HDR1012000150040131971500LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION ANNUAL National January 1997 Agricultural Statistics Service Washington, D.C. Pou 2-4(97) Layers and Egg Production 1996 Summary Highlights Egg Production up 2 Percent: Egg production during the year ending November 30, 1996 totaled 76.1 billion eggs, up 2 percent from the previous year's total of 74.6 billion eggs. Table egg production, at 64.6 billion eggs, increased 2 percent from 1995. Hatching egg production, at 11.6 billion eggs, increased 2 percent. Average Number of Layers Up 1 Percent: Layer numbers during 1996 averaged 297 million, up 1 percent from the year earlier. The annual average production per layer on hand in 1996 was 255 eggs, compared with the 1995 average of 253 eggs per layer. December 1 Inventory Numbers: The total number of chickens on hand on December 1, 1996 (excluding commercial broilers) was 386 million birds, up fractionally 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, 1996, totaled 335 million, up 1 percent from December 1, 1995. Of the 335 million potential layers, 91 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 1,1996 was $1.03 billion, up 10 percent from December 1, 1995. The average value increased from $2.42 per bird on December 1, 1995 to $2.66 per bird on December 1, 1996. All Layers and Egg Production: Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production by State and United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average Number : Eggs per : Total Egg : of Layers : Layer 2/ : Production State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- ---- Number --- --- Million Eggs --- : AL : 11,562 10,646 234 233 2,703 2,481 AR : 15,982 15,147 226 226 3,608 3,428 CA : 25,312 25,292 255 260 6,444 6,569 CO : 3,149 3,229 256 256 805 827 CT : 3,577 3,556 264 267 944 950 FL : 9,127 8,957 261 258 2,383 2,314 GA : 18,000 18,626 243 246 4,376 4,584 HI : 777 754 239 237 186 179 IL : 2,854 3,237 267 279 762 902 IN : 21,051 21,433 261 264 5,496 5,666 IA : 16,717 19,066 258 263 4,318 5,011 ME : 4,946 5,028 276 288 1,364 1,449 MD : 3,724 3,629 269 258 1,002 938 MI : 5,256 5,013 264 263 1,388 1,318 MN : 10,990 11,942 257 258 2,823 3,087 MS : 6,180 6,456 233 236 1,443 1,523 MO : 6,711 6,644 254 252 1,705 1,674 NE : 8,972 9,118 263 256 2,359 2,336 NY : 3,862 3,773 277 276 1,071 1,042 NC : 13,834 13,107 228 228 3,152 2,988 OH : 22,168 24,058 269 270 5,964 6,502 OK : 3,752 3,845 239 238 897 916 OR : 2,613 2,701 271 274 709 741 PA : 21,267 20,912 266 270 5,661 5,640 SC : 4,918 4,707 262 260 1,289 1,224 SD : 1,999 2,003 268 267 535 534 TX : 15,914 16,109 246 247 3,922 3,986 VA : 3,821 3,895 240 244 916 949 WA : 5,373 5,168 271 273 1,455 1,413 WI : 3,304 3,407 257 263 849 896 : 30 Sts : 277,708 281,459 254 256 70,529 72,067 : DE : 581 592 238 248 138 147 ID : 904 955 263 270 238 258 KS : 1,279 1,239 254 254 325 315 KY : 2,677 2,702 254 246 679 664 LA : 1,942 1,941 243 246 472 477 MA : 513 512 259 277 133 142 MT : 371 378 283 286 105 108 NH : 157 153 280 275 44 42 NJ : 1,782 1,802 249 264 444 475 NM : 1,127 1,125 269 272 303 306 ND : 169 197 278 279 47 55 RI : 141 153 241 281 34 43 TN : 1,052 1,051 241 245 254 257 UT : 1,950 1,746 263 266 513 464 VT : 73 99 288 273 21 27 WV : 1,100 1,050 217 217 239 228 WY : 15 15 160 160 2.4 2.4 : Oth Sts 3/ : 313 314 224 217 70 68 : US 4/ : : : 293,854 297,483 253 255 74,591 76,148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and NV combined to avoid disclosure 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, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 2,703 2,481 1,230 1,085 1,473 1,396 AR : 3,608 3,428 1,481 1,300 2,127 2,128 CA : 6,444 6,569 CO : 805 827 CT : 944 950 FL : 2,383 2,314 2,250 2,165 133 149 GA : 4,376 4,584 2,645 2,767 1,731 1,817 HI : 186 179 186 179 0 0 IL : 762 902 747 890 15 12 IN : 5,496 5,666 5,379 5,554 117 112 IA : 4,318 5,011 ME : 1,364 1,449 MD : 1,002 938 902 850 100 88 MI : 1,388 1,318 MN : 2,823 3,087 2,709 2,963 114 124 MS : 1,443 1,523 614 597 829 926 MO : 1,705 1,674 NE : 2,359 2,336 2,359 2,336 0 0 NY : 1,071 1,042 NC : 3,152 2,988 1,646 1,488 1,506 1,500 OH : 5,964 6,502 OK : 897 916 570 555 327 361 OR : 709 741 686 719 23 22 PA : 5,661 5,640 5,464 5,450 197 190 SC : 1,289 1,224 1,068 1,007 221 217 SD : 535 534 535 534 0 0 TX : 3,922 3,986 3,334 3,330 588 656 VA : 916 949 459 486 457 463 WA : 1,455 1,413 WI : 849 896 : 30 Sts : 70,529 72,067 59,954 61,270 10,575 10,797 : DE : 138 147 ID : 238 258 KS : 325 315 KY : 679 664 LA : 472 477 MA : 133 142 MT : 105 108 NH : 44 42 NJ : 444 475 NM : 303 306 ND : 47 55 RI : 34 43 TN : 254 257 UT : 513 464 VT : 21 27 WV : 239 228 WY : 2.4 2.4 : Oth Sts 2/ : 70 68 : US : : : 74,591 76,148 63,255 64,572 11,336 11,576 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 6,527 6,523 5,576 5,548 951 975 Jan : 6,384 6,398 5,428 5,420 956 978 Feb : 5,732 5,954 4,869 5,036 863 918 Mar : 6,471 6,495 5,513 5,505 958 990 Apr : 6,206 6,243 5,266 5,284 940 959 May : 6,288 6,340 5,308 5,341 980 999 Jun : 6,048 6,169 5,098 5,209 950 960 Jul : 6,189 6,440 5,223 5,457 966 983 Aug : 6,185 6,447 5,230 5,465 955 982 Sep : 6,021 6,235 5,094 5,297 927 938 Oct : 6,284 6,495 5,326 5,539 958 956 Nov : 6,256 6,409 5,324 5,471 932 938 During Year : 74,591 76,148 63,255 64,572 11,336 11,576 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 951 975 888 919 63 56 Jan : 956 978 891 919 65 59 Feb : 863 918 803 861 60 57 Mar : 958 990 892 926 66 64 Apr : 940 959 873 896 67 63 May : 980 999 914 935 66 64 Jun : 950 960 891 901 59 59 Jul : 966 983 903 924 63 59 Aug : 955 982 891 926 64 56 Sep : 927 938 867 883 60 55 Oct : 958 956 897 897 61 59 Nov : 932 938 877 879 55 59 During Year : 11,336 11,576 10,587 10,866 749 710 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 6,166 6,167 5,278 5,259 888 908 Jan : 6,032 6,055 5,136 5,140 896 915 Feb : 5,412 5,635 4,605 4,777 807 858 Mar : 6,109 6,147 5,213 5,222 896 925 Apr : 5,866 5,910 4,987 5,014 879 896 May : 5,943 5,997 5,032 5,064 911 933 Jun : 5,721 5,832 4,836 4,939 885 893 Jul : 5,858 6,096 4,957 5,183 901 913 Aug : 5,853 6,104 4,965 5,189 888 915 Sep : 5,705 5,906 4,842 5,029 863 877 Oct : 5,947 6,153 5,054 5,263 893 890 Nov : 5,917 6,065 5,049 5,191 868 874 During Year : 70,529 72,067 59,954 61,270 10,575 10,797 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 888 908 827 854 61 54 Jan : 896 915 832 857 64 58 Feb : 807 858 748 802 59 56 Mar : 896 925 831 863 65 62 Apr : 879 896 813 835 66 61 May : 911 933 847 871 64 62 Jun : 885 893 827 836 58 57 Jul : 901 913 840 856 61 57 Aug : 888 915 827 860 61 55 Sep : 863 877 806 823 57 54 Oct : 893 890 834 