Chickens and Eggs ISSN: 1948-9064 Released August 21, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). July Egg Production Up 2 Percent United States egg production totaled 9.10 billion during July 2018, up 2 percent from last year. Production included 7.90 billion table eggs, and 1.20 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.12 billion were broiler-type and 84.0 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during July 2018 totaled 385 million, up 3 percent from last year. July egg production per 100 layers was 2,364 eggs, down 2 percent from July 2017. All layers in the United States on August 1, 2018 totaled 384 million, up 3 percent from last year. The 384 million layers consisted of 323 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 58.2 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.37 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on August 1, 2018, averaged 76.4 eggs per 100 layers, down 2 percent from August 1, 2017. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 21 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during July 2018 totaled 50.8 million, up 21 percent from July 2017. Eggs in incubators totaled 46.7 million on August 1, 2018, up 15 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 176 thousand during July 2018, down 28 percent from July 2017. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 2 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during July 2018 totaled 844 million, up 2 percent from July 2017. Eggs in incubators totaled 687 million on August 1, 2018, up 1 percent from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 7.63 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during July 2018, up 8 percent from July 2017. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Average Layers During the Month - United States: 2017-2018.................................................. 4 Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2017-2018.......................................... 4 Egg Production During the Month in Dozens by Type - United States: 2017-2018................................ 4 Average Layers During the Month - United States............................................................. 5 All Egg Production During the Month - United States......................................................... 5 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: June-July 2017 and 2018.................. 6 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: July-August 2017 and 2018................ 7 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During June 2017 and 2018...................... 8 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During July 2017 and 2018...................... 9 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018....................................... 10 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018....................................... 11 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018............................. 12 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018............................. 13 Molted as Percent of All Layers on the First of the Month - United States: 2017-2018........................ 14 Molted as Percent of All Layers - States and United States: July 1 and August 1, 2017-2018.................. 14 Hatchery Production - United States: 2017 and 2018.......................................................... 15 Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2017 and 2018........................ 16 Egg-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2017-2018................................................. 16 Intended Placements of Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month - United States: 2017-2019.................................................................................... 17 Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2017 and 2018.................... 17 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018.................................. 18 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2017-2018............................................. 18 Intended Placements of Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total: 2017-2019.. 19 Statistical Methodology..................................................................................... 20 Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates........................................................ 21 Information Contacts........................................................................................ 22 Average Layers During the Month - United States: 2017-2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 layers : December 1/ ..................: 377,371 382,301 January ......................: 377,198 382,255 February .....................: 376,341 384,086 March ........................: 376,257 386,512 April ........................: 375,748 386,754 May ..........................: 373,642 386,325 June .........................: 372,430 385,900 July .........................: 372,632 385,034 August .......................: 373,901 September ....................: 375,748 October ......................: 378,028 November .....................: 380,820 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December previous year. Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2017-2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total eggs : Table eggs : Hatching eggs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : December 1/ ...: 9,099.7 9,104.1 7,953.9 7,963.9 1,145.8 1,140.2 January .......: 9,053.4 8,984.9 7,916.4 7,841.8 1,137.0 1,143.1 February ......: 8,124.2 8,145.4 7,095.8 7,099.8 1,028.4 1,045.6 March .........: 9,006.5 9,098.9 7,861.5 7,932.0 1,145.0 1,166.9 April .........: 8,686.6 8,806.3 7,572.8 7,665.0 1,113.8 1,141.3 May ...........: 8,917.8 9,122.5 7,764.5 7,932.6 1,153.3 1,189.9 June ..........: 8,636.0 8,831.8 7,513.8 7,670.4 1,122.2 1,161.4 July ..........: 8,952.9 9,104.0 7,782.1 7,903.1 1,170.8 1,200.9 August ........: 8,922.3 7,755.2 1,167.1 September .....: 8,578.3 7,456.6 1,121.7 October .......: 8,920.2 7,763.3 1,156.9 November ......: 8,790.8 7,676.3 1,114.5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December previous year. Egg Production During the Month in Dozens by Type - United States: 2017-2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total eggs : Table eggs : Hatching eggs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : December 1/ ...: 758,308.1 758,675.4 662,824.8 663,658.3 95,483.3 95,017.1 January .......: 754,450.2 748,741.7 659,699.8 653,483.3 94,750.4 95,258.4 February ......: 677,016.7 678,784.0 591,316.9 591,650.7 85,699.8 87,133.3 March .........: 750,542.0 758,241.5 655,125.1 660,999.7 95,416.9 97,241.8 April .........: 723,883.8 733,858.1 631,067.0 638,750.0 92,816.8 95,108.1 May ...........: 743,150.1 760,207.7 647,041.4 661,049.7 96,108.7 99,158.0 June ..........: 719,667.1 735,983.6 626,150.1 639,200.3 93,517.0 96,783.3 July ..........: 746,075.8 758,666.7 648,508.7 658,591.6 97,567.1 100,075.1 August ........: 743,525.7 646,266.9 97,258.8 September .....: 714,858.2 621,383.2 93,475.0 October .......: 743,350.7 646,941.9 96,408.8 November ......: 732,566.8 639,691.9 92,874.9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December previous year. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: June-July 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2018 as Item : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during June : All layers ...................................1,000: 372,430 385,900 104 Table egg type .............................1,000: 312,162 323,472 104 Hatching egg type ..........................1,000: 60,268 62,428 104 Broiler-type hatching ....................1,000: 57,142 59,088 103 Egg-type hatching ........................1,000: 3,126 3,340 107 : Eggs per 100 layers during June : All layers ..................................number: 2,319 2,289 99 Table egg type ............................number: 2,407 2,371 99 Hatching egg type .........................number: 1,862 1,860 100 Broiler-type hatching ...................number: 1,837 1,831 100 Egg-type hatching .......................number: 2,326 2,377 102 : Eggs produced during June : All layers .................................million: 8,636.0 8,831.8 102 Table egg type ...........................million: 7,513.8 7,670.4 102 Hatching egg type ........................million: 1,122.2 1,161.4 103 Broiler-type hatching ..................million: 1,049.5 1,082.0 103 Egg-type hatching ......................million: 72.7 79.4 109 : Eggs produced during June : All layers .............................1,000 dozen: 719,667.1 735,983.6 102 Table egg type .......................1,000 dozen: 626,150.1 639,200.3 102 Hatching egg type ....................1,000 dozen: 93,517.0 96,783.3 103 Broiler-type hatching ..............1,000 dozen: 87,458.5 90,166.6 103 Egg-type hatching ..................1,000 dozen: 6,058.5 6,616.7 109 : Layers on July 1 : All layers ...................................1,000: 372,241 385,592 104 Table egg type .............................1,000: 312,011 323,546 104 Hatching egg type ..........................1,000: 60,230 62,046 103 Broiler-type hatching ....................1,000: 57,102 58,749 103 Egg-type hatching ........................1,000: 3,128 3,297 105 : Eggs per 100 layers on July 1 : All layers ..................................number: 77.4 76.1 98 Table egg type ............................number: 80.2 78.7 98 Hatching egg type .........................number: 62.4 62.6 100 Broiler-type hatching ...................number: 61.6 61.6 100 Egg-type hatching .......................number: 77.8 80.6 104 : Molted layers on July 1 : Being molted ...............................percent: 2.4 2.3 96 Molt completed .............................percent: 15.4 15.2 99 : Layers sold for slaughter during June ..........1,000: 14,347.3 14,157.4 99 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during June .....1,000: 9,480.8 12,839.7 135 : Pullets on July 1 ..............................1,000: 116,597 127,010 109 : Pullets added during June 1/ ...................1,000: 24,002.1 27,981.4 117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: July-August 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2018 as Item : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during July : All layers ......................................1,000: 372,632 385,034 103 Table egg type ................................1,000: 312,412 323,208 103 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 60,220 61,826 103 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 57,039 58,488 103 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,181 3,338 105 : Eggs per 100 layers during July : All