United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Pou 2-4 (03) Chickens and Eggs 2002 Summary January 2003 Highlights Egg Production up 1 Percent: Egg production during the year ending November 30, 2002 totaled a record high 86.7 billion eggs, up 1 percent from the previous year's total of 85.7 billion eggs. Table egg production, at 73.8 billion eggs, increased 1 percent from 2001. Hatching egg production, at 12.9 billion eggs, decreased slightly. Average Number of Layers Up 1 Percent: Layer numbers during 2002 averaged 337 million, up 1 percent from the year earlier. The annual average production per layer on hand in 2002 was 257 eggs, up slightly from the 2001 average of 256. December 1 Inventory Numbers: The total number of chickens on hand on December 1, 2002 (excluding commercial broilers) was 439 million birds, down 1 percent 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, 2002, totaled 377 million, down 1 percent from December 1, 2001. Of the 377 million potential layers, 89 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, 2002 was $1.05 billion, down 2 percent from December 1, 2001. The average value decreased from $2.42 per bird on December 1, 2001, to $2.38 per bird on December 1, 2002. All Layers and Egg Production: Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production by State and United States, 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average Number : Eggs per : Total Egg : of Layers : Layer 2/ : Production State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- ---- Number --- --- Million Eggs --- : AL : 10,371 10,173 227 224 2,359 2,281 AR : 14,891 14,829 230 224 3,431 3,329 CA : 23,437 23,652 256 259 5,998 6,124 CO : 3,571 3,736 265 270 946 1,008 CT : 3,152 3,106 280 275 884 855 FL : 10,756 10,631 254 257 2,737 2,731 GA : 20,994 20,452 242 243 5,086 4,961 HI : 588 539 220 218 129.4 117.5 IL : 3,292 3,431 270 260 888 893 IN : 22,958 22,435 262 266 6,025 5,973 IA : 32,591 36,980 267 268 8,691 9,910 ME : 4,076 4,146 270 260 1,100 1,079 MD : 3,182 3,197 273 280 870 894 MI : 6,475 6,686 259 265 1,677 1,771 MN : 12,142 11,729 256 266 3,112 3,124 MS : 6,704 6,795 231 234 1,550 1,588 MO : 6,882 6,923 260 265 1,789 1,837 NE : 11,650 11,591 258 257 3,001 2,977 NY : 4,127 3,887 277 283 1,143 1,100 NC : 11,139 11,045 228 228 2,535 2,518 OH : 30,160 30,479 262 261 7,900 7,940 OK : 4,020 4,173 230 228 926 951 OR : 2,958 2,750 277 276 818 760 PA : 24,377 23,641 273 276 6,662 6,520 SC : 5,586 5,372 254 257 1,416 1,380 SD : 2,300 2,335 250 243 575 568 TX : 18,744 18,608 253 257 4,734 4,774 VA : 3,397 3,134 226 234 766 734 WA : 4,987 5,166 269 265 1,339 1,369 WI : 4,568 4,272 270 271 1,235 1,158 : 30 Sts : 314,076 315,891 256 257 80,322 81,226 : DE : 1,399 1,315 264 264 369 347 ID : 888 886 283 273 251 242 KY : 3,798 3,932 246 234 933 921 LA : 1,946 1,982 247 249 480 494 MA : 283 269 283 297 80 80 MT : 321 341 296 305 95 104 NH : 152 159 280 288 43 46 NJ : 2,030 1,994 274 267 556 533 TN : 1,297 1,354 227 222 294 300 UT : 3,282 3,342 264 267 865 894 VT : 206 197 298 296 61 59 WV : 1,092 1,219 215 214 235 261 WY : 12 12 300 300 3.6 3.6 : Oth Sts 3/ : 4,230 4,312 273 276 1,155 1,189 : US 4/ : 335,012 337,202 256 257 85,745 86,698 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, KS, ND, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. 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, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 2,359 2,281 730 635 1,629 1,646 AR : 3,431 3,329 1,305 1,230 2,126 2,099 CA : 5,998 6,124 CO : 946 1,008 CT : 884 855 FL : 2,737 2,731 2,573 2,578 164 153 GA : 5,086 4,961 2,991 2,847 2,095 2,114 HI : 129.4 117.5 129.4 117.5 0 0 IL : 888 893 842 853 46 40 IN : 6,025 5,973 5,875 5,824 150 149 IA : 8,691 9,910 ME : 1,100 1,079 MD : 870 894 803 848 67 46 MI : 1,677 1,771 MN : 3,112 3,124 3,003 3,013 109 111 MS : 1,550 1,588 494 497 1,056 1,091 MO : 1,789 1,837 NE : 3,001 2,977 3,001 2,977 0 0 NY : 1,143 1,100 NC : 2,535 2,518 930 919 1,605 1,599 OH : 7,900 7,940 OK : 926 951 528 551 398 400 OR : 818 760 798 739 20 21 PA : 6,662 6,520 6,439 6,324 223 196 SC : 1,416 1,380 1,196 1,160 220 220 SD : 575 568 575 568 0 0 TX : 4,734 4,774 VA : 766 734 380 351 386 383 WA : 1,339 1,369 WI : 1,235 1,158 : 30 Sts : 80,322 81,226 68,434 69,358 11,890 11,866 : DE : 369 347 ID : 251 242 KY : 933 921 LA : 480 494 MA : 80 80 MT : 95 104 NH : 43 46 NJ : 556 533 TN : 294 300 UT : 865 894 VT : 61 59 WV : 235 261 WY : 3.6 3.6 : Oth Sts 2/ : 1,155 1,189 : US : 85,745 86,698 72,797 73,787 12,944 12,904 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/AK, AZ, KS, ND, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 7,287 7,420 6,206 6,343 1,081 1,076 Jan : 7,228 7,264 6,130 6,170 1,097 1,093 Feb : 6,528 6,581 5,519 5,592 1,008 988 Mar : 7,336 7,417 6,224 6,312 1,112 1,104 Apr : 7,100 7,105 6,016 6,016 1,083 1,089 May : 7,241 7,297 6,114 6,161 1,126 1,135 Jun : 6,993 7,126 5,907 6,037 1,085 1,089 Jul : 7,197 7,347 6,097 6,243 1,099 1,104 Aug : 7,222 7,356 6,138 6,263 1,083 1,093 Sep : 7,049 7,147 5,998 6,100 1,051 1,046 Oct : 7,357 7,412 6,275 6,345 1,083 1,067 Nov : 7,207 7,226 6,170 6,204 1,036 1,020 During Year : 85,745 86,698 72,797 73,787 12,944 12,904 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 1,081 1,076 1,018 1,014 63 62 Jan : 1,097 1,093 1,030 1,030 67 63 Feb : 1,008 988 947 930 61 58 Mar : 1,112 1,104 1,045 1,040 67 64 Apr : 1,083 1,089 1,017 1,027 66 62 May : 1,126 1,135 1,056 1,070 70 65 Jun : 1,085 1,089 1,018 1,029 67 60 Jul : 1,099 1,104 1,033 1,042 66 62 Aug : 1,083 1,093 1,021 1,032 62 61 Sep : 1,051 1,046 992 990 59 56 Oct : 1,083 1,067 1,021 1,009 62 58 Nov : 1,036 1,020 976 962 60 58 During Year : 12,944 12,904 12,174 12,175 770 729 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 6,819 6,958 5,827 5,970 992 988 Jan : 6,765 6,813 5,754 5,809 1,011 1,004 Feb : 6,118 6,164 5,191 5,256 927 908 Mar : 6,875 6,949 5,854 5,932 1,022 1,017 Apr : 6,651 6,672 5,657 5,670 994 1,002 May : 6,784 6,844 5,750 5,802 1,034 1,042 Jun : 6,548 6,668 5,552 5,668 996 1,000 Jul : 6,736 6,880 5,728 5,864 1,008 1,016 Aug : 6,756 6,893 5,763 5,886 993 1,007 Sep : 6,604 6,689 5,640 5,728 965 960 Oct : 6,906 6,938 5,912 5,957 995 981 Nov : 6,760 6,758 5,807 5,816 953 941 During Year : 80,322 81,226 68,434 69,358 11,890 11,866 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 992 988 931 928 61 60 Jan : 1,011 1,004 946 943 65 61 Feb : 927 908 868 852 59 56 Mar : 1,022 1,017 958 955 64 62 Apr : 994 1,002 930 942 64 60 May : 1,034 1,042 966 979 68 63 Jun : 996 1,000 931 942 65 58 Jul : 1,008 1,016 944 956 64 60 Aug : 993 1,007 933 948 60 59 Sep : 965 960 908 906 57 54 Oct : 995 981 934 925 61 56 Nov : 953 941 895 884 58 57 During Year : 11,890 11,866 11,144 11,160 746 706 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 332,283 339,105 274,999 280,195 57,284 58,910 Jan : 333,748 338,966 275,237 279,360 58,511 59,606 Feb : 335,763 337,991 276,458 278,289 59,305 59,702 Mar : 336,822 337,447 277,383 277,349 59,439 60,098 Apr : 337,141 336,776 277,507 275,909 59,634 60,867 May : 335,163 335,865 275,212 274,802 59,951 61,063 Jun : 332,928 335,412 273,223 275,021 59,705 60,391 Jul : 332,244 335,498 273,087 276,072 59,157 59,426 Aug : 332,808 336,159 274,424 277,414 58,384 58,745 Sep : 335,276 337,264 277,067 279,351 58,209 57,913 Oct : 337,593 338,159 279,087 280,757 58,506 57,402 Nov : 338,366 337,808 279,926 280,830 58,440 56,978 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 332,111 339,423 274,106 280,060 58,005 59,363 Feb : 335,344 338,465 276,344 278,640 59,000 59,825 Mar : 336,135 337,478 276,549 277,923 59,586 59,555 Apr : 337,472 337,376 278,198 276,756 59,274 60,620 May : 336,759 336,131 276,789 275,036 59,970 61,095 Jun : 333,526 335,547 273,616 274,539 59,910 61,008 Jul : 332,287 335,236 272,812 275,484 59,475 59,752 Aug : 332,160 335,717 273,344 276,640 58,816 59,077 Sep : 333,421 336,561 275,482 278,168 57,939 58,393 Oct : 337,081 337,923 278,629 280,514 58,452 57,409 Nov : 338,056 338,350 279,519 280,973 58,537 57,377 Dec : 338,628 337,213 280,308 280,659 58,320 56,554 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 57,284 58,910 54,558 56,302 2,726 2,608 Jan : 58,511 59,606 55,677 56,980 2,834 2,626 Feb : 59,305 59,702 56,503 57,053 2,802 2,649 Mar : 59,439 60,098 56,647 57,471 2,792 2,627 Apr : 59,634 60,867 56,750 58,205 2,884 2,662 May : 59,951 61,063 56,988 58,369 2,963 2,694 Jun : 59,705 60,391 56,793 57,797 2,912 2,594 Jul : 59,157 59,426 56,330 56,830 2,827 2,596 Aug : 58,384 58,745 55,636 56,147 2,748 2,598 Sep : 58,209 57,913 55,537 55,427 2,672 2,486 Oct : 58,506 57,402 55,844 54,887 2,662 2,515 Nov : 