Pou 2-4 (10) Chickens and Eggs 2009 Summary February 2010 National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Contents Page Highlights..............................................................1 Annual Layer Inventory and Egg Production by State......................2 U.S. Layers on Hand.....................................................4 U.S. Egg Production.....................................................6 U.S. Pullets on Hand, Force Molt, and Disposition.......................9 Table Egg Layers (in Flocks 30,000 and Above) by State.................10 All Layers by State....................................................14 Eggs (Number Layed per 100) by State...................................18 Force Molt by State....................................................22 Egg Production by State................................................30 Chicken Inventory by State.............................................42 Chicken Value by State.................................................43 Reliability of Chickens and Egg Estimates..............................44 Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates...................45 Information Contacts...................................................45 This page is intentionally blank. Highlights U.S. Average Number of Layers Down 1 Percent: Layer numbers during 2009 averaged 337 million, down 1 percent from the year earlier. The annual average production per layer on hand in 2009 was 268 eggs, up 1 percent from 2008. U.S. Egg Production Up Slightly: Egg production during the year ending November 30, 2009 totaled 90.4 billion eggs, up slightly from 2008. Table egg production, at 77.7 billion eggs, was up 1 percent from the previous year. Hatching egg production, at 12.7 billion eggs, was down 5 percent from 2008. U.S. December 1 Inventory Numbers: The total number of chickens on hand on December 1, 2009 (excluding commercial broilers) was 450 million birds, up 1 percent from last year. U.S. Total Value: The total value of all chickens on December 1, 2009 was $1.50 billion, down 1 percent from December 1, 2008. The average value decreased from $3.39 per bird on December 1, 2008, to $3.34 per bird on December 1, 2009. This report no longer contains annual estimates of Puerto Rico chickens and eggs. All Layers and Egg Production: Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production by State, United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average Number : Eggs per : Total Egg : of Layers : Layer 3/ : Production State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 4/ : 2009 : 2008 4/ : 2009 : 2008 4/ : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- ---- Number --- --- Million Eggs --- : AL : 9,416 9,223 228 228 2,150 2,106 AR : 13,371 12,343 235 238 3,139 2,935 CA : 20,262 19,652 260 270 5,271 5,304 CO : 3,816 3,755 286 296 1,090 1,110 CT : 2,860 2,742 273 280 780 767 FL : 10,385 9,847 265 271 2,749 2,670 GA : 18,539 17,685 247 253 4,576 4,467 HI : 343 330 214 211 73.3 69.5 IL : 4,827 4,600 271 272 1,309 1,253 IN : 24,117 23,630 271 273 6,523 6,460 IA : 53,523 53,801 269 269 14,407 14,475 KY : 4,486 4,476 254 253 1,140 1,130 LA : 1,848 1,737 259 262 479 455 ME : 3,910 3,527 263 260 1,028 916 MD : 2,521 2,163 264 256 666 554 MA : 116 111 310 324 36 36 MI : 9,221 9,839 288 283 2,653 2,784 MN : 10,028 10,186 276 273 2,767 2,777 MS : 6,290 5,911 240 244 1,511 1,440 MO : 6,854 7,144 275 276 1,885 1,973 MT : 355 351 324 305 115 107 NE : 9,731 9,620 285 286 2,777 2,749 NY : 3,975 4,078 294 292 1,167 1,192 NC : 12,427 12,636 247 249 3,063 3,148 OH : 26,233 27,054 273 273 7,168 7,392 OK : 3,357 3,328 231 231 774 769 OR : 2,568 2,413 300 303 769 732 PA : 21,531 22,591 288 288 6,189 6,509 SC : 4,509 4,473 254 252 1,143 1,128 SD : 2,548 2,428 271 287 691 696 TN : 1,523 1,479 230 219 351 323 TX : 18,626 18,576 266 268 4,954 4,985 UT : 3,389 3,350 270 274 914 918 VT : 212 210 260 271 55 57 VA : 3,048 3,039 238 244 726 741 WA : 5,584 6,107 275 279 1,533 1,705 WV : 1,086 947 228 224 247 212 WI : 4,551 4,858 268 278 1,220 1,350 WY : 11 11 218 218 2.4 2.4 : Oth Sts 5/ : 7,133 7,128 274 275 1,951 1,963 : US : 339,131 337,376 266 268 90,040 90,359 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Total egg production divided by average number of layers on hand. 4/ Revised. 5/ AK, AZ, DE, ID, KS, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type, State, United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 3/ : All Hatching Type 3/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 4/ : 2009 : 2008 4/ : 2009 : 2008 4/ : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 2,150 2,106 374 368 1,776 1,738 AR : 3,139 2,935 1,029 985 2,110 1,950 CA : 5,271 5,304 CO : 1,090 1,110 CT : 780 767 FL : 2,749 2,670 2,659 2,606 90 64 GA : 4,576 4,467 2,472 2,486 2,104 1,981 HI : 73.3 69.5 73.3 69.5 0 0 IL : 1,309 1,253 1,268 1,217 41 36 IN : 6,523 6,460 6,376 6,300 147 160 IA : 14,407 14,475 14,220 14,307 187 168 KY : 1,140 1,130 LA : 479 455 ME : 1,028 916 MD : 666 554 644 533 22 21 MA : 36 36 MI : 2,653 2,784 MN : 2,767 2,777 2,668 2,675 99 102 MS : 1,511 1,440 443 421 1,068 1,019 MO : 1,885 1,973 MT : 115 107 NE : 2,777 2,749 2,777 2,749 0 0 NY : 1,167 1,192 NC : 3,063 3,148 1,433 1,609 1,630 1,539 OH : 7,168 7,392 OK : 774 769 OR : 769 732 745 708 24 24 PA : 6,189 6,509 5,956 6,279 233 230 SC : 1,143 1,128 879 857 264 271 SD : 691 696 691 696 0 0 TN : 351 323 TX : 4,954 4,985 UT : 914 918 VT : 55 57 VA : 726 741 343 355 383 386 WA : 1,533 1,705 WV : 247 212 WI : 1,220 1,350 WY : 2.4 2.4 : Oth Sts 5/ : 1,951 1,963 : US : 90,040 90,359 76,702 77,664 13,343 12,698 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 4/ Revised. 5/ AK, AZ, DE, ID, KS, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 2/ : 345,813 340,638 285,805 284,610 60,008 56,028 Jan : 344,171 341,400 283,335 284,457 60,836 56,943 Feb : 342,737 341,068 281,651 283,670 61,086 57,398 Mar : 341,460 340,914 280,625 283,531 60,835 57,383 Apr : 340,286 340,170 279,385 282,880 60,901 57,290 May : 339,568 337,116 278,774 279,973 60,794 57,143 Jun : 338,121 334,032 278,287 276,976 59,834 57,056 Jul : 335,738 332,740 276,909 276,291 58,829 56,449 Aug : 334,731 332,612 276,657 276,804 58,074 55,808 Sep : 334,082 333,885 276,901 278,453 57,181 55,432 Oct : 334,779 335,819 278,059 280,554 56,720 55,265 Nov : 338,085 338,121 281,870 282,412 56,215 55,709 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ December preceding year. All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 344,967 341,373 284,479 284,960 60,488 56,413 Feb : 343,327 341,388 282,167 283,939 61,160 57,449 Mar : 342,107 340,716 281,114 283,386 60,993 57,330 Apr : 340,765 341,067 280,109 283,651 60,656 57,416 May : 339,768 339,239 278,641 282,094 61,127 57,145 Jun : 339,321 334,953 278,884 277,829 60,437 57,124 Jul : 336,875 333,064 277,665 276,103 59,210 56,961 Aug : 334,558 332,371 276,130 276,456 58,428 55,915 Sep : 334,864 332,808 277,163 277,130 57,701 55,678 Oct : 333,252 334,917 276,615 279,754 56,637 55,163 Nov : 336,268 336,671 279,482 281,333 56,786 55,338 Dec : 339,859 339,526 284,238 283,463 55,621 56,063 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 2/ : 60,008 56,028 57,187 53,229 2,821 2,799 Jan : 60,836 56,943 58,011 54,002 2,825 2,941 Feb : 61,086 57,398 58,205 54,341 2,881 3,057 Mar : 60,835 57,383 57,942 54,309 2,893 3,074 Apr : 60,901 57,290 58,006 54,248 2,895 3,042 May : 60,794 57,143 57,924 54,183 2,870 2,960 Jun : 59,834 57,056 57,048 54,152 2,786 2,904 Jul : 58,829 56,449 56,102 53,558 2,727 2,891 Aug : 58,074 55,808 55,328 52,893 2,746 2,915 Sep : 57,181 55,432 54,334 52,519 2,847 2,913 Oct : 56,720 55,265 53,830 52,366 2,890 2,899 Nov : 56,215 55,709 53,409 52,798 2,806 2,911 