833 59 57 Nov : 868 874 815 818 53 56 During Year : 10,575 10,797 9,847 10,108 728 689 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 299,160 298,861 247,668 245,806 51,492 53,055 Jan : 298,367 298,814 246,149 245,523 52,218 53,291 Feb : 297,293 298,357 245,046 244,708 52,247 53,649 Mar : 296,561 298,209 244,370 244,703 52,191 53,506 Apr : 295,464 296,605 242,980 243,578 52,484 53,027 May : 293,198 294,458 240,896 241,542 52,302 52,916 Jun : 290,313 293,915 238,510 241,303 51,803 52,612 Jul : 288,213 295,349 236,795 243,171 51,418 52,178 Aug : 288,359 296,785 236,821 244,647 51,538 52,138 Sep : 290,337 297,696 238,365 245,961 51,972 51,735 Oct : 292,516 299,196 240,442 248,071 52,074 51,125 Nov : 296,724 301,604 244,177 249,823 52,547 51,781 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 299,766 299,261 247,777 246,166 51,989 53,095 Feb : 297,647 298,320 245,221 244,854 52,426 53,466 Mar : 297,611 298,348 245,570 244,539 52,041 53,809 Apr : 296,197 298,029 243,877 244,850 52,320 53,179 May : 295,429 295,123 242,798 242,275 52,631 52,848 Jun : 291,374 293,740 239,420 240,780 51,954 52,960 Jul : 289,666 294,044 238,039 241,803 51,627 52,241 Aug : 287,184 296,612 235,998 244,521 51,186 52,091 Sep : 290,273 296,911 238,403 244,751 51,870 52,160 Oct : 291,142 298,433 239,092 247,144 52,050 51,289 Nov : 294,650 299,910 242,569 248,972 52,081 50,938 Dec : 298,753 303,248 245,761 250,645 52,992 52,603 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 51,492 53,055 48,737 50,519 2,755 2,536 Jan : 52,218 53,291 49,431 50,698 2,787 2,593 Feb : 52,247 53,649 49,443 50,970 2,804 2,679 Mar : 52,191 53,506 49,307 50,767 2,884 2,739 Apr : 52,484 53,027 49,578 50,303 2,906 2,724 May : 52,302 52,916 49,477 50,226 2,825 2,690 Jun : 51,803 52,612 49,052 49,955 2,751 2,657 Jul : 51,418 52,178 48,703 49,605 2,715 2,573 Aug : 51,538 52,138 48,819 49,634 2,719 2,504 Sep : 51,972 51,735 49,245 49,216 2,727 2,519 Oct : 52,074 51,125 49,386 48,581 2,688 2,544 Nov : 52,547 51,781 49,971 49,235 2,576 2,546 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 51,989 53,095 49,208 50,538 2,781 2,557 Feb : 52,426 53,466 49,645 50,847 2,781 2,619 Mar : 52,041 53,809 49,226 51,078 2,815 2,731 Apr : 52,320 53,179 49,376 50,440 2,944 2,739 May : 52,631 52,848 49,769 50,150 2,862 2,698 Jun : 51,954 52,960 49,174 50,290 2,780 2,670 Jul : 51,627 52,241 48,920 49,605 2,707 2,636 Aug : 51,186 52,091 48,472 49,591 2,714 2,500 Sep : 51,870 52,160 49,155 49,664 2,715 2,496 Oct : 52,050 51,289 49,319 48,757 2,731 2,532 Nov : 52,081 50,938 49,444 48,394 2,637 2,544 Dec : 52,992 52,603 50,487 50,070 2,505 2,533 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 282,669 282,680 234,454 233,162 48,215 49,518 Jan : 281,741 282,679 232,874 232,897 48,867 49,782 Feb : 280,616 282,355 231,799 232,245 48,817 50,110 Mar : 280,085 282,280 231,316 232,326 48,769 49,954 Apr : 279,218 280,770 230,201 231,234 49,017 49,536 May : 277,276 278,480 228,484 229,116 48,792 49,364 Jun : 274,673 277,761 226,329 228,856 48,344 48,905 Jul : 272,523 279,294 224,529 230,800 47,994 48,494 Aug : 272,453 280,782 224,410 232,214 48,043 48,568 Sep : 274,403 281,703 225,896 233,451 48,507 48,252 Oct : 276,507 283,233 227,839 235,571 48,668 47,662 Nov : 280,590 285,544 231,550 237,220 49,040 48,324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 283,227 282,981 234,518 233,394 48,709 49,587 Feb : 280,931 282,343 231,926 232,385 49,005 49,958 Mar : 280,983 282,333 232,378 232,091 48,605 50,242 Apr : 279,888 282,199 230,972 232,552 48,916 49,647 May : 279,256 279,297 230,151 229,896 49,105 49,401 Jun : 275,715 277,627 227,250 228,319 48,465 49,308 Jul : 274,058 277,862 225,855 229,378 48,203 48,484 Aug : 271,423 280,696 223,657 232,212 47,766 48,484 Sep : 274,233 280,834 225,930 232,202 48,303 48,632 Oct : 275,326 282,537 226,634 234,682 48,692 47,855 Nov : 278,461 283,893 229,831 236,442 48,630 47,451 Dec : 282,686 287,158 233,254 237,979 49,432 49,179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 48,215 49,518 45,564 47,070 2,651 2,448 Jan : 48,867 49,782 46,182 47,273 2,685 2,509 Feb : 48,817 50,110 46,113 47,527 2,704 2,583 Mar : 48,769 49,954 45,968 47,317 2,801 2,637 Apr : 49,017 49,536 46,187 46,908 2,830 2,628 May : 48,792 49,364 46,047 46,768 2,745 2,596 Jun : 48,344 48,905 45,675 46,333 2,669 2,572 Jul : 47,994 48,494 45,363 46,010 2,631 2,484 Aug : 48,043 48,568 45,418 46,157 2,625 2,411 Sep : 48,507 48,252 45,879 45,819 2,628 2,433 Oct : 48,668 47,662 46,071 45,207 2,597 2,455 Nov : 49,040 48,324 46,555 45,873 2,485 2,451 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 48,709 49,587 46,028 47,114 2,681 2,473 Feb : 49,005 49,958 46,327 47,423 2,678 2,535 Mar : 48,605 50,242 45,887 47,618 2,718 2,624 Apr : 48,916 49,647 46,040 47,004 2,876 2,643 May : 49,105 49,401 46,326 46,799 2,779 2,602 Jun : 48,465 49,308 45,761 46,728 2,704 2,580 Jul : 48,203 48,484 45,583 45,927 2,620 2,557 Aug : 47,766 48,484 45,132 46,082 2,634 2,402 Sep : 48,303 48,632 45,695 46,222 2,608 2,410 Oct : 48,692 47,855 46,052 45,409 2,640 2,446 Nov : 48,630 47,451 46,084 44,997 2,546 2,454 Dec : 49,432 49,179 47,017 46,745 2,415 2,434 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 2,182 2,183 2,251 2,257 1,847 1,838 Jan : 2,140 2,141 2,205 2,208 1,831 1,835 Feb : 1,928 1,996 1,987 2,058 1,652 1,711 Mar : 2,182 2,178 2,256 2,250 1,836 1,850 Apr : 2,100 2,105 2,167 2,169 1,791 1,809 May : 2,145 2,153 2,203 2,211 1,874 1,888 Jun : 2,083 2,099 2,137 2,159 1,834 1,825 Jul : 2,147 2,180 2,206 2,244 1,879 1,884 Aug : 2,145 2,172 2,208 2,234 1,853 1,883 Sep : 2,074 2,094 2,137 2,154 1,784 1,813 Oct : 2,148 2,171 2,215 2,233 1,840 1,870 Nov : 2,108 2,125 2,180 2,190 1,774 1,811 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 70.0 69.9 72.2 72.2 59.4 59.3 Feb : 68.0 68.1 70.0 70.1 58.6 59.0 Mar : 69.7 69.5 72.0 71.8 58.9 59.1 Apr : 71.1 70.9 73.6 73.2 59.5 60.1 May : 69.2 69.4 71.1 71.3 60.2 60.3 Jun : 69.4 69.5 71.3 71.3 60.8 61.0 Jul : 69.5 70.3 71.3 72.5 61.4 60.5 Aug : 69.1 70.2 71.1 72.2 59.6 60.9 Sep : 69.3 69.9 71.4 71.8 59.6 61.0 Oct : 69.0 69.7 71.1 71.7 59.7 60.2 Nov : 69.5 70.2 71.7 72.2 59.2 60.5 Dec : 71.0 71.3 73.6 73.6 59.1 60.