58,440 56,978 55,785 54,397 2,655 2,581 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 58,005 59,363 55,156 56,769 2,849 2,594 Feb : 59,000 59,825 56,187 57,178 2,813 2,647 Mar : 59,586 59,555 56,803 56,917 2,783 2,638 Apr : 59,274 60,620 56,479 58,015 2,795 2,605 May : 59,970 61,095 57,005 58,384 2,965 2,711 Jun : 59,910 61,008 56,956 58,342 2,954 2,666 Jul : 59,475 59,752 56,618 57,242 2,857 2,510 Aug : 58,816 59,077 56,030 56,403 2,786 2,674 Sep : 57,939 58,393 55,234 55,879 2,705 2,514 Oct : 58,452 57,409 55,823 54,960 2,629 2,449 Nov : 58,537 57,377 55,850 54,803 2,687 2,574 Dec : 58,320 56,554 55,707 53,976 2,613 2,578 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 311,295 317,841 258,629 263,683 52,666 54,158 Jan : 312,713 317,930 258,842 263,069 53,871 54,861 Feb : 314,689 317,043 260,099 262,048 54,590 54,995 Mar : 315,675 316,421 260,961 261,038 54,714 55,383 Apr : 316,242 315,643 261,354 259,660 54,888 55,983 May : 314,514 314,455 259,306 258,445 55,208 56,010 Jun : 312,193 313,786 257,231 258,385 54,962 55,401 Jul : 311,367 313,948 257,017 259,340 54,350 54,608 Aug : 311,848 314,748 258,250 260,714 53,598 54,034 Sep : 314,459 315,926 260,931 262,678 53,528 53,248 Oct : 316,738 316,743 262,919 263,885 53,819 52,858 Nov : 317,177 316,216 263,458 263,703 53,719 52,513 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 311,138 318,306 257,686 263,715 53,452 54,591 Feb : 314,256 317,519 259,980 262,408 54,276 55,111 Mar : 315,086 316,537 260,201 261,677 54,885 54,860 Apr : 316,233 316,274 261,707 260,387 54,526 55,887 May : 316,212 314,979 260,981 258,915 55,231 56,064 Jun : 312,786 313,890 257,619 257,954 55,167 55,936 Jul : 311,569 313,648 256,832 258,802 54,737 54,846 Aug : 311,135 314,214 257,191 259,861 53,944 54,353 Sep : 312,531 315,248 259,292 261,549 53,239 53,699 Oct : 316,350 316,569 262,558 263,793 53,792 52,776 Nov : 317,089 316,885 263,262 263,960 53,827 52,925 Dec : 317,230 315,511 263,638 263,430 53,592 52,081 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 52,666 54,158 50,031 51,649 2,635 2,509 Jan : 53,871 54,861 51,122 52,336 2,749 2,525 Feb : 54,590 54,995 51,881 52,443 2,709 2,552 Mar : 54,714 55,383 52,027 52,844 2,687 2,539 Apr : 54,888 55,983 52,100 53,410 2,788 2,573 May : 55,208 56,010 52,330 53,403 2,878 2,607 Jun : 54,962 55,401 52,139 52,890 2,823 2,511 Jul : 54,350 54,608 51,617 52,091 2,733 2,517 Aug : 53,598 54,034 50,934 51,521 2,664 2,513 Sep : 53,528 53,248 50,930 50,855 2,598 2,393 Oct : 53,819 52,858 51,230 50,439 2,589 2,419 Nov : 53,719 52,513 51,151 50,023 2,568 2,490 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 53,452 54,591 50,692 52,094 2,760 2,497 Feb : 54,276 55,111 51,544 52,568 2,732 2,543 Mar : 54,885 54,860 52,206 52,309 2,679 2,551 Apr : 54,526 55,887 51,836 53,370 2,690 2,517 May : 55,231 56,064 52,352 53,441 2,879 2,623 Jun : 55,167 55,936 52,296 53,356 2,871 2,580 Jul : 54,737 54,846 51,974 52,415 2,763 2,431 Aug : 53,944 54,353 51,250 51,756 2,694 2,597 Sep : 53,239 53,699 50,610 51,278 2,629 2,421 Oct : 53,792 52,776 51,235 50,419 2,557 2,357 Nov : 53,827 52,925 51,213 50,450 2,614 2,475 Dec : 53,592 52,081 51,079 49,583 2,513 2,498 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 2,193 2,188 2,257 2,264 1,887 1,827 Jan : 2,166 2,143 2,227 2,209 1,875 1,834 Feb : 1,944 1,947 1,996 2,009 1,700 1,655 Mar : 2,178 2,198 2,244 2,276 1,871 1,837 Apr : 2,106 2,110 2,168 2,180 1,816 1,789 May : 2,160 2,173 2,222 2,242 1,878 1,859 Jun : 2,100 2,125 2,162 2,195 1,817 1,803 Jul : 2,166 2,190 2,233 2,261 1,858 1,858 Aug : 2,170 2,188 2,237 2,258 1,855 1,861 Sep : 2,102 2,119 2,165 2,184 1,806 1,806 Oct : 2,179 2,192 2,248 2,260 1,851 1,859 Nov : 2,130 2,139 2,204 2,209 1,773 1,790 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 70.4 69.8 72.5 72.1 60.3 59.0 Feb : 69.5 68.4 71.4 70.4 60.6 59.1 Mar : 65.7 70.5 67.9 73.0 55.4 59.0 Apr : 71.6 71.1 74.0 73.6 60.3 59.4 May : 69.9 69.4 72.0 71.6 60.5 59.8 Jun : 70.5 70.5 72.7 72.9 60.4 59.8 Jul : 69.9 70.9 72.0 73.2 60.3 60.2 Aug : 70.0 70.3 72.2 72.6 59.5 59.7 Sep : 66.2 70.8 68.6 73.0 55.0 60.1 Oct : 70.4 70.2 72.6 72.3 59.9 60.0 Nov : 70.6 71.1 73.0 73.4 59.1 59.8 Dec : 71.3 71.3 73.9 73.7 58.9 59.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 1,887 1,827 1,866 1,801 2,311 2,377 Jan : 1,875 1,834 1,850 1,808 2,364 2,399 Feb : 1,700 1,655 1,676 1,630 2,177 2,190 Mar : 1,871 1,837 1,845 1,810 2,400 2,436 Apr : 1,816 1,789 1,792 1,764 2,288 2,329 May : 1,878 1,859 1,853 1,833 2,362 2,413 Jun : 1,817 1,803 1,792 1,780 2,301 2,313 Jul : 1,858 1,858 1,834 1,834 2,335 2,388 Aug : 1,855 1,861 1,835 1,838 2,256 2,348 Sep : 1,806 1,806 1,786 1,786 2,208 2,253 Oct : 1,851 1,859 1,828 1,838 2,329 2,306 Nov : 1,773 1,790 1,750 1,768 2,260 2,247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 60.3 59.0 59.6 58.1 75.3 78.1 Feb : 60.6 59.1 59.8 58.2 77.0 78.3 Mar : 55.4 59.0 54.5 58.1 73.9 78.7 Apr : 60.3 59.4 59.5 58.6 76.5 77.9 May : 60.5 59.8 59.6 59.0 76.8 76.3 Jun : 60.4 59.8 59.5 58.9 76.2 78.1 Jul : 60.3 60.2 59.4 59.4 77.2 78.0 Aug : 59.5 59.7 58.8 59.0 73.6 75.3 Sep : 55.0 60.1 54.3 59.4 69.1 76.0 Oct : 59.9 60.0 59.2 59.3 75.5 74.3 Nov : 59.1 59.8 58.4 59.1 74.4 75.6 Dec : 58.9 59.4 58.1 58.6 74.7 74.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 2,191 2,189 2,253 2,264 1,884 1,824 Jan : 2,163 2,143 2,223 2,208 1,877 1,830 Feb : 1,944 1,944 1,996 2,006 1,698 1,651 Mar : 2,178 2,196 2,243 2,272 1,868 1,836 Apr : 2,103 2,114 2,164 2,184 1,811 1,790 May : 2,157 2,176 2,217 2,245 1,873 1,860 Jun : 2,097 2,125 2,158 2,194 1,812 1,805 Jul : 2,163 2,191 2,229 2,261 1,855 1,861 Aug : 2,166 2,190 2,232 2,258 1,853 1,864 Sep : 2,100 2,117 2,161 2,181 1,803 1,803 Oct : 2,180 2,190 2,249 2,257 1,849 1,856 Nov : 2,131 2,137 2,204 2,206 1,774 1,792 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 70.3 69.8 72.4 72.1 60.3 58.9 Feb : 69.2 68.3 71.0 70.3 60.7 58.9 Mar : 69.5 70.4 71.5 72.8 60.2 58.9 Apr : 70.9 71.1 73.2 73.7 60.0 59.3 May : 69.2 69.7 71.1 71.8 60.3 59.9 Jun : 69.8 70.6 71.8 73.0 60.2 59.8 Jul : 69.8 70.9 71.9 73.1 60.1 60.2 Aug : 69.6 70.4 71.8 72.6 59.4 59.9 Sep : 70.0 70.8 72.1 73.0 59.8 60.1 Oct : 69.9 70.2 72.0 72.3 59.8 59.9 Nov : 70.6 71.1 73.0 73.4 59.1 59.8 Dec : 71.4 71.2 73.9 73.6 58.9 59.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 1,884 1,824 1,861 1,797 2,315 2,391 Jan : 1,877 1,830 1,850 1,802 2,364 2,416 Feb : 1,698 1,651 1,673 1,625 2,178 2,194 Mar : 1,868 1,836 1,841 1,807 2,382 2,442 Apr : 1,811 1,790 1,785 1,764 2,296 2,332 May : 1,873 1,860 1,846 1,833 2,363 2,417 Jun : 1,812 1,805 1,786 1,781 2,303 2,310 Jul : 1,855 1,861 1,829 1,835 2,342 2,384 Aug : 1,853 1,864 1,832 1,840 2,252 2,348 Sep : 1,803 1,803 1,783 1,782 2,194 2,257 Oct : 1,849 1,856 1,823 1,834 2,356 2,315 Nov : 1,774 1,792 1,750 1,767 2,259 2,289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 60.3 58.9 59.5 57.9 75.6 78.1 Feb : 60.7 58.9 59.8 57.9 77.3 78.4 Mar : 60.2 58.9 59.3 58.0 76.8 79.2 Apr : 60.0 59.3 59.2 58.4 76.1 78.1 May : 60.3 59.9 59.4 59.1 76.6 76.4 Jun : 60.2 59.8 59.3 59.0 76.0 77.9 Jul : 60.1 60.2 59.2 59.4 76.9 77.8 Aug : 59.4 59.9 58.7 59.1 73.2 75.9 Sep : 59.8 60.1 59.2 59.4 71.1 75.9 Oct : 59.8 59.9 59.0 59.2 75.9 74.1 Nov : 59.1 59.8 58.3 59.0 74.8 75.4 Dec : 58.9 59.4 58.1 58.6 75.2 76.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Pullets: Number on Hand First Day of the Month United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Month : 2001 : 2002 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 92,934 94,358 Feb : 97,202 94,331 Mar : 96,257 95,814 Apr : 96,362 93,651 May : 97,654 95,413 Jun : 101,368 95,806 Jul : 100,618 94,865 Aug : 99,470 94,559 Sep : 96,981 95,363 Oct : 96,434 92,954 Nov : 94,449 92,957 Dec : 94,755 93,385 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Layers: Percent Force Molt First Day of the Month, United States 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being Molted : Molt Completed Month :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 3.4 4.1 24.1 22.7 Feb : 5.1 4.6 22.3 22.0 Mar : 3.4 3.7 19.9 22.2 Apr : 2.0 3.6 23.1 22.2 May : 5.1 5.7 20.9 21.5 Jun : 4.6 4.2 23.3 22.2 Jul : 4.5 3.7 23.4 22.8 Aug : 4.2 4.6 23.1 21.9 Sep : 4.1 4.2 20.0 23.4 Oct : 4.4 4.6 22.8 23.7 Nov : 3.1 3.8 23.2 23.5 Dec : 2.7 2.7 23.9 23.