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 60,488 56,413 57,722 53,575 2,766 2,838 Feb : 61,160 57,449 58,287 54,415 2,873 3,034 Mar : 60,993 57,330 58,110 54,256 2,883 3,074 Apr : 60,656 57,416 57,761 54,346 2,895 3,070 May : 61,127 57,145 58,240 54,135 2,887 3,010 Jun : 60,437 57,124 57,595 54,216 2,842 2,908 Jul : 59,210 56,961 56,486 54,073 2,724 2,888 Aug : 58,428 55,915 55,706 53,031 2,722 2,884 Sep : 57,701 55,678 54,938 52,741 2,763 2,937 Oct : 56,637 55,163 53,716 52,286 2,921 2,877 Nov : 56,786 55,338 53,930 52,428 2,856 2,910 Dec : 55,621 56,063 52,873 53,157 2,748 2,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Eggs: Number Layed per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 2/ : 2,256 2,283 2,331 2,358 1,900 1,906 Jan : 2,218 2,249 2,289 2,321 1,889 1,888 Feb : 2,072 2,024 2,138 2,086 1,768 1,716 Mar : 2,244 2,269 2,318 2,344 1,905 1,905 Apr : 2,163 2,197 2,235 2,269 1,834 1,838 May : 2,224 2,256 2,295 2,327 1,900 1,911 Jun : 2,176 2,203 2,246 2,275 1,845 1,856 Jul : 2,259 2,281 2,333 2,354 1,912 1,922 Aug : 2,252 2,283 2,322 2,355 1,920 1,926 Sep : 2,194 2,209 2,262 2,280 1,866 1,853 Oct : 2,277 2,292 2,351 2,366 1,918 1,916 Nov : 2,216 2,239 2,288 2,316 1,857 1,844 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Layed per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 72.3 73.0 74.8 75.3 61.0 60.9 Feb : 70.6 72.1 72.8 74.4 60.5 60.7 Mar : 72.2 72.4 74.6 74.5 61.4 61.7 Apr : 72.4 73.9 74.8 76.5 61.2 61.1 May : 71.8 72.4 74.1 74.6 61.1 61.3 Jun : 71.7 73.1 73.9 75.4 61.3 61.7 Jul : 73.3 73.6 75.8 76.2 61.5 61.4 Aug : 72.4 73.4 74.7 75.6 61.5 62.2 Sep : 72.8 73.8 75.0 76.2 62.4 62.0 Oct : 73.4 73.4 75.7 75.7 61.9 61.5 Nov : 73.4 74.3 75.8 76.8 61.7 61.6 Dec : 74.2 74.8 76.6 77.5 61.8 61.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Hatching Type Eggs: Number Layed per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 2/ : 1,900 1,906 1,875 1,881 2,410 2,394 Jan : 1,889 1,888 1,865 1,857 2,372 2,448 Feb : 1,768 1,716 1,744 1,687 2,256 2,224 Mar : 1,905 1,905 1,883 1,874 2,351 2,440 Apr : 1,834 1,838 1,810 1,810 2,314 2,334 May : 1,900 1,911 1,875 1,881 2,404 2,466 Jun : 1,845 1,856 1,821 1,826 2,333 2,410 Jul : 1,912 1,922 1,889 1,893 2,384 2,456 Aug : 1,920 1,926 1,896 1,896 2,403 2,470 Sep : 1,866 1,853 1,842 1,824 2,318 2,369 Oct : 1,918 1,916 1,893 1,889 2,388 2,415 Nov : 1,857 1,844 1,833 1,816 2,316 2,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Number Layed per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 61.0 60.9 60.2 60.0 76.8 79.0 Feb : 60.5 60.7 59.7 59.7 76.8 78.9 Mar : 61.4 61.7 60.7 60.8 76.7 79.1 Apr : 61.2 61.1 60.4 60.1 76.8 77.5 May : 61.1 61.3 60.3 60.3 78.8 79.8 Jun : 61.3 61.7 60.5 60.8 77.7 79.2 Jul : 61.5 61.4 60.7 60.5 77.6 79.3 Aug : 61.5 62.2 60.8 61.3 75.7 79.5 Sep : 62.4 62.0 61.6 61.0 77.9 78.7 Oct : 61.9 61.5 61.2 60.6 76.0 78.7 Nov : 61.7 61.6 60.8 60.8 78.8 77.4 Dec : 61.8 61.0 61.2 60.1 75.4 77.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 3/ : 7,801 7,778 6,661 6,711 1,140 1,068 Jan : 7,633 7,678 6,485 6,603 1,149 1,075 Feb : 7,102 6,903 6,022 5,917 1,080 985 Mar : 7,663 7,737 6,505 6,645 1,159 1,093 Apr : 7,361 7,472 6,244 6,419 1,117 1,053 May : 7,553 7,607 6,398 6,515 1,155 1,092 Jun : 7,356 7,360 6,251 6,301 1,104 1,059 Jul : 7,586 7,590 6,461 6,505 1,125 1,085 Aug : 7,539 7,593 6,424 6,518 1,115 1,075 Sep : 7,331 7,376 6,264 6,349 1,067 1,027 Oct : 7,623 7,696 6,536 6,638 1,088 1,059 Nov : 7,492 7,569 6,448 6,541 1,044 1,027 During Year : 90,040 90,359 76,702 77,664 13,343 12,698 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 3/ : 1,140 1,068 1,072 1,001 68 67 Jan : 1,149 1,075 1,082 1,003 67 72 Feb : 1,080 985 1,015 917 65 68 Mar : 1,159 1,093 1,091 1,018 68 75 Apr : 1,117 1,053 1,050 982 67 71 May : 1,155 1,092 1,086 1,019 69 73 Jun : 1,104 1,059 1,039 989 65 70 Jul : 1,125 1,085 1,060 1,014 65 71 Aug : 1,115 1,075 1,049 1,003 66 72 Sep : 1,067 1,027 1,001 958 66 69 Oct : 1,088 1,059 1,019 989 69 70 Nov : 1,044 1,027 979 959 65 68 During Year : 13,343 12,698 12,543 11,852 800 846 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ December preceding year. All Pullets: Number on Hand First Day of the Month, United States, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Month : 2008 : 2009 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 104,041 100,311 Feb : 104,471 101,422 Mar : 102,260 99,870 Apr : 102,547 100,877 May : 104,127 100,174 Jun : 102,096 101,717 Jul : 102,918 101,790 Aug : 103,815 100,871 Sep : 103,475 101,251 Oct : 102,751 102,352 Nov : 101,590 102,000 Dec : 99,458 101,588 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. All Layers: Percent Force Molt First Day of the Month, United States 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being Molted : Molt Completed Month :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 3.1 3.3 22.9 21.3 Feb : 3.9 3.4 21.9 21.6 Mar : 2.4 3.4 22.3 21.5 Apr : 2.8 2.1 21.6 21.8 May : 4.1 4.5 21.0 20.7 Jun : 3.7 3.4 21.1 21.4 Jul : 3.4 3.4 21.0 20.8 Aug : 4.0 2.7 21.3 21.4 Sep : 3.9 2.9 21.2 21.2 Oct : 3.8 3.5 22.2 21.1 Nov : 2.2 2.3 22.9 21.9 Dec : 2.0 1.8 22.2 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Disposition: Number Slaughtered, Lost, and Added During the Month, United States, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers Sold : Layers Rendered, Died, : : : for : Destroyed, Composted, or : : Month : Slaughter : Disappeared for any reason : Pullets : : : (other than sold) : Added 2/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 3/ : 12,399 12,032 7,491 6,738 21,593 21,464 Jan : 14,791 14,101 7,401 6,748 21,525 22,670 Feb : 13,575 14,551 7,360 7,278 19,507 20,833 Mar : 14,114 13,897 8,024 7,535 23,045 23,907 Apr : 14,312 14,385 7,639 8,215 22,949 21,237 May : 13,919 14,955 8,594 8,934 21,225 21,954 Jun : 12,577 14,112 9,075 7,843 21,234 21,075 Jul : 13,484 14,354 8,374 8,367 21,392 22,546 Aug : 14,215 13,857 6,597 7,068 22,712 23,062 Sep : 13,931 13,996 7,256 6,113 20,791 24,139 Oct : 13,789 12,462 6,354 6,505 22,502 21,103 Nov : 12,302 11,031 5,619 6,557 20,244 20,926 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. 3/ December preceding year. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, by State and United States, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 2/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 1,402 1,380 1,332 1,289 1,256 1,273 AR : 4,106 3,776 3,796 3,789 3,572 3,637 CA : 20,405 19,698 19,281 19,595 20,131 20,422 CO : 3,326 3,385 3,362 3,351 3,380 3,193 CT : 2,922 2,875 2,756 2,770 2,846 2,796 FL : 10,480 10,405 10,402 10,260 10,012 9,938 GA : 9,611 9,606 9,513 9,452 9,106 8,931 HI : 341 338 330 328 326 313 IL : 4,649 4,517 4,620 4,516 4,593 4,581 IN : 23,613 23,663 23,751 23,722 23,569 23,552 IA : 53,257 53,326 52,651 52,416 52,783 52,718 ME : 3,816 3,994 4,172 4,141 4,025 3,871 MD : 2,587 2,606 2,511 2,425 2,500 2,358 MI : 8,925 8,868 8,970 9,025 8,987 8,958 MN : 9,782 9,769 9,726 9,643 9,648 9,691 MS : 1,621 1,614 1,634 1,617 1,517 1,462 MO : 5,646 5,524 5,592 5,804 5,801 5,680 NE : 10,184 10,182 9,904 9,691 9,666 9,533 NY : 3,708 3,672 3,808 3,784 3,718 3,790 NC : 4,985 5,059 4,830 4,869 5,000 4,965 OH : 26,228 25,950 25,587 25,479 25,184 25,483 OR : 2,469 2,498 2,431 2,428 2,419 2,427 PA : 20,591 20,422 20,472 20,394 20,122 20,136 SC : 3,326 3,370 3,443 3,419 3,296 3,290 SD : 2,749 2,495 2,543 2,526 2,463 2,450 TX : 14,415 14,005 14,092 14,106 13,782 13,485 VA : 1,343 1,243 1,240 1,227 1,228 1,287 WA : 5,499 5,450 5,355 5,494 5,536 5,496 WI : 4,269 4,312 4,313 4,121 4,002 4,093 : Oth Sts 3/ : 15,274 15,141 15,042 14,751 14,723 14,773 : US : 281,529 279,143 277,459 276,432 275,191 274,582 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, by State and United States, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 1,220 1,255 1,389 1,398 1,387 1,380 AR : 3,600 3,613 3,695 3,727 3,663 3,653 CA : 20,342 20,080 20,102 19,908 19,725 19,877 CO : 3,172 3,305 3,282 3,155 3,242 3,434 CT : 2,722 2,743 2,862 2,866 2,712 2,699 FL : 9,824 9,591 9,530 9,563 9,639 9,886 GA : 9,046 9,086 9,141 9,278 9,324 9,503 HI : 313 311 308 309 308 310 IL : 4,512 4,581 4,599 4,610 4,730 4,746 IN : 23,540 23,193 22,886 23,093 23,064 23,236 IA : 52,518 52,380 52,312 52,270 52,132 52,287 ME : 3,832 3,801 3,691 3,602 3,563 3,544 MD : 2,223 2,312 2,421 2,262 2,141 2,193 MI : 9,096 9,169 9,069 9,034 9,198 9,440 MN : 9,516 9,341 9,276 9,271 9,453 9,545 MS : 1,522 1,537 1,463 1,466 1,534 1,589 MO : 5,568 5,317 5,229 5,318 5,482 5,647 NE : 9,329 9,368 9,599 9,697 9,495 9,526 NY : 3,753 3,635 3,693 3,787 3,801 3,970 NC : 4,878 4,723 4,861 4,840 4,853 5,176 OH : 25,968 25,986 25,561 25,424 25,979 26,519 OR : 2,498 2,512 2,503 2,406 2,191 2,263 PA : 20,454 20,482 20,581 20,493 20,378 20,600 SC : 3,287 3,058 3,025 3,051 3,070 3,117 SD : 2,437 2,407 2,449 2,466 2,463 2,417 TX : 13,445 13,511 13,580 13,975 14,516 14,788 VA : 1,284 1,288 1,211 1,206 1,263 1,307 WA : 5,419 5,361 5,435 5,580 5,791 5,787 WI : 4,133 4,076 3,988 3,979 4,117 4,172 : Oth Sts 3/ : 14,645 14,696 14,726 14,677 14,651 14,932 : US : 274,096 272,718 272,467 272,711 273,865 277,543 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ December preceding year. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, by State and United States, 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 2/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 1,372 1,384 1,415 1,432 1,358 1,302 AR : 3,688 3,575 3,495 3,522 3,422 3,324 CA : 19,838 19,630 19,465 19,450 19,476 19,448 CO : 3,507 3,456 3,409 3,404 3,293 3,243 CT : 2,779 2,729 2,678 2,754 2,819 2,764 FL : 9,955 9,829 9,627 9,628 9,514 9,234 GA : 9,677 9,479 9,360 9,216 9,042 8,888 HI : 311 312 307 310 312 306 IL : 4,675 4,572 4,448 4,475 4,539 4,388 IN : 23,552 23,521 23,655 23,507 23,283 22,841 IA : 52,803 52,819 52,855 52,937 52,811 52,863 ME : 3,517 3,538 3,584 3,450 3,330 3,326 MD : 2,160 2,055 2,064 2,108 2,024 1,988 MI : 9,437 9,437 9,446 9,666 9,626 9,620 MN : 9,557 9,621 9,677 9,721 9,753 9,599 MS : 1,577 1,509 1,450 1,484 1,506 1,428 MO : 5,716 5,889 5,875 5,817 5,780 5,907 NE : 9,685 9,623 9,623 9,697 9,716 9,521 NY : 3,942 3,824 3,885 3,926 3,881 3,836 NC : 5,373 5,461 5,279 5,304 5,533 5,492 OH : 26,996 27,102 26,856 26,906 26,846 26,453 OR : 2,386 2,341 2,339 2,290 2,375 2,357 PA : 20,702 21,104 21,566 21,580 21,634 21,349 SC : 3,099 3,169 3,098 2,979 3,059 3,163 SD : 2,415 2,455 2,447 2,416 2,332 2,341 TX : 14,924 14,876 14,800 14,757 14,619 14,066 VA : 1,419 1,425 1,342 1,246 1,151 1,065 WA : 5,817 5,932 6,014 6,007 6,050 6,171 WI : 4,118 4,194 4,256 4,368 4,420 4,321 : Oth Sts 3/ : 15,162 15,145 14,904 14,723 14,925 14,918 : US : 280,159 280,006 279,219 279,080 278,429 275,522 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, by State and United States, 2009 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 1,255 1,208 1,227 1,261 1,271 1,260 AR : 3,292 3,311 3,380 3,440 3,434 3,309 CA : 19,114 19,077 19,434 19,249 18,881 19,115 CO : 3,113 3,141 3,184 3,113 3,201 3,292 CT : 2,749 2,706 2,611 2,580 2,499 2,496 FL : 9,153 9,251 9,373 9,377 9,368 9,611 GA : 8,782 8,682 8,611 8,535 8,587 9,084 HI : 300 301 299 290 294 298 IL : 4,344 4,305 4,024 4,132 4,355 4,456 IN : 22,305 22,237 22,314 22,249 22,515 22,805 IA : 52,679 52,648 52,779 52,990 53,303 53,320 ME : 3,319 3,328 3,329 3,395 3,537 3,619 MD : 1,967 1,877 1,892 1,984 2,034 2,101 MI : 9,792 9,506 9,545 9,872 10,058 10,178 MN : 9,567 9,640 9,656 9,772 9,838 9,865 MS : 1,392 1,347 1,312 1,350 1,414 1,515 MO : 6,109 6,049 5,926 5,925 5,944 5,744 NE : 9,424 9,558 9,595 9,566 9,470 9,366 NY : 3,821 3,855 3,833 3,786 3,845 3,860 NC : 5,394 5,362 5,523 5,587 5,591 5,877 OH : 26,012 25,818 25,792 26,359 27,010 27,100 OR : 2,181 2,233 2,258 2,246 2,185 2,047 PA : 21,334 21,528 21,509 21,662 21,873 22,091 SC : 3,060 3,014 3,164 3,246 3,293 3,234 SD : 2,362 2,363 2,406 2,355 2,357 2,404 TX : 13,696 13,628 13,391 13,538 13,593 13,505 VA : 1,170 1,315 1,272 1,291 1,313 1,264 WA : 5,868 5,752 6,001 6,057 6,111 6,123 WI : 4,221 4,237 4,249 4,278 4,369 4,342 : Oth Sts 3/ : 14,752 14,564 14,464 14,519 14,562 14,669 : US : 272,527 271,841 272,353 274,004 276,105 277,950 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ December preceding year. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by State and United States, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 2/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 9,527 9,583 9,537 9,495 9,438 9,522 AR : 13,817 13,777 14,000 13,881 13,590 13,732 CA : 20,699 19,994 19,578 19,889 20,423 20,716 CO : 3,863 3,927 3,905 3,895 3,894 3,706 CT : 2,983 2,933 2,819 2,838 2,911 2,859 FL : 10,948 10,907 10,876 10,697 10,460 10,389 GA : 19,184 19,175 19,163 19,043 18,673 18,443 HI : 360 361 353 352 351 336 IL : 4,876 4,744 4,847 4,743 4,820 4,808 IN : 24,351 24,401 24,474 24,415 24,280 24,251 IA : 54,134 54,269 53,624 53,390 53,727 53,643 ME : 3,888 4,066 4,240 4,204 4,094 3,947 MD : 2,756 2,748 2,624 2,555 2,646 2,496 MI : 9,082 9,032 9,134 9,189 9,149 9,117 MN : 10,232 10,243 10,199 10,108 10,142 10,192 MS : 6,410 6,435 6,376 6,267 6,250 6,257 MO : 6,995 6,920 6,930 7,093 7,101 7,008 NE : 10,234 10,232 9,954 9,741 9,716 9,583 NY : 3,921 3,890 4,031 4,007 3,941 4,005 NC : 12,546 12,802 12,717 12,666 12,660 12,547 OH : 26,750 26,402 26,040 25,930 25,640 25,942 OR : 2,627 2,649 2,570 2,573 2,574 2,581 PA : 21,688 21,524 21,546 21,482 21,231 21,250 SC : 4,554 4,606 4,696 4,711 4,604 4,598 SD : 2,809 2,555 2,603 2,586 2,523 2,510 TX : 19,057 18,747 18,834 18,918 18,620 18,213 VA : 3,163 3,077 3,070 3,104 3,143 3,198 WA : 5,560 5,516 5,424 5,563 5,605 5,564 WI : 4,695 4,712 4,726 4,546 4,436 4,520 : Oth Sts 3/ : 24,104 23,944 23,847 23,579 23,644 23,635 : US : 345,813 344,171 342,737 341,460 340,286 339,568 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by State and United States, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 9,314 9,215 9,363 9,334 9,314 9,345 AR : 13,565 13,198 12,972 12,835 12,584 12,498 CA : 20,636 20,378 20,405 20,212 20,028 20,182 CO : 3,716 3,817 3,793 3,667 3,726 3,882 CT : 2,786 2,808 2,926 2,927 2,772 2,758 FL : 10,232 9,974 9,927 9,930 10,005 10,277 GA : 18,402 18,236 18,016 17,959 18,008 18,167 HI : 335 333 329 330 333 338 IL : 4,739 4,808 4,821 4,822 4,937 4,958 IN : 24,230 23,896 23,560 23,791 23,802 23,956 IA : 53,432 53,304 53,251 53,214 53,081 53,204 ME : 3,908 3,873 3,763 3,678 3,638 3,624 MD : 2,366 2,459 2,559 2,396 2,292 2,360 MI : 9,257 9,331 9,230 9,191 9,348 9,590 MN : 10,006 9,811 9,737 9,726 9,915 10,029 MS : 6,348 6,298 6,168 6,171 6,280 6,222 MO : 6,899 6,622 6,517 6,619 6,761 6,778 NE : 9,379 9,418 9,649 9,747 9,545 9,576 NY : 3,960 3,846 3,904 3,997 4,015 4,188 NC : 12,425 12,213 12,263 12,020 11,940 12,325 OH : 26,429 26,436 26,003 25,871 26,417 26,940 OR : 2,637 2,652 2,658 2,561 2,338 2,393 PA : 21,559 21,600 21,704 21,600 21,495 21,687 SC : 4,583 4,338 4,298 4,343 4,367 4,415 SD : 2,497 2,467 2,509 2,526 2,523 2,467 TX : 18,041 18,096 18,175 18,534 19,018 19,258 VA : 3,100 3,035 2,979 2,929 2,906 2,869 WA : 5,484 5,425 5,497 5,641 5,852 5,875 WI : 4,541 4,485 4,396 4,382 4,521 4,651 : Oth Sts 3/ : 23,315 23,366 23,359 23,129 23,018 23,273 : US : 338,121 335,738 334,731 334,082 334,779 338,085 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ December preceding year. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by State and United States, 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 2/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 9,393 9,405 9,332 9,297 9,324 9,269 AR : 12,790 12,923 12,863 12,792 12,467 12,250 CA : 20,145 19,938 19,770 19,747 19,774 19,754 CO : 3,955 3,971 3,890 3,854 3,772 3,721 CT : 2,835 2,786 2,741 2,822 2,884 2,826 FL : 10,340 10,173 9,948 9,989 9,894 9,605 GA : 18,391 18,303 18,214 18,048 17,779 17,486 HI : 338 339 334 337 339 333 IL : 4,891 4,788 4,662 4,688 4,729 4,571 IN : 24,247 24,219 24,399 24,315 24,091 23,583 IA : 53,718 53,753 53,796 53,884 53,742 53,755 ME : 3,601 3,622 3,667 3,531 3,417 3,419 MD : 2,328 2,199 2,188 2,247 2,173 2,131 MI : 9,594 9,601 9,610 9,830 9,790 9,787 MN : 10,064 10,127 10,176 10,235 10,250 10,096 MS : 6,045 5,967 5,967 6,042 6,101 6,178 MO : 6,853 7,184 7,176 7,095 7,064 7,208 NE : 9,735 9,673 9,673 9,747 9,766 9,571 NY : 4,165 4,047 4,103 4,141 4,096 4,050 NC : 12,520 12,638 12,454 12,504 12,784 12,773 OH : 27,406 27,527 27,300 27,349 27,293 26,910 OR : 2,513 2,479 2,486 2,433 2,515 2,506 PA : 21,754 22,208 22,714 22,712 22,774 22,457 SC : 4,420 4,486 4,389 4,276 4,388 4,537 SD : 2,455 2,495 2,487 2,456 2,372 2,381 TX : 19,169 19,250 19,412 19,303 19,164 18,629 VA : 2,958 3,003 2,942 2,907 2,886 2,865 WA : 5,932 6,047 6,129 6,122 6,165 6,286 WI : 4,682 4,773 4,836 4,947 5,005 4,905 : Oth Sts 3/ : 23,401 23,476 23,410 23,264 23,372 23,274 : US : 340,638 341,400 341,068 340,914 340,170 337,116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by State and United States, 2009 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 9,149 9,001 9,081 9,244 9,150 9,036 AR : 12,176 12,034 11,873 11,818 11,966 12,158 CA : 19,424 19,385 19,740 19,551 19,180 19,414 CO : 3,601 3,628 3,645 3,575 3,680 3,770 CT : 2,812 2,769 2,670 2,639 2,560 2,562 FL : 9,512 9,611 9,705 9,700 9,721 9,961 GA : 17,495 17,380 17,197 17,105 17,157 17,661 HI : 325 327 326 315 319 323 IL : 4,549 4,514 4,231 4,341 4,565 4,672 IN : 23,006 22,962 23,087 23,000 23,198 23,456 IA : 53,542 53,496 53,643 53,901 54,200 54,180 ME : 3,411 3,416 3,417 3,487 3,629 3,710 MD : 2,114 2,021 2,021 2,111 2,173 2,251 MI : 9,952 9,656 9,695 10,022 10,208 10,328 MN : 10,085 10,141 10,147 10,242 10,301 10,367 MS : 6,186 5,883 5,565 5,507 5,603 5,885 MO : 7,419 7,347 7,184 7,130 7,112 6,950 NE : 9,474 9,608 9,645 9,616 9,520 9,416 NY : 4,038 4,078 4,057 4,006 4,066 4,084 NC : 12,609 12,516 12,578 12,617 12,648 12,987 OH : 26,481 26,276 26,249 26,830 27,464 27,558 OR : 2,333 2,384 2,393 2,381 2,334 2,193 PA : 22,403 22,596 22,584 22,739 22,951 23,199 SC : 4,422 4,333 4,516 4,643 4,686 4,583 SD : 2,402 2,403 2,446 2,395 2,397 2,444 TX : 18,222 18,149 17,963 17,962 17,914 17,774 VA : 2,997 3,171 3,148 3,150 3,205 3,237 WA : 5,983 5,867 6,116 6,172 6,226 6,238 WI : 4,792 4,808 4,837 4,874 4,942 4,896 : Oth Sts 3/ : 23,118 22,980 22,853 22,812 22,744 22,828 : US : 334,032 332,740 332,612 333,885 335,819 338,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ December preceding year. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Number Layed per 100 For All Layers During the Month by State and United States, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 2/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,942 1,931 1,804 1,927 1,865 1,922 AR : 1,976 1,894 1,779 1,967 1,898 1,959 CA : 2,242 2,166 2,002 2,192 2,081 2,148 CO : 2,382 2,368 2,254 2,465 2,337 2,402 CT : 2,380 2,284 2,128 2,326 2,302 2,308 FL : 2,274 2,283 2,161 2,272 2,113 2,214 GA : 2,132 2,096 1,946 2,101 2,008 2,050 HI : 1,778 1,801 1,728 1,847 1,738 1,815 IL : 2,358 2,255 2,125 2,340 2,178 2,225 IN : 2,308 2,238 2,112 2,306 2,224 2,284 IA : 2,244 2,233 2,068 2,236 2,196 2,291 ME : 2,058 2,115 2,123 2,307 2,223 2,280 MD : 2,177 2,220 2,058 2,192 2,116 2,163 MI : 2,477 2,403 2,233 2,459 2,350 2,369 MN : 2,375 2,343 2,167 2,285 2,218 2,325 MS : 2,028 1,974 1,882 2,026 1,920 1,998 MO : 2,287 2,327 2,208 2,354 2,281 2,297 NE : 2,384 2,365 2,230 2,392 2,336 2,463 NY : 2,499 2,468 2,282 2,446 2,411 2,497 NC : 2,104 2,062 1,942 2,108 2,022 2,088 OH : 2,344 2,295 2,093 2,352 2,293 2,251 OR : 2,589 2,567 2,451 2,565 2,409 2,363 PA : 2,467 2,430 2,274 2,439 2,346 2,424 SC : 2,196 2,106 1,895 2,080 2,107 2,131 SD : 2,243 2,192 2,036 2,204 2,180 2,351 TX : 2,288 2,230 2,103 2,252 2,127 2,202 VA : 2,055 1,917 1,759 1,997 1,941 2,001 WA : 2,212 2,212 2,212 2,355 2,302 2,390 WI : 2,364 2,292 2,074 2,200 2,074 2,124 : Oth Sts 3/ : 2,191 2,172 2,042 2,184 2,081 2,137 : US : 2,256 2,218 2,072 2,244 2,163 2,224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. Eggs: Number Layed per 100 For All Layers During the Month by State and United States, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,879 1,932 1,922 1,886 1,943 1,883 AR : 1,917 2,000 2,043 2,018 2,074 1,976 CA : 2,132 2,208 2,235 2,177 2,232 2,195 CO : 2,234 2,436 2,505 2,400 2,442 2,344 CT : 2,261 2,315 2,256 2,187 2,273 2,248 FL : 2,160 2,206 2,196 2,105 2,229 2,248 GA : 1,994 2,067 2,065 2,005 2,127 2,092 HI : 1,791 1,892 1,854 1,758 1,742 1,657 IL : 2,216 2,288 2,240 2,198 2,329 2,360 IN : 2,245 2,327 2,292 2,215 2,281 2,217 IA : 2,253 2,323 2,270 2,208 2,332 2,263 ME : 2,201 2,169 2,153 2,202 2,281 2,180 MD : 2,113 2,277 2,423 2,295 2,269 2,119 MI : 2,301 2,422 2,459 2,405 2,493 2,398 MN : 2,259 2,334 2,331 2,313 2,380 2,263 MS : 1,969 2,064 2,075 1,993 2,054 2,041 MO : 2,247 2,386 2,363 2,312 2,263 2,184 NE : 2,356 2,410 2,435 2,421 2,441 2,308 NY : 2,374 2,470 2,536 2,452 2,516 2,412 NC : 1,988 2,063 2,104 2,013 2,085 2,069 OH : 2,198 2,342 2,311 2,277 2,328 2,238 OR : 2,351 2,564 2,521 2,421 2,609 2,549 PA : 2,361 2,426 2,396 2,347 2,456 2,379 SC : 2,051 2,282 2,257 2,049 2,107 2,106 SD : 2,243 2,229 2,272 2,296 2,457 2,432 TX : 2,178 2,244 2,223 2,169 2,308 2,269 VA : 2,000 2,043 2,081 1,980 2,030 2,022 WA : 2,279 2,304 2,292 2,269 2,341 2,281 WI : 2,180 2,341 2,343 2,214 2,300 2,301 : Oth Sts 3/ : 2,102 2,178 2,209 2,149 2,198 2,136 : US : 2,176 2,259 2,252 2,194 2,277 2,216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ December preceding year. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Number Layed per 100 For All Layers During the Month by State and United States, 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 2/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,948 1,914 1,725 1,958 1,898 1,942 AR : 2,002 1,989 1,765 1,986 1,957 2,016 CA : 2,274 2,242 2,023 2,274 2,190 2,253 CO : 2,478 2,493 2,288 2,543 2,466 2,580 CT : 2,328 2,297 2,080 2,339 2,323 2,371 FL : 2,331 2,261 1,960 2,222 2,244 2,311 GA : 2,126 2,098 1,905 2,166 2,081 2,110 HI : 1,775 1,770 1,557 1,751 1,740 1,832 IL : 2,310 2,214 2,016 2,240 2,263 2,385 IN : 2,310 2,279 2,029 2,311 2,262 2,336 IA : 2,288 2,275 2,050 2,272 2,207 2,271 ME : 2,222 2,126 1,909 2,181 2,136 2,164 MD : 2,191 2,092 1,920 2,225 2,071 2,065 MI : 2,460 2,458 2,216 2,411 2,257 2,319 MN : 2,335 2,311 2,113 2,374 2,244 2,288 MS : 2,068 2,028 1,877 2,085 1,967 2,023 MO : 2,364 2,325 2,132 2,396 2,336 2,372 NE : 2,404 2,409 2,161 2,360 2,324 2,466 NY : 2,473 2,471 2,218 2,487 2,441 2,519 NC : 2,109 2,089 1,951 2,127 2,042 2,153 OH : 2,386 2,300 2,018 2,300 2,224 2,278 OR : 2,587 2,622 2,333 2,630 2,465 2,474 PA : 2,455 2,432 2,179 2,452 2,380 2,422 SC : 2,195 2,140 1,982 2,198 2,028 2,006 SD : 2,403 2,365 2,211 2,443 2,277 2,310 TX : 2,301 2,244 2,025 2,269 2,192 2,238 VA : 2,130 2,031 1,801 2,064 2,010 2,059 WA : 2,411 2,398 2,105 2,369 2,287 2,354 WI : 2,413 2,305 2,068 2,345 2,298 2,283 : Oth Sts 3/ : 2,214 2,177 1,969 2,205 2,105 2,183 : US : 2,283 2,249 2,024 2,269 2,197 2,256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. Eggs: Number Layed per 100 For All Layers During the Month by State and United States, 2009 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,858 1,922 1,927 1,882 1,956 1,903 AR : 1,955 2,028 2,080 2,014 2,039 1,966 CA : 2,234 2,321 2,310 2,235 2,336 2,302 