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 1,847 1,838 1,822 1,819 2,287 2,208 Jan : 1,831 1,835 1,803 1,813 2,332 2,275 Feb : 1,652 1,711 1,624 1,689 2,140 2,128 Mar : 1,836 1,850 1,809 1,824 2,288 2,337 Apr : 1,791 1,809 1,761 1,781 2,306 2,313 May : 1,874 1,888 1,847 1,862 2,336 2,379 Jun : 1,834 1,825 1,816 1,804 2,145 2,221 Jul : 1,879 1,884 1,854 1,863 2,320 2,293 Aug : 1,853 1,883 1,825 1,866 2,354 2,236 Sep : 1,784 1,813 1,761 1,794 2,200 2,183 Oct : 1,840 1,870 1,816 1,846 2,269 2,319 Nov : 1,774 1,811 1,755 1,785 2,135 2,317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 59.4 59.3 58.5 58.4 75.0 75.5 Feb : 58.6 59.0 57.6 58.2 75.5 75.6 Mar : 58.9 59.1 57.9 58.3 75.3 74.8 Apr : 59.5 60.1 58.5 59.2 76.0 76.9 May : 60.2 60.3 59.2 59.5 77.2 76.3 Jun : 60.8 61.0 59.9 60.3 75.3 75.6 Jul : 61.4 60.5 60.8 59.8 73.2 72.8 Aug : 59.6 60.9 58.9 60.2 73.0 74.5 Sep : 59.6 61.0 58.6 60.3 76.1 74.6 Oct : 59.7 60.2 58.8 59.5 76.0 74.3 Nov : 59.2 60.5 58.4 59.7 74.1 75.1 Dec : 59.1 60.3 58.4 59.4 73.3 77.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 2,181 2,182 2,251 2,256 1,842 1,834 Jan : 2,141 2,142 2,205 2,207 1,834 1,838 Feb : 1,929 1,996 1,987 2,057 1,653 1,712 Mar : 2,181 2,178 2,254 2,248 1,837 1,852 Apr : 2,101 2,105 2,166 2,168 1,793 1,809 May : 2,143 2,153 2,202 2,210 1,867 1,890 Jun : 2,083 2,100 2,137 2,158 1,831 1,826 Jul : 2,150 2,183 2,208 2,246 1,877 1,883 Aug : 2,148 2,174 2,212 2,235 1,848 1,884 Sep : 2,079 2,097 2,143 2,154 1,779 1,818 Oct : 2,151 2,172 2,218 2,234 1,835 1,867 Nov : 2,109 2,124 2,181 2,188 1,770 1,809 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 70.1 69.9 72.3 72.2 59.4 59.3 Feb : 68.0 68.1 70.0 70.1 58.7 59.0 Mar : 69.6 69.5 71.9 71.7 58.9 59.1 Apr : 71.1 70.9 73.5 73.2 59.5 60.0 May : 69.2 69.4 71.1 71.3 60.2 60.5 Jun : 69.3 69.5 71.2 71.3 60.5 61.1 Jul : 69.6 70.4 71.3 72.5 61.4 60.6 Aug : 69.2 70.3 71.2 72.3 59.6 60.9 Sep : 69.5 69.9 71.6 71.8 59.6 61.1 Oct : 69.1 69.8 71.2 71.8 59.5 60.1 Nov : 69.6 70.2 71.8 72.2 59.0 60.4 Dec : 71.0 71.3 73.5 73.6 59.0 60.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Eggs: Number Eggs Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 1,842 1,834 1,815 1,814 2,301 2,206 Jan : 1,834 1,838 1,802 1,813 2,384 2,312 Feb : 1,653 1,712 1,622 1,687 2,182 2,168 Mar : 1,837 1,852 1,808 1,824 2,321 2,351 Apr : 1,793 1,809 1,760 1,780 2,332 2,321 May : 1,867 1,890 1,839 1,862 2,332 2,388 Jun : 1,831 1,826 1,811 1,804 2,173 2,216 Jul : 1,877 1,883 1,852 1,860 2,319 2,295 Aug : 1,848 1,884 1,821 1,863 2,324 2,281 Sep : 1,779 1,818 1,757 1,796 2,169 2,219 Oct : 1,835 1,867 1,810 1,843 2,272 2,322 Nov : 1,770 1,809 1,751 1,783 2,133 2,285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 59.4 59.3 58.5 58.4 75.0 75.5 Feb : 58.7 59.0 57.7 58.1 75.6 75.8 Mar : 58.9 59.1 57.9 58.2 75.2 74.9 Apr : 59.5 60.0 58.5 59.1 75.9 76.6 May : 60.2 60.5 59.2 59.6 77.0 75.9 Jun : 60.5 61.1 59.6 60.3 75.0 75.3 Jul : 61.4 60.6 60.7 59.9 73.1 72.5 Aug : 59.6 60.9 58.8 60.2 72.7 74.7 Sep : 59.6 61.1 58.7 60.4 75.8 74.7 Oct : 59.5 60.1 58.6 59.4 75.9 74.0 Nov : 59.0 60.4 58.2 59.6 73.9 74.9 Dec : 59.0 60.2 58.3 59.3 73.1 77.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4,788 4,614 4,620 4,736 4,641 4,523 AR : 6,407 6,354 6,191 6,017 5,890 5,920 CA : 26,754 25,961 25,515 25,487 24,962 24,348 CO : 2,546 2,628 2,624 2,673 2,656 2,548 CT : 3,478 3,390 3,323 3,359 3,412 3,379 FL : 9,146 8,856 8,591 8,587 8,416 8,143 GA : 10,619 10,438 10,368 10,412 10,184 9,839 HI : 734 745 731 725 712 711 IL : 2,715 2,689 2,703 2,642 2,581 2,595 IN : 20,937 21,132 20,823 20,522 20,374 20,445 IA : 14,754 15,043 15,216 15,470 16,015 16,132 ME : 4,783 4,790 4,753 4,822 4,890 4,810 MD : 2,719 2,771 3,025 3,242 3,426 3,400 MI : 5,143 5,054 5,107 4,966 4,968 4,938 MN : 10,148 10,215 10,270 10,253 10,218 10,283 MS : 2,567 2,422 2,359 2,330 2,348 2,299 MO : 6,103 6,003 5,935 5,865 5,765 5,770 NE : 8,946 8,944 8,846 8,845 8,844 8,830 NY : 3,551 3,492 3,510 3,483 3,379 3,374 NC : 6,556 6,383 6,388 6,416 6,400 6,232 OH : 22,238 22,381 22,246 21,928 21,878 21,676 OK : 1,950 1,940 1,955 2,035 2,043 2,023 OR : 2,420 2,416 2,350 2,330 2,366 2,493 PA : 20,590 20,585 20,570 20,385 20,135 19,695 SC : 4,018 4,010 4,024 4,065 4,071 4,069 SD : 1,738 1,720 1,658 1,643 1,703 1,908 TX : 12,425 12,413 12,520 12,398 12,381 12,548 VA : 1,711 1,705 1,707 1,717 1,632 1,580 WA : 5,009 4,975 5,139 5,257 5,279 5,349 WI : 2,928 2,844 2,850 2,864 2,787 2,779 : 30 Sts : Total : 228,421 226,913 225,917 225,474 224,356 222,639 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote at end of table. -- continued Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4,661 4,841 4,756 4,600 4,530 4,538 AR : 5,726 5,651 5,810 5,716 5,585 5,627 CA : 23,615 23,058 23,365 24,083 24,794 25,080 CO : 2,548 2,635 2,566 2,563 2,647 2,589 CT : 3,361 3,404 3,496 3,453 3,364 3,380 FL : 8,133 8,143 8,332 8,388 8,381 8,757 GA : 9,811 9,839 9,904 10,222 10,674 10,947 HI : 720 732 734 720 726 731 IL : 2,671 2,704 2,657 2,607 2,532 2,729 IN : 20,177 19,547 19,402 19,446 19,528 19,849 IA : 16,363 16,189 15,623 15,964 16,269 17,089 ME : 4,801 4,855 4,758 4,741 4,771 4,761 MD : 3,247 3,274 3,316 3,315 3,427 3,262 MI : 4,845 4,865 4,885 4,905 4,960 5,070 MN : 10,085 9,875 9,900 10,073 10,145 10,323 MS : 2,246 2,310 2,299 2,253 2,240 2,272 MO : 5,750 5,598 5,608 5,780 5,875 5,850 NE : 8,891 8,854 8,708 8,634 8,665 8,858 NY : 3,401 3,530 3,681 3,636 3,642 3,699 NC : 5,954 5,911 6,130 6,143 6,081 6,170 OH : 21,308 21,325 21,479 21,697 21,754 21,840 OK : 2,010 1,950 1,960 1,995 2,023 1,998 OR : 2,561 2,505 2,403 2,413 2,421 2,332 PA : 19,505 19,335 19,110 19,255 19,640 20,165 SC : 3,875 3,694 3,670 3,713 3,827 3,792 SD : 1,908 1,893 1,738 1,710 1,653 1,825 TX : 12,569 12,596 12,918 12,840 12,633 12,843 VA : 1,674 1,747 1,702 1,626 1,645 1,729 WA : 5,305 5,148 5,000 4,994 4,988 4,977 WI : 2,805 2,748 2,722 2,626 2,619 2,740 : 30 Sts : Total : 220,526 218,756 218,632 220,111 222,039 225,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4,473 4,320 4,054 4,044 4,254 4,056 AR : 5,550 5,469 5,712 5,686 5,345 5,219 CA : 25,113 25,233 25,103 24,706 24,061 23,744 CO : 2,599 2,696 2,654 2,574 2,625 2,676 CT : 3,366 3,400 3,381 3,342 3,338 3,345 FL : 8,929 8,502 8,346 8,416 8,240 8,126 GA : 10,874 10,716 10,834 10,923 10,721 10,296 HI : 734 738 727 733 729 719 IL : 3,048 3,099 2,990 2,948 3,001 3,027 IN : 20,264 20,614 20,729 20,549 20,321 20,214 IA : 17,624 17,547 17,285 17,351 17,678 17,667 ME : 4,789 4,862 4,837 4,737 4,735 4,835 MD : 3,101 3,106 3,138 3,153 3,313 3,423 MI : 5,105 5,013 4,895 4,873 4,875 4,759 MN : 10,623 10,770 10,860 11,033 11,145 11,045 MS : 2,331 2,306 2,310 2,358 2,333 2,290 MO : 5,805 5,640 5,525 5,448 5,330 5,348 NE : 9,025 8,989 8,976 8,956 8,846 8,764 NY : 3,710 3,677 3,548 3,609 3,675 3,626 NC : 6,105 6,054 6,058 6,029 5,819 5,445 OH : 22,339 22,764 22,861 23,019 23,159 23,377 OK : 1,965 2,000 2,000 1,998 1,963 1,960 OR : 2,367 2,522 2,650 2,601 2,535 2,503 PA : 20,075 20,020 19,880 19,830 19,635 19,250 SC : 3,683 3,695 3,775 3,793 3,672 3,673 SD : 1,568 1,570 1,558 