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disposition: Number Slaughtered, Lost, and Added During the Month, United States 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers Sold : Layers Rendered, Died, : Day Old : for : Destroyed, Composted, or : Pullets Month : Slaughter : Disappeared for any reason : Added :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 16,285 13,581 3,869 4,403 22,296 21,546 Jan : 15,453 17,398 4,001 5,181 26,777 23,150 Feb : 13,159 14,491 4,093 5,357 18,581 22,621 Mar : 15,886 16,840 3,843 4,669 27,164 23,472 Apr : 15,194 16,739 4,818 5,130 23,099 22,892 May : 17,868 16,653 5,811 4,820 26,257 24,836 Jun : 17,444 15,991 5,339 4,323 22,856 23,006 Jul : 16,196 15,258 4,734 4,604 23,029 22,325 Aug : 13,304 14,389 5,405 4,387 19,615 23,912 Sep : 14,049 15,771 5,029 3,988 21,751 22,428 Oct : 14,541 15,229 4,296 4,223 20,205 21,298 Nov : 15,965 15,124 3,684 4,051 21,543 20,813 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Pullets: Number on Hand First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Month : 2001 : 2002 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 86,190 88,740 Feb : 91,016 88,702 Mar : 90,311 90,080 Apr : 90,584 87,944 May : 91,740 89,471 Jun : 95,752 90,295 Jul : 95,181 89,094 Aug : 93,883 88,706 Sep : 91,092 89,252 Oct : 90,499 87,082 Nov : 88,676 87,119 Dec : 89,151 87,677 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Layers: Percent Force Molt First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being Molted : Molt Completed Month :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 3.5 4.0 24.1 22.6 Feb : 4.9 4.5 22.5 21.9 Mar : 3.2 3.7 19.7 22.0 Apr : 1.9 3.5 23.0 21.9 May : 5.1 5.5 20.8 21.3 Jun : 4.6 4.3 23.3 21.9 Jul : 4.3 3.7 23.6 22.4 Aug : 4.1 4.7 23.1 21.5 Sep : 4.0 4.2 19.8 23.3 Oct : 4.4 4.7 22.7 23.5 Nov : 3.0 3.8 23.1 23.2 Dec : 2.7 2.8 23.8 23.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disposition: Number Slaughtered, Lost, and Added During the Month, 30 Selected States 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers Sold : Layers Rendered, Died, : Day Old : for : Destroyed, Composted, or : Pullets Month : Slaughter : Disappeared for any reason : Added :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 15,284 12,651 3,717 4,232 20,814 20,403 Jan : 14,766 15,998 3,812 4,923 25,793 21,876 Feb : 11,864 13,246 3,907 5,202 17,650 21,282 Mar : 15,084 16,157 3,671 4,452 26,074 22,597 Apr : 13,882 15,438 4,526 4,952 22,059 21,482 May : 16,753 15,634 5,544 4,610 24,961 23,675 Jun : 16,306 14,630 5,170 4,031 21,879 21,574 Jul : 15,359 14,020 4,549 4,410 21,708 20,939 Aug : 12,357 13,022 5,217 4,111 18,638 22,557 Sep : 13,077 14,262 4,734 3,776 20,620 21,079 Oct : 13,667 13,938 4,133 3,978 19,166 19,995 Nov : 15,039 14,388 3,462 3,845 20,474 20,142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 3,030 2,903 2,798 2,887 2,873 2,824 AR : 5,537 5,466 5,341 5,018 4,605 4,733 CA : 23,161 22,896 23,085 22,746 22,854 23,049 CO : 2,934 3,128 3,347 3,272 2,952 2,738 CT : 3,114 3,171 3,197 3,132 3,103 3,112 FL : 10,166 10,191 10,166 10,199 10,046 9,688 GA : 11,737 11,544 11,440 11,908 11,892 11,185 HI : 588 586 580 584 572 565 IL : 3,091 2,752 2,685 2,898 3,138 3,050 IN : 22,377 22,517 22,355 22,286 22,396 22,194 IA : 30,336 30,303 30,533 31,215 31,662 31,479 ME : 3,796 3,879 3,997 3,880 4,158 4,290 MD : 2,898 2,712 2,686 2,835 2,884 2,862 MI : 5,904 5,847 6,043 6,428 6,518 6,371 MN : 11,753 11,680 11,615 11,493 11,278 11,193 MS : 1,797 1,821 1,853 1,862 1,837 1,804 MO : 5,458 5,871 5,884 5,605 5,603 5,435 NE : 11,732 11,674 11,600 11,548 11,527 11,506 NY : 3,902 3,918 3,898 3,823 3,750 3,799 NC : 3,554 3,506 3,552 3,454 3,348 3,163 OH : 28,852 29,371 29,649 29,610 29,604 29,768 OK : 1,897 1,950 1,967 1,919 1,879 1,888 OR : 2,751 2,749 2,725 2,813 2,843 2,809 PA : 22,482 22,571 22,984 23,114 23,460 23,334 SC : 4,387 4,450 4,512 4,422 4,486 4,700 SD : 1,987 1,992 1,988 2,068 2,169 2,080 TX : 14,333 14,352 14,512 14,525 14,662 14,563 VA : 1,484 1,354 1,412 1,562 1,549 1,533 WA : 4,896 4,918 4,862 4,975 4,949 4,877 WI : 3,873 3,925 3,996 4,058 3,922 3,891 : 30 Sts : 253,807 253,997 255,262 256,139 256,519 254,483 : Oth Sts 2/ : 15,217 15,206 15,166 15,229 14,960 14,713 : US : 269,024 269,203 270,428 271,368 271,479 269,196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 2,740 2,744 2,798 2,843 2,761 2,729 AR : 4,815 4,735 4,692 4,589 4,759 4,955 CA : 22,656 22,506 22,359 22,603 23,078 23,136 CO : 2,961 3,050 3,105 3,233 3,111 3,036 CT : 3,070 3,035 2,994 2,987 2,998 3,027 FL : 9,648 9,840 10,024 10,021 10,033 10,099 GA : 11,062 11,198 11,270 11,629 12,005 12,287 HI : 561 535 532 532 531 515 IL : 2,880 2,964 3,130 3,157 3,290 3,438 IN : 22,125 22,178 22,017 22,118 22,279 22,002 IA : 31,617 31,791 32,085 32,899 33,576 33,987 ME : 4,119 4,126 4,001 3,944 3,992 3,962 MD : 2,916 2,935 2,880 2,902 2,868 2,920 MI : 6,281 6,119 6,118 6,222 6,316 6,408 MN : 11,205 11,190 11,225 11,380 11,560 11,590 MS : 1,725 1,723 1,926 1,891 1,720 1,823 MO : 5,358 5,390 5,308 5,479 5,575 5,426 NE : 11,476 11,430 11,526 11,608 11,526 11,447 NY : 3,884 3,827 3,676 3,746 3,833 3,675 NC : 2,983 3,080 3,197 3,237 3,300 3,290 OH : 29,883 29,411 29,127 29,783 29,786 29,536 OK : 1,881 1,912 1,926 1,904 1,848 1,812 OR : 2,773 2,787 2,805 2,807 2,799 2,746 PA : 22,731 22,805 23,167 22,943 22,735 22,555 SC : 4,706 4,707 4,743 4,619 4,661 4,827 SD : 2,056 2,143 2,180 2,190 2,177 2,168 TX : 14,125 14,024 14,257 14,493 14,512 14,633 VA : 1,403 1,366 1,485 1,461 1,465 1,492 WA : 4,836 4,767 4,912 4,924 4,995 5,028 WI : 3,944 3,889 3,975 3,977 4,020 4,134 : 30 Sts : 252,420 252,207 253,440 256,121 258,109 258,683 : Oth Sts 2/ : 14,799 14,877 14,981 14,943 14,976 15,286 : US : 267,219 267,084 268,421 271,064 273,085 273,969 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 2,828 2,802 2,708 2,578 2,461 2,361 AR : 4,979 4,755 4,871 4,977 4,719 4,696 CA : 23,307 23,323 23,485 23,491 23,047 22,801 CO : 3,037 2,995 2,988 3,070 3,170 3,223 CT : 3,091 3,110 3,100 3,045 3,045 3,075 FL : 10,149 10,138 9,911 9,797 9,869 9,892 GA : 12,012 11,894 11,460 10,864 10,787 10,199 HI : 490 489 481 487 489 470 IL : 3,389 3,317 3,218 3,288 3,341 3,262 IN : 21,582 21,372 21,526 21,575 21,456 21,396 IA : 34,671 35,368 35,418 35,723 36,097 36,035 ME : 3,810 3,813 4,023 3,900 3,954 4,262 MD : 3,089 2,915 2,890 3,002 2,911 2,914 MI : 6,390 6,227 6,178 6,228 6,591 6,747 MN : 11,395 11,427 11,582 11,240 10,895 10,935 MS : 1,935 1,857 1,839 1,850 1,765 1,731 MO : 5,407 5,498 5,498 5,513 5,586 5,430 NE : 11,504 11,598 11,524 11,436 11,338 11,374 NY : 3,543 3,667 3,749 3,651 3,637 3,626 NC : 3,216 3,140 3,182 3,214 3,057 3,060 OH : 29,639 29,651 29,545 29,712 29,839 29,870 OK : 1,920 2,016 2,025 2,021 1,993 1,996 OR : 2,737 2,646 2,507 2,510 2,544 2,504 PA : 22,448 22,548 22,272 21,980 21,897 22,011 SC : 4,739 4,549 4,451 4,383 4,282 4,196 SD : 2,166 2,168 2,147 2,108 2,107 2,135 TX : 14,930 14,655 14,504 14,498 14,026 13,689 VA : 1,490 1,463 1,414 1,400 1,312 1,205 WA : 4,999 5,115 5,037 4,997 5,078 5,110 WI : 4,050 3,820 3,793 3,779 3,646 3,521 : 30 Sts : 258,942 258,336 257,326 256,317 254,939 253,726 : Oth Sts 2/ : 15,339 15,119 15,069 15,139 15,077 15,185 : US : 274,281 273,455 272,395 271,456 270,016 268,911 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 2,230 2,147 2,282 2,373 2,305 2,316 AR : 4,630 4,427 4,315 4,435 4,699 4,758 CA : 22,963 22,842 22,687 23,013 23,021 22,446 CO : 3,253 3,363 3,456 3,406 3,343 3,468 CT : 3,030 3,030 3,030 3,011 3,016 3,010 FL : 9,737 9,602 9,789 9,958 10,172 10,155 GA : 10,155 10,508 10,604 10,880 10,979 10,825 HI : 479 488 488 488 488 489 IL : 3,130 2,958 2,957 3,086 3,153 3,240 IN : 21,414 21,593 21,789 22,141 22,519 22,479 IA : 36,139 36,628 36,840 36,771 37,063 37,203 ME : 4,276 4,172 4,164 4,272 4,276 4,169 MD : 2,916 2,935 2,913 2,919 3,003 3,086 MI : 6,530 6,564 6,542 6,405 6,338 6,447 MN : 10,933 10,740 10,653 10,765 10,747 10,770 MS : 1,764 1,757 1,746 1,779 1,814 1,848 MO : 5,454 5,570 5,558 5,651 5,550 5,330 NE : 11,492 11,522 11,537 11,553 11,556 11,454 NY : 3,595 3,611 3,694 3,788 3,791 3,591 NC : 3,132 3,217 3,390 3,337 3,368 3,495 OH : 30,060 30,229 30,349 30,377 30,174 30,151 OK : 2,056 2,054 2,024 2,024 2,022 2,023 OR : 2,447 2,459 2,523 2,620 2,689 2,637 PA : 22,045 22,057 22,377 22,429 22,444 22,699 SC : 4,148 4,256 4,326 4,294 4,272 4,263 SD : 2,123 2,120 2,131 2,132 2,138 2,144 TX : 13,661 13,827 13,913 14,082 14,252 14,391 VA : 1,170 1,215 1,225 1,270 1,297 1,276 WA : 5,190 5,161 5,122 5,116 5,059 5,084 WI : 3,515 3,556 3,560 3,574 3,608 3,760 : 30 Sts : 253,667 254,608 255,984 257,949 259,156 259,007 : Oth Sts 2/ : 15,464 15,560 15,528 15,501 15,700 15,972 : US : 269,131 270,168 271,512 273,450 274,856 274,979 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 10,247 10,266 10,308 10,364 10,344 10,341 AR : 15,250 15,571 15,578 15,163 14,637 14,938 CA : 23,828 23,536 23,683 23,303 23,407 23,641 CO : 3,418 3,625 3,811 3,743 3,462 3,252 CT : 3,201 3,258 3,284 3,219 