : 546 618 ME : 125 104 MD : 85 82 78 74 7 8 MI : 130 134 MN : 262 277 252 268 10 9 MS : 136 132 42 42 94 90 MO : 145 131 NE : 231 249 231 249 0 0 NY : 87 92 NC : 223 219 88 88 135 131 OH : 682 718 OK : 78 78 46 46 32 32 OR : 69 70 68 68 1 2 PA : 530 509 513 491 17 18 SC : 93 96 79 80 14 16 SD : 50 48 50 48 0 0 TX : 369 384 VA : 68 72 32 36 36 36 WA : 116 109 WI : 82 104 : 30 Sts : 6,590 6,725 5,589 5,723 1,001 1,002 : Oth Sts 2/: 389 432 309 347 80 85 : US : 6,979 7,157 5,898 6,070 1,081 1,087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During February, 30 Selected States and US, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 188 189 76 66 112 123 AR : 261 286 93 109 168 177 CA : 515 500 CO : 66 81 CT : 64 68 FL : 230 212 217 200 13 12 GA : 406 399 241 237 165 162 HI : 11.8 11.6 11.8 11.6 0 0 IL : 57 75 53 71 4 4 IN : 444 481 433 469 11 12 IA : 498 586 ME : 108 94 MD : 77 73 71 67 6 6 MI : 115 126 MN : 237 265 227 256 10 9 MS : 128 125 41 39 87 86 MO : 131 128 NE : 213 227 213 227 0 0 NY : 80 86 NC : 202 205 78 82 124 123 OH : 584 646 OK : 70 74 41 43 29 31 OR : 62 67 61 65 1 2 PA : 476 489 460 472 16 17 SC : 91 89 76 73 15 16 SD : 45 44 45 44 0 0 TX : 332 346 VA : 65 64 32 31 33 33 WA : 103 104 WI : 74 96 : 30 Sts : 5,934 6,238 5,019 5,298 915 940 : Oth Sts 2/: 347 410 276 327 71 83 : US : 6,281 6,648 5,295 5,625 986 1,023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During March, 30 Selected States and US, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 211 206 86 71 125 135 AR : 294 307 105 111 189 196 CA : 570 546 CO : 74 88 CT : 72 72 FL : 244 238 231 226 13 12 GA : 452 458 268 276 184 182 HI : 13.3 12.8 13.3 12.8 0 0 IL : 70 85 66 81 4 4 IN : 494 522 482 508 12 14 IA : 564 629 ME : 120 101 MD : 82 76 77 70 5 6 MI : 129 143 MN : 262 281 251 271 11 10 MS : 142 139 44 45 98 94 MO : 148 139 NE : 238 253 238 253 0 0 NY : 89 95 NC : 227 215 88 83 139 132 OH : 679 681 OK : 81 81 46 46 35 35 OR : 67 69 66 67 1 2 PA : 530 542 513 524 17 18 SC : 101 100 83 83 18 17 SD : 49 47 49 47 0 0 TX : 378 372 VA : 73 71 36 34 37 37 WA : 112 112 WI : 82 106 : 30 Sts : 6,648 6,788 5,622 5,758 1,026 1,030 : Oth Sts 2/: 404 446 321 352 83 94 : US : 7,052 7,234 5,943 6,110 1,109 1,124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During April, 30 Selected States and US, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 204 199 83 68 121 131 AR : 285 295 99 107 186 188 CA : 525 516 CO : 74 86 CT : 68 68 FL : 224 226 212 214 12 12 GA : 423 435 244 257 179 178 HI : 13.1 12.5 13.1 12.5 0 0 IL : 72 80 68 76 4 4 IN : 473 513 461 500 12 13 IA : 560 619 ME : 113 98 MD : 76 71 71 65 5 6 MI : 122 135 MN : 255 262 245 252 10 10 MS : 129 137 36 45 93 92 MO : 144 126 NE : 230 250 230 250 0 0 NY : 84 92 NC : 216 202 82 74 134 128 OH : 700 685 OK : 80 79 45 44 35 35 OR : 62 66 61 64 1 2 PA : 508 518 491 497 17 21 SC : 101 100 83 83 18 17 SD : 49 47 49 47 0 0 TX : 355 367 VA : 68 71 32 33 36 38 WA : 105 109 WI : 81 104 : 30 Sts : 6,400 6,570 5,404 5,563 996 1,007 : Oth Sts 2/: 385 443 304 348 81 95 : US : 6,785 7,013 5,708 5,911 1,077 1,102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During May, 30 Selected States and US, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 210 198 84 63 126 135 AR : 290 305 100 