CO : 2,472 2,453 2,524 2,406 2,446 2,414 CT : 2,276 2,420 2,472 2,387 2,422 2,264 FL : 2,208 2,247 2,267 2,258 2,417 2,389 GA : 2,035 2,129 2,163 2,116 2,192 2,146 HI : 1,754 1,835 1,810 1,778 1,787 1,703 IL : 2,264 2,370 2,364 2,235 2,300 2,290 IN : 2,308 2,317 2,283 2,261 2,354 2,298 IA : 2,215 2,292 2,293 2,215 2,292 2,235 ME : 2,082 2,196 2,253 2,208 2,287 2,210 MD : 2,129 2,276 2,326 2,037 2,117 2,177 MI : 2,291 2,465 2,517 2,325 2,322 2,266 MN : 2,201 2,258 2,306 2,255 2,310 2,267 MS : 2,021 2,108 2,084 2,016 2,088 2,005 MO : 2,251 2,355 2,339 2,188 2,292 2,273 NE : 2,396 2,456 2,447 2,340 2,447 2,368 NY : 2,402 2,501 2,465 2,371 2,484 2,400 NC : 2,086 2,117 2,091 1,997 2,079 2,071 OH : 2,258 2,329 2,316 2,285 2,367 2,264 OR : 2,486 2,559 2,591 2,478 2,571 2,554 PA : 2,375 2,461 2,444 2,370 2,453 2,392 SC : 2,035 2,146 2,126 2,089 2,155 2,117 SD : 2,290 2,455 2,535 2,505 2,503 2,373 TX : 2,184 2,292 2,294 2,210 2,328 2,273 VA : 1,969 2,018 2,033 2,000 2,153 2,101 WA : 2,357 2,369 2,305 2,236 2,377 2,357 WI : 2,254 2,371 2,315 2,257 2,448 2,431 : Oth Sts 3/ : 2,115 2,211 2,223 2,109 2,168 2,138 : US : 2,203 2,281 2,283 2,209 2,292 2,239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ December preceding year. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month by State and United States, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 AR : 2.5 3.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 CA : 9.5 7.0 3.0 3.0 7.5 7.5 CO : 1.5 4.0 0.0 2.5 3.5 1.5 CT : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 FL : 3.0 8.0 3.0 7.5 8.5 7.0 GA : 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 4.5 2.5 HI : 6.5 7.0 10.0 8.5 6.0 7.5 IL : 2.0 4.5 2.0 4.0 5.0 3.5 IN : 4.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 3.5 IA : 4.0 6.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 4.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 8.0 6.0 8.0 3.5 10.0 4.0 MI : 1.0 3.5 4.5 0.0 6.5 7.0 MN : 2.0 2.5 2.5 3.0 1.5 3.0 MS : 2.0 3.5 0.0 2.0 3.5 1.0 MO : 4.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 3.0 0.5 NE : 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 2.0 NY : 0.5 2.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 NC : 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 OH : 2.5 2.5 0.5 1.5 4.5 8.0 OR : 4.0 2.5 2.5 6.5 8.0 6.0 PA : 1.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 2.0 SC : 2.5 8.0 6.5 6.5 2.5 3.5 SD : 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.5 TX : 4.5 5.0 1.0 3.5 5.0 2.0 VA : 0.0 3.5 3.0 6.0 9.0 2.5 WA : 5.0 7.5 6.5 5.5 7.5 4.5 WI : 4.0 7.5 6.5 2.0 5.0 4.5 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2.7 4.1 3.2 4.4 4.3 4.4 : US : 3.1 3.9 2.4 2.8 4.1 3.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote (s) at end of table. All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month by State and United States, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0.5 1.5 0.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 AR : 2.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.0 CA : 8.0 3.5 5.5 4.0 2.0 1.0 CO : 1.5 1.5 6.5 2.5 1.0 2.5 CT : 0.0 13.5 7.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 FL : 4.5 7.5 6.5 6.5 4.0 0.5 GA : 3.5 4.0 3.0 2.5 1.0 1.5 HI : 12.0 11.0 9.0 15.0 12.0 13.0 IL : 3.5 11.0 9.0 11.0 1.5 0.0 IN : 1.5 6.0 4.5 5.0 3.5 4.0 IA : 4.0 4.5 6.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 4.0 0.0 8.0 2.5 6.5 4.0 MI : 4.5 6.5 6.0 4.5 2.0 4.5 MN : 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.5 MS : 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 MO : 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 3.0 0.0 NE : 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 NY : 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 0.5 NC : 2.0 1.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 OH : 4.0 2.5 4.0 5.0 4.0 2.5 OR : 0.0 6.0 7.0 5.5 2.5 4.5 PA : 2.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 SC : 2.0 2.5 0.0 4.0 0.0 9.0 SD : 16.0 11.0 11.0 10.0 2.5 6.5 TX : 2.5 5.5 3.0 4.0 0.5 0.5 VA : 2.5 0.0 3.5 6.5 0.0 0.0 WA : 5.5 5.5 4.0 5.0 6.5 5.5 WI : 3.0 2.5 5.5 6.0 3.0 3.5 : Oth Sts 2/ : 4.2 3.5 2.3 3.8 2.4 0.8 : US : 3.4 4.0 3.9 3.8 2.2 2.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month by State and United States, 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 1.5 1.5 AR : 1.5 1.5 2.0 0.0 2.0 2.5 CA : 2.5 4.0 5.5 2.0 7.5 5.5 CO : 4.5 5.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 CT : 0.0 8.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 FL : 4.5 7.0 9.5 2.5 8.5 7.5 GA : 1.0 4.5 2.5 1.0 5.0 4.5 HI : 11.5 10.5 9.5 10.5 9.0 11.0 IL : 10.5 8.5 9.5 0.0 1.5 5.0 IN : 3.5 4.0 5.0 2.5 5.5 2.5 IA : 5.0 2.5 5.5 3.5 3.5 2.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 10.0 22.0 4.0 0.0 3.5 2.0 MI : 8.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 9.5 4.5 MN : 2.0 2.5 2.0 2.5 5.0 3.0 MS : 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.5 3.0 MO : 3.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 4.0 2.0 NE : 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 NY : 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.5 NC : 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 OH : 2.5 4.5 1.0 2.5 6.0 6.5 OR : 5.5 2.0 5.5 4.5 10.0 6.0 PA : 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 3.5 4.0 SC : 3.0 8.5 0.0 1.0 6.5 4.5 SD : 11.0 6.5 2.5 2.5 7.0 2.5 TX : 3.5 4.5 3.5 2.0 5.5 4.5 VA : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 WA : 4.0 6.5 11.5 5.0 9.5 7.0 WI : 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 2.0 : Oth Sts 2/ : 3.0 4.2 2.8 2.0 5.1 3.4 : US : 3.3 3.4 3.4 2.1 4.5 3.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month by State and United States, 2009 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 AR : 2.0 0.0 1.0 4.5 0.5 0.0 CA : 6.5 4.0 1.5 4.0 4.0 1.0 CO : 1.5 1.5 1.5 5.5 0.0 0.0 CT : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 FL : 8.0 4.5 8.0 4.5 2.0 1.5 GA : 4.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 HI : 9.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 1.0 IL : 2.5 7.0 5.5 4.0 0.0 0.0 IN : 2.0 5.0 3.5 3.5 2.0 1.0 IA : 3.0 2.5 2.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 7.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 0.0 MI : 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.5 2.5 0.5 MN : 3.5 2.5 4.0 3.5 2.5 2.5 MS : 1.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 MO : 0.5 3.5 5.5 1.5 4.0 1.0 NE : 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 NY : 3.0 2.5 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 NC : 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 OH : 8.0 2.0 5.0 3.5 3.0 4.0 OR : 8.0 4.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.5 PA : 3.0 1.5 2.5 2.0 1.0 2.5 SC : 2.5 3.5 1.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 SD : 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 2.5 6.0 TX : 3.0 1.5 3.0 3.5 1.5 0.0 VA : 0.0 3.5 6.5 2.0 0.0 2.5 WA : 9.5 7.0 6.0 10.0 3.0 4.5 WI : 2.0 4.0 5.5 8.5 3.0 4.0 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2.7 2.7 3.0 5.4 4.9 1.8 : US : 3.4 2.7 2.9 3.5 2.3 1.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month by State and United States, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.5 3.5 AR : 12.5 11.5 9.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 CA : 33.5 31.5 35.0 32.0 29.5 28.0 CO : 17.0 20.0 19.0 17.5 20.5 21.5 CT : 14.5 14.5 14.5 11.0 11.0 11.0 FL : 35.0 31.5 34.5 32.5 30.0 31.0 GA : 14.5 13.5 14.5 12.0 8.5 10.0 HI : 55.0 59.0 60.5 61.0 52.0 64.0 IL : 31.0 31.5 31.0 25.0 24.5 25.5 IN : 32.0 32.0 33.5 33.0 32.0 35.5 IA : 34.5 32.5 34.0 32.5 35.0 34.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 11.5 12.0 10.5 16.5 14.0 19.0 MI : 22.5 22.0 16.5 23.5 24.0 23.5 MN : 28.0 27.5 29.0 28.5 28.5 28.5 MS : 9.5 9.0 12.0 9.0 9.0 10.0 MO : 14.5 13.5 18.0 18.0 15.5 18.0 NE : 12.5 11.5 9.0 7.0 4.5 2.0 NY : 8.5 7.5 8.