3,190 3,199 FL : 10,805 10,860 10,896 10,934 10,795 10,450 GA : 20,775 20,686 20,749 21,385 21,503 20,757 HI : 616 615 609 613 602 595 IL : 3,387 3,036 2,946 3,154 3,383 3,289 IN : 23,129 23,269 23,082 22,999 23,115 22,921 IA : 31,106 31,102 31,302 31,962 32,483 32,328 ME : 3,870 3,948 4,058 3,941 4,221 4,353 MD : 3,293 3,073 3,021 3,164 3,221 3,225 MI : 6,155 6,114 6,315 6,700 6,802 6,643 MN : 12,473 12,390 12,338 12,221 11,996 11,926 MS : 6,649 6,710 6,779 6,787 6,764 6,777 MO : 6,771 7,224 7,255 6,936 6,895 6,760 NE : 11,832 11,774 11,700 11,648 11,627 11,606 NY : 4,212 4,216 4,205 4,149 4,085 4,128 NC : 11,143 11,275 11,271 11,213 11,333 11,162 OH : 29,459 30,021 30,304 30,251 30,242 30,421 OK : 3,923 4,045 4,159 4,145 4,052 4,050 OR : 2,919 2,906 2,893 2,987 3,025 2,991 PA : 23,931 24,085 24,496 24,623 25,006 24,870 SC : 5,287 5,357 5,522 5,442 5,450 5,699 SD : 2,187 2,192 2,188 2,268 2,369 2,280 TX : 18,624 18,662 18,851 18,969 19,074 18,903 VA : 3,366 3,367 3,533 3,658 3,606 3,561 WA : 4,969 4,996 4,942 5,054 5,028 4,956 WI : 4,470 4,534 4,611 4,680 4,525 4,492 : 30 Sts : 311,295 312,713 314,689 315,675 316,242 314,514 : Oth Sts 2/ : 20,988 21,035 21,074 21,147 20,899 20,649 : US : 332,283 333,748 335,763 336,822 337,141 335,163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 10,488 10,632 10,455 10,392 10,330 10,279 AR : 15,006 14,652 14,289 14,235 14,613 14,755 CA : 23,270 23,118 22,910 23,139 23,660 23,749 CO : 3,463 3,544 3,611 3,749 3,625 3,550 CT : 3,157 3,112 3,050 3,033 3,044 3,073 FL : 10,439 10,645 10,824 10,804 10,782 10,841 GA : 20,492 20,458 20,511 21,124 21,661 21,830 HI : 591 564 561 561 560 563 IL : 3,124 3,212 3,379 3,399 3,525 3,670 IN : 22,861 22,910 22,726 22,822 22,969 22,695 IA : 32,441 32,597 32,869 33,701 34,400 34,806 ME : 4,183 4,190 4,064 4,008 4,057 4,023 MD : 3,262 3,236 3,146 3,155 3,152 3,236 MI : 6,537 6,370 6,369 6,473 6,567 6,659 MN : 11,940 11,900 11,930 12,080 12,243 12,270 MS : 6,689 6,673 6,838 6,687 6,470 6,630 MO : 6,683 6,698 6,658 6,868 6,983 6,858 NE : 11,576 11,530 11,626 11,708 11,626 11,547 NY : 4,197 4,129 3,985 4,078 4,174 3,966 NC : 10,846 10,930 11,065 11,090 11,170 11,174 OH : 30,533 30,049 29,756 30,383 30,375 30,123 OK : 4,047 4,081 4,075 3,973 3,865 3,826 OR : 2,948 2,967 2,978 2,985 2,980 2,917 PA : 24,200 24,262 24,615 24,344 24,137 23,950 SC : 5,687 5,697 5,772 5,637 5,667 5,809 SD : 2,256 2,343 2,380 2,390 2,377 2,368 TX : 18,455 18,348 18,554 18,763 18,811 18,915 VA : 3,346 3,187 3,310 3,317 3,237 3,273 WA : 4,915 4,842 4,983 4,996 5,066 5,101 WI : 4,561 4,491 4,559 4,565 4,612 4,721 : 30 Sts : 312,193 311,367 311,848 314,459 316,738 317,177 : Oth Sts 2/ : 20,735 20,877 20,960 20,817 20,855 21,189 : US : 332,928 332,244 332,808 335,276 337,593 338,366 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 10,443 10,583 10,567 10,410 10,198 10,207 AR : 14,906 14,836 14,935 15,235 15,255 15,166 CA : 23,932 23,914 24,037 24,082 23,723 23,479 CO : 3,546 3,513 3,503 3,583 3,680 3,723 CT : 3,144 3,169 3,157 3,100 3,103 3,135 FL : 10,881 10,866 10,638 10,507 10,551 10,580 GA : 21,489 21,391 20,928 20,420 20,438 19,968 HI : 552 547 538 543 545 524 IL : 3,620 3,551 3,457 3,523 3,577 3,501 IN : 22,303 22,075 22,223 22,276 22,155 22,130 IA : 35,487 36,192 36,236 36,536 36,937 36,875 ME : 3,865 3,865 4,074 3,954 4,009 4,319 MD : 3,418 3,217 3,154 3,233 3,141 3,165 MI : 6,641 6,483 6,438 6,488 6,846 7,002 MN : 12,103 12,162 12,322 11,970 11,620 11,650 MS : 6,821 6,794 6,785 6,822 6,790 6,789 MO : 6,839 6,928 6,923 6,904 6,988 6,869 NE : 11,604 11,698 11,624 11,536 11,438 11,474 NY : 3,781 3,884 3,960 3,876 3,872 3,856 NC : 11,160 11,078 11,146 11,330 11,320 11,225 OH : 30,196 30,182 30,068 30,226 30,350 30,393 OK : 3,987 4,168 4,205 4,197 4,213 4,211 OR : 2,908 2,826 2,701 2,702 2,729 2,685 PA : 23,820 23,938 23,656 23,379 23,336 23,450 SC : 5,684 5,557 5,497 5,411 5,333 5,268 SD : 2,366 2,368 2,347 2,308 2,307 2,335 TX : 19,291 19,118 18,943 18,971 18,476 18,102 VA : 3,340 3,434 3,491 3,450 3,311 3,061 WA : 5,077 5,196 5,118 5,078 5,159 5,191 WI : 4,637 4,397 4,372 4,371 4,243 4,122 : 30 Sts : 317,841 317,930 317,043 316,421 315,643 314,455 : Oth Sts 2/ : 21,264 21,036 20,948 21,026 21,133 21,410 : US : 339,105 338,966 337,991 337,447 336,776 335,865 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 10,178 9,972 10,023 9,989 9,816 9,692 AR : 14,949 14,567 14,396 14,394 14,667 14,645 CA : 23,593 23,425 23,269 23,649 23,664 23,059 CO : 3,778 3,863 3,933 3,898 3,829 3,980 CT : 3,087 3,090 3,090 3,068 3,072 3,062 FL : 10,442 10,312 10,508 10,654 10,826 10,806 GA : 19,973 20,124 20,005 20,237 20,330 20,122 HI : 532 540 538 537 537 534 IL : 3,359 3,190 3,196 3,325 3,391 3,480 IN : 22,091 22,232 22,468 22,839 23,242 23,189 IA : 36,966 37,478 37,657 37,562 37,876 37,961 ME : 4,334 4,230 4,221 4,328 4,328 4,220 MD : 3,169 3,139 3,098 3,147 3,201 3,285 MI : 6,786 6,815 6,793 6,656 6,589 6,698 MN : 11,653 11,478 11,396 11,500 11,467 11,422 MS : 6,768 6,794 6,900 6,831 6,714 6,726 MO : 6,872 6,990 7,002 7,075 6,939 6,746 NE : 11,592 11,622 11,637 11,653 11,656 11,554 NY : 3,807 3,816 3,916 4,020 4,024 3,831 NC : 11,062 11,029 11,001 10,692 10,725 10,768 OH : 30,571 30,739 30,861 30,864 30,647 30,645 OK : 4,253 4,277 4,206 4,124 4,091 4,138 OR : 2,627 2,649 2,713 2,799 2,856 2,801 PA : 23,466 23,457 23,717 23,709 23,727 24,042 SC : 5,180 5,298 5,359 5,319 5,308 5,255 SD : 2,323 2,320 2,331 2,332 2,338 2,344 TX : 18,073 18,199 18,276 18,484 18,651 18,707 VA : 2,916 2,909 2,881 2,882 2,902 3,035 WA : 5,269 5,236 5,195 5,187 5,129 5,157 WI : 4,117 4,158 4,162 4,172 4,201 4,312 : 30 Sts : 313,786 313,948 314,748 315,926 316,743 316,216 : Oth Sts 2/ : 21,626 21,550 21,411 21,338 21,416 21,592 : US : 335,412 335,498 336,159 337,264 338,159 337,808 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,923 1,919 1,746 1,949 1,895 1,963 AR : 1,974 1,965 1,785 1,985 1,954 1,961 CA : 2,187 2,129 1,896 2,159 2,097 2,141 CO : 2,311 2,317 2,020 2,217 2,137 2,337 CT : 2,468 2,455 2,192 2,454 2,320 2,282 FL : 2,230 2,182 1,955 2,149 2,057 2,124 GA : 2,108 2,026 1,827 2,104 2,014 1,995 HI : 1,899 1,902 1,691 1,876 1,894 1,899 IL : 2,155 2,141 2,003 2,315 2,158 2,159 IN : 2,235 2,162 1,958 2,252 2,146 2,212 IA : 2,324 2,302 2,022 2,231 2,180 2,252 ME : 2,295 2,503 2,011 2,124 2,220 2,313 MD : 2,126 2,310 2,052 2,276 2,328 2,419 MI : 2,307 2,273 2,013 2,227 2,120 2,141 MN : 2,157 2,123 1,978 2,160 2,067 2,188 MS : 2,030 1,997 1,770 1,974 1,892 1,933 MO : 2,260 2,284 2,012 2,206 2,161 2,263 NE : 2,147 2,191 1,974 2,198 2,142 2,214 NY : 2,350 2,372 2,140 2,362 2,203 2,326 NC : 1,974 1,951 1,739 1,908 1,844 1,917 OH : 2,186 2,162 1,970 2,245 2,186 2,255 OK : 1,963 1,978 1,827 2,027 1,925 1,951 OR : 2,364 2,340 2,143 2,377 2,281 2,307 PA : 2,328 2,296 2,111 2,376 2,227 2,252 SC : 2,156 2,035 1,847 2,113 2,037 2,071 SD : 2,332 2,281 2,057 2,160 1,984 2,018 TX : 2,185 2,181 1,931 2,156 2,102 2,158 VA : 2,020 1,841 1,613 1,832 1,858 1,966 WA : 2,254 2,222 2,064 2,339 2,247 2,304 WI : 2,416 2,360 2,082 2,265 2,144 2,159 : 30 Sts : 2,191 2,163 1,944 2,178 2,103 2,157 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,230 2,201 1,946 2,180 2,148 2,213 : US : 2,193 2,166 1,944 2,178 2,106 2,160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,869 1,909 1,932 1,867 1,926 1,848 AR : 1,893 1,931 1,911 1,876 1,930 1,877 CA : 2,114 2,189 2,196 2,122 2,198 2,169 CO : 2,252 2,257 2,243 2,161 2,152 2,113 CT : 2,312 2,410 2,325 2,202 2,293 2,310 FL : 2,069 2,141 2,133 2,063 2,167 2,191 GA : 1,913 2,033 2,077 1,979 2,064 2,080 HI : 1,844 1,933 1,854 1,747 1,732 1,741 IL : 2,305 2,428 2,338 2,295 2,383 2,262 IN : 2,165 2,230 2,257 2,200 2,255 2,172 IA : 2,189 2,261 2,248 2,187 2,276 2,195 ME : 2,264 2,358 2,185 2,138 2,384 2,187 MD : 2,207 2,225 2,352 2,250 2,379 2,410 MI : 2,128 2,214 2,088 1,993 2,178 2,223 MN : 2,085 2,185 2,263 2,202 2,197 2,029 MS : 1,884 1,948 1,930 1,854 1,978 1,931 MO : 2,185 2,120 2,103 2,068 2,148 2,187 NE : 2,099 2,160 2,228 2,144 2,193 2,070 NY : 2,311 2,398 2,409 2,281 2,276 2,269 NC : 1,862 1,903 1,934 1,903 1,952 1,870 OH : 2,178 2,193 2,208 2,182 2,245 2,184 OK : 1,853 1,911 1,914 1,863 1,940 1,882 OR : 2,273 2,393 2,317 2,211 2,349 2,297 PA : 2,236 2,312 2,324 2,267 2,337 2,267 SC : 2,040 2,159 2,148 2,111 2,329 2,290 SD : 1,862 1,963 2,143 2,008 2,103 2,111 TX : 2,086 2,131 2,097 2,004 2,110 2,115 VA : 1,883 2,040 1,994 1,779 1,854 1,894 WA : 2,181 2,295 2,288 2,182 2,270 2,215 WI : 2,171 2,316 2,215 2,147 2,342 2,415 : 30 Sts : 2,097 2,163 2,166 2,100 2,180 2,131 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,146 2,208 2,223 2,138 2,163 2,110 : US : 2,100 2,166 