114 190 191 CA : 532 515 CO : 76 86 CT : 67 70 FL : 225 217 213 205 12 12 GA : 424 420 237 237 187 183 HI : 13.1 12.6 13.1 12.6 0 0 IL : 74 79 70 74 4 5 IN : 490 524 478 511 12 13 IA : 575 652 ME : 114 100 MD : 77 72 71 65 6 7 MI : 121 130 MN : 266 279 255 269 11 10 MS : 127 138 33 44 94 94 MO : 150 132 NE : 239 250 239 250 0 0 NY : 84 92 NC : 218 210 79 78 139 132 OH : 729 699 OK : 82 82 46 46 36 36 OR : 63 67 62 66 1 1 PA : 513 520 495 497 18 23 SC : 110 104 91 86 19 18 SD : 52 51 52 51 0 0 TX : 364 369 VA : 69 71 31 32 38 39 WA : 108 114 WI : 84 99 : 30 Sts : 6,547 6,658 5,515 5,621 1,032 1,037 : Oth Sts 2/: 394 446 309 349 85 97 : US : 6,941 7,104 5,824 5,970 1,117 1,134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During June, 30 Selected States and US, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 203 192 77 59 126 133 AR : 286 292 101 110 185 182 CA : 532 501 CO : 73 81 CT : 64 69 FL : 214 208 202 197 12 11 GA : 417 402 232 230 185 172 HI : 12.5 11.8 12.5 11.8 0 0 IL : 74 75 70 71 4 4 IN : 489 502 477 490 12 12 IA : 548 622 ME : 105 90 MD : 71 63 65 57 6 6 MI : 117 131 MN : 259 273 249 263 10 10 MS : 125 130 33 41 92 89 MO : 141 132 NE : 235 238 235 238 0 0 NY : 81 90 NC : 210 202 77 76 133 126 OH : 681 662 OK : 80 77 44 44 36 33 OR : 63 63 62 62 1 1 PA : 489 497 472 477 17 20 SC : 107 101 89 83 18 18 SD : 49 49 49 49 0 0 TX : 365 348 VA : 73 69 35 32 38 37 WA : 105 110 WI : 83 88 : 30 Sts : 6,353 6,369 5,345 5,385 1,008 984 : Oth Sts 2/: 389 432 307 337 82 95 : US : 6,742 6,801 5,652 5,722 1,090 1,079 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During July, 30 Selected States and US, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 207 200 77 62 130 138 AR : 297 299 108 114 189 185 CA : 542 523 CO : 75 83 CT : 69 75 FL : 222 220 209 209 13 11 GA : 424 427 235 249 189 178 HI : 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 0 0 IL : 72 79 68 75 4 4 IN : 500 515 487 502 13 13 IA : 559 634 ME : 106 87 MD : 68 60 62 54 6 6 MI : 130 142 MN : 268 275 258 265 10 10 MS : 130 133 36 42 94 91 MO : 134 135 NE : 240 249 240 249 0 0 NY : 83 95 NC : 215 205 81 78 134 127 OH : 684 707 OK : 80 79 45 45 35 34 OR : 66 65 65 64 1 1 PA : 503 529 487 508 16 21 SC : 106 105 88 87 18 18 SD : 51 49 51 49 0 0 TX : 373 355 VA : 77 70 38 34 39 36 WA : 110 114 WI : 91 96 : 30 Sts : 6,495 6,617 5,472 5,609 1,023 1,008 : Oth Sts 2/: 408 444 325 343 83 101 : US : 6,903 7,061 5,797 5,952 1,106 1,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During August, 30 Selected States and US, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 205 200 75 61 130 139 AR : 293 296 107 115 186 181 CA : 546 530 CO : 78 80 CT : 69 77 FL : 227 229 214 218 13 11 GA : 417 426 234 251 183 175 HI : 11.9 12.0 11.9 12.0 0 0 IL : 75 80 72 76 3 4 IN : 495 505 482 492 13 13 IA : 585 630 ME : 112 85 MD : 64 62 58 57 6 5 MI : 137 137 MN : 271 278 261 269 10 9 MS : 131 130 39 41 92 89 MO : 136 140 NE : 239 260 239 260 0 0 NY : 85 96 NC : 213 202 81 80 132 122 OH : 696 708 OK : 82 79 47 46 35 33 OR : 63 67 62 65 1 2 PA : 512 547 496 526 16 21 SC : 106 111 88 93 18 18 SD : 51 51 51 51 0 0 TX : 374 362 VA : 73 68 33 34 40 34 WA : 111 110 WI : 91 104 : 30 Sts : 6,549 6,662 5,539 5,671 1,010 991 : Oth Sts 2/: 422 442 337 344 85 98 : US : 