1,743 1,925 1,945 TX : 12,916 12,735 12,793 12,996 12,969 12,788 VA : 1,725 1,660 1,617 1,602 1,657 1,659 WA : 5,017 4,955 4,888 4,914 4,921 4,938 WI : 2,752 2,726 2,775 2,847 2,865 2,845 : 30 Sts : Total : 227,575 227,398 226,759 226,811 225,685 223,562 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote at end of table. -- continued Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 3,894 3,878 3,961 4,135 4,086 4,110 AR : 5,136 5,033 4,933 4,890 5,005 4,923 CA : 23,967 24,260 24,623 25,017 25,301 25,783 CO : 2,617 2,633 2,659 2,686 2,745 2,742 CT : 3,432 3,479 3,503 3,497 3,462 3,469 FL : 8,216 8,169 8,136 8,204 8,130 8,213 GA : 10,104 10,453 10,670 10,628 10,847 11,073 HI : 707 706 722 700 701 711 IL : 3,051 3,024 3,031 3,059 3,100 3,109 IN : 19,952 20,225 20,497 20,654 20,517 19,821 IA : 18,133 18,619 18,800 19,100 19,212 19,424 ME : 4,859 4,886 4,929 5,014 5,165 5,140 MD : 3,139 2,998 3,089 3,216 3,199 3,094 MI : 4,558 4,471 4,564 4,655 4,654 4,727 MN : 11,105 11,385 11,445 11,315 11,370 11,233 MS : 2,276 2,237 2,140 2,115 2,143 2,142 MO : 5,388 5,583 5,705 5,683 5,588 5,435 NE : 8,903 9,092 9,030 8,916 8,966 9,154 NY : 3,504 3,357 3,331 3,212 3,183 3,261 NC : 5,347 5,403 5,446 5,473 5,461 5,512 OH : 23,741 23,865 23,748 23,954 24,730 25,488 OK : 1,958 1,915 1,890 1,860 1,858 1,800 OR : 2,415 2,462 2,518 2,475 2,520 2,546 PA : 19,230 19,355 19,350 19,245 19,490 19,905 SC : 3,665 3,589 3,628 3,655 3,637 3,734 SD : 1,905 1,870 1,883 1,895 1,878 1,840 TX : 12,481 12,404 12,631 12,983 13,294 13,366 VA : 1,737 1,928 1,969 1,919 1,940 2,016 WA : 5,002 5,034 4,892 4,811 4,881 4,864 WI : 2,900 2,995 3,020 3,021 3,040 3,112 : 30 Sts : Total : 223,322 225,308 226,743 227,987 230,103 231,747 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 11,722 11,725 11,711 11,720 11,630 11,460 AR : 16,540 16,498 16,224 16,024 15,965 15,999 CA : 27,359 26,565 26,100 26,073 25,536 24,893 CO : 3,089 3,206 3,173 3,224 3,217 3,083 CT : 3,663 3,574 3,509 3,549 3,596 3,561 FL : 9,778 9,448 9,203 9,202 9,059 8,810 GA : 18,286 18,161 18,075 18,109 17,921 17,556 HI : 802 794 776 768 758 760 IL : 2,915 2,901 2,909 2,839 2,774 2,795 IN : 21,853 22,058 21,731 21,416 21,255 21,303 IA : 15,592 15,920 16,097 16,356 16,883 17,012 ME : 4,945 4,953 4,911 4,977 5,049 4,972 MD : 3,294 3,368 3,622 3,823 3,991 3,937 MI : 5,450 5,351 5,400 5,250 5,250 5,216 MN : 10,965 11,036 11,106 11,096 11,078 11,143 MS : 6,473 6,333 6,231 6,189 6,254 6,247 MO : 6,918 6,828 6,790 6,728 6,628 6,670 NE : 9,096 9,094 8,996 8,995 8,994 8,980 NY : 3,888 3,819 3,852 3,840 3,727 3,711 NC : 13,945 13,950 14,041 14,101 14,030 13,710 OH : 22,511 22,661 22,531 22,263 22,256 22,058 OK : 3,735 3,725 3,725 3,750 3,761 3,761 OR : 2,616 2,604 2,543 2,536 2,572 2,698 PA : 22,005 21,995 21,980 21,790 21,520 21,040 SC : 5,088 5,035 5,049 5,075 5,065 5,040 SD : 1,988 1,965 1,893 1,875 1,943 2,155 TX : 15,581 15,656 15,801 15,726 15,776 15,951 VA : 3,866 3,902 3,845 3,864 3,841 3,815 WA : 5,253 5,239 5,411 5,531 5,560 5,631 WI : 3,453 3,377 3,381 3,396 3,329 3,309 : 30 Sts : Total : 282,669 281,741 280,616 280,085 279,218 277,276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote at end of table. -- continued All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 11,408 11,552 11,572 11,533 11,403 11,307 AR : 15,894 15,723 15,744 15,738 15,640 15,797 CA : 24,145 23,581 23,900 24,638 25,348 25,636 CO : 3,114 3,200 3,099 3,099 3,164 3,123 CT : 3,536 3,565 3,661 3,623 3,534 3,542 FL : 8,788 8,774 8,965 9,043 9,039 9,420 GA : 17,447 17,513 17,567 17,878 18,539 18,958 HI : 769 781 784 770 776 780 IL : 2,879 2,913 2,860 2,805 2,731 2,928 IN : 21,013 20,389 20,222 20,266 20,355 20,787 IA : 17,249 17,060 16,509 16,847 17,136 17,953 ME : 4,960 5,005 4,895 4,882 4,917 4,881 MD : 3,770 3,798 3,794 3,744 3,851 3,696 MI : 5,116 5,138 5,158 5,177 5,236 5,345 MN : 10,943 10,728 10,738 10,908 10,980 11,176 MS : 6,057 5,992 6,033 6,111 6,099 6,142 MO : 6,646 6,432 6,470 6,709 6,822 6,905 NE : 9,041 9,004 8,858 8,784 8,815 9,008 NY : 3,730 3,842 3,995 3,960 3,964 4,020 NC : 13,458 13,496 13,783 13,848 13,795 13,861 OH : 21,691 21,696 21,859 22,081 22,148 22,290 OK : 3,715 3,700 3,755 3,765 3,788 3,843 OR : 2,752 2,676 2,589 2,619 2,627 2,520 PA : 20,846 20,680 20,416 20,540 20,946 21,488 SC : 4,841 4,706 4,715 4,748 4,851 4,809 SD : 2,155 2,138 1,983 1,953 1,888 2,048 TX : 15,951 15,925 16,301 16,256 15,985 16,061 VA : 3,865 3,857 3,745 3,690 3,757 3,806 WA : 5,562 5,384 5,239 5,238 5,230 5,203 WI : 3,332 3,275 3,244 3,150 3,143 3,257 : 30 Sts : Total : 274,673 272,523 272,453 274,403 276,507 280,590 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 11,252 11,121 10,891 10,810 10,826 10,566 AR : 15,839 15,749 16,053 16,008 15,497 15,204 CA : 25,670 25,791 25,661 25,246 24,600 24,300 CO : 3,185 3,276 3,232 3,174 3,228 3,272 CT : 3,518 3,549 3,529 3,484 3,479 3,483 FL : 9,612 9,194 9,040 9,099 8,915 8,799 GA : 18,844 18,736 18,941 18,962 18,709 18,225 HI : 782 785 774 776 767 754 IL : 3,248 3,301 3,192 3,141 3,189 3,222 IN : 21,329 21,667 21,791 21,624 21,378 21,288 IA : 18,494 18,403 18,131 18,210 18,542 18,538 ME : 4,882 4,974 4,967 4,870 4,878 4,984 MD : 3,552 3,607 3,645 3,621 3,757 3,888 MI : 5,375 5,281 5,155 5,135 5,141 5,021 MN : 11,453 11,573 11,693 11,881 11,990 11,875 MS : 6,257 6,240 6,252 6,309 6,382 6,505 MO : 6,951 6,770 6,641 6,573 6,466 6,516 NE : 9,175 9,139 9,126 9,106 8,996 8,914 NY : 4,019 3,974 3,847 3,928 4,002 3,947 NC : 13,772 13,824 13,897 13,787 13,506 13,021 OH : 22,826 23,196 23,295 23,494 23,644 23,866 OK : 3,900 3,900 3,868 3,888 3,841 3,833 OR : 2,539 2,699 2,843 2,804 2,735 2,703 PA : 21,415 21,378 21,230 21,175 20,983 20,565 SC : 4,678 4,703 4,808 4,781 4,681 4,723 SD : 1,778 1,745 1,730 1,935 2,138 2,160 TX : 16,018 15,890 16,029 16,272 16,172 15,985 VA : 3,819 3,802 3,710 3,695 3,804 3,805 WA : 5,236 5,186 5,118 5,152 5,164 5,173 WI : 3,262 3,226 3,266 3,340 3,360 3,345 : 30 Sts : Total : 282,680 282,679 282,355 282,280 280,770 278,480 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote at end of table. -- continued All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 10,367 10,349 10,402 10,481 10,318 10,364 AR : 14,788 14,431 14,358 14,520 14,713 14,628 CA : 24,521 24,810 25,186 25,571 25,841 26,331 CO : 3,178 3,163 3,220 3,248 3,275 3,299 CT : 3,567 3,612 3,634 3,626 3,588 3,600 FL : 8,863 8,786 8,726 8,799 8,762 8,878 GA : 18,062 18,447 18,607 18,441 18,539 19,016 HI : 738 736 749 724 725 736 IL : 3,250 3,225 3,226 3,251 3,291 3,303 IN : 21,057 21,329 21,611 21,752 21,597 20,774 IA : 18,983 19,459 19,662 19,967 20,079 20,310 ME : 5,008 5,027 5,059 5,139 5,290 5,256 