2,170 2,102 2,179 2,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,915 1,909 1,732 1,912 1,863 1,891 AR : 1,885 1,887 1,701 1,897 1,862 1,912 CA : 2,215 2,162 1,956 2,201 2,104 2,173 CO : 2,256 2,135 1,941 2,261 2,228 2,364 CT : 2,411 2,423 2,208 2,445 2,285 2,265 FL : 2,261 2,144 1,927 2,189 2,095 2,174 GA : 2,066 1,963 1,821 2,120 2,031 2,068 HI : 1,866 1,828 1,673 1,897 1,853 1,889 IL : 2,210 2,084 1,938 2,214 2,097 2,228 IN : 2,237 2,202 1,975 2,236 2,180 2,255 IA : 2,263 2,249 2,037 2,277 2,220 2,283 ME : 2,323 2,554 2,202 2,276 2,188 2,200 MD : 2,458 2,331 2,061 2,289 2,229 2,370 MI : 2,214 2,146 2,022 2,300 2,162 2,185 MN : 2,173 2,286 2,069 2,297 2,186 2,223 MS : 1,979 1,943 1,769 2,008 1,915 1,959 MO : 2,223 2,136 1,993 2,216 2,132 2,242 NE : 2,085 2,060 1,893 2,115 2,081 2,222 NY : 2,486 2,420 2,197 2,503 2,299 2,360 NC : 1,935 1,932 1,723 1,906 1,855 1,933 OH : 2,269 2,197 1,979 2,250 2,129 2,181 OK : 1,956 1,932 1,745 1,967 1,863 1,912 OR : 2,338 2,335 2,147 2,295 2,272 2,421 PA : 2,317 2,289 2,114 2,361 2,288 2,375 SC : 2,252 2,105 1,892 2,181 2,119 2,183 SD : 2,156 2,154 1,917 2,166 2,081 2,099 TX : 2,198 2,045 1,863 2,240 2,127 2,166 VA : 1,976 1,922 1,719 2,000 1,963 1,960 WA : 2,305 2,256 2,052 2,324 2,233 2,254 WI : 2,523 2,388 2,059 2,334 2,145 2,159 : 30 Sts : 2,189 2,143 1,944 2,196 2,114 2,176 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,173 2,144 1,991 2,226 2,049 2,116 : US : 2,188 2,143 1,947 2,198 2,110 2,173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,818 1,875 1,886 1,872 1,925 1,826 AR : 1,860 1,936 1,945 1,841 1,868 1,857 CA : 2,137 2,208 2,205 2,136 2,215 2,190 CO : 2,223 2,330 2,339 2,258 2,350 2,261 CT : 2,235 2,330 2,233 2,151 2,279 2,253 FL : 2,116 2,133 2,170 2,121 2,189 2,165 GA : 1,968 1,973 2,039 2,016 2,105 2,092 HI : 1,805 1,852 1,784 1,695 1,825 1,835 IL : 2,143 2,132 2,222 2,105 2,300 2,356 IN : 2,232 2,254 2,288 2,272 2,298 2,191 IA : 2,178 2,289 2,292 2,194 2,292 2,221 ME : 2,100 2,270 2,180 1,987 2,033 1,777 MD : 2,272 2,389 2,421 2,288 2,437 2,405 MI : 2,166 2,274 2,296 2,194 2,277 2,239 MN : 2,240 2,291 2,264 2,191 2,259 2,162 MS : 1,921 2,016 2,014 1,918 1,996 1,933 MO : 2,197 2,303 2,314 2,219 2,291 2,268 NE : 2,165 2,246 2,243 2,188 2,248 2,138 NY : 2,338 2,385 2,349 2,239 2,361 2,375 NC : 1,871 1,922 1,927 1,899 1,977 1,922 OH : 2,182 2,238 2,236 2,142 2,144 2,105 OK : 1,869 1,906 1,915 1,879 1,920 1,861 OR : 2,322 2,265 2,322 2,251 2,311 2,356 PA : 2,301 2,353 2,319 2,244 2,348 2,275 SC : 2,143 2,171 2,109 2,124 2,261 2,150 SD : 1,980 1,983 1,973 1,973 1,967 1,877 TX : 2,152 2,225 2,172 2,099 2,214 2,160 VA : 1,852 1,994 1,975 1,943 2,068 2,043 WA : 2,202 2,330 2,214 2,024 2,125 2,191 WI : 2,210 2,381 2,307 2,133 2,190 2,250 : 30 Sts : 2,125 2,191 2,190 2,117 2,190 2,137 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,118 2,167 2,162 2,146 2,213 2,167 : US : 2,125 2,190 2,188 2,119 2,192 2,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 2.5 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 AR : 1.0 4.0 3.5 1.0 2.5 1.0 CA : 9.0 9.0 8.5 3.0 9.5 7.0 CO : 2.5 2.5 3.0 0.0 3.5 3.0 CT : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 7.0 FL : 2.0 5.5 6.0 2.0 6.0 6.5 GA : 2.0 5.0 3.5 2.0 6.0 6.0 HI : 6.5 3.0 7.5 5.5 8.0 5.5 IL : 7.0 8.0 0.5 0.5 11.0 13.5 IN : 4.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 6.0 2.5 IA : 3.5 5.0 4.0 2.5 4.5 4.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 0.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 12.5 9.5 MI : 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.5 10.5 4.5 MN : 2.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 2.5 7.5 MS : 0.0 4.0 2.0 0.5 4.5 2.0 MO : 3.5 3.0 4.5 0.0 4.5 2.5 NE : 10.0 5.5 7.5 9.0 7.5 4.5 NY : 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 NC : 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 OH : 3.0 5.5 4.0 2.0 6.0 5.5 OK : 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.0 2.5 OR : 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 7.5 PA : 5.5 7.5 5.0 0.0 2.5 7.0 SC : 3.5 2.5 2.0 0.0 10.0 6.5 SD : 4.0 3.5 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 TX : 0.5 4.5 4.5 1.0 3.5 1.5 VA : 6.5 3.0 5.0 3.0 5.5 6.0 WA : 7.5 10.5 8.0 5.5 7.0 5.5 WI : 0.0 10.0 2.5 0.0 10.0 4.5 : 30 Sts : 3.5 4.9 3.2 1.9 5.1 4.6 : Oth Sts 1/ : 2.2 8.4 5.8 2.7 6.0 4.5 : US : 3.4 5.1 3.4 2.0 5.1 4.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 0.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 AR : 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.5 1.5 0.0 CA : 4.0 5.5 5.0 8.5 3.0 2.5 CO : 4.0 1.5 3.5 6.5 3.5 5.0 CT : 0.0 0.0 3.5 10.0 3.5 0.0 FL : 9.5 4.0 7.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 GA : 3.5 6.5 4.5 5.0 1.0 0.0 HI : 5.5 6.5 8.0 8.5 12.5 6.0 IL : 0.0 3.5 5.5 4.5 6.0 0.0 IN : 2.5 4.5 4.0 3.0 4.0 2.0 IA : 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 8.0 9.5 11.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 MI : 2.0 2.5 7.0 2.5 1.5 0.5 MN : 7.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 5.5 4.5 MS : 13.0 3.5 2.0 3.0 0.5 0.0 MO : 4.0 7.5 6.0 6.5 5.0 5.5 NE : 10.5 9.0 5.5 7.0 3.5 7.0 NY : 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 5.5 0.0 NC : 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 OH : 3.5 5.5 5.5 3.5 4.0 2.5 OK : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 OR : 4.5 0.0 6.5 6.5 0.0 6.0 PA : 5.5 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 SC : 9.0 5.5 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 SD : 3.5 3.5 5.0 6.0 3.5 6.5 TX : 4.5 2.5 7.0 3.5 0.5 7.5 VA : 4.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 0.5 WA : 13.0 5.5 11.0 9.5 8.5 7.5 WI : 4.5 9.5 5.5 8.5 2.0 0.0 : 30 Sts : 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.4 3.0 2.7 : Oth Sts 1/ : 6.7 4.9 4.6 5.4 3.7 2.4 : US : 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.4 3.1 2.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.5 4.0 AR : 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 2.0 2.5 CA : 2.0 5.5 4.0 2.0 7.0 4.5 CO : 5.0 7.5 2.5 2.5 10.0 7.0 CT : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 6.5 FL : 2.0 10.0 7.0 6.0 6.5 5.0 GA : 5.0 4.0 3.5 2.5 6.0 6.0 HI : 3.5 8.0 6.0 3.5 9.0 11.5 IL : 18.0 21.0 0.0 5.0 9.0 7.5 IN : 4.5 5.0 9.0 3.0 7.5 3.5 IA : 5.0 3.0 3.5 2.5 5.5 3.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 MD : 7.0 6.5 12.0 9.5 3.5 6.5 MI : 3.0 5.5 2.0 2.0 6.0 4.5 MN : 4.5 3.0 2.5 1.5 6.5 3.5 MS : 2.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 2.0 MO : 6.0 4.5 3.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 NE : 7.5 7.0 4.5 10.5 8.0 3.5 NY : 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 NC : 0.5 1.5 0.0 3.5 2.0 3.0 OH : 4.0 3.5 2.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 OK : 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 OR : 2.5 2.0 3.0 0.0 2.5 0.5 PA : 5.0 4.5 3.5 5.0 4.5 6.0 SC : 4.0 8.5 2.5 4.0 5.5 6.5 SD : 5.0 4.0 4.5 3.5 4.5 3.0 TX : 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 7.0 3.5 VA : 0.5 6.0 3.5 0.0 3.5 4.5 WA : 11.0 5.5 11.5 3.0 15.0 11.0 WI : 3.5 7.5 2.5 5.5 10.0 6.5 : 30 Sts : 4.0 4.5 3.7 3.5 5.5 4.3 : Oth Sts 1/ : 5.8 6.5 3.4 5.4 9.3 3.9 : US : 4.1 4.6 3.7 3.6 5.7 4.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 3.5 4.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 0.0 AR : 1.0 3.0 2.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 CA : 4.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.0 CO : 4.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 0.5 12.0 CT : 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 3.5 0.0 FL : 4.0 8.0 4.5 9.0 4.5 3.0 GA : 3.0 5.0 4.0 4.5 4.0 1.5 HI : 8.5 5.0 13.0 6.0 6.5 7.0 IL : 10.5 7.5 2.5 5.0 0.0 0.0 IN : 4.0 9.0 2.5 2.0 5.5 2.5 IA : 3.0 6.0 3.5 5.5 4.0 3.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 0.0 9.0 5.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 MI : 2.5 2.5 6.0 7.0 3.0 0.5 MN : 5.0 0.0 3.5 4.0 3.5 5.5 MS : 3.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.5 0.0 MO : 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 NE : 6.0 6.5 7.0 9.5 7.0 7.0 NY : 0.5 0.0 3.0 3.5 0.5 0.0 NC : 1.5 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 OH : 7.0 6.5 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 OK : 1.5 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 OR : 7.0 2.5 3.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 PA : 3.5 3.5 1.5 5.0 3.5 3.0 SC : 2.5 5.0 5.5 2.0 0.0 5.0 SD : 5.0 6.5 6.0 4.5 4.5 7.5 TX : 2.5 4.0 4.5 3.5 2.0 0.0 VA : 4.5 0.0 6.5 3.0 0.0 0.0 WA : 9.5 5.0 12.0 7.5 14.5 3.0 WI : 0.0 4.5 5.6 10.0 3.5 0.0 : 30 Sts : 3.7 4.7 4.2 4.7 3.8 2.8 : Oth Sts 1/ : 3.4 4.2 4.0 3.0 3.5 1.2 : US : 3.7 4.6 4.2 4.6 3.8 2.