6,971 7,104 5,876 6,015 1,095 1,089 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During September, 30 Selected States and US, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 199 193 72 61 127 132 AR : 290 281 105 107 185 174 CA : 551 512 CO : 81 75 CT : 67 71 FL : 224 222 212 211 12 11 GA : 419 403 242 238 177 165 HI : 11.9 11.0 11.9 11.0 0 0 IL : 84 77 81 73 3 4 IN : 483 488 472 476 11 12 IA : 587 619 ME : 108 88 MD : 62 63 56 58 6 5 MI : 129 131 MN : 261 267 251 258 10 9 MS : 127 124 38 40 89 84 MO : 136 137 NE : 238 257 238 257 0 0 NY : 83 93 NC : 207 195 82 79 125 116 OH : 674 662 OK : 78 76 45 44 33 32 OR : 61 65 60 63 1 2 PA : 506 529 491 510 15 19 SC : 103 110 86 92 17 18 SD : 49 50 49 50 0 0 TX : 363 357 VA : 69 61 33 30 36 31 WA : 107 100 WI : 88 104 : 30 Sts : 6,446 6,421 5,468 5,478 978 943 : Oth Sts 2/: 415 433 329 342 86 91 : US : 6,861 6,854 5,797 5,820 1,064 1,034 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During October, 30 Selected States and US, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 208 200 79 67 129 133 AR : 299 297 109 114 190 183 CA : 571 527 CO : 87 77 CT : 72 74 FL : 236 237 224 225 12 12 GA : 447 420 261 246 186 174 HI : 12.1 11.3 12.1 11.3 0 0 IL : 89 80 85 76 4 4 IN : 495 505 484 492 11 13 IA : 601 659 ME : 110 96 MD : 70 71 64 65 6 6 MI : 134 136 MN : 266 271 257 261 9 10 MS : 133 129 40 43 93 86 MO : 138 137 NE : 250 260 250 260 0 0 NY : 88 97 NC : 216 206 89 85 127 121 OH : 698 657 OK : 79 76 46 45 33 31 OR : 65 69 64 68 1 1 PA : 528 560 513 542 15 18 SC : 103 112 85 94 18 18 SD : 50 52 50 52 0 0 TX : 374 378 VA : 72 66 37 34 35 32 WA : 109 107 WI : 95 112 : 30 Sts : 6,695 6,679 5,689 5,707 1,006 972 : Oth Sts 2/: 437 451 350 356 87 95 : US : 7,132 7,130 6,039 6,063 1,093 1,067 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During November, 30 Selected States and US, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 204 192 80 64 124 128 AR : 292 294 108 118 184 176 CA : 546 518 CO : 85 75 CT : 72 74 FL : 230 234 219 224 11 10 GA : 442 421 263 252 179 169 HI : 11.6 11.3 11.6 11.3 0 0 IL : 83 77 78 73 5 4 IN : 498 494 486 481 12 13 IA : 588 674 ME : 107 87 MD : 78 68 71 61 7 7 MI : 136 135 MN : 267 261 259 252 8 9 MS : 132 129 41 43 91 86 MO : 137 139 NE : 249 247 249 247 0 0 NY : 86 95 NC : 212 208 87 85 125 123 OH : 687 620 OK : 76 73 44 43 32 30 OR : 65 68 64 67 1 1 PA : 509 557 493 541 16 16 SC : 102 112 85 95 17 17 SD : 47 50 47 50 0 0 TX : 383 382 VA : 69 69 36 38 33 31 WA : 105 108 WI : 98 107 : 30 Sts : 6,597 6,579 5,620 5,632 977 947 : Oth Sts 2/: 420 448 347 357 73 91 : US : 7,017 7,027 5,967 5,989 1,050 1,038 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Chickens: Layers on Hand by State and United States, December 1, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers 1 Year Old : Layers 20 Weeks Old : : and Older : But Less Than 1 Year : Total Layers State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4,782 3,851 5,713 6,332 10,495 10,183 AR : 5,448 5,293 10,365 9,560 15,813 14,853 CA : 13,568 12,208 11,647 12,095 25,215 24,303 CO : 1,052 1,440 2,748 1,970 3,800 3,410 CT : 1,396 968 1,697 2,202 3,093 3,170 DE : 473 643 1,055 667 1,528 1,310 FL : 5,659 5,292 5,012 5,446 10,671 10,738 GA : 7,990 8,984 12,965 11,794 