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 NC : 8.0 7.5 7.5 8.0 8.0 8.5 OH : 15.5 15.0 15.0 15.0 12.5 14.0 OR : 28.0 27.5 29.0 31.5 25.5 20.5 PA : 14.5 12.5 11.5 11.5 12.0 11.0 SC : 25.0 24.0 23.5 25.5 26.0 20.5 SD : 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 19.5 TX : 25.0 24.5 26.0 23.5 24.0 24.5 VA : 26.5 23.5 19.0 22.5 19.5 19.0 WA : 43.0 39.5 31.0 33.5 31.0 31.5 WI : 31.5 32.5 35.5 40.0 33.5 29.5 : Oth Sts 2/ : 23.2 23.1 22.3 21.8 20.5 21.1 : US : 22.9 21.9 22.3 21.6 21.0 21.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month by State and United States, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4.5 3.5 5.0 4.5 5.5 6.5 AR : 10.0 10.0 10.5 11.5 9.5 8.5 CA : 31.5 32.0 29.5 34.0 35.5 34.5 CO : 20.0 19.5 20.0 19.0 15.5 16.0 CT : 10.5 9.5 18.0 22.0 20.0 18.5 FL : 28.0 31.0 29.0 32.0 37.0 39.5 GA : 11.0 11.0 11.5 13.0 14.0 12.5 HI : 55.0 56.0 53.0 58.0 55.0 54.5 IL : 27.0 26.5 23.5 22.5 32.0 33.0 IN : 35.0 32.5 34.0 34.0 35.0 35.0 IA : 33.5 33.5 32.5 35.0 34.5 33.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 12.0 13.5 13.0 12.0 11.0 8.5 MI : 22.5 19.5 27.0 26.0 26.0 24.5 MN : 27.5 29.5 25.0 23.5 25.5 25.5 MS : 10.5 10.5 9.0 10.5 11.0 12.5 MO : 17.5 15.0 12.5 8.5 8.0 7.5 NE : 2.0 3.0 3.5 4.5 3.5 3.5 NY : 5.0 6.0 6.5 5.0 5.5 7.0 NC : 6.5 8.5 9.0 12.0 11.0 10.5 OH : 16.0 19.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 18.0 OR : 25.0 22.0 26.0 32.0 35.5 31.0 PA : 12.0 11.5 12.0 11.0 13.0 10.5 SC : 21.0 20.0 21.5 19.5 20.0 14.5 SD : 16.0 29.0 28.5 28.5 32.5 30.5 TX : 20.0 21.5 23.5 25.5 28.0 25.5 VA : 18.5 18.5 13.5 13.5 17.5 17.5 WA : 30.5 27.0 25.5 27.0 28.0 27.0 WI : 30.0 32.5 22.0 24.5 24.5 25.5 : Oth Sts 2/ : 20.7 21.6 23.1 23.9 24.1 24.0 : US : 21.0 21.3 21.2 22.2 22.9 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month by State and United States, 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 6.5 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 AR : 8.0 8.0 9.5 11.0 9.0 10.0 CA : 33.5 29.5 29.5 29.0 26.0 29.5 CO : 17.5 18.5 17.5 19.0 13.5 16.0 CT : 17.5 16.5 12.0 19.0 15.0 13.0 FL : 37.5 32.5 27.5 34.0 30.0 28.0 GA : 10.5 10.5 13.0 11.5 11.0 12.0 HI : 55.5 55.0 54.0 52.0 53.0 52.0 IL : 31.0 30.0 29.5 34.5 35.0 34.0 IN : 34.5 36.5 35.5 37.5 35.5 36.0 IA : 32.5 36.0 33.0 35.0 34.0 33.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 5.0 7.5 20.5 19.0 19.5 22.5 MI : 27.0 29.0 25.5 25.0 20.5 26.5 MN : 26.5 26.0 26.0 24.5 23.5 23.5 MS : 10.0 11.0 9.0 9.5 8.0 8.5 MO : 6.0 8.5 8.0 9.5 11.5 14.0 NE : 3.5 2.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 NY : 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 6.5 5.5 NC : 10.0 12.0 12.0 11.5 10.5 10.5 OH : 17.5 17.5 21.0 17.0 18.0 18.5 OR : 30.0 30.0 29.0 30.0 28.0 34.5 PA : 10.5 10.5 12.5 12.5 11.0 12.0 SC : 15.5 11.5 17.5 17.0 14.5 18.0 SD : 29.5 34.0 38.0 34.0 33.5 27.0 TX : 19.5 18.5 18.5 18.5 19.0 16.5 VA : 16.5 11.0 11.5 11.5 9.0 8.5 WA : 28.5 28.0 27.0 33.5 29.5 30.0 WI : 22.5 23.5 26.5 25.0 25.5 32.5 : Oth Sts 2/ : 22.6 21.6 22.1 19.8 19.5 21.2 : US : 21.3 21.6 21.5 21.8 20.7 21.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at the end of table. All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month by State and United States, 2009 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4.5 6.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 AR : 10.5 11.0 9.0 11.5 13.0 11.5 CA : 29.0 30.5 30.5 31.0 33.5 34.0 CO : 16.5 14.5 14.5 12.5 17.0 16.5 CT : 12.5 13.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.0 FL : 26.5 29.0 27.0 33.0 34.5 34.5 GA : 13.5 14.5 15.5 14.5 16.0 20.0 HI : 53.0 50.0 50.0 54.0 51.0 50.0 IL : 34.0 30.5 31.5 32.5 33.0 31.5 IN : 34.5 32.0 32.0 32.5 31.5 36.0 IA : 32.0 32.5 33.0 30.5 31.5 30.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 22.5 22.5 14.5 7.0 6.5 10.5 MI : 21.5 22.5 21.5 21.0 22.0 26.0 MN : 24.5 24.5 26.5 28.5 29.0 28.5 MS : 10.5 9.5 11.0 10.5 12.0 11.0 MO : 14.0 14.0 14.5 18.0 19.0 22.5 NE : 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 NY : 6.0 7.5 9.5 7.5 7.0 6.5 NC : 8.0 7.5 9.0 8.0 9.5 8.0 OH : 18.0 21.5 18.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 OR : 36.0 36.0 27.5 32.0 29.5 24.5 PA : 11.5 14.0 13.0 13.5 14.0 13.0 SC : 19.0 20.5 23.0 22.0 21.5 19.5 SD : 21.5 20.0 24.0 21.0 20.5 20.5 TX : 19.0 20.0 20.0 19.5 18.5 20.0 VA : 8.0 10.0 11.0 17.0 18.0 15.0 WA : 32.0 32.0 34.0 32.5 37.0 29.0 WI : 28.0 28.0 29.5 24.5 33.0 32.0 : Oth Sts 2/ : 21.3 19.7 18.6 17.9 18.2 19.9 : US : 20.8 21.4 21.2 21.1 21.9 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During December by State and United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 4/ : All Hatching Type 4/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 185 183 33 34 152 149 AR : 273 256 96 88 177 168 CA : 464 458 CO : 92 98 CT : 71 66 FL : 249 241 241 235 8 6 GA : 409 391 224 224 185 167 HI : 6.4 6.0 6.4 6.0 0 0 IL : 115 113 111 110 4 3 IN : 562 560 549 547 13 13 IA : 1,215 1,229 1,200 1,215 15 14 ME : 80 80 MD : 60 51 58 49 2 2 MI : 225 236 MN : 243 235 235 226 8 9 MS : 130 125 40 39 90 86 MO : 160 162 NE : 244 234 244 234 0 0 NY : 98 103 NC : 264 264 122 131 142 133 OH : 627 654 OR : 68 65 66 63 2 2 PA : 535 534 515 517 20 17 SC : 100 97 78 74 22 23 SD : 63 59 63 59 0 0 TX : 436 441 VA : 65 63 32 34 33 29 WA : 123 143 WI : 111 113 : Oth Sts 5/: 528 518 384 385 145 134 : US : 7,801 7,778 6,661 6,711 1,140 1,068 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ December preceding year. 3/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 4/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 5/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During January by State and United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 3/ : All Hatching Type 3/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 185 180 32 32 153 148 AR : 261 257 81 87 180 170 CA : 433 447 CO : 93 99 CT : 67 64 FL : 249 230 239 225 10 5 GA : 402 384 217 215 185 169 HI : 6.5 6.0 6.5 6.0 0 0 IL : 107 106 103 103 4 3 IN : 546 552 533 539 13 13 IA : 1,212 1,223 1,197 1,208 15 15 ME : 86 77 MD : 61 46 59 44 2 2 MI : 217 236 MN : 240 234 232 225 8 9 MS : 127 121 37 37 90 84 MO : 161 167 NE : 242 233 242 233 0 0 NY : 96 100 NC : 264 264 123 134 141 130 OH : 606 633 OR : 68 65 66 63 2 2 PA : 523 540 503 520 20 20 SC : 97 96 75 72 22 24 SD : 56 59 56 59 0 0 TX : 418 432 VA : 59 61 27 32 32 29 WA : 122 145 WI : 108 110 : Oth Sts 4/: 520 511 377 377 144 134 : US : 7,633 7,678 6,485 6,603 1,149 1,075 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During February by State and United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 3/ : All Hatching Type 3/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 172 161 29 28 143 133 AR : 249 227 76 73 173 154 CA : 392 400 CO : 88 89 CT : 60 57 FL : 235 195 226 190 9 5 GA : 373 347 199 194 174 153 HI : 6.1 5.2 6.1 5.2 0 0 IL : 103 94 100 91 3 3 IN : 517 495 505 483 12 12 IA : 1,109 1,103 1,094 1,089 15 14 ME : 90 70 MD : 54 42 53 41 1 1 MI : 204 213 MN : 221 215 213 207 8 8 MS : 120 112 36 33 84 79 MO : 153 153 NE : 222 209 222 209 0 0 NY : 92 91 NC : 247 243 113 123 134 120 OH : 545 551 OR : 63 58 61 56 2 2 PA : 490 495 472 476 18 19 SC : 89 87 69 66 20 21 SD : 53 55 53 55 0 0 TX : 396 393 VA : 54 53 24 27 30 26 WA : 120 129 WI : 98 100 : Oth Sts 4/: 487 461 352 337 135 124 : US : 7,102 6,903 6,022 5,917 1,080 985 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During March by State and United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 3/ : All Hatching Type 3/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 183 182 30 34 153 148 AR : 273 254 88 84 185 170 CA : 436 449 CO : 96 98 CT : 66 66 FL : 243 222 234 