layers .....................................number: 2,403 2,364 98 Table egg type ...............................number: 2,491 2,445 98 Hatching egg type ............................number: 1,944 1,942 100 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 1,920 1,910 99 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 2,373 2,516 106 : Eggs produced during July : All layers ....................................million: 8,952.9 9,104.0 102 Table egg type ..............................million: 7,782.1 7,903.1 102 Hatching egg type ...........................million: 1,170.8 1,200.9 103 Broiler-type hatching .....................million: 1,095.3 1,116.9 102 Egg-type hatching .........................million: 75.5 84.0 111 : Eggs produced during July : All layers ................................1,000 dozen: 746,075.8 758,666.7 102 Table egg type ..........................1,000 dozen: 648,508.7 658,591.6 102 Hatching egg type .......................1,000 dozen: 97,567.1 100,075.1 103 Broiler-type hatching .................1,000 dozen: 91,275.2 93,075.0 102 Egg-type hatching .....................1,000 dozen: 6,291.9 7,000.1 111 : Layers on August 1 : All layers ......................................1,000: 372,995 384,443 103 Table egg type ................................1,000: 312,803 322,855 103 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 60,192 61,588 102 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 56,966 58,217 102 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,226 3,371 104 : Eggs per 100 layers on August 1 : All layers .....................................number: 77.6 76.4 98 Table egg type ...............................number: 80.4 79.0 98 Hatching egg type ............................number: 63.0 62.6 99 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 62.2 61.5 99 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 77.7 81.6 105 : Molted layers on August 1 : Being molted ..................................percent: 2.5 2.2 88 Molt completed ................................percent: 15.5 14.8 95 : Layers sold for slaughter during July .............1,000: 14,929.7 15,620.2 105 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during July ........1,000: 9,095.5 10,028.3 110 : Pullets on August 1 ...............................1,000: 115,348 125,844 109 : Pullets added during July 1/ ......................1,000: 24,794.4 25,239.2 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During June 2017 and 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table egg layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :flocks 30,000 and above: All layers : all layers State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 layers -------------- ------ eggs ----- : Alabama ........: 1,277 1,288 9,071 9,560 1,853 1,816 Arkansas .......: 3,795 3,963 13,746 14,393 2,000 1,932 California .....: 12,540 13,844 13,146 14,494 2,382 2,419 Colorado .......: 4,122 4,465 4,574 4,867 2,488 2,537 Florida ........: 6,640 6,613 7,002 7,028 2,362 2,281 Georgia ........: 9,706 9,072 19,684 19,515 2,098 2,028 Illinois .......: 4,610 5,157 5,086 5,610 2,314 2,430 Indiana ........: 31,356 31,775 32,180 32,552 2,459 2,359 Iowa ...........: 53,415 55,826 54,773 57,171 2,399 2,318 Maryland .......: 2,678 2,408 2,843 2,563 2,438 2,337 : Michigan .......: 14,101 14,868 14,326 15,096 2,354 2,426 Minnesota ......: 9,856 10,690 10,365 11,222 2,476 2,379 Mississippi ....: 1,456 1,425 5,707 5,593 2,029 2,045 Missouri .......: 6,585 7,157 10,216 10,897 2,402 2,378 Nebraska .......: 7,928 7,672 8,036 7,923 2,516 2,542 New York .......: 5,332 5,047 5,699 5,438 2,444 2,427 North Carolina .: 6,950 6,698 15,154 14,950 2,127 2,090 Ohio ...........: 29,174 30,914 30,098 31,904 2,406 2,421 Oregon .........: 2,124 2,140 2,263 2,279 2,598 2,492 Pennsylvania ...: 25,602 25,609 27,621 27,719 2,419 2,419 : South Carolina .: 2,545 2,983 3,761 4,244 2,175 2,283 South Dakota ...: 2,607 2,448 2,749 2,590 2,415 2,552 Texas ..........: 16,944 17,897 21,331 22,372 2,211 2,169 Utah ...........: 5,117 4,520 5,155 4,558 2,390 2,328 Virginia .......: 842 912 2,645 2,724 2,238 2,192 Washington .....: 6,634 6,961 6,799 7,126 2,543 2,471 Wisconsin ......: 5,352 6,236 5,992 6,920 2,390 2,273 : Other States 1/ : 23,455 25,134 32,408 34,592 2,180 2,198 : United States ..: 302,743 313,722 372,430 385,900 2,319 2,289 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During July 2017 and 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table egg layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :flocks 30,000 and above: All layers : all layers State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 layers -------------- ------ eggs ----- : Alabama ........: 1,354 1,316 9,173 9,496 1,927 1,885 Arkansas .......: 3,723 4,089 13,749 14,434 2,079 2,012 California .....: 12,805 13,974 13,410 14,624 2,446 2,514 Colorado .......: 4,181 4,324 4,606 4,726 2,540 2,656 Florida ........: 6,639 6,585 7,007 7,015 2,329 2,356 Georgia ........: 9,473 8,784 19,379 19,123 2,231 2,104 Illinois .......: 4,390 5,120 4,863 5,577 2,540 2,561 Indiana ........: 31,544 31,829 32,350 32,602 2,529 2,382 Iowa ...........: 53,469 56,107 54,877 57,408 2,465 2,406 Maryland .......: 2,674 2,336 2,830 2,487 2,512 2,497 : Michigan .......: 14,113 14,973 14,335 15,201 2,514 2,504 Minnesota ......: 9,811 10,748 10,336 11,269 2,535 2,460 Mississippi ....: 1,493 1,395 5,681 5,509 2,107 