MD : 3,639 3,470 3,528 3,652 3,640 3,557 MI : 4,810 4,706 4,791 4,885 4,891 4,971 MN : 11,933 12,223 12,273 12,155 12,203 12,051 MS : 6,623 6,617 6,580 6,556 6,534 6,617 MO : 6,553 6,703 6,745 6,663 6,611 6,518 NE : 9,053 9,242 9,180 9,066 9,116 9,304 NY : 3,807 3,635 3,610 3,495 3,467 3,547 NC : 12,707 12,680 12,747 12,607 12,298 12,452 OH : 24,201 24,326 24,230 24,436 25,214 25,986 OK : 3,868 3,875 3,890 3,793 3,753 3,730 OR : 2,607 2,646 2,710 2,675 2,720 2,741 PA : 20,538 20,640 20,593 20,493 20,766 21,170 SC : 4,675 4,598 4,660 4,718 4,705 4,763 SD : 2,118 2,080 2,095 2,110 2,090 2,048 TX : 15,650 15,549 15,973 16,428 16,645 16,707 VA : 3,961 4,189 4,130 3,898 3,891 4,026 WA : 5,242 5,273 5,122 5,045 5,122 5,177 WI : 3,394 3,468 3,485 3,509 3,549 3,684 : 30 Sts : Total : 277,761 279,294 280,782 281,703 283,233 285,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 2,013 1,953 1,759 2,005 1,917 1,990 AR : 1,929 1,897 1,707 1,922 1,867 1,919 CA : 2,164 2,108 1,893 2,178 2,091 2,141 CO : 2,007 2,152 1,986 2,171 2,114 2,206 CT : 2,239 2,210 2,023 2,282 2,225 2,218 FL : 2,209 2,202 1,999 2,282 2,197 2,236 GA : 2,144 2,065 1,826 2,098 2,070 2,079 HI : 1,978 2,040 1,868 2,080 2,058 2,034 IL : 2,436 2,378 2,097 2,325 2,199 2,147 IN : 2,215 2,190 2,016 2,265 2,150 2,187 IA : 2,232 2,173 1,963 2,189 2,109 2,157 ME : 2,346 2,342 2,118 2,331 2,238 2,333 MD : 2,338 2,257 1,988 2,223 2,130 2,235 MI : 2,272 2,244 2,066 2,325 2,205 2,263 MN : 2,234 2,220 1,981 2,217 2,130 2,145 MS : 2,024 1,990 1,733 1,971 1,951 2,017 MO : 2,284 2,197 1,900 2,155 2,127 2,174 NE : 2,207 2,275 2,072 2,313 2,226 2,232 NY : 2,392 2,357 2,129 2,396 2,254 2,290 NC : 1,986 1,928 1,716 1,929 1,882 1,955 OH : 2,270 2,237 2,019 2,313 2,233 2,298 OK : 1,981 2,040 1,826 2,053 1,968 2,021 OR : 2,332 2,227 2,045 2,287 2,216 2,372 PA : 2,313 2,255 2,047 2,322 2,207 2,243 SC : 2,221 2,244 2,020 2,207 2,152 2,222 SD : 2,229 2,065 1,884 2,279 2,160 2,229 TX : 2,137 2,069 1,873 2,137 2,035 2,019 VA : 2,069 1,973 1,795 2,045 1,953 2,018 WA : 2,380 2,367 2,070 2,242 2,176 2,255 WI : 2,201 2,073 1,893 2,179 2,133 2,115 : 30 Sts : Total : 2,181 2,141 1,929 2,181 2,101 2,143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote at end of table. -- continued Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,946 2,000 1,962 1,882 2,008 1,946 AR : 1,869 1,959 1,918 1,849 1,912 1,829 CA : 2,096 2,192 2,184 2,102 2,174 2,142 CO : 2,087 2,219 2,291 2,130 2,118 2,081 CT : 2,149 2,216 2,185 2,181 2,264 2,202 FL : 2,162 2,222 2,209 2,123 2,179 2,091 GA : 1,966 2,016 2,044 1,974 2,028 1,999 HI : 1,932 2,015 1,956 1,914 1,969 1,923 IL : 2,049 2,266 2,273 2,103 2,197 2,220 IN : 2,127 2,197 2,210 2,151 2,221 2,179 IA : 2,099 2,210 2,217 2,113 2,212 2,156 ME : 2,238 2,258 2,329 2,315 2,400 2,336 MD : 2,202 2,264 2,372 2,324 2,337 2,246 MI : 2,205 2,275 2,241 2,091 2,093 2,127 MN : 2,111 2,163 2,142 2,072 2,140 2,130 MS : 1,948 1,986 1,939 1,865 1,968 1,954 MO : 2,107 2,130 2,087 2,027 2,125 2,085 NE : 2,103 2,210 2,257 2,154 2,176 2,076 NY : 2,306 2,369 2,353 2,247 2,346 2,289 NC : 1,910 1,919 1,886 1,863 1,935 1,876 OH : 2,227 2,263 2,278 2,228 2,298 2,239 OK : 1,992 2,054 2,024 1,939 2,033 1,978 OR : 2,326 2,280 2,356 2,138 2,170 2,381 PA : 2,173 2,200 2,180 2,157 2,258 2,252 SC : 2,190 2,231 2,206 2,148 2,206 2,163 SD : 2,241 2,409 2,434 2,298 2,365 2,259 TX : 1,969 2,072 2,092 2,036 2,114 2,092 VA : 1,966 1,996 2,083 2,060 2,050 1,971 WA : 2,211 2,303 2,310 2,253 2,294 2,229 WI : 2,071 2,229 2,281 2,127 2,195 2,211 : 30 Sts : Total : 2,083 2,150 2,148 2,079 2,151 2,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,964 1,897 1,763 1,924 1,921 1,978 AR : 1,900 1,892 1,757 1,887 1,839 1,934 CA : 2,236 2,144 2,007 2,242 2,146 2,202 CO : 2,166 2,167 2,073 2,237 2,076 2,109 CT : 2,274 2,226 2,125 2,296 2,213 2,239 FL : 2,216 2,175 1,991 2,187 2,120 2,103 GA : 2,091 2,039 1,906 2,120 2,036 2,052 HI : 2,009 2,012 1,946 2,083 1,950 1,956 IL : 2,278 2,242 2,162 2,356 2,320 2,390 IN : 2,246 2,183 2,047 2,238 2,138 2,189 IA : 2,174 2,222 2,035 2,186 2,184 2,249 ME : 2,438 2,413 2,275 2,485 2,378 2,528 MD : 2,280 2,162 2,030 2,154 2,023 2,109 MI : 2,142 2,114 2,071 2,217 2,163 2,217 MN : 2,226 2,203 2,070 2,222 2,135 2,189 MS : 2,030 1,987 1,823 2,013 1,927 1,983 MO : 2,144 2,127 1,942 2,099 2,057 2,056 NE : 2,148 2,139 2,004 2,201 2,175 2,189 NY : 2,364 2,365 2,184 2,317 2,299 2,382 NC : 1,939 1,902 1,749 1,908 1,873 1,943 OH : 2,335 2,319 2,164 2,328 2,233 2,258 OK : 2,051 2,077 1,939 2,032 1,927 2,009 OR : 2,363 2,186 2,110 2,389 2,267 2,257 PA : 2,344 2,273 2,124 2,333 2,221 2,256 SC : 2,266 2,148 1,913 2,175 2,179 2,181 SD : 2,285 2,275 2,074 2,201 2,097 2,145 TX : 2,160 2,096 1,934 2,132 2,053 2,089 VA : 2,016 2,025 1,887 1,976 1,866 1,971 WA : 2,273 2,275 2,149 2,368 2,246 2,300 WI : 2,299 2,232 2,051 2,246 2,173 2,272 : 30 Sts : Total : 2,182 2,142 1,996 2,178 2,105 2,153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote at end of table. -- continued Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,929 2,029 1,990 1,918 2,045 1,959 AR : 1,880 1,933 1,936 1,860 1,917 1,907 CA : 2,161 2,197 2,176 2,088 2,198 2,176 CO : 2,077 2,181 2,174 2,094 2,168 2,092 CT : 2,187 2,298 2,229 2,151 2,258 2,222 FL : 2,042 2,197 2,269 2,228 2,214 2,095 GA : 2,021 2,103 2,085 2,028 2,087 2,040 HI : 1,929 1,953 1,922 1,989 2,089 2,049 IL : 2,308 2,357 2,387 2,338 2,400 2,331 IN : 2,170 2,246 2,253 2,193 2,278 2,258 IA : 2,176 2,261 2,243 2,179 2,226 2,142 ME : 2,416 2,407 2,431 2,316 2,382 2,359 MD : 2,116 2,248 2,154 2,054 2,280 2,249 MI : 2,190 2,300 2,229 2,121 2,288 2,280 MN : 2,112 2,184 2,167 2,123 2,163 2,058 MS : 1,948 2,010 2,006 1,952 2,020 1,889 MO : 1,999 2,104 2,194 2,146 2,178 2,148 NE : 2,046 2,148 2,189 2,088 2,155 2,154 NY : 2,233 2,283 2,299 2,260 2,365 2,255 NC : 1,873 1,940 1,961 1,896 1,935 1,887 OH : 2,182 2,302 2,295 2,185 2,249 2,186 OK : 1,965 1,987 1,979 1,951 1,998 1,903 OR : 2,340 2,457 2,325 2,280 2,279 2,189 PA : 2,196 2,277 2,253 2,181 2,268 2,239 SC : 2,053 2,175 2,232 2,183 2,274 2,225 SD : 2,196 2,362 2,344 2,211 2,238 2,175 TX : 2,045 2,116 2,016 1,911 2,091 2,101 VA : 1,969 2,172 2,349 2,129 2,030 1,937 WA : 2,270 2,352 2,362 2,240 2,284 2,221 WI : 2,239 2,278 2,181 2,080 2,141 2,117 : 30 Sts : Total : 2,100 2,183 2,174 2,097 2,172 2,124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production by Type During December, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 236 221 110 99 126 122 AR : 319 301 138 119 181 182 CA : 592 574 CO : 62 69 CT : 82 80 FL : 216 213 204 201 12 12 GA : 392 394 249 242 143 152 HI : 16 16 16 16 0 0 IL : 71 74 69 73 2 1 IN : 484 479 