215 9 7 GA : 400 391 216 222 184 169 HI : 6.5 5.9 6.5 5.9 0 0 IL : 111 105 107 102 4 3 IN : 563 562 551 547 12 15 IA : 1,194 1,224 1,177 1,208 17 16 ME : 97 77 MD : 56 50 55 49 1 1 MI : 226 237 MN : 231 243 223 234 8 9 MS : 127 126 39 36 88 90 MO : 167 170 NE : 233 230 233 230 0 0 NY : 98 103 NC : 267 266 121 134 146 132 OH : 610 629 OR : 66 64 64 62 2 2 PA : 524 557 505 537 19 20 SC : 98 94 76 72 22 22 SD : 57 60 57 60 0 0 TX : 426 438 VA : 62 60 28 31 34 29 WA : 131 145 WI : 100 116 : Oth Sts 4/: 515 513 370 375 146 139 : US : 7,663 7,737 6,505 6,645 1,159 1,093 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During April by State and United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 3/ : All Hatching Type 3/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 176 177 28 32 148 145 AR : 258 244 80 83 178 161 CA : 425 433 CO : 91 93 CT : 67 67 FL : 221 222 213 215 8 7 GA : 375 370 198 209 177 161 HI : 6.1 5.9 6.1 5.9 0 0 IL : 105 107 102 104 3 3 IN : 540 545 528 530 12 15 IA : 1,180 1,186 1,164 1,171 16 15 ME : 91 73 MD : 56 45 54 43 2 2 MI : 215 221 MN : 225 230 217 222 8 8 MS : 120 120 33 35 87 85 MO : 162 165 NE : 227 227 227 227 0 0 NY : 95 100 NC : 256 261 119 135 137 126 OH : 588 607 OR : 62 62 60 60 2 2 PA : 498 542 479 522 19 20 SC : 97 89 75 67 22 22 SD : 55 54 55 54 0 0 TX : 396 420 VA : 61 58 27 28 34 30 WA : 129 141 WI : 92 115 : Oth Sts 4/: 492 492 351 360 141 132 : US : 7,361 7,472 6,244 6,419 1,117 1,053 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During May by State and United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 3/ : All Hatching Type 3/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 183 180 30 30 153 150 AR : 269 247 83 81 186 166 CA : 445 445 CO : 89 96 CT : 66 67 FL : 230 222 222 216 8 6 GA : 378 369 197 204 181 165 HI : 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 0 0 IL : 107 109 103 106 4 3 IN : 554 551 542 537 12 14 IA : 1,229 1,221 1,213 1,206 16 15 ME : 90 74 MD : 54 44 52 42 2 2 MI : 216 227 MN : 237 231 228 223 9 8 MS : 125 125 34 34 91 91 MO : 161 171 NE : 236 236 236 236 0 0 NY : 100 102 NC : 262 275 121 142 141 133 OH : 584 613 OR : 61 62 59 60 2 2 PA : 515 544 495 524 20 20 SC : 98 91 76 68 22 23 SD : 59 55 59 55 0 0 TX : 401 417 VA : 64 59 29 26 35 33 WA : 133 148 WI : 96 112 : Oth Sts 4/: 505 508 359 370 146 138 : US : 7,553 7,607 6,398 6,515 1,155 1,092 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During June by State and United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 3/ : All Hatching Type 3/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 175 170 29 28 146 142 AR : 260 238 82 77 178 161 CA : 440 434 CO : 83 89 CT : 63 64 FL : 221 210 214 205 7 5 GA : 367 356 192 193 175 163 HI : 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 0 0 IL : 105 103 102 100 3 3 IN : 544 531 532 518 12 13 IA : 1,204 1,186 1,190 1,173 14 13 ME : 86 71 MD : 50 45 48 43 2 2 MI : 213 228 MN : 226 222 217 213 9 9 MS : 125 125 36 35 89 90 MO : 155 167 NE : 221 227 221 227 0 0 NY : 94 97 NC : 247 263 114 135 133 128 OH : 581 598 OR : 62 58 60 56 2 2 PA : 509 532 490 513 19 19 SC : 94 90 72 68 22 22 SD : 56 55 56 55 0 0 TX : 393 398 VA : 62 59 30 27 32 32 WA : 125 141 WI : 99 108 : Oth Sts 4/: 490 489 350 355 139 134 : US : 7,356 7,360 6,251 6,301 1,104 1,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During July by State and United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 3/ : All Hatching Type 3/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 178 173 30 29 148 144 AR : 264 244 85 80 179 164 CA : 450 450 CO : 93 89 CT : 65 67 FL : 220 216 214 211 6 5 GA : 377 370 199 200 178 170 HI : 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 0 0 IL : 110 107 106 104 4 3 IN : 556 532 544 519 12 13 IA : 1,238 1,226 1,223 1,213 15 13 ME : 84 75 MD : 56 46 54 44 2 2 MI : 226 238 MN : 229 229 220 220 9 9 MS : 130 124 38 35 92 89 MO : 158 173 NE : 227 236 227 236 0 0 NY : 95 102 NC : 252 265 118 134 134 131 OH : 619 612 OR : 68 61 66 59 2 2 PA : 524 556 504 537 20 19 SC : 99 93 76 70 23 23 SD : 55 59 55 59 0 0 TX : 406 416 VA : 62 64 30 29 32 35 WA : 125 139 WI : 105 114 : Oth Sts 4/: 509 508 365 370 144 138 : US : 7,586 7,590 6,461 6,505 1,125 1,085 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During August by State and United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 3/ : All Hatching Type 3/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 180 175 33 30 147 145 AR : 265 247 90 86 175 161 CA : 456 456 CO : 95 92 CT : 66 66 FL : 218 220 211 216 7 4 GA : 372 372 201 202 171 170 HI : 6.1 5.9 6.1 5.9 0 0 IL : 108 100 105 97 3 3 IN : 540 527 528 513 12 14 IA : 1,209 1,230 1,193 1,217 16 13 ME : 81 77 MD : 62 47 60 45 2 2 MI : 227 244 MN : 227 234 219 226 8 8 MS : 128 116 37 33 91 83 MO : 154 168 NE : 235 236 235 236 0 0 NY : 99 100 NC : 258 263 122 133 136 130 OH : 601 608 OR : 67 62 65 60 2 2 PA : 520 552 500 532 20 20 SC : 97 96 75 73 22 23 SD : 57 62 57 62 0 0 TX : 404 412 VA : 62 64 30 28 32 36 WA : 126 141 WI : 103 112 : Oth Sts 4/: 516 508 371 373 145 135 : US : 7,539 7,593 6,424 6,518 1,115 1,075 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During September by State and United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 3/ : All Hatching Type 3/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 176 174 33 30 143 144 AR : 259 238 92 84 167 154 CA : 440 437 CO : 88 86 CT : 64 63 FL : 209 219 203 215 6 4 GA : 360 362 198 197 162 165 HI : 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.6 0 0 IL : 106 97 103 94 3 3 IN : 527 520 515 506 12 14 IA : 1,175 1,194 1,159 1,181 16 13 ME : 81 77 MD : 55 43 53 42 2 1 MI : 221 233 MN : 225 231 217 223 8 8 MS : 123 111 35 32 88 79 MO : 153 156 NE : 236 225 236 225 0 0 NY : 98 95 NC : 242 252 113 130 129 122 OH : 589 613 OR : 62 59 60 57 2 2 PA : 507 539 487 520 20 19 SC : 89 97 68 74 21 23 SD : 58 60 58 60 0 0 TX : 402 397 VA : 58 63 28 29 30 34 WA : 128 138 WI : 97 110 : Oth Sts 4/: 497 481 360 355 137 126 : US : 7,331 7,376 6,264 6,349 1,067 1,027 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During October by State and United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 3/ : All Hatching Type 3/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 181 179 34 31 147 148 AR : 261 244 91 83 170 161 CA : 447 448 CO : 91 90 CT : 63 62 FL : 223 235 217 230 6 5 GA : 383 376 214 209 169 167 HI : 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 0 0 IL : 115 105 112 102 3 3 IN : 543 546 530 533 13 13 IA : 1,238 1,242 1,221 1,228 17 14 ME : 83 83 MD : 52 46 50 44 2 2 MI : 233 237 MN : 236 238 228 230 8 8 MS : 129 117 38 35 91 82 MO : 153 163 NE : 233 233 233 233 0 0 NY : 101 101 NC : 249 263 120 136 129 127 OH : 615 650 OR : 61 60 59 58 2 2 PA : 528 563 508 544 20 19 SC : 92 101 69 78 23 23 SD : 62 60 62 60 0 0 TX : 439 417 VA : 59 69 29 33 30 36 WA : 137 148 WI : 104 121 : Oth Sts 4/: 506 493 370 366 137 128 : US : 7,623 7,696 6,536 6,638 1,088 1,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During November by State and United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 3/ : All Hatching Type 3/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 176 172 33 30 143 142 AR : 247 239 85 79 162 160 CA : 443 447 CO : 91 91 CT : 62 58 FL : 231 238 225 233 6 5 GA : 380 379 217 217 163 162 HI : 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.5 0 0 IL : 117 107 114 104 3 3 IN : 531 539 519 528 12 11 IA : 1,204 1,211 1,189 1,198 15 13 ME : 79 82 MD : 50 49 48 47 2 2 MI : 230 234 MN : 227 235 219 226 8 9 MS : 127 118 40 37 87 81 MO : 148 158 NE : 221 223 221 223 0 0 NY : 101 98 NC : 255 269 127 142 128 127 OH : 603 624 OR : 61 56 59 54 2 2 PA : 516 555 498 537 18 18 SC : 93 97 70 75 23 22 SD : 60 58 60 58 0 0 TX : 437 404 VA : 58 68 