2,147 Missouri .......: 6,307 7,265 9,904 10,997 2,501 2,463 Nebraska .......: 7,703 7,751 7,870 8,021 2,642 2,609 New York .......: 5,228 5,056 5,591 5,459 2,586 2,537 North Carolina .: 7,025 6,359 15,206 14,446 2,157 2,145 Ohio ...........: 29,614 30,932 30,556 31,934 2,490 2,463 Oregon .........: 2,107 2,240 2,246 2,379 2,711 2,606 Pennsylvania ...: 25,471 25,589 27,479 27,713 2,528 2,491 : South Carolina .: 2,775 2,919 3,984 4,175 2,304 2,378 South Dakota ...: 2,603 2,533 2,745 2,675 2,477 2,561 Texas ..........: 17,082 17,903 21,423 22,386 2,263 2,272 Utah ...........: 5,112 4,571 5,150 4,609 2,505 2,424 Virginia .......: 761 824 2,589 2,592 2,186 2,249 Washington .....: 6,623 6,761 6,788 6,926 2,600 2,479 Wisconsin ......: 5,379 6,062 6,006 6,746 2,561 2,416 : Other States 1/ : 23,534 25,113 32,499 34,505 2,268 2,279 : United States ..: 302,993 313,458 372,632 385,034 2,403 2,364 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Egg Production by Type - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama .........: 168.1 173.6 31.1 28.0 137.0 145.6 Arkansas ........: 274.9 278.1 97.6 92.3 177.3 185.8 California ......: 313.1 350.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 113.8 123.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida .........: 165.4 160.3 160.9 155.0 4.5 5.3 Georgia .........: 413.0 395.7 224.5 203.0 188.5 192.7 Illinois ........: 117.7 136.3 113.1 132.6 4.6 3.7 Indiana .........: 791.2 768.0 776.4 754.1 14.8 13.9 Iowa ............: 1,314.2 1,325.5 1,297.7 1,311.7 16.5 13.8 Maryland ........: 69.3 59.9 67.9 58.8 1.4 1.1 : Michigan ........: 337.3 366.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 256.6 267.0 249.7 259.1 6.9 7.9 Mississippi .....: 115.8 114.4 36.1 34.5 79.7 79.9 Missouri ........: 245.4 259.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 202.2 201.4 202.2 197.4 - 4.0 New York ........: 139.3 132.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 322.4 312.4 173.4 162.1 149.0 150.3 Ohio ............: 724.3 772.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 58.8 56.8 58.8 56.8 - - Pennsylvania ....: 668.2 670.5 637.7 639.4 30.5 31.1 : South Carolina ..: 81.8 96.9 59.9 74.5 21.9 22.4 South Dakota ....: 66.4 66.1 66.4 66.1 - - Texas ...........: 471.7 485.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 123.2 106.1 123.2 106.1 - - Virginia ........: 59.2 59.7 27.5 27.2 31.7 32.5 Washington ......: 172.9 176.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 143.2 157.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 706.6 760.4 578.7 625.5 127.9 134.9 : United States ...: 8,636.0 8,831.8 7,513.8 7,670.4 1,122.2 1,161.4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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Egg Production by Type - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama .........: 176.8 179.0 35.0 29.5 141.8 149.5 Arkansas ........: 285.9 290.4 100.0 98.8 185.9 191.6 California ......: 328.0 367.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 117.0 125.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida .........: 163.2 165.3 158.4 159.7 4.8 5.6 Georgia .........: 432.3 402.3 231.2 202.7 201.1 199.6 Illinois ........: 123.5 142.8 118.7 139.0 4.8 3.8 Indiana .........: 818.0 776.7 802.1 762.8 15.9 13.9 Iowa ............: 1,352.9 1,381.3 1,335.5 1,365.6 17.4 15.7 Maryland ........: 71.1 62.1 69.8 61.0 1.3 1.1 : Michigan ........: 360.4 380.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 262.0 277.2 255.6 269.2 6.4 8.0 Mississippi .....: 119.7 118.3 38.2 36.9 81.5 81.4 Missouri ........: 247.7 270.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 207.9 209.3 207.1 204.6 0.8 4.7 New York ........: 144.6 138.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 328.0 309.9 174.2 155.0 153.8 154.9 Ohio ............: 760.7 786.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 60.9 62.0 60.9 62.0 - - Pennsylvania ....: 694.6 690.2 663.8 657.8 30.8 32.4 : South Carolina ..: 91.8 99.3 69.2 76.1 22.6 23.2 South Dakota ....: 68.0 68.5 68.0 68.5 - - Texas ...........: 484.8 508.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 129.0 111.7 129.0 111.7 - - Virginia ........: 56.6 58.3 23.0 24.6 33.6 33.7 Washington ......: 176.5 171.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 153.8 163.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 737.2 786.5 603.6 647.6 133.6 138.9 : United States ...: 8,952.9 9,104.0 7,782.1 7,903.1 1,170.8 1,200.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : Alabama .........: 14,008.4 14,466.7 2,591.7 2,333.4 11,416.7 12,133.3 Arkansas ........: 22,908.3 23,175.0 8,133.3 7,691.7 14,775.0 15,483.3 California ......: 26,091.7 29,216.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 9,483.3 10,291.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida .........: 13,783.3 13,358.4 13,408.3 12,916.7 375.0 441.7 Georgia .........: 34,416.8 32,975.0 18,708.4 16,916.6 15,708.4 16,058.4 Illinois ........: 9,808.4 11,358.3 9,425.0 11,050.0 383.4 308.3 Indiana .........: 65,933.4 64,000.1 64,700.0 62,841.7 1,233.4 1,158.4 Iowa ............: 109,516.7 110,458.4 108,141.7 109,308.4 1,375.0 1,150.0 Maryland ........: 5,775.1 4,991.7 5,658.4 4,900.0 116.7 91.7 : Michigan ........: 28,108.4 30,525.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 21,383.3 22,250.0 20,808.3 21,591.7 575.0 658.3 Mississippi .....: 9,650.0 9,533.3 3,008.3 2,875.0 6,641.7 6,658.3 Missouri ........: 20,450.0 21,591.