473 470 11 9 IA : 348 402 ME : 116 119 MD : 77 81 67 73 10 8 MI : 124 115 MN : 245 255 236 246 9 9 MS : 131 127 59 55 72 72 MO : 158 149 NE : 201 197 201 197 0 0 NY : 93 95 NC : 277 267 154 138 123 129 OH : 511 533 OK : 74 80 47 49 27 31 OR : 61 60 59 59 2 1 PA : 509 502 491 485 18 17 SC : 113 106 94 87 19 19 SD : 44 41 44 41 0 0 TX : 333 346 288 293 45 53 VA : 80 77 39 40 41 37 WA : 125 119 WI : 76 75 : 30 Sts : Total : 6,166 6,167 5,278 5,259 888 908 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During January, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 229 211 102 90 127 121 AR : 313 298 134 115 179 183 CA : 560 553 CO : 69 71 CT : 79 79 FL : 208 200 198 188 10 12 GA : 375 382 230 229 145 153 HI : 16 16 16 16 0 0 IL : 69 74 67 73 2 1 IN : 483 473 472 464 11 9 IA : 346 409 ME : 116 120 MD : 76 78 66 70 10 8 MI : 120 111 MN : 245 255 236 245 9 10 MS : 126 124 55 52 71 72 MO : 150 144 NE : 207 195 207 195 0 0 NY : 90 94 NC : 269 263 142 131 127 132 OH : 507 538 OK : 76 81 48 50 28 31 OR : 58 59 56 58 2 1 PA : 496 486 478 468 18 18 SC : 113 101 94 82 19 19 SD : 41 40 41 40 0 0 TX : 324 333 277 280 47 53 VA : 77 77 37 40 40 37 WA : 124 118 WI : 70 72 : 30 Sts : Total : 6,032 6,055 5,136 5,140 896 915 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During February, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 206 192 92 80 114 112 AR : 277 282 120 109 157 173 CA : 494 515 CO : 63 67 CT : 71 75 FL : 184 180 174 168 10 12 GA : 330 361 199 217 131 144 HI : 15 15 15 15 0 0 IL : 61 69 60 68 1 1 IN : 438 446 428 437 10 9 IA : 316 369 ME : 104 113 MD : 72 74 63 66 9 8 MI : 111 107 MN : 220 242 211 232 9 10 MS : 108 114 45 47 63 67 MO : 129 129 NE : 186 183 186 183 0 0 NY : 82 84 NC : 241 243 124 120 117 123 OH : 455 504 OK : 68 75 43 46 25 29 OR : 52 60 50 58 2 2 PA : 450 451 434 436 16 15 SC : 102 92 85 75 17 17 SD : 36 36 36 36 0 0 TX : 296 310 252 260 44 50 VA : 69 70 34 36 35 34 WA : 112 110 WI : 64 67 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,412 5,635 4,605 4,777 807 858 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During March, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 235 208 109 87 126 121 AR : 308 302 133 117 175 185 CA : 568 566 CO : 70 71 CT : 81 80 FL : 210 199 199 185 11 14 GA : 380 402 234 246 146 156 HI : 16 16 16 16 0 0 IL : 66 74 65 73 1 1 IN : 485 484 475 475 10 9 IA : 358 398 ME : 116 121 MD : 85 78 75 70 10 8 MI : 122 114 MN : 246 264 236 253 10 11 MS : 122 127 52 54 70 73 MO : 145 138 NE : 208 200 208 200 0 0 NY : 92 91 NC : 272 263 142 131 130 132 OH : 515 547 OK : 77 79 49 49 28 30 OR : 58 67 56 65 2 2 PA : 506 494 488 477 18 17 SC : 112 104 94 86 18 18 SD : 43 43 43 43 0 0 TX : 336 347 286 293 50 54 VA : 79 73 40 36 39 37 WA : 124 122 WI : 74 75 : 30 Sts : Total : 6,109 6,147 5,213 5,222 896 925 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During April, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 223 208 100 91 123 117 AR : 298 285 126 106 172 179 CA : 534 528 CO : 68 67 CT : 80 77 FL : 199 189 188 176 11 13 GA : 371 381 227 228 144 153 HI : 16 15 16 15 0 0 IL : 61 74 60 73 1 1 IN : 457 457 447 448 10 9 IA : 356 405 ME : 113 116 MD : 85 76 76 69 9 7 MI : 116 111 MN : 236 256 226 245 10 11 MS : 122 123 53 49 69 74 MO : 141 133 NE : 200 196 200 196 0 0 NY : 84 92 NC : 264 253 139 125 125 128 OH : 497 528 OK : 74 74 48 46 26 28 OR : 57 62 55 60 2 2 PA : 475 466 458 449 17 17 SC : 109 102 91 85 18 17 SD : 42 44 42 44 0 0 TX : 321 332 272 280 49 52 VA : 75 71 37 35 38 36 WA : 121 116 WI : 71 73 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,866 5,910 4,987 5,014 879 896 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During May, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 228 209 100 90 128 119 AR : 307 294 125 108 182 186 CA : 533 535 CO : 68 69 CT : 79 78 FL : 197 185 185 172 12 13 GA : 365 374 216 218 149 156 HI : 16 15 16 15 0 0 IL : 60 77 59 76 1 1 IN : 466 466 456 456 10 10 IA : 367 417 ME : 116 126 MD : 88 82 79 75 9 7 MI : 118 111 MN : 239 260 229 249 10 11 MS : 126 129 53 49 73 80 MO : 145 134 NE : 200 195 200 195 0 0 NY : 85 94 NC : 268 253 140 121 128 132 OH : 507 539 OK : 76 77 49 47 27 30 OR : 64 61 62 59 2 2 PA : 472 464 454 447 18 17 SC : 112 103 94 85 18 18 SD : 45 46 45 46 0 0 TX : 322 334 271 278 51 56 VA : 77 75 37 36 40 39 WA : 127 119 WI : 70 76 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,943 5,997 5,032 5,064 911 933 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During June, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 222 200 101 86 121 114 AR : 297 278 114 105 183 173 CA : 506 530 CO : 65 66 CT : 76 78 FL : 190 181 178 169 12 12 GA : 343 365 199 216 144 149 HI : 15 14 15 14 0 0 IL : 59 75 58 74 1 1 IN : 447 457 438 447 9 10 IA : 362 413 ME : 111 121 MD : 83 77 75 70 8 7 MI : 113 105 MN : 231 252 221 242 10 10 MS : 118 129 49 49 69 80 MO : 140 131 NE : 190 185 190 185 0 0 NY : 86 85 NC : 257 238 132 115 125 123 OH : 483 528 OK : 74 76 47 46 27 30 OR : 64 61 62 59 2 2 PA : 453 451 437 435 16 16 SC : 106 96 88 78 18 18 SD : 48 47 48 47 0 0 TX : 314 320 264 266 50 54 VA : 76 78 37 38 39 40 WA : 123 119 WI : 69 76 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,721 5,832 4,836 4,939 885 893 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During July, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 231 210 108 92 123 118 AR : 308 279 118 107 190 172 CA : 517 545 CO : 71 69 CT : 79 83 FL : 195 193 184 181 11 12 GA : 353 388 206 234 147 154 HI : 16 14 16 14 0 0 IL : 66 76 64 75 2 1 IN : 448 479 439 469 9 10 IA : 377 440 ME : 113 121 MD : 86 78 78 70 8 8 MI : 117 108 MN : 232 267 222 257 10 10 MS : 119 133 52 50 67 83 MO : 137 141 NE : 199 199 199 199 0 0 NY : 91 83 NC : 259 246 130 121 129 125 OH : 491 560 OK : 76 77 48 46 28 31 OR : 61 65 60 63 1 2 PA : 455 470 439 455 16 15 SC : 105 100 86 82 19 18 SD : 52 49 52 49 0 0 TX : 330 329 279 274 51 55 VA : 77 91 39 45 38 46 WA : 124 124 WI : 73 79 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,858 6,096 4,957 5,183 901 913 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During August, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 227 207 104 90 123 117 AR : 302 278 122 104 180 174 CA : 522 548 CO : 71 70 CT : 80 81 FL : 198 198 187 187 11 11 GA : 359 388 212 234 147 154 HI : 15 14 15 14 0 0 IL : 65 77 64 76 1 1 IN : 447 487 438 477 9 10 IA : 366 441 ME : 114 123 MD : 90 76 82 69 8 7 MI : 115 107 MN : 230 266 220 256 10 10 MS : 117 132 51 50 66 82 MO : 135 148 NE : 200 201 200 201 0 0 NY : 94 83 NC : 260 250 132 125 128 125 OH : 498 556 OK : 76 77 48 45 28 32 OR : 61 63 59 61 2 2 PA : 445 464 430 450 15 14 SC : 104 104 85 86 19 18 SD : 48 49 48 49 0 0 TX : 341 322 290 263 51 59 VA : 78 97 41 48 37 49 WA : 121 121 WI : 74 76 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,853 6,104 4,965 5,189 888 915 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During September, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 217 201 97 89 120 112 AR : 291 270 117 100 174 170 CA : 518 534 CO : 66 68 CT : 79 78 FL : 192 196 181 184 11 12 GA : 353 374 211 226 142 148 HI : 15 14 15 14 0 0 IL : 59 76 58 75 1 1 IN : 436 477 427 468 9 9 IA : 356 435 ME : 113 119 MD : 87 75 81 69 6 6 MI : 108 104 MN : 226 258 217 247 9 11 MS : 114 128 47 48 67 80 MO : 136 143 NE : 189 189 189 189 0 0 NY : 89 79 NC : 258 239 133 120 125 119 OH : 492 534 OK : 73 74 46 44 27 30 OR : 56 61 54 59 2 2 PA : 443 447 428 433 15 14 SC : 102 103 84 85 18 18 SD : 45 47 45 47 0 0 TX : 331 314 282 257 49 57 VA : 76 83 39 44 37 39 WA : 118 113 WI : 67 73 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,705 5,906 4,842 5,029 863 877 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During October, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 229 211 104 97 125 114 AR : 299 282 119 106 180 176 CA : 551 568 CO : 67 71 CT : 80 81 FL : 197 194 186 181 11 13 GA : 376 387 229 237 147 150 HI : 15 15 15 15 0 0 IL : 60 79 59 78 1 1 IN : 452 492 442 483 10 9 IA : 379 447 ME : 118 126 MD : 90 83 84 76 6 7 MI : 110 112 MN : 235 264 226 253 9 11 MS : 120 132 48 49 72 83 MO : 145 144 NE : 192 196 192 196 0 0 NY : 93 82 NC : 267 238 140 121 127 117 OH : 509 567 OK : 77 75 49 45 28 30 OR : 57 62 55 60 2 2 PA : 473 471 458 456 15 15 SC : 107 107 88 88 19 19 SD : 45 47 45 47 0 0 TX : 338 348 288 291 50 57 VA : 77 79 40 45 37 34 WA : 120 117 WI : 69 76 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,947 6,153 5,054 5,263 893 890 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During November, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 220 203 103 94 117 109 AR : 289 279 115 104 174 175 CA : 549 573 CO : 65 69 CT : 78 80 FL : 197 186 186 173 11 13 GA : 379 388 233 240 146 148 HI : 15 15 15 15 0 0 IL : 65 77 64 76 1 1 IN : 453 469 444 460 9 9 IA : 387 435 ME : 114 124 MD : 83 80 76 73 7 7 MI : 114 113 MN : 238 248 229 238 9 10 MS : 120 125 50 45 70 80 MO : 144 140 NE : 187 200 187 200 0 0 NY : 92 80 NC : 260 235 138 120 122 115 OH : 499 568 OK : 76 71 48 42 28 29 OR : 60 60 58 58 2 2 PA : 484 474 469 459 15 15 SC : 104 106 85 88 19 18 SD : 46 45 46 45 0 0 TX : 336 351 285 295 51 56 VA : 75 78 39 43 36 35 WA : 116 115 WI : 72 78 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,917 6,065 5,049 5,191 868 874 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Chickens: Layers on Hand by State and United States, December 1, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers 1 Year Old : Layers 20 Weeks Old : : and Older : But Less Than 1 Year : Total Layers State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4,640 4,530 6,700 6,080 11,340 10,610 AR : 5,606 4,827 10,413 9,776 16,019 14,603 CA : 16,860 16,520 8,650 10,130 25,510 26,650 CO : 1,479 1,813 1,635 1,530 3,114 3,343 CT : 1,016 1,090 2,516 2,523 3,532 3,613 DE : 58 243 556 225 614 468 FL : 5,867 4,335 3,856 4,662 9,723 8,997 GA : 7,899 7,950 11,061 11,260 18,960 19,210 HI : 446 490 328 235 774 725 ID : 660 614 320 300 980 914 IL : 1,419 1,167 1,749 2,094 3,168 3,261 IN : 9,783 8,022 11,279 12,379 21,062 20,401 IA : 10,218 11,749 8,400 8,860 18,618 20,609 KS : 930 740 330 500 1,260 1,240 KY : 450 585 2,250 2,200 2,700 2,785 LA : 1,060 970 860 923 1,920 1,893 ME : 214 1,202 4,653 3,996 4,867 5,198 MD : 1,847 1,631 1,602 1,887 3,449 3,518 MA : 94 122 259 487 353 609 MI : 2,000 1,800 3,430 3,300 5,430 5,100 MN : 6,725 6,100 4,710 5,760 11,435 11,860 MS : 2,524 2,390 3,707 4,276 6,231 6,666 MO : 3,827 3,035 3,124 3,470 6,951 6,505 MT : 102 173 288 197 390 370 NE : 5,410 5,189 3,770 4,240 9,180 9,429 NH : 14 12 149 143 163 155 NJ : 910 1,517 830 333 1,740 1,850 NM : 695 717 483 504 1,178 1,221 NY : 1,540 1,360 2,420 2,150 3,960 3,510 NC : 4,735 4,609 9,075 8,087 13,810 12,696 ND : 175 70 60 140 235 210 OH : 6,500 10,000 16,009 16,300 22,509 26,300 OK : 1,900 1,840 1,960 1,820 3,860 3,660 OR : 1,500 1,600 997 1,126 2,497 2,726 PA : 8,500 10,300 13,005 11,000 21,505 21,300 RI : 3 24 147 66 150 90 SC : 2,846 2,315 1,849 2,535 4,695 4,850 SD : 215 1,325 1,885 700 2,100 2,025 TN : 200 400 857 635 1,057 1,035 TX : 6,070 7,170 9,990 9,580 16,060 16,750 UT : 920 895 790 839 1,710 1,734 VT : 21 104 64 63 85 167 VA : 1,264 1,058 2,553 2,958 3,817 4,016 WA : 2,440 3,000 2,790 2,236 5,230 5,236 WV : 390 246 810 795 1,200 1,041 WI : 1,380 1,922 1,900 1,869 3,280 3,791 WY : 10 9 5 3 15 12 : Oth Sts 1/ : 175 164 142 132 317 296 : US : 133,537 137,944 165,216 165,304 298,753 303,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Chickens: Pullets Not of Laying Age and Other Chickens by State and United States, December 1, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Pullets 13 Weeks Old : Pullet Chicks : : and Older But Less : and Pullets Under : Other State : Than 20 Weeks : 13 Weeks of Age : Chickens :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 1,961 1,575 2,561 2,270 1,011 990 AR : 3,122 3,137 4,335 3,750 1,599 1,391 CA : 1,600 1,200 2,500 1,900 90 50 CO : 380 320 465 280 166 137 CT : 251 217 574 598 12 4 DE : 20 0 39 0 46 24 FL : 622 418 1,005 847 65 187 GA : 3,204 2,950 3,528 4,350 1,110 1,140 HI : 68 76 91 75 0 0 ID : 120 130 205 234 5 5 IL : 115 226 379 24 35 21 IN : 1,844 1,738 2,663 3,264 59 45 IA : 1,335 1,775 2,274 2,271 50 120 KS : 80 38 208 90 2 2 KY : 395 420 375 650 130 195 LA : 270 375 390 255 120 87 ME : 1,647 544 163 1,325 35 6 MD : 400 483 550 346 51 42 MA : 42 85 126 74 1 5 MI : 420 820 753 390 7 10 MN : 1,430 1,255 1,895 1,835 40 45 MS : 1,044 994 1,865 2,479 605 595 MO : 277 975 1,080 715 117 155 MT : 43 43 106 56 1 1 NE : 690 494 1,130 1,566 5 4 NH : 9 23 71 39 32 30 NJ : 91 0 83 96 0 0 NM : 63 0 156 178 3 5 NY : 440 360 570 510 30 20 NC : 1,813 1,491 2,534 1,895 678 589 ND : 3 2 30 30 2 3 OH : 1,900 1,840 3,060 2,630 31 30 OK : 560 340 500 820 220 220 OR : 261 362 335 253 10 9 PA : 2,000 1,900 2,600 2,700 115 115 RI : 21 3 19 1 1 1 SC : 525 577 640 420 190 93 SD : 200 210 215 110 1 0 TN : 188 250 285 241 110 74 TX : 1,490 1,700 2,450 2,460 440 390 UT : 150 141 179 168 1 1 VT : 17 10 0 1 1 1 VA : 544 582 732 314 292 230 WA : 873 703 883 1,126 22 22 WV : 140 316 340 300 70 123 WI : 110 211 500 671 20 20 WY : 2 2 2 2 1 1 : Oth Sts 1/ : 6 5 2 2 5 5 : US : 32,786 31,316 45,446 44,611 7,637 7,243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Chickens: Number, Value per Head