Chickens and Eggs ISSN: 1948-9064 Released December 22, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). November Egg Production Down 2 Percent United States egg production totaled 9.32 billion during November 2020, down 2 percent from last year. Production included 8.09 billion table eggs, and 1.22 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.14 billion were broiler-type and 78.6 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during November 2020 totaled 389 million, down 3 percent from last year. November egg production per 100 layers was 2,396 eggs, up 1 percent from November 2019. Total layers in the United States on December 1, 2020 totaled 390 million, down 3 percent from last year. The 390 million layers consisted of 325 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 61.4 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.28 million layers producing egg- type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on December 1, 2020, averaged 80.0 eggs per 100 layers, up 2 percent from December 1, 2019. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Down Slightly Egg-type chicks hatched during November 2020 totaled 48.0 million, down slightly from November 2019. Eggs in incubators totaled 53.2 million on December 1, 2020, up 11 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 169,000 during November 2020, down 15 percent from November 2019. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Down 2 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during November 2020 totaled 783 million, down 2 percent from November 2019. Eggs in incubators totaled 701 million on December 1, 2020, down 1 percent from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 8.30 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during November 2020, up 2 percent from November 2019. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Average Layers During the Month - United States: 2019-2020.................................................. 4 Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2019-2020.......................................... 4 Egg Production During the Month in Dozens by Type - United States: 2019-2020................................ 4 Average Layers During the Month - United States............................................................. 5 Total Egg Production During the Month - United States....................................................... 5 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: October-November 2019 and 2020........... 6 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: November-December 2019 and 2020.......... 7 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During October 2019 and 2020................... 8 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During November 2019 and 2020.................. 9 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: October 2019 and 2020.................................... 10 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: November 2019 and 2020................................... 11 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: October 2019 and 2020.......................... 12 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: November 2019 and 2020......................... 13 Total Layers Molted First Day of the Month by Month - United States: 2019-2020.............................. 14 Total Layers Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: November 1 and December 1, 2019-2020....................................................................................... 14 Hatchery Production - United States: 2019 and 2020.......................................................... 15 Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2019 and 2020........................ 16 Egg-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2019-2020................................................. 16 Intended Placements of Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total - United States: 2019-2021.................................................................................... 17 Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2019 and 2020.................... 17 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched - States and United States: November 2019 and 2020.............................. 18 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2019-2020............................................. 18 Intended Placements of Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total: 2019-2021.. 19 Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates........................................................ 19 Statistical Methodology..................................................................................... 20 Information Contacts........................................................................................ 22 Average Layers During the Month - United States: 2019-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 layers : December 1/ ..................: 402,924 404,190 January ......................: 402,763 402,081 February .....................: 403,552 396,817 March ........................: 405,672 395,443 April ........................: 404,691 392,308 May ..........................: 400,109 386,179 June .........................: 394,862 382,097 July .........................: 392,313 379,205 August .......................: 393,317 380,098 September ....................: 395,509 383,568 October ......................: 398,404 386,486 November .....................: 401,764 388,859 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December previous year. Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2019-2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total eggs : Table eggs : Hatching eggs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : December 1/ ...: 9,692.5 9,809.0 8,515.1 8,601.0 1,177.4 1,208.0 January .......: 9,658.0 9,708.0 8,475.6 8,486.6 1,182.4 1,221.4 February ......: 8,688.7 8,945.0 7,603.8 7,790.9 1,084.9 1,154.1 March .........: 9,674.8 9,534.2 8,469.9 8,294.3 1,204.9 1,239.9 April .........: 9,378.2 9,085.3 8,209.7 7,881.8 1,168.5 1,203.5 May ...........: 9,618.0 9,099.3 8,401.2 7,860.2 1,216.8 1,239.1 June ..........: 9,215.3 8,805.2 8,037.9 7,597.8 1,177.4 1,207.4 July ..........: 9,453.5 9,269.7 8,240.8 8,014.5 1,212.7 1,255.2 August ........: 9,490.9 9,297.6 8,286.6 8,040.5 1,204.3 1,257.1 September .....: 9,222.8 9,030.6 8,061.5 7,810.8 1,161.3 1,219.8 October .......: 9,663.9 9,501.7 8,458.0 8,246.9 1,205.9 1,254.8 November ......: 9,496.8 9,315.4 8,329.3 8,093.2 1,167.5 1,222.2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December previous year. Egg Production During the Month in Dozens by Type - United States: 2019-2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total eggs : Table eggs : Hatching eggs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : December 1/ ...: 807,707.9 817,416.3 709,591.3 716,749.8 98,116.6 100,666.5 January .......: 804,833.1 808,999.8 706,299.8 707,216.7 98,533.3 101,783.1 February ......: 724,058.2 745,416.1 633,650.0 649,241.5 90,408.2 96,174.6 March .........: 806,233.1 794,516.7 705,824.9 691,191.6 100,408.2 103,325.1 April .........: 781,516.3 757,107.8 684,141.5 656,816.3 97,374.8 100,291.5 May ...........: 801,499.8 758,274.7 700,099.8 655,016.5 101,400.0 103,258.2 June ..........: 767,941.8 733,766.4 669,825.2 633,149.8 98,116.6 100,616.6 July ..........: 787,791.3 772,475.2 686,733.3 667,874.9 101,058.0 104,600.3 August ........: 790,908.3 774,800.0 690,550.2 670,041.5 100,358.1 104,758.5 September .....: 768,566.2 752,550.2 671,791.1 650,900.1 96,775.1 101,650.1 October .......: 805,325.0 791,808.4 704,833.4 687,241.8 100,491.6 104,566.6 November ......: 791,399.9 776,283.3 694,108.5 674,433.4 97,291.4 101,849.9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December previous year. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: October-November 2019 and 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2020 as Item : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during October : Total layers ....................................1,000: 398,404 386,486 97 Table egg type ................................1,000: 336,090 322,758 96 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 62,314 63,728 102 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 58,779 60,600 103 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,535 3,128 88 : Eggs per 100 layers during October : Total layers ...................................number: 2,426 2,458 101 Table egg type ...............................number: 2,517 2,555 102 Hatching egg type ............................number: 1,935 1,969 102 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 1,900 1,939 102 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 2,518 2,551 101 : Eggs produced during October : Total layers ..................................million: 9,663.9 9,501.7 98 Table egg type ..............................million: 8,458.0 8,246.9 98 Hatching egg type ...........................million: 1,205.9 1,254.8 104 Broiler-type hatching .....................million: 1,116.9 1,175.0 105 Egg-type hatching .........................million: 89.0 79.8 90 : Eggs produced during October : Total layers ..............................1,000 dozen: 805,325.0 791,808.4 98 Table egg type ..........................1,000 dozen: 704,833.4 687,241.8 98 Hatching egg type .......................1,000 dozen: 100,491.6 104,566.6 104 Broiler-type hatching .................1,000 dozen: 93,075.0 97,916.7 105 Egg-type hatching .....................1,000 dozen: 7,416.6 6,649.9 90 : Layers on November 1 : Total layers ....................................1,000: 400,204 387,770 97 Table egg type ................................1,000: 337,628 324,073 96 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 62,576 63,697 102 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 59,038 60,560 103 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,538 3,137 89 : Eggs per 100 layers on November 1 : Total layers ...................................number: 78.9 79.7 101 Table egg type ...............................number: 82.0 82.9 101 Hatching egg type ............................number: 62.3 63.3 102 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 61.0 62.5 102 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 83.1 80.2 97 : Molted layers on November 1 : Being molted ..................................percent: 1.5 1.2 80 Molt completed ................................percent: 13.2 15.6 118 : Layers sold for slaughter during October ..........1,000: 12,720.7 14,360.6 113 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during October .....1,000: 11,164.8 9,011.2 81 : Pullets on November 1 .............................1,000: 124,005 119,919 97 : Pullets added during