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 16,850.0 16,783.3 16,850.0 16,450.0 - 333.3 New York ........: 11,608.3 11,000.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 26,866.7 26,033.3 14,450.0 13,508.3 12,416.7 12,525.0 Ohio ............: 60,358.4 64,375.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 4,900.0 4,733.4 4,900.0 4,733.4 - - Pennsylvania ....: 55,683.3 55,875.0 53,141.7 53,283.3 2,541.6 2,591.7 : South Carolina ..: 6,816.6 8,075.1 4,991.6 6,208.4 1,825.0 1,866.7 South Dakota ....: 5,533.3 5,508.3 5,533.3 5,508.3 - - Texas ...........: 39,308.3 40,441.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 10,266.7 8,841.7 10,266.7 8,841.7 - - Virginia ........: 4,933.4 4,975.0 2,291.7 2,266.7 2,641.7 2,708.3 Washington ......: 14,408.4 14,675.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 11,933.3 13,108.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 58,883.3 63,366.7 48,225.0 52,125.0 10,658.3 11,241.7 : United States ...: 719,667.1 735,983.6 626,150.1 639,200.3 93,517.0 96,783.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : Alabama .........: 14,733.3 14,916.6 2,916.6 2,458.3 11,816.7 12,458.3 Arkansas ........: 23,825.1 24,200.1 8,333.4 8,233.4 15,491.7 15,966.7 California ......: 27,333.3 30,641.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 9,750.0 10,458.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida .........: 13,600.0 13,775.0 13,200.0 13,308.3 400.0 466.7 Georgia .........: 36,025.1 33,525.1 19,266.7 16,891.7 16,758.4 16,633.4 Illinois ........: 10,291.7 11,900.1 9,891.7 11,583.4 400.0 316.7 Indiana .........: 68,166.7 64,725.0 66,841.7 63,566.6 1,325.0 1,158.4 Iowa ............: 112,741.7 115,108.3 111,291.7 113,800.0 1,450.0 1,308.3 Maryland ........: 5,925.0 5,175.1 5,816.7 5,083.4 108.3 91.7 : Michigan ........: 30,033.4 31,716.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 21,833.4 23,099.9 21,300.0 22,433.3 533.4 666.6 Mississippi .....: 9,975.1 9,858.3 3,183.4 3,075.0 6,791.7 6,783.3 Missouri ........: 20,641.7 22,575.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 17,325.1 17,441.7 17,258.4 17,050.0 66.7 391.7 New York ........: 12,050.1 11,541.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 27,333.4 25,824.9 14,516.7 12,916.6 12,816.7 12,908.3 Ohio ............: 63,391.7 65,541.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 5,075.0 5,166.7 5,075.0 5,166.7 - - Pennsylvania ....: 57,883.3 57,516.7 55,316.7 54,816.7 2,566.6 2,700.0 : South Carolina ..: 7,650.0 8,275.0 5,766.7 6,341.7 1,883.3 1,933.3 South Dakota ....: 5,666.7 5,708.3 5,666.7 5,708.3 - - Texas ...........: 40,400.0 42,375.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 10,750.0 9,308.3 10,750.0 9,308.3 - - Virginia ........: 4,716.6 4,858.3 1,916.6 2,050.0 2,800.0 2,808.3 Washington ......: 14,708.3 14,308.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 12,816.7 13,583.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 61,433.4 65,541.7 50,299.9 53,966.7 11,133.5 11,575.0 : United States ...: 746,075.8 758,666.7 648,508.7 658,591.6 97,567.1 100,075.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Molted as Percent of All Layers on the First of the Month - United States: 2017-2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being molted : Molt completed Month :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : January ................: 1.7 1.9 15.7 16.3 February ...............: 2.2 2.9 15.3 15.8 March ..................: 2.4 1.8 15.2 15.9 April ..................: 1.7 1.8 15.6 15.3 May ....................: 2.7 3.1 14.9 14.3 June ...................: 2.4 3.0 14.9 14.8 July ...................: 2.4 2.3 15.4 15.2 August .................: 2.5 2.2 15.5 14.8 September ..............: 3.5 15.4 October ................: 2.9 16.2 November ...............: 2.0 16.8 December ...............: 1.2 17.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Molted as Percent of All Layers - States and United States: July 1 and August 1, 2017-2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being molted : Molt completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : July 1 : August 1 : July 1 : August 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ................: 1.5 - - - 7.5 6.5 9.0 5.5 Arkansas ...............: 1.0 2.5 1.0 2.5 20.0 5.5 18.5 6.0 California .............: 3.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 14.0 11.5 14.5 12.0 Colorado ...............: 1.0 1.0 4.5 1.0 6.0 10.5 6.0 10.0 Florida ................: 5.0 6.0 8.0 7.5 80.0 34.0 77.0 32.0 Georgia ................: 1.5 3.0 2.5 3.0 5.0 11.5 4.5 10.5 Illinois ...............: - 5.0 - 7.0 12.0 11.0 12.5 11.0 Indiana ................: 2.0 0.5 2.0 1.0 13.0 16.0 13.0 14.5 Iowa ...................: 2.5 2.5 3.5 2.0 16.0 24.5 16.5 23.0 Maryland ...............: - - - - - - - - : Michigan ...............: 1.5 1.0 2.0 1.0 5.0 4.0 4.5 4.0 Minnesota ..............: 1.0 - 1.0 - 5.5 11.0 6.0 10.0 Mississippi ............: 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 26.0 16.0 25.5 18.0 Missouri ...............: 2.0 - - 2.0 8.5 6.0 8.5 5.0 Nebraska ...............: - - - - - 10.0 - 10.0 New York ...............: 1.0 1.5 - - 4.5 2.5 5.5 4.0 North Carolina .........: 1.5 - 2.0 0.5 10.5 9.0 10.5 8.0 Ohio ...................: 5.5 5.5 5.0 4.5 21.5 28.0 23.5 27.5 Oregon .................: 5.0 - - - 8.0 6.5 4.5 5.5 Pennsylvania ...........: 0.5 0.5 - 0.5 1.5 3.5 2.0 3.0 : South Carolina .........: 5.5 2.5 2.5 1.5 19.5 15.0 21.5 15.0 South Dakota ...........: - - - - - 11.0 - 10.5 Texas ..................: 4.5 7.0 4.5 5.5 52.5 26.0 49.0 30.0 Utah ...................: 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 20.0 18.0 22.0 19.5 Virginia ...............: - 4.5 - 4.5 4.0 3.5 - 4.0 Washington .............: 5.5 3.5 4.0 5.0 12.5 14.0 13.0 12.5 Wisconsin ..............: 4.0 1.5 5.5 - 12.5 16.0 16.5 13.0 : Other States 1/ ........: 2.2 2.0 2.8 1.9 13.3 14.5 13.6 13.9 : United States ..........: 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.2 15.4 15.2 15.5 14.