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 8.5 10.5 10.5 11.0 7.0 6.0 AR : 13.0 10.5 11.5 11.5 11.0 13.0 CA : 39.5 35.5 32.0 33.5 28.5 28.5 CO : 12.5 26.0 27.5 25.0 24.0 27.0 CT : 1.0 1.0 11.0 9.5 9.0 5.5 FL : 35.0 32.0 35.0 33.0 31.0 32.5 GA : 22.5 20.0 21.0 20.5 18.5 16.5 HI : 44.5 48.0 50.0 47.5 45.0 44.0 IL : 33.0 37.5 40.0 27.0 22.5 20.5 IN : 33.5 28.0 35.0 33.0 31.5 35.0 IA : 31.5 30.5 31.0 27.0 26.0 29.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 36.0 36.5 28.5 20.5 23.5 22.5 MI : 27.5 26.0 26.5 26.5 27.5 29.5 MN : 31.0 29.0 27.0 32.5 7.0 35.0 MS : 11.5 12.0 9.5 11.0 13.0 11.0 MO : 9.0 8.0 17.5 18.5 15.0 13.5 NE : 21.5 27.0 20.5 20.0 23.0 27.5 NY : 4.5 5.0 5.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 NC : 8.5 10.0 9.5 9.5 10.0 8.5 OH : 26.5 20.0 23.0 23.0 22.0 30.5 OK : 7.0 6.5 7.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 OR : 36.5 38.0 38.0 36.0 33.5 33.0 PA : 18.5 17.5 13.5 20.5 17.5 20.0 SC : 21.5 26.5 20.5 21.5 22.0 20.5 SD : 31.5 31.0 33.5 28.5 27.0 32.5 TX : 20.5 19.5 22.0 22.5 24.0 21.5 VA : 15.5 11.5 8.0 10.5 13.0 7.0 WA : 42.0 42.0 45.0 43.0 41.5 41.0 WI : 31.0 29.0 33.0 31.0 25.5 27.0 : 30 Sts : 24.1 22.5 19.7 23.0 20.8 23.3 : Oth Sts 1/ : 24.5 20.2 23.4 24.5 21.7 22.1 : US : 24.1 22.3 19.9 23.1 20.9 23.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 6.5 7.0 5.5 4.0 6.0 11.5 AR : 11.5 9.5 7.0 9.0 14.0 11.0 CA : 30.5 32.5 33.0 33.0 36.5 36.5 CO : 24.0 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.0 23.5 CT : 11.5 9.5 9.5 12.5 11.0 0.5 FL : 33.0 35.5 36.0 34.0 35.0 35.0 GA : 18.0 16.0 15.5 13.5 15.0 16.0 HI : 43.5 44.0 36.0 42.0 43.0 44.0 IL : 30.0 25.5 18.0 21.0 19.5 25.5 IN : 32.0 31.0 30.5 27.5 30.0 32.5 IA : 31.0 28.5 29.5 31.5 31.0 30.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 25.5 25.0 14.5 20.5 21.0 40.0 MI : 43.0 42.0 40.5 41.5 24.0 48.5 MN : 33.0 32.5 31.0 30.5 28.0 30.5 MS : 0.5 10.5 11.5 9.5 12.5 12.0 MO : 18.5 22.5 27.5 18.5 19.5 18.0 NE : 23.0 22.5 27.0 27.5 26.5 27.5 NY : 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 7.5 NC : 8.0 10.0 9.5 8.0 8.5 8.0 OH : 30.5 23.5 21.0 21.5 22.5 22.0 OK : 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.5 7.0 7.0 OR : 33.5 36.0 33.5 31.5 31.5 31.0 PA : 20.5 19.5 20.0 20.0 18.5 20.0 SC : 21.0 28.0 25.5 27.5 25.0 23.5 SD : 30.5 31.0 30.5 34.5 29.5 29.5 TX : 20.0 23.5 20.5 26.5 24.5 17.0 VA : 17.0 18.5 18.0 5.5 15.5 19.0 WA : 37.5 43.0 41.5 43.0 42.0 42.0 WI : 27.0 25.0 26.0 28.5 31.0 32.5 : 30 Sts : 23.6 23.1 19.8 22.7 23.1 23.8 : Oth Sts 1/ : 21.3 22.1 23.0 24.1 25.2 25.5 : US : 23.4 23.1 20.0 22.8 23.2 23.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4.5 7.0 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 AR : 11.0 7.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 8.0 CA : 32.0 31.5 31.5 33.5 28.0 27.5 CO : 27.5 29.5 29.5 15.0 26.5 19.5 CT : 0.5 0.5 10.0 9.0 5.5 5.0 FL : 33.0 25.0 26.5 29.5 28.5 32.5 GA : 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.5 11.5 14.0 HI : 40.0 40.0 44.0 39.5 39.5 44.5 IL : 21.5 20.5 35.0 32.0 27.0 36.5 IN : 35.0 28.5 29.5 31.5 31.5 33.5 IA : 30.5 33.5 31.0 31.5 29.5 30.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 MD : 25.5 25.5 29.5 34.0 46.0 37.5 MI : 45.0 42.0 31.0 31.5 25.5 23.5 MN : 29.0 29.5 27.0 28.0 29.0 30.0 MS : 10.5 7.0 11.5 10.0 9.0 10.0 MO : 16.0 18.5 20.0 20.0 20.5 21.5 NE : 25.5 24.0 25.5 24.0 26.5 29.5 NY : 4.5 8.5 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.5 NC : 7.0 6.5 7.5 3.0 5.0 6.0 OH : 20.5 17.5 19.5 16.5 17.0 18.5 OK : 3.0 6.5 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 OR : 31.5 32.0 32.5 26.5 30.5 32.5 PA : 21.0 18.5 20.0 19.0 20.5 15.5 SC : 24.5 22.5 29.0 32.5 33.0 31.0 SD : 32.5 30.5 31.5 28.0 30.0 28.0 TX : 17.5 25.0 20.0 22.0 19.0 20.0 VA : 15.5 9.0 10.0 14.0 12.0 13.0 WA : 42.5 47.5 46.5 44.5 39.0 42.0 WI : 31.5 27.0 28.5 30.0 33.0 38.5 : 30 Sts : 22.6 21.9 22.0 21.9 21.3 21.9 : Oth Sts 1/ : 24.3 24.7 25.1 25.6 24.5 27.3 : US : 22.7 22.0 22.2 22.2 21.5 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and US, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 12.5 11.0 12.5 14.0 14.5 13.5 AR : 8.0 9.0 10.0 10.0 12.0 11.5 CA : 29.0 27.0 28.5 27.0 28.5 33.0 CO : 23.0 22.5 21.5 24.5 24.5 26.0 CT : 10.5 8.5 3.5 3.5 4.0 0.5 FL : 29.0 32.0 30.5 32.5 30.5 36.0 GA : 15.5 14.5 15.0 17.0 16.0 17.0 HI : 45.5 48.5 42.5 49.5 47.5 47.5 IL : 36.0 43.5 48.5 43.5 46.0 18.0 IN : 32.5 24.5 32.0 29.5 23.5 31.0 IA : 28.5 27.5 31.5 30.5 31.5 32.0 ME : 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 MD : 38.5 27.5 53.5 53.0 53.0 51.0 MI : 25.5 24.0 28.5 28.0 28.0 26.5 MN : 30.5 28.0 29.0 26.5 26.0 28.5 MS : 11.0 10.5 11.5 12.0 11.5 13.0 MO : 24.5 25.0 25.0 19.5 17.0 21.0 NE : 25.5 22.5 25.5 25.0 25.5 23.0 NY : 6.0 4.0 6.5 9.0 11.0 10.5 NC : 8.5 9.0 9.0 10.5 9.5 12.5 OH : 17.5 17.5 19.5 21.5 22.5 21.5 OK : 4.5 6.0 6.5 6.5 7.5 14.0 OR : 27.0 27.0 29.5 30.5 29.0 27.5 PA : 17.0 19.5 16.5 18.0 18.0 17.5 SC : 38.0 31.5 32.0 35.5 32.5 30.5 SD : 28.0 28.5 29.5 31.0 31.5 32.0 TX : 22.5 23.0 24.5 27.0 26.0 15.5 VA : 13.0 13.0 11.5 17.0 16.0 20.0 WA : 46.0 50.5 47.0 43.0 43.5 48.5 WI : 39.5 36.0 34.6 37.0 37.5 39.5 : 30 Sts : 22.4 21.5 23.3 23.5 23.2 23.7 : Oth Sts 1/ : 28.5 28.4 26.3 26.3 26.5 23.3 : US : 22.8 21.9 23.4 23.7 23.5 23.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During December, 30 Selected States and US, 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 197 200 62 64 135 136 AR : 301 281 124 115 177 166 CA : 521 530 CO : 79 80 CT : 79 76 FL : 241 246 228 231 13 15 GA : 438 444 263 265 175 179 HI : 11.7 10.3 11.7 10.3 0 0 IL : 73 80 68 77 5 3 IN : 517 499 503 486 14 13 IA : 723 803 ME : 89 90 MD : 70 84 63 79 7 5 MI : 142 147 MN : 269 263 259 254 10 9 MS : 135 135 44 45 91 90 MO : 153 152 NE : 254 242 254 242 0 0 NY : 99 94 NC : 220 216 86 80 134 136 OH : 644 685 OK : 77 78 45 45 32 33 OR : 69 68 68 67 1 1 PA : 557 552 539 536 18 16 SC : 114 128 97 110 17 18 SD : 51 51 51 51 0 0 TX : 407 424 VA : 68 66 36 34 32 32 WA : 112 117 WI : 108 117 : 30 Sts : 6,819 6,958 5,827 5,970 992 988 : Oth Sts 3/: 468 462 379 373 89 88 : US : 7,287 7,420 6,206 6,343 1,081 1,076 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During January, 30 Selected States and US, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 197 202 60 64 137 138 AR : 306 280 121 106 185 174 CA : 501 517 CO : 84 75 CT : 80 77 FL : 237 233 222 218 15 15 GA : 419 420 245 243 174 177 HI : 11.7 10.0 11.7 10.0 0 0 IL : 65 74 60 70 5 4 IN : 503 486 490 473 13 13 IA : 716 814 ME : 99 99 MD : 71 75 65 70 6 5 MI : 139 139 MN : 263 278 254 269 9 9 MS : 134 132 43 41 91 91 MO : 165 148 NE : 258 241 258 241 0 0 NY : 100 94 NC : 220 214 84 77 136 137 OH : 649 663 OK : 80 81 46 47 34 34 OR : 68 66 67 64 1 2 PA : 553 548 533 531 20 17 SC : 109 117 92 99 17 18 SD : 50 51 50 51 0 0 TX : 407 391 VA : 62 66 29 30 33 36 WA : 111 117 WI : 107 105 : 30 Sts : 6,765 6,813 5,754 5,809 1,011 1,004 : Oth Sts 2/: 463 451 376 361 86 89 : US : 7,228 7,264 6,130 6,170 1,097 1,093 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During February, 30 Selected States and US, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 180 183 54 56 126 127 AR : 278 254 106 97 172 157 CA : 449 470 CO : 77 68 CT : 72 70 FL : 213 205 200 192 13 13 GA : 379 381 220 222 159 159 HI : 10.3 9.0 10.3 9.0 0 0 IL : 59 67 55 64 4 3 IN : 452 439 440 427 12 12 IA : 633 738 ME : 82 90 MD : 62 65 57 61 5 4 MI : 127 130 MN : 244 255 235 246 9 9 MS : 120 120 39 38 81 82 MO : 146 138 NE : 231 220 231 220 0 0 NY : 90 87 NC : 196 192 75 68 121 124 OH : 597 595 OK : 76 74 42 43 34 31 OR : 62 58 61 56 1 2 PA : 517 499 499 483 18 16 SC : 102 104 85 88 17 16 SD : 45 45 45 45 0 0 TX : 364 353 VA : 57 60 25 26 32 34 WA : 102 105 WI : 96 90 : 30 Sts : 6,118 6,164 5,191 5,256 927 908 : Oth Sts 2/: 410 417 328 336 81 80 : US : 6,528 6,581 5,519 5,592 1,008 988 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During March, 30 Selected States and US, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 202 199 64 57 138 142 AR : 301 289 113 109 188 180 CA : 503 530 CO : 83 81 CT : 79 76 FL : 235 230 222 217 13 13 GA : 450 433 269 255 181 178 HI : 11.5 10.3 11.5 10.3 0 0 IL : 73 78 69 74 4 4 IN : 518 498 505 485 13 13 IA : 713 832 ME : 84 90 MD : 72 74 67 70 5 4 MI : 149 149 MN : 264 275 255 265 9 10 MS : 134 137 44 45 90 92 MO : 153 153 NE : 256 244 256 244 0 0 NY : 98 97 NC : 214 216 81 78 133 138 OH : 679 680 OK : 84 82 47 47 37 35 OR : 71 62 69 60 2 2 PA : 585 552 565 535 20 17 SC : 115 118 95 99 20 19 SD : 49 50 49 50 0 0 TX : 409 425 VA : 67 69 30 32 37 37 WA : 118 118 WI : 106 102 : 30 Sts : 6,875 6,949 5,854 5,932 1,022 1,017 : Oth Sts 2/: 461 468 370 