29 31 29 37 WA : 134 147 WI : 107 119 : Oth Sts 4/: 497 488 367 367 131 121 : US : 7,492 7,569 6,448 6,541 1,044 1,027 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Chickens: Layers, Pullets, and Other Chickens by State, United States, December 1, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Total : Other : Layers : Pullets : Chickens State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 2/ : 2009 : 2008 2/ : 2009 : 2008 2/ : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 9,382 9,029 5,291 5,446 1,042 1,208 AR : 12,530 12,214 6,879 6,270 1,340 1,450 CA : 20,172 19,686 4,042 3,932 6 5 CO : 3,872 3,820 774 784 65 65 CT : 2,838 2,637 568 539 10 6 FL : 10,376 10,215 2,151 1,600 61 34 GA : 18,418 17,922 7,556 7,510 1,216 1,814 HI : 334 319 39 60 0 0 IL : 4,906 4,801 329 200 20 20 IN : 24,394 23,411 6,484 8,067 72 72 IA : 53,370 54,025 11,984 11,877 75 70 KY : 4,516 4,661 1,982 1,777 231 245 LA : 1,785 1,782 467 689 113 159 ME : 3,626 3,712 1,381 1,112 4 5 MD : 2,369 2,292 236 184 15 12 MA : 117 119 11 8 1 1 MI : 9,638 10,384 1,890 2,157 1 2 MN : 10,027 10,397 3,373 3,628 47 54 MS : 6,076 6,065 3,618 3,653 532 535 MO : 6,714 6,923 2,720 2,515 174 142 MT : 350 375 159 165 1 0 NE : 9,752 9,388 1,753 2,385 0 0 NY : 4,320 4,080 1,424 1,040 14 7 NC : 12,380 13,266 6,229 5,880 1,000 982 OH : 27,063 27,577 6,155 7,737 32 40 OK : 3,356 3,261 1,128 1,039 304 242 OR : 2,540 2,147 410 631 7 10 PA : 21,833 23,298 3,945 4,640 105 111 SC : 4,398 4,470 1,673 1,754 150 152 SD : 2,410 2,440 427 370 0 0 TN : 1,470 1,506 1,133 1,091 160 211 TX : 19,280 17,732 6,518 5,810 490 460 UT : 3,403 3,372 509 607 0 0 VT : 217 213 30 23 3 2 VA : 2,873 3,267 1,131 1,509 180 240 WA : 5,826 6,188 963 1,222 0 0 WV : 970 731 659 349 48 68 WI : 4,664 4,878 1,314 1,205 30 31 WY : 11 11 2 2 0 0 : Oth Sts 3/ : 7,283 6,912 2,121 2,121 40 41 : US : 339,859 339,526 99,458 101,588 7,589 8,496 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Revised. 3/ AK, AZ, DE, ID, KS, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Chickens: Number, Value per Head, and Total Value by State, United States, December 1, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Value per Head : Total Value State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 3/ : 2009 : 2008 3/ : 2009 : 2008 3/ : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Dollars --- --- 1,000 Dollars --- : AL : 15,715 15,683 5.60 6.70 88,004 105,076 AR : 20,749 19,934 6.40 5.80 132,794 115,617 CA : 24,220 23,623 3.30 2.60 79,926 61,420 CO : 4,711 4,669 2.10 2.30 9,893 10,739 CT : 3,416 3,182 2.80 2.80 9,565 8,910 FL : 12,588 11,849 2.20 2.10 27,694 24,883 GA : 27,190 27,246 6.20 5.60 168,578 152,578 HI : 373 379 1.60 1.90 597 720 IL : 5,255 5,021 1.00 1.00 5,255 5,021 IN : 30,950 31,550 1.70 1.80 52,615 56,790 IA : 65,429 65,972 2.40 2.40 157,030 158,333 KY : 6,729 6,683 5.30 3.80 35,664 25,395 LA : 2,365 2,630 3.40 3.50 8,041 9,205 ME : 5,011 4,829 3.00 2.50 15,033 12,073 MD : 2,620 2,488 3.80 3.60 9,956 8,957 MA : 129 128 4.80 5.50 619 704 MI : 11,529 12,543 1.90 2.00 21,905 25,086 MN : 13,447 14,079 2.00 2.20 26,894 30,974 MS : 10,226 10,253 5.30 5.20 54,198 53,316 MO : 9,608 9,580 3.20 3.70 30,746 35,446 MT : 510 540 3.80 4.10 1,938 2,214 NE : 11,505 11,773 2.20 2.20 25,311 25,901 NY : 5,758 5,127 2.10 1.50 12,092 7,691 NC : 19,609 20,128 8.30 8.50 162,755 171,088 OH : 33,250 35,354 1.80 2.00 59,850 70,708 OK : 4,788 4,542 5.80 5.50 27,770 24,981 OR : 2,957 2,788 2.10 2.80 6,210 7,806 PA : 25,883 28,049 2.60 2.60 67,296 72,927 SC : 6,221 6,376 3.80 3.40 23,640 21,678 SD : 2,837 2,810 3.60 3.40 10,213 9,554 TN : 2,763 2,808 7.60 6.60 20,999 18,533 TX : 26,288 24,002 2.50 2.90 65,720 69,606 UT : 3,912 3,979 2.30 1.80 8,998 7,162 VT : 250 238 3.20 3.10 800 738 VA : 4,184 5,016 3.90 5.30 16,318 26,585 WA : 6,789 7,410 3.60 2.20 24,440 16,302 WV : 1,677 1,148 5.20 5.50 8,720 6,314 WI : 6,008 6,114 2.50 2.50 15,020 15,285 WY : 13 13 3.10 3.10 40 40 : Oth Sts 4/ : 9,444 9,074 2.55 2.78 24,073 25,249 : US : 446,906 449,610 3.39 3.34 1,517,210 1,501,605 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes commercial broilers. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Revised. 4/ AK, AZ, DE, ID, KS, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Reliability of Chickens and Eggs Estimates Survey Procedures: Primary data for the "Chickens and Eggs" report are from weekly and/or monthly questionnaires sent to producers. An attempt is made to collect information for layer and egg estimates from each known contractor and independent producer who has at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, or pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets. Coverage for operations with less than 30,000 table egg layers are estimated each month based on data reported in December. Approximately 650 contractors, independent egg producers, and pullet only operations are contacted each month. All known hatcheries, approximately 300, are contacted for information on a weekly and/or monthly basis. Estimating Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive estimates from the reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations are estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS field offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. Individual hatchery data are summed to State, regional, and U.S. totals. For chicken hatcheries, chicks hatched consist of all chicks of domesticated breeds including males and chicks destined for hatchery supply flocks and research purposes. Eggs set are eggs in incubators for the purpose of hatching. The relationship of egg-type chicks hatched to chicken inventory and poultry marketings are carefully monitored. The disposition of egg-type chicks hatched prior to placement into the laying flock can vary significantly, which can make comparisons to changes in layer inventory inconsistent over time. Broiler chicks placed are specifically placed on feed for meat production. Intended placement data reported by leading breeders include pullet chicks expected from eggs sold the preceding month. The breeders in this report account for a large percentage of replacement pullets for hatchery supply flocks. Production of replacement pullets by these breeders indicates the number of pullets available to hatchery supply layer flocks several months before the pullets will actually move into the laying flocks. AHatchery Supply Flocks@ include all generations of layers which could lay eggs to supply a hatchery. This includes the generations of parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, pedigree, etc. Also included are research flocks, vaccine flocks, and specific pathogen-free flocks. The broiler cumulative potential placements are a moving total of the intended placements 7-15 months earlier. The egg-type cumulative potential placements of 7-18 months earlier represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements of egg-type hatching flocks. Revision Policy: The previous month's estimates are subject to revision if late reports or corrected data indicates a different level. Additionally, revisions after the monthly report will be made at the end of the marketing year and published in the annual reports of "Chickens and Eggs Summary" and "Hatchery Production". Reliability: Estimates are based on a census of all known contractors and independent producers who have at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets, or operating hatcheries and therefore, have no sampling error. However, estimates are subject to errors such as omission, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates All Layers includes both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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