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Hatchery Production - United States: 2017 and 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2018 as Item : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- percent : Egg-type : Eggs in incubators on August 1 ...........................: 40,490 46,681 115 Chicks hatched during July ...............................: 41,862 50,752 121 Chicks hatched January through July ......................: 347,265 383,895 111 : Pullets hatched during July for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 246 176 72 Cumulative potential placements 7-18 months earlier 1/ ..: 2,963 2,675 90 : Broiler-type : Eggs in incubators on August 1 ...........................: 680,570 687,008 101 Chicks hatched during July ...............................: 826,602 843,686 102 Chicks hatched January through July ......................: 5,598,963 5,692,247 102 : Pullets hatched during July for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 7,085 7,630 108 Cumulative potential placements 7-15 months earlier 2/ ..: 69,381 70,069 101 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2018 includes pullet chicks hatched January 2017 through December 2017. 2/ 2018 includes pullet chicks hatched April 2017 through December 2017. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2018 as Item : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------- percent : January ....................................................: 40,153 46,750 116 February ...................................................: 47,805 51,216 107 March ......................................................: 51,915 56,120 108 April ......................................................: 51,969 55,990 108 May ........................................................: 48,346 56,063 116 June .......................................................: 46,550 50,523 109 July .......................................................: 41,403 46,390 112 August .....................................................: 40,490 46,681 115 September ..................................................: 40,655 October ....................................................: 46,510 November ...................................................: 45,314 December ...................................................: 46,780 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2017-2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By months : Cumulative :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2018 as : : : 2018 as : 2017 : 2018 : percent : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 : : : of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks -- percent --- 1,000 chicks --- percent : January .......: 45,367 52,313 115 45,367 52,313 115 February ......: 48,127 50,148 104 93,494 102,461 110 March .........: 55,919 58,147 104 149,413 160,608 107 April .........: 52,762 58,986 112 202,175 219,594 109 May ...........: 53,506 60,063 112 255,681 279,657 109 June ..........: 49,722 53,486 108 305,403 333,143 109 July ..........: 41,862 50,752 121 347,265 383,895 111 August ........: 45,861 393,126 September .....: 42,725 435,851 October .......: 51,495 487,346 November ......: 48,344 535,690 December ......: 46,080 581,770 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements of Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month - United States: 2017-2019 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative potential placements : Pullet chicks hatched : 2018 as : relative to current supply Month : : percent : flocks 7-18 months earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: of 2017 :----------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks -- percent ----- 1,000 chicks ---- : January ................: 222 231 104 3,012 2,354 February ...............: 180 153 85 2,972 2,284 March ..................: 189 184 97 2,792 April ..................: 245 215 88 2,801 May ....................: 298 199 67 2,675 June ...................: 334 165 49 2,555 July ...................: 246 176 72 2,675 August .................: 144 2,684 September ..............: 190 2,657 October ................: 198 2,652 November ...............: 150 2,622 December ...............: 279 2,523 : Total ..................: 2,675 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For July 2018, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched January 2017 through December 2017. The 7-18 months represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements. Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2018 as Item : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- percent : January ....................................................: 659,724 680,502 103 February ...................................................: 659,229 674,490 102 March ......................................................: 667,521 682,716 102 April ......................................................: 667,436 683,117 102 May ........................................................: 667,043 691,301 104 June .......................................................: 674,786 695,586 103 July .......................................................: 672,199 688,754 102 August .....................................................: 680,570 687,008 101 September ..................................................: 672,108 October ....................................................: 650,192 November ...................................................: 651,641 December ...................................................: 684,691 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : During July : January-July :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2018 as : : : 2018 as : 2017 : 2018 : percent : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 : : : of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : Alabama ........................: 111,944 112,713 101 751,303 753,006 100 Arkansas .......................: 84,241 90,188 107 585,938 609,671 104 Delaware .......................: 18,253 17,838 98 122,901 129,983 106 Florida ........................: 4,468 4,367 98 28,641 29,353 102 Georgia ........................: 128,738 129,702 101 866,030 874,553 101 Kentucky .......................: 27,579 28,194 102 186,302 190,260 102 Louisiana ......................: 13,472 13,084 97 90,600 88,972 98 Maryland .......................: 30,108 30,529 101 205,716 203,533 99 Mississippi ....................: 66,763 69,190 104 459,428 470,521 102 Missouri .......................: 31,117 32,157 103 208,945 207,408 99 : North Carolina .................: 80,935 81,774 101 547,525 562,923 103 Oklahoma .......................: 27,228 27,999 103 188,069 186,957 99 Pennsylvania ...................: 17,806 21,069 118 117,514 139,565 119 South Carolina .................: 20,728 20,586 99 139,928 141,209 101 Texas ..........................: 60,158 61,931 103 405,284 404,886 100 Virginia .......................: 24,078 23,262 97 165,805 160,261 97 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia .............: 43,800 44,576 102 299,545 306,921 102 : Other States 1/ ................: 35,186 34,527 98 229,489 232,265 101 : United States ..................: 826,602 843,686 102 5,598,963 5,692,247 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2017-2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By months : Cumulative :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2018 as : : : 2018 as : 2017 : 2018 : percent : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 : : : of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : January .......: 807,491 822,829 102 807,491 822,829 102 February ......: 730,311 734,729 101 1,537,802 1,557,558 101 March .........: 818,701 828,179 101 2,356,503 2,385,737 101 April .........: 793,227 802,652 101 3,149,730 3,188,389 101 May ...........: 820,621 838,720 102 3,970,351 4,027,109 101 June ..........: 802,010 821,452 102 4,772,361 4,848,561 102 July ..........: 826,602 843,686 102 5,598,963 5,692,247 102 August ........: 832,983 6,431,946 September .....: 788,098 7,220,044 October .......: 793,994 8,014,038 November ......: 774,598 8,788,636 December ......: 827,498 9,616,134 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements of Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total: 2017-2019 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Cumulative potential placements : Pullet chicks hatched : 2018 as : relative to current supply Month : : percent : flocks 7-15 months earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: of 2017 :----------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent ----- 1,000 chicks ----- : United States placements : January .................: 7,163 7,071 99 68,873 70,299 February ................: 7,832 7,631 97 69,049 70,340 March ...................: 8,262 8,112 98 69,495 April ...................: 7,045 7,714 109 70,200 May .....................: 8,159 8,301 102 70,626 June ....................: 8,258 8,344 101 70,737 July ....................: 7,085 7,630 108 70,069 August ..................: 8,156 70,095 September ...............: 8,240 69,567 October .................: 7,589 69,421 November ................: 7,943 70,050 December ................: 7,594 70,195 : Annual total ..............: 93,326 : Total placements 2/ : January .................: 8,764 8,736 100 February ................: 9,958 9,540 96 March ...................: 10,047 9,806 98 April ...................: 8,592 9,360 109 May .....................: 9,806 10,197 104 June ....................: 9,903 10,165 103 July ....................: 8,598 9,233 107 August ..................: 9,988 September ...............: 10,042 October .................: 9,605 November ................: 9,695 December ................: 9,278 : Annual total ..............: 114,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ For July 2018, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched April 2017 through December 2017. 2/ United States production of intended placements worldwide. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Primary data for the Chickens and Eggs report are from weekly and/or monthly questionnaires sent to producers. An attempt is made to collect information for layer and egg estimates from each known contractor and independent producer who has at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, or pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets. Coverage for operations with less than 30,000 table egg layers are estimated each month based on data reported in December. Approximately 500 contractors, independent egg producers, and pullet only operations are contacted each month. Data for broiler hatchery estimates are collected weekly from all broiler-type hatcheries that hatch at least one million chicks a year. Data for egg-type hatchery estimates are collected monthly from all egg-type hatcheries that hatch at least 50,000 chicks a year. Estimating Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive estimates from the reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations are estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS regional field offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. For chicken hatcheries, chicks hatched consist of all chicks of domesticated breeds including males and chicks destined for hatchery supply flocks and research purposes. Eggs set are eggs in incubators for the purpose of hatching. The relationship of egg-type chicks hatched to chicken inventory and poultry marketings are carefully monitored. The disposition of egg-type chicks hatched prior to placement into the laying flock can vary significantly, which can make comparisons to changes in layer inventory inconsistent over time. Broiler chicks placed are specifically for meat production. Intended placement data reported by leading breeders include pullet chicks expected from eggs sold the preceding month. The breeders in this report account for a large percentage of replacement pullets for hatchery supply flocks. Production of replacement pullets by these breeders indicates the number of pullets available to hatchery supply layer flocks several months before the pullets will actually move into the laying flocks. "Hatchery Supply Flocks" include all generations of layers which could lay eggs to supply a hatchery. This includes the generations of parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, pedigree, etc. Also included are research flocks, vaccine flocks, and specific pathogen-free flocks. The broiler cumulative potential placements are a moving total of the intended placements 7-15 months earlier. The egg-type cumulative potential placements of 7-18 months earlier represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements of egg-type hatching flocks. Revision Policy: The previous month's estimates are subject to revision if late reports or corrected data indicates a different level. Additionally, revisions after the monthly report will be made at the end of the marketing year and published in the annual reports of Chickens and Eggs Summary and Hatchery Production Summary. Estimates will also be reviewed for chickens and eggs after data from the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: Estimates are based on a census of all known contractors and independent producers who have at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets, or operating hatcheries and therefore, have no sampling error. However, estimates are subject to errors such as omission, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. To assist in evaluating the reliability of the estimates in this report, the "Root Mean Square Error" is shown for selected items in the following table. The "Root Mean Square Error" is a statistical measure based on past performance and is computed using the differences between first and final estimates. The "Root Mean Square Error" for all layers over the past 24 months is 1.2 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 385 million layers by more than 1.2 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 2.1 percent. Reliability of Layer and Egg Estimates [Based on data for the past twenty-four months] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root mean : 90 percent : Difference between first and latest estimate : square error : confidence : : : : : : : level :------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : : : : : Months : : : : : :------------------------------- : : : Average :Smallest : Largest : Below latest : Above latest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent --------- 1,000 --------- ----- number ----- : All layers ...................: 1.2 2.1 3,115 24 9,953 24 0 : : ------- million ------ : Eggs .........................: 1.3 2.2 78 1 289 24 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates All Layers includes both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. Intended Placements are reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per case of 30 dozen eggs. Molted Layers is the same data series as the previously published Forced Molt Layers. Nomenclature changed as of January 2015. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch .......................................... (202) 720-3570 Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ....................... (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter.............................................. (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses ....... 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