380 90 87 : US : 7,336 7,417 6,224 6,312 1,112 1,104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During April, 30 Selected States and US, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 196 190 62 52 134 138 AR : 286 284 103 102 183 182 CA : 491 499 CO : 74 82 CT : 74 71 FL : 222 221 208 209 14 12 GA : 433 415 257 240 176 175 HI : 11.4 10.1 11.4 10.1 0 0 IL : 73 75 70 72 3 3 IN : 496 483 484 471 12 12 IA : 708 820 ME : 94 88 MD : 75 70 70 66 5 4 MI : 144 148 MN : 248 254 239 245 9 9 MS : 128 130 41 40 87 90 MO : 149 149 NE : 249 238 249 238 0 0 NY : 90 89 NC : 209 210 78 73 131 137 OH : 661 646 OK : 78 79 44 45 34 34 OR : 69 62 67 60 2 2 PA : 557 534 537 517 20 17 SC : 111 113 93 94 18 19 SD : 47 48 47 48 0 0 TX : 401 393 VA : 67 65 31 30 36 35 WA : 113 115 WI : 97 91 : 30 Sts : 6,651 6,672 5,657 5,670 994 1,002 : Oth Sts 2/: 449 433 359 346 89 87 : US : 7,100 7,105 6,016 6,016 1,083 1,089 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During May, 30 Selected States and US, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 203 193 64 50 139 143 AR : 293 290 106 104 187 186 CA : 506 510 CO : 76 88 CT : 73 71 FL : 222 230 208 217 14 13 GA : 414 413 233 228 181 185 HI : 11.3 9.9 11.3 9.9 0 0 IL : 71 78 68 75 3 3 IN : 507 499 495 486 12 13 IA : 728 842 ME : 101 95 MD : 78 75 71 70 7 5 MI : 142 153 MN : 261 259 251 250 10 9 MS : 131 133 40 39 91 94 MO : 153 154 NE : 257 255 257 255 0 0 NY : 96 91 NC : 214 217 75 74 139 143 OH : 686 663 OK : 79 81 44 46 35 35 OR : 69 65 67 63 2 2 PA : 560 557 539 538 21 19 SC : 118 115 99 95 19 20 SD : 46 49 46 49 0 0 TX : 408 392 VA : 70 60 34 27 36 33 WA : 114 117 WI : 97 89 : 30 Sts : 6,784 6,844 5,750 5,802 1,034 1,042 : Oth Sts 2/: 457 453 364 359 92 93 : US : 7,241 7,297 6,114 6,161 1,126 1,135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During June, 30 Selected States and US, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 196 185 60 45 136 140 AR : 284 278 106 99 178 179 CA : 492 504 CO : 78 84 CT : 73 69 FL : 216 221 202 209 14 12 GA : 392 393 218 214 174 179 HI : 10.9 9.6 10.9 9.6 0 0 IL : 72 72 68 69 4 3 IN : 495 493 483 481 12 12 IA : 710 805 ME : 95 91 MD : 72 72 66 68 6 4 MI : 139 147 MN : 249 261 239 252 10 9 MS : 126 130 38 40 88 90 MO : 146 151 NE : 243 251 243 251 0 0 NY : 97 89 NC : 202 207 68 72 134 135 OH : 665 667 OK : 75 80 42 46 33 34 OR : 67 61 65 59 2 2 PA : 541 540 522 522 19 18 SC : 116 111 98 92 18 19 SD : 42 46 42 46 0 0 TX : 385 389 VA : 63 54 30 24 33 30 WA : 107 116 WI : 99 91 : 30 Sts : 6,548 6,668 5,552 5,668 996 1,000 : Oth Sts 2/: 445 458 355 369 89 89 : US : 6,993 7,126 5,907 6,037 1,085 1,089 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During July, 30 Selected States and US, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 203 187 61 45 142 142 AR : 283 282 106 99 177 183 CA : 506 517 CO : 80 90 CT : 75 72 FL : 227 220 212 208 15 12 GA : 416 397 240 216 176 181 HI : 10.9 10.0 10.9 10.0 0 0 IL : 78 68 74 65 4 3 IN : 511 501 498 490 13 11 IA : 737 858 ME : 99 96 MD : 72 75 67 72 5 3 MI : 141 155 MN : 260 263 251 253 9 10 MS : 130 137 40 42 90 95 MO : 142 161 NE : 249 261 249 261 0 0 NY : 99 91 NC : 208 212 73 77 135 135 OH : 659 688 OK : 78 82 44 47 34 35 OR : 71 60 69 58 2 2 PA : 561 552 542 535 19 17 SC : 123 115 104 96 19 19 SD : 46 46 46 46 0 0 TX : 391 405 VA : 65 58 33 28 32 30 WA : 111 122 WI : 104 99 : 30 Sts : 6,736 6,880 5,728 5,864 1,008 1,016 : Oth Sts 2/: 461 467 369 379 91 88 : US : 7,197 7,347 6,097 6,243 1,099 1,104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During August, 30 Selected States and US, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 202 189 62 48 140 141 AR : 273 280 103 97 170 183 CA : 503 513 CO : 81 92 CT : 71 69 FL : 231 228 217 215 14 13 GA : 426 408 252 230 174 178 HI : 10.4 9.6 10.4 9.6 0 0 IL : 79 71 75 67 4 4 IN : 513 514 500 502 13 12 IA : 739 863 ME : 89 92 MD : 74 75 69 72 5 3 MI : 133 156 MN : 270 258 261 248 9 10 MS : 132 139 42 42 90 97 MO : 140 162 NE : 259 261 259 261 0 0 NY : 96 92 NC : 214 212 76 81 138 131 OH : 657 690 OK : 78 81 45 47 33 34 OR : 69 63 67 61 2 2 PA : 572 550 554 534 18 16 SC : 124 113 105 95 19 18 SD : 51 46 51 46 0 0 TX : 389 397 VA : 66 58 35 29 31 29 WA : 114 115 WI : 101 96 : 30 Sts : 6,756 6,893 5,763 5,886 993 1,007 : Oth Sts 2/: 466 463 375 377 90 86 : US : 7,222 7,356 6,138 6,263 1,083 1,093 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During September, 30 Selected States and US, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 194 187 59 50 135 137 AR : 267 265 100 94 167 171 CA : 491 505 CO : 81 88 CT : 67 66 FL : 223 226 209 213 14 13 GA : 418 408 247 237 171 171 HI : 9.8 9.1 9.8 9.1 0 0 IL : 78 70 74 67 4 3 IN : 502 519 490 507 12 12 IA : 737 824 ME : 86 86 MD : 71 72 67 69 4 3 MI : 129 146 MN : 266 252 257 243 9 9 MS : 124 131 39 40 85 91 MO : 142 157 NE : 251 255 251 255 0 0 NY : 93 90 NC : 211 203 76 77 135 126 OH : 663 661 OK : 74 77 43 45 31 32 OR : 66 63 64 61 2 2 PA : 552 532 535 518 17 14 SC : 119 113 101 95 18 18 SD : 48 46 48 46 0 0 TX : 376 388 VA : 59 56 31 29 28 27 WA : 109 105 WI : 98 89 : 30 Sts : 6,604 6,689 5,640 5,728 965 960 : Oth Sts 2/: 445 458 358 372 86 86 : US : 7,049 7,147 5,998 6,100 1,051 1,046 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During October, 30 Selected States and US, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 199 189 62 52 137 137 AR : 282 274 106 103 176 171 CA : 520 524 CO : 78 90 CT : 70 70 FL : 233 237 220 226 13 11 GA : 447 428 268 249 179 179 HI : 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.8 0 0 IL : 84 78 81 74 3 4 IN : 518 534 506 521 12 13 IA : 783 868 ME : 97 88 MD : 75 78 69 75 6 3 MI : 143 150 MN : 269 259 261 250 8 9 MS : 128 134 41 42 87 92 MO : 150 159 NE : 255 262 255 262 0 0 NY : 95 95 NC : 218 212 80 81 138 131 OH : 682 657 OK : 75 79 44 47 31 32 OR : 70 66 68 65 2 1 PA : 564 557 547 543 17 14 SC : 132 120 112 101 20 19 SD : 50 46 50 46 0 0 TX : 397 413 VA : 60 60 32 31 28 29 WA : 115 109 WI : 108 92 : 30 Sts : 6,906 6,938 5,912 5,957 995 981 : Oth Sts 2/: 451 474 363 388 88 86 : US : 7,357 7,412 6,275 6,345 1,083 1,067 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During November, 30 Selected States and US, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 190 177 60 52 130 125 AR : 277 272 111 105 166 167 CA : 515 505 CO : 75 90 CT : 71 69 FL : 237 234 225 223 12 11 GA : 454 421 279 248 175 173 HI : 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 0 0 IL : 83 82 80 79 3 3 IN : 493 508 481 495 12 13 IA : 764 843 ME : 88 75 MD : 78 79 72 76 6 3 MI : 148 150 MN : 249 247 241 238 8 9 MS : 128 130 43 43 85 87 MO : 150 153 NE : 239 247 239 247 0 0 NY : 90 91 NC : 209 207 78 81 131 126 OH : 658 645 OK : 72 77 42 46 30 31 OR : 67 66 66 65 1 1 PA : 543 547 527 532 16 15 SC : 133 113 115 96 18 17 SD : 50 44 50 44 0 0 TX : 400 404 VA : 62 62 34 31 28 31 WA : 113 113 WI : 114 97 : 30 Sts : 6,760 6,758 5,807 5,816 953 941 : Oth Sts 2/: 447 468 363 388 83 79 : US : 7,207 7,226 6,170 6,204 1,036 1,020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Chickens: Layers on Hand by State and United States, December 1, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers 1 Year Old : Layers 20 Weeks Old : : and Older : But Less Than 1 Year : Total Layers State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 3,720 3,061 6,670 6,584 10,390 9,645 AR : 4,067 3,475 10,668 10,837 14,735 14,312 CA : 13,471 13,575 10,292 8,967 23,763 22,542 CO : 1,560 1,852 1,997 2,285 3,557 4,137 CT : 1,054 1,021 2,054 2,026 3,108 3,047 DE : 353 681 885 637 1,238 1,318 FL : 6,420 6,060 4,408 4,523 10,828 10,583 GA : 6,984 7,811 14,888 12,258 21,872 20,069 HI : 373 381 181 142 554 523 ID : 472 454 410 374 882 828 IL : 2,014 1,679 1,640 1,912 3,654 3,591 IN : 11,756 12,291 10,744 10,727 22,500 23,018 IA : 16,547 16,588 18,310 21,161 34,857 37,749 KY : 1,600 1,375 2,275 2,975 3,875 4,350 LA : 945 850 1,111 1,024 2,056 1,874 ME : 1,947 1,711 2,069 2,474 4,016 4,185 MD : 1,411 1,775 1,955 1,605 3,366 3,380 MA : 78 68 215 214 293 282 MI : 4,491 5,149 2,243 1,682 6,734 6,831 MN : 5,560 6,061 6,655 5,399 12,215 11,460 MS : 2,028 1,435 4,722 5,268 6,750 6,703 MO : 3,908 3,489 2,955 3,272 6,863 6,761 MT : 75 85 265 270 340 355 NE : 6,587 6,446 4,907 5,022 11,494 11,468 NH : 11 58 132 90 143 148 NJ : 1,309 1,039 833 1,030 2,142 2,069 NY : 1,326 1,526 2,520 2,170 3,846 3,696 NC : 3,616 3,352 7,539 7,224 11,155 10,576 OH : 15,157 16,975 15,133 14,020 30,290 30,995 OK : 1,468 1,623 2,404 2,571 3,872 4,194 OR : 1,565 1,555 1,364 1,228 2,929 2,783 PA : 9,403 7,802 14,274 16,378 23,677 24,180 SC : 2,775 1,816 3,030 3,480 5,805 5,296 SD : 960 948 1,400 