and Total Value by State and United States, December 1, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Value per Head : Total Value State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Dollars --- --- 1,000 Dollars -- : AL : 16,873 15,445 4.30 4.60 72,554 71,047 AR : 25,075 22,881 4.20 4.90 105,315 112,117 CA : 29,700 29,800 1.90 2.20 56,430 65,560 CO : 4,125 4,080 1.90 2.10 7,838 8,568 CT : 4,369 4,432 2.50 2.40 10,923 10,637 DE : 719 492 4.80 4.40 3,451 2,165 FL : 11,415 10,449 2.10 2.00 23,972 20,898 GA : 26,802 27,650 3.10 3.50 83,086 96,775 HI : 933 876 2.80 2.60 2,612 2,278 ID : 1,310 1,283 1.70 2.40 2,227 3,079 IL : 3,697 3,532 1.50 1.70 5,546 6,004 IN : 25,628 25,448 1.40 1.60 35,879 40,717 IA : 22,277 24,775 1.50 1.70 33,416 42,118 KS : 1,550 1,370 1.10 1.70 1,705 2,329 KY : 3,600 4,050 2.20 2.00 7,920 8,100 LA : 2,700 2,610 2.30 2.60 6,210 6,786 ME : 6,712 7,073 1.90 2.10 12,753 14,853 MD : 4,450 4,389 2.90 2.30 12,905 10,095 MA : 522 773 2.10 2.20 1,096 1,701 MI : 6,610 6,320 1.20 1.50 7,932 9,480 MN : 14,800 14,995 1.50 1.50 22,200 22,493 MS : 9,745 10,734 4.60 4.80 44,827 51,523 MO : 8,425 8,350 1.80 2.50 15,165 20,875 MT : 540 470 2.50 3.20 1,350 1,504 NE : 11,005 11,493 1.90 2.10 20,910 24,135 NH : 275 247 2.00 2.40 550 593 NJ : 1,914 1,946 2.50 2.50 4,785 4,865 NM : 1,400 1,404 1.30 1.70 1,820 2,387 NY : 5,000 4,400 2.00 1.90 10,000 8,360 NC : 18,835 16,671 4.00 4.60 75,340 76,687 ND : 270 245 2.30 2.40 621 588 OH : 27,500 30,800 1.30 2.00 35,750 61,600 OK : 5,140 5,040 3.80 4.20 19,532 21,168 OR : 3,103 3,350 1.80 2.10 5,585 7,035 PA : 26,220 26,015 1.70 1.70 44,574 44,226 RI : 191 95 2.10 1.70 401 162 SC : 6,050 5,940 2.40 2.90 14,520 17,226 SD : 2,516 2,345 2.20 2.20 5,535 5,159 TN : 1,640 1,600 4.30 4.40 7,052 7,040 TX : 20,440 21,300 2.30 2.60 47,012 55,380 UT : 2,040 2,044 1.30 1.50 2,652 3,066 VT : 103 179 2.30 3.00 237 537 VA : 5,385 5,142 4.50 4.50 24,233 23,139 WA : 7,008 7,087 2.00 1.80 14,016 12,757 WV : 1,750 1,780 4.50 4.70 7,875 8,366 WI : 3,910 4,693 2.30 2.20 8,993 10,325 WY : 20 17 2.10 2.10 42 36 : Oth Sts 2/ : 330 308 1.80 1.90 596 586 : US : 384,622 386,418 2.42 2.66 929,943 1,027,125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes commercial broilers. 2/ AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Index Page All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 ............................................. 18 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 ............................................. 20 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 ............................................... 6 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 8 All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 ............................................... 6 All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 8 All Layers and Eggs: Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production by State and United States, 1995-96 ............................................... 2 Chickens: Layers on Hand, by State and United States, December 1, 1995-96 .................................................. 38 Chickens: Number, Value per Head and Total Value, by State and United States, December 1, 1995-96 ............................... 40 Chickens: Pullets Not of Laying Age and Other Chickens, by State and United States, December 1, 1995-96 ............................... 39 Eggs: Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type, State, and United States, 1995-96 ........................................... 3 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 ............................................. 22 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 ............................................. 24 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 ............................................... 10 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 12 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 ...................................... 10 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 ................................. 12 Index (continued) Page Eggs: Production by Type During April, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 30 Eggs: Production by Type During August, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 34 Eggs: Production by Type During December, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 26 Eggs: Production by Type During February, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 28 Eggs: Production by Type During January, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 27 Eggs: Production by Type During July, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 33 Eggs: Production by Type During June, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 32 Eggs: Production by Type During March, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 29 Eggs: Production by Type During May, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 31 Eggs: Production by Type During October, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 36 Eggs: Production by Type During September, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 35 Eggs: Production by Type During November, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 37 Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 ............................................... 4 Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 5 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 ...................................... 11 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 ................................. 13 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 ......................... 11 Index (continued) Page Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .................... 13 Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 ............................................... 4 Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .......................................... 5 Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 ...................................... 7 Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 ................................. 9 Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 ......................... 7 Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1995-96 .................... 9 Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 ................... 14 Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 ................... 16 Released January 31, 1997 by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 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