20,955 20,778 HI : 404 435 184 174 588 609 ID : 582 535 369 356 951 891 IL : 1,580 2,130 1,880 1,489 3,460 3,619 IN : 10,786 10,453 12,150 12,585 22,936 23,038 IA : 12,890 15,840 14,147 15,223 27,037 31,063 KS : 915 960 565 851 1,480 1,811 KY : 1,655 1,070 2,045 2,700 3,700 3,770 LA : 770 920 1,172 1,108 1,942 2,028 ME : 2,210 1,934 2,391 2,063 4,601 3,997 MD : 1,609 1,559 1,895 1,821 3,504 3,380 MA : 69 148 275 159 344 307 MI : 2,174 3,480 4,013 2,825 6,187 6,305 MN : 6,535 7,000 6,430 5,480 12,965 12,480 MS : 2,150 2,383 4,643 4,218 6,793 6,601 MO : 3,330 3,590 2,854 3,075 6,184 6,665 MT : 45 75 245 245 290 320 NE : 6,064 5,140 5,778 6,700 11,842 11,840 NH : 42 21 92 137 134 158 NJ : 685 1,437 1,365 726 2,050 2,163 NY : 1,510 1,480 2,230 2,750 3,740 4,230 NC : 3,653 3,582 7,674 7,440 11,327 11,022 OH : 17,433 15,976 13,899 13,155 31,332 29,131 OK : 1,600 1,520 2,400 2,350 4,000 3,870 OR : 1,416 1,674 1,480 1,235 2,896 2,909 PA : 11,061 9,362 11,727 14,817 22,788 24,179 RI : 8 10 43 46 51 56 SC : 2,778 2,257 2,100 3,036 4,878 5,293 SD : 108 1,150 2,007 1,040 2,115 2,190 TN : 240 460 941 787 1,181 1,247 TX : 9,236 7,708 8,929 10,952 18,165 18,660 UT : 974 1,832 1,320 1,343 2,294 3,175 VT : 40 35 208 178 248 213 VA : 708 1,025 2,707 2,342 3,415 3,367 WA : 2,092 3,508 2,563 1,375 4,655 4,883 WV : 306 155 850 842 1,156 997 WI : 2,020 2,291 2,231 2,157 4,251 4,448 WY : 8 8 4 4 12 12 : Oth Sts 1/ : 1,860 1,400 398 1,133 2,258 2,533 : US : 151,914 153,222 177,406 178,983 329,320 332,205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ AK, AZ and NV, NM, ND combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Chickens: Pullets Not of Laying Age and Other Chickens by State and United States, December 1, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Pullets 13 Weeks Old : Pullet Chicks : : and Older But Less : and Pullets Under : Other State : Than 20 Weeks : 13 Weeks of Age : Chickens :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 2,036 1,785 2,477 2,581 1,124 1,098 AR : 2,852 2,725 4,530 4,067 2,578 1,500 CA : 2,430 2,035 3,523 3,084 80 134 CO : 210 206 300 395 169 159 CT : 309 213 516 489 73 73 DE : 36 157 183 74 33 35 FL : 644 792 1,467 1,203 60 85 GA : 3,504 2,520 4,303 5,352 1,255 1,155 HI : 70 56 63 57 0 0 ID : 157 130 187 210 6 10 IL : 222 309 416 85 26 35 IN : 2,214 1,686 4,393 3,953 64 64 IA : 2,756 2,657 3,471 4,059 64 46 KS : 134 32 134 155 2 1 KY : 857 760 823 1,050 270 220 LA : 295 214 277 285 116 53 ME : 558 762 1,066 887 9 6 MD : 246 629 942 440 76 72 MA : 29 3 46 47 0 0 MI : 537 569 1,060 721 3 1 MN : 1,130 1,730 2,470 1,542 60 63 MS : 1,440 1,173 2,059 1,966 784 555 MO : 412 480 1,665 910 182 170 MT : 44 58 75 81 1 1 NE : 203 424 1,801 1,628 0 3 NH : 36 14 51 80 27 10 NJ : 144 88 43 86 0 0 NY : 690 465 545 890 25 15 NC : 1,901 1,937 2,985 3,610 922 1,027 OH : 3,620 2,853 5,435 3,806 51 42 OK : 570 570 500 680 240 200 OR : 264 245 546 546 8 3 PA : 2,462 3,756 2,520 2,599 115 85 RI : 1 6 0 3 0 0 SC : 332 673 610 829 141 151 SD : 154 60 171 280 0 0 TN : 367 420 437 383 170 160 TX : 1,890 2,785 3,850 3,475 495 440 UT : 245 261 345 390 0 2 VT : 25 4 0 27 1 2 VA : 681 435 298 509 247 242 WA : 914 841 663 993 1 4 WV : 463 274 411 471 140 117 WI : 301 414 845 931 40 30 WY : 2 2 2 2 1 1 : Oth Sts 1/ : 