1,400 2,360 2,348 TN : 210 325 1,155 931 1,365 1,256 TX : 7,434 7,247 11,601 11,528 19,035 18,775 UT : 1,724 1,781 1,788 1,571 3,512 3,352 VT : 84 99 94 95 178 194 VA : 1,054 980 2,245 2,182 3,299 3,162 WA : 3,120 3,406 1,848 1,756 4,968 5,162 WV : 31 86 1,090 1,020 1,121 1,106 WI : 2,450 2,500 2,288 1,840 4,738 4,340 WY : 8 8 4 4 12 12 : Oth Sts 1/ : 2,231 2,533 2,010 2,025 4,241 4,558 : US : 153,357 153,032 185,271 184,181 338,628 337,213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ AK, AZ, KS, ND, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Chickens: Pullets Not of Laying Age and Other Chickens by State and United States, December 1, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Pullets 13 Weeks Old : Pullet Chicks : : and Older But Less : and Pullets Under : Other State : Than 20 Weeks : 13 Weeks of Age : Chickens :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 2,132 2,148 2,281 2,237 1,100 1,226 AR : 3,037 2,460 4,321 4,715 1,273 1,300 CA : 1,572 1,670 2,629 2,043 78 68 CO : 142 156 456 412 55 72 CT : 204 241 428 501 8 4 DE : 15 59 57 93 22 14 FL : 1,024 901 1,202 1,422 69 106 GA : 2,750 2,922 5,150 5,022 1,401 1,540 HI : 50 44 55 58 0 0 ID : 130 185 207 225 6 7 IL : 128 122 337 268 17 21 IN : 3,582 2,393 2,790 3,625 86 62 IA : 3,375 4,987 3,835 3,454 41 50 KY : 835 845 690 805 200 195 LA : 231 295 327 315 86 76 ME : 726 427 859 1,173 6 5 MD : 507 468 368 416 73 48 MA : 3 2 53 52 0 0 MI : 285 606 985 664 1 0 MN : 2,090 820 1,439 2,355 59 50 MS : 1,594 1,313 1,492 2,134 552 664 MO : 779 816 640 793 180 185 MT : 72 61 67 63 1 1 NE : 539 963 1,671 1,248 0 0 NH : 29 14 35 59 8 8 NJ : 204 0 0 89 0 0 NY : 319 450 550 730 15 16 NC : 2,549 2,639 3,179 2,825 1,238 1,002 OH : 3,785 3,296 3,900 3,568 34 24 OK : 632 380 666 724 225 292 OR : 311 195 457 415 7 7 PA : 3,479 2,362 2,094 2,623 78 92 SC : 311 389 674 745 156 168 SD : 206 158 211 171 0 0 TN : 264 317 435 453 186 174 TX : 2,717 2,452 3,921 3,851 428 428 UT : 151 407 350 93 2 1 VT : 24 4 3 1 2 2 VA : 569 659 443 507 243 245 WA : 620 179 782 1,141 2 2 WV : 346 310 346 400 140 150 WI : 217 330 1,105 891 40 39 WY : 2 2 2 2 1 1 : Oth Sts 1/ : 270 232 456 325 7 5 : US : 42,807 39,679 51,948 53,706 8,126 8,350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ AK, AZ, KS, ND, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Chickens: Number, Value per Head and Total Value by State and United States, December 1, 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Value per Head : Total Value State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Dollars --- --- 1,000 Dollars --- : AL : 15,903 15,256 4.90 3.60 77,925 54,922 AR : 23,366 22,787 4.40 4.70 102,810 107,099 CA : 28,042 26,323 2.00 1.90 56,084 49,871 CO : 4,210 4,777 1.90 2.00 7,999 9,820 CT : 3,748 3,793 2.10 2.30 7,871 8,724 DE : 1,332 1,484 3.60 3.00 4,795 4,452 FL : 13,123 13,012 2.00 1.90 26,246 24,723 GA : 31,173 29,553 3.20 3.40 99,754 100,480 HI : 659 625 2.10 1.70 1,384 1,063 ID : 1,225 1,245 2.10 1.80 2,573 2,241 IL : 4,136 4,002 1.10 1.40 4,550 5,603 IN : 28,958 29,098 1.30 1.10 37,645 32,008 IA : 42,108 46,240 1.20 1.40 50,530 64,736 KY : 5,600 6,195 2.80 3.20 15,680 19,824 LA : 2,700 2,560 3.00 2.90 8,100 7,424 ME : 5,607 5,790 2.10 2.20 11,775 12,738 MD : 4,314 4,312 3.10 2.60 13,373 11,211 MA : 349 336 2.70 3.10 942 1,042 MI : 8,005 8,101 1.70 1.70 13,609 13,772 MN : 15,803 14,685 1.60 1.30 25,285 19,091 MS : 10,388 10,814 4.90 4.90 50,901 52,989 MO : 8,462 8,555 2.30 2.30 19,463 19,677 MT : 480 480 3.00 3.10 1,440 1,488 NE : 13,704 13,679 1.80 1.80 24,667 24,622 NH : 215 229 3.20 3.30 688 756 NJ : 2,346 2,158 1.10 1.00 2,581 2,158 NY : 4,730 4,892 1.50 1.60 7,095 7,827 NC : 18,121 17,042 5.00 4.80 90,605 81,802 OH : 38,009 37,883 1.50 1.30 57,014 49,248 OK : 5,395 5,590 4.20 5.00 22,659 27,950 OR : 3,704 3,400 1.50 2.20 5,556 7,480 PA : 29,328 29,257 1.60 1.80 46,925 52,663 SC : 6,946 6,598 2.20 2.70 15,281 17,815 SD : 2,777 2,677 1.90 1.80 5,276 4,819 TN : 2,250 2,200 6.00 6.10 13,500 13,420 TX : 26,101 25,506 2.50 2.20 65,253 56,113 UT : 4,015 3,853 1.30 1.70 5,220 6,550 VT : 207 201 2.50 2.50 518 503 VA : 4,554 4,573 4.50 4.80 20,493 21,950 WA : 6,372 6,484 2.30 2.40 14,656 15,562 WV : 1,953 1,966 4.40 4.70 8,593 9,240 WI : 6,100 5,600 2.20 2.00 13,420 11,200 WY : 17 17 3.30 3.30 56 56 : Oth Sts 2/ : 4,974 5,120 1.62 1.66 8,061 8,490 : US : 441,509 438,948 2.42 2.38 1,068,851 1,045,222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes commercial broilers. 2/ AK, AZ, KS, ND, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Index Page All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States , 2001 . . . . . 20 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2002. . . . . . 22 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 All Layers and Eggs: Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production by State and United States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 All Layers: Percent Being Force Molted and Molt Completed, First Day of the Month, by Month, United States, 2001-200214 All Layers: Percent Being Force Molted and Molt Completed, First Day of the Month, by Month, 30 Selected States, 2001-200215 All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2001. . . . . . 28 All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2002. . . . . . 30 All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2001. . . . . . 32 All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2002. . . . . . 34 Index (continued) Page All Pullets: Number on Hand, First Day of the Month, United States, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 All Pullets: Number on Hand, First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Chickens: Layers on Hand, by State and United States, December 1, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Chickens: Number, Value per Head and Total Value, by State and United States, December 1, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . 50 Chickens: Pullets Not of Laying Age and Other Chickens, by State and United States, December 1, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . 49 Disposition: Number Slaughtered , Lost and Added During the Month, United States 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Disposition: Number Slaughtered , Lost and Added During the Month, 30 Selected States 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Eggs: Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type, State, and United States, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month, by Type, United States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month, by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . 12 Index (continued) Page Eggs: Production by Type During December, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Eggs: Production by Type During January, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Eggs: Production by Type During February, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Eggs: Production by Type During March, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Eggs: Production by Type During April, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Eggs: Production by Type During May, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Eggs: Production by Type During June, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Eggs: Production by Type During July, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Eggs: Production by Type During August, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Eggs: Production by Type During September, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Eggs: Production by Type During October, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Eggs: Production by Type During November, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Index (continued) Page Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . 13 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 . . . . . 11 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . 13 Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 2000-2001. . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . .9 Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day, of the Month by Type, United States, 2001-2002 . . . . . .7 Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day, of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2001-2002. . . .9 Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 2001 . . . 16 Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 2002 . . . 18 Released January 30, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 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