200 117 271 172 2 4 : US : 38,587 38,325 58,775 56,083 9,661 8,074 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ AK, AZ and NV, NM, ND combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Chickens: Number, Value per Head and Total Value by State and United States, December 1, 1999-2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Value per Head : Total Value State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Dollars --- --- 1,000 Dollars --- : AL : 16,132 15,647 5.40 5.30 87,113 82,929 AR : 25,773 23,145 5.10 4.30 131,442 99,266 CA : 31,248 29,556 1.80 2.10 56,246 62,068 CO : 4,479 4,170 2.70 2.40 12,093 9,984 CT : 3,991 3,945 2.10 2.20 8,381 8,679 DE : 1,780 1,576 2.60 4.20 4,628 6,619 FL : 12,842 12,818 2.30 2.20 29,537 28,200 GA : 30,017 29,805 3.40 3.50 102,058 104,318 HI : 721 722 2.30 2.00 1,658 1,444 ID : 1,301 1,241 2.00 2.00 2,602 2,482 IL : 4,124 4,048 1.60 1.70 6,598 6,882 IN : 29,607 28,741 1.50 0.99 44,411 28,454 IA : 33,328 37,825 1.50 1.30 49,992 49,173 KS : 1,750 1,999 1.50 1.30 2,625 2,599 KY : 5,650 5,800 2.60 2.80 14,690 16,240 LA : 2,630 2,580 2.80 2.90 7,364 7,482 ME : 6,234 5,652 2.20 2.30 13,715 13,000 MD : 4,768 4,521 2.00 3.50 9,536 15,824 MA : 419 357 2.70 3.00 1,131 1,071 MI : 7,787 7,596 1.50 1.80 11,681 13,673 MN : 16,625 15,815 1.70 1.80 28,263 28,467 MS : 11,076 10,295 5.10 5.40 56,488 55,593 MO : 8,443 8,225 2.90 2.50 24,485 20,563 MT : 410 460 2.90 3.00 1,189 1,380 NE : 13,846 13,895 1.70 1.80 23,538 25,011 NH : 248 262 3.00 3.20 744 838 NJ : 2,237 2,337 1.40 1.90 3,132 4,440 NY : 5,000 5,600 1.40 1.40 7,000 7,840 NC : 17,135 17,596 5.00 4.00 85,675 70,384 OH : 40,438 35,832 1.90 1.50 76,832 53,748 OK : 5,310 5,320 5.40 3.90 28,674 20,748 OR : 3,714 3,703 1.40 1.40 5,200 5,184 PA : 27,885 30,619 1.80 1.60 50,193 48,990 RI : 52 65 2.30 2.50 120 163 SC : 5,961 6,946 2.70 2.20 16,095 15,281 SD : 2,440 2,530 2.20 2.00 5,368 5,060 TN : 2,155 2,210 5.80 6.00 12,499 13,260 TX : 24,400 25,360 2.80 2.20 68,320 55,792 UT : 2,884 3,828 1.40 1.80 4,038 6,890 VT : 274 246 2.40 2.60 658 640 VA : 4,641 4,553 4.60 4.20 21,349 19,123 WA : 6,233 6,721 1.70 1.90 10,596 12,770 WV : 2,170 1,859 5.30 4.80 11,501 8,923 WI : 5,437 5,823 2.00 2.00 10,874 11,646 WY : 17 17 2.00 2.80 34 48 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,731 2,826 1.66 1.80 4,532 5,083 : US : 436,343 434,687 2.65 2.43 1,154,898 1,058,252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes commercial broilers. 2/ AK, AZ and NV, NM, ND combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Index Page All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States ,1999. . . . . . . . .20 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2000. . . . . . . . .22 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 All Layers and Eggs: Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production by State and United States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 All Layers: Percent Being Force Molted and Molt Completed, First Day of the Month, by Month, United States, 1999-200014 All Layers: Percent Being Force Molted and Molt Completed, First Day of the Month, by Month, 30 Selected States, 1999-200015 All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 1999. . . . . . . . .28 All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2000. . . . . . . . .30 All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 1999. . . . . . . . 32 All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2000. . . . . . . . 34 Index (continued) Page All Pullets: Number on Hand, First Day of the Month, United States, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 All Pullets: Number on Hand, First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Chickens: Layers on Hand, by State and United States, December 1, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Chickens: Number, Value per Head and Total Value, by State and United States, December 1, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . .50 Chickens: Pullets Not of Laying Age and Other Chickens, by State and United States, December 1, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . .49 Disposition: Number Slaughtered , Lost and Added During the Month, United States 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Disposition: Number Slaughtered , Lost and Added During the Month, 30 Selected States 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Eggs: Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type, State, and United States, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month, by Type, United States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month, by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Index (continued) Page Eggs: Production by Type During December, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Eggs: Production by Type During January, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Eggs: Production by Type During February, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Eggs: Production by Type During March, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Eggs: Production by Type During April, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Eggs: Production by Type During May, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Eggs: Production by Type During June, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Eggs: Production by Type During July, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Eggs: Production by Type During August, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Eggs: Production by Type During September, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Eggs: Production by Type During October, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Eggs: Production by Type During November, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Index (continued) Page Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . .11 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . .13 Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day, of the Month by Type, United States, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . 7 Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day, of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1999-2000. . . . . . 9 Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1999 . . . . . .16 Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 2000 . . . . . .18 Released January 29, 2001, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 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