October 1/ ...................1,000: 27,273.3 27,423.3 101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: November-December 2019 and 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2020 as Item : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during November : Total layers ....................................1,000: 401,764 388,859 97 Table egg type ................................1,000: 339,211 324,642 96 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 62,553 64,217 103 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 59,058 61,006 103 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,495 3,211 92 : Eggs per 100 layers during November : Total layers ...................................number: 2,364 2,396 101 Table egg type ...............................number: 2,455 2,493 102 Hatching egg type ............................number: 1,866 1,903 102 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 1,829 1,875 103 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 2,501 2,448 98 : Eggs produced during November : Total layers ..................................million: 9,496.8 9,315.4 98 Table egg type ..............................million: 8,329.3 8,093.2 97 Hatching egg type ...........................million: 1,167.5 1,222.2 105 Broiler-type hatching .....................million: 1,080.1 1,143.6 106 Egg-type hatching .........................million: 87.4 78.6 90 : Eggs produced during November : Total layers ..............................1,000 dozen: 791,399.9 776,283.3 98 Table egg type ..........................1,000 dozen: 694,108.5 674,433.4 97 Hatching egg type .......................1,000 dozen: 97,291.4 101,849.9 105 Broiler-type hatching .................1,000 dozen: 90,008.4 95,299.9 106 Egg-type hatching .....................1,000 dozen: 7,283.0 6,550.0 90 : Layers on December 1 : Total layers ....................................1,000: 403,273 389,920 97 Table egg type ................................1,000: 340,766 325,199 95 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 62,507 64,721 104 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 59,065 61,440 104 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,442 3,281 95 : Eggs per 100 layers on December 1 : Total layers ...................................number: 78.6 80.0 102 Table egg type ...............................number: 81.7 83.2 102 Hatching egg type ............................number: 62.1 63.5 102 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 60.9 62.4 102 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 83.5 83.1 100 : Molted layers on December 1 : Being molted ..................................percent: 0.9 1.0 111 Molt completed ................................percent: 12.9 15.0 116 : Layers sold for slaughter during November .........1,000: 14,334.9 13,792.4 96 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during November ....1,000: 11,572.4 9,203.0 80 : Pullets on December 1 .............................1,000: 122,095 120,166 98 : Pullets added during November 1/ ..................1,000: 28,794.2 27,345.1 95 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During October 2019 and 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table egg layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :flocks 30,000 and above: Total layers : total layers State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 layers -------------- ------ eggs ----- : Alabama ........: 1,455 1,407 9,933 10,496 1,955 1,966 Arkansas .......: (D) (D) 14,446 16,413 2,065 2,112 California .....: 12,763 12,937 13,395 13,646 2,473 2,439 Colorado .......: 4,602 4,771 5,115 5,279 2,612 2,605 Georgia ........: 9,206 9,824 19,516 20,054 2,159 2,236 Illinois .......: 6,012 5,882 6,596 6,451 2,596 2,437 Indiana ........: 33,596 33,558 34,832 34,839 2,435 2,551 Iowa ...........: 55,778 45,815 57,588 47,643 2,540 2,625 Kentucky .......: (D) (D) 5,735 5,957 2,225 2,337 Maryland .......: 2,401 2,402 2,605 2,616 2,499 2,504 : Michigan .......: 14,189 14,465 14,483 14,760 2,507 2,593 Minnesota ......: 10,142 7,773 10,646 8,265 2,531 2,701 Mississippi ....: (D) (D) 5,651 5,246 2,152 2,213 Missouri .......: 7,542 7,905 12,639 12,978 2,553 2,503 Nebraska .......: 8,699 7,709 9,267 8,234 2,511 2,563 New York .......: 5,074 5,233 5,606 5,790 2,542 2,613 North Carolina .: 7,029 7,101 15,609 15,384 2,168 2,260 Ohio ...........: 34,939 33,070 36,145 34,287 2,525 2,530 Oklahoma .......: (D) (D) 2,957 2,600 2,002 1,873 Oregon .........: 2,111 2,012 2,304 2,183 2,704 2,574 : Pennsylvania ...: 27,763 27,824 30,302 30,326 2,580 2,572 South Carolina .: 2,649 2,368 3,951 3,623 2,111 2,186 South Dakota ...: 2,795 2,548 2,850 2,603 2,716 2,724 Texas ..........: (D) (D) 22,184 23,287 2,299 2,386 Utah ...........: 4,508 4,950 4,560 5,002 2,667 2,587 Virginia .......: 934 903 2,663 2,653 2,407 2,326 Washington .....: 6,532 6,537 6,695 6,702 2,574 2,537 Wisconsin ......: 6,305 6,677 7,404 7,775 2,595 2,453 : Other States 1/ : 26,709 25,536 32,727 31,394 2,393 2,426 : United States ..: 320,620 307,073 398,404 386,486 2,426 2,458 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During November 2019 and 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table egg layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :flocks 30,000 and above: Total layers : total layers State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 layers -------------- ------ eggs ----- : Alabama ........: 1,421 1,442 9,970 10,490 1,883 1,918 Arkansas .......: (D) (D) 14,818 16,413 2,002 2,034 California .....: 12,871 13,258 13,485 13,953 2,400 2,383 Colorado .......: 4,760 4,919 5,273 5,427 2,520 2,504 Georgia ........: 9,368 9,873 19,768 20,080 2,126 2,177 Illinois .......: 5,676 5,809 6,239 6,362 2,451 2,460 Indiana ........: 34,207 33,945 35,497 35,277 2,420 2,483 Iowa ...........: 56,354 46,158 58,127 47,987 2,444 2,559 Kentucky .......: (D) (D) 5,703 5,888 2,173 2,335 Maryland .......: 2,537 2,385 2,737 2,598 2,419 2,463 : Michigan .......: 14,664 14,414 14,959 14,709 2,474 2,507 Minnesota ......: 9,464 7,735 9,949 8,238 2,391 2,598 Mississippi ....: (D) (D) 5,626 5,388 2,121 2,159 Missouri .......: 7,349 7,674 12,491 12,867 2,491 2,481 Nebraska .......: 8,536 7,283 9,128 7,841 2,469 2,534 New York .......: 5,250 5,267 5,783 5,829 2,502 2,532 North Carolina .: 7,368 7,616 15,971 15,899 2,114 2,194 Ohio ...........: 35,467 33,381 36,675 34,593 2,506 2,487 Oklahoma .......: (D) (D) 2,889 2,618 1,925 1,761 Oregon .........: 2,111 1,950 2,293 2,121 2,512 2,593 : Pennsylvania ...: 28,119 28,117 30,650 30,604 2,499 2,448 South Carolina .: 2,610 2,431 3,924 3,726 2,082 2,128 South Dakota ...: 2,700 2,556 2,755 2,611 2,642 2,624 Texas ..........: (D) (D) 22,266 23,585 2,229 2,355 Utah ...........: 4,541 4,959 4,593 5,011 2,615 2,556 Virginia .......: 924 896 2,676 2,704 2,384 2,322 Washington .....: 6,676 6,657 6,839 6,822 2,519 2,394 Wisconsin ......: 6,689 6,811 7,785 7,907 2,475 2,375 : Other States 1/ : 26,900 25,404 32,895 31,311 2,338 2,375 : United States ..: 323,631 308,957 401,764 388,859 2,364 2,396 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Egg Production by Type - States and United States: October 2019 and 2020 [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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama .........: 194.2 206.3 39.2 37.2 155.0 169.1 Arkansas ........: 298.3 346.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 331.2 332.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 133.6 137.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 421.3 448.5 224.5 250.5 196.8 198.0 Illinois ........: 171.2 157.2 167.5 153.2 3.7 4.0 Indiana .........: 848.3 888.9 832.9 872.4 15.4 16.5 Iowa ............: 1,462.6 1,250.6 1,442.1 1,229.1 20.5 21.5 Kentucky ........: 127.6 139.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 65.1 65.5 63.4 63.9 1.7 1.6 : Michigan ........: 363.1 382.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 269.4 223.2 262.7 216.2 6.7 7.0 Mississippi .....: 121.6 116.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 322.7 324.9 284.9 287.8 37.8 37.1 Nebraska ........: 232.7 211.0 220.9 201.2 11.8 9.8 New York ........: 142.5 151.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 338.4 347.7 181.1 187.9 157.3 159.8 Ohio ............: 912.7 867.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 59.2 48.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 62.3 56.2 62.3 56.2 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 781.9 780.0 753.5 750.7 28.4 29.3 South Carolina ..: 83.4 79.2 60.6 55.8 22.8 23.4 South Dakota ....: 77.4 70.9 77.4 70.9 - - Texas ...........: 510.0 555.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 121.6 129.4 121.6 129.4 - - Virginia ........: 64.1 61.7 33.8 30.8 30.3 30.9 Washington ......: 172.3 170.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 192.1 190.7 186.7 185.4 5.4 5.3 : Other States 1/ .: 783.1 761.7 707.5 688.5 75.6 73.2 : United States ...: 9,663.9 9,501.7 8,458.0 8,246.9 1,205.9 1,254.8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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Egg Production by Type - States and United States: November 2019 and 2020 [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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama .........: 187.7 201.2 37.2 38.0 150.5 163.2 Arkansas ........: 296.6 333.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 323.7 332.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 132.9 135.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 420.2 437.2 228.4 246.0 191.8 191.2 Illinois ........: 152.9 156.5 149.5 152.7 3.4 3.8 Indiana .........: 859.0 875.8 843.5 859.0 15.5 16.8 Iowa ............: 1,420.4 1,227.8 1,399.6 1,208.1 20.8 19.7 Kentucky ........: 123.9 137.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 66.2 64.0 64.7 62.4 1.5 1.6 : Michigan ........: 370.1 368.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 237.9 214.0 231.7 207.4 6.2 6.6 Mississippi .....: 119.3 116.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 311.2 319.2 274.6 281.8 36.6 37.4 Nebraska ........: 225.4 198.7 213.4 189.1 12.0 9.6 New York ........: 144.7 147.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 337.7 348.9 186.3 192.8 151.4 156.1 Ohio ............: 919.0 860.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 55.6 46.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 57.6 55.0 57.6 55.0 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 766.0 749.3 738.2 721.4 27.8 27.9 South Carolina ..: 81.7 79.3 59.2 55.4 22.5 23.9 South Dakota ....: 72.8 68.5 72.8 68.5 - - Texas ...........: 496.2 555.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 120.1 128.1 120.1 128.1 - - Virginia ........: 63.8 62.8 34.1 31.9 29.7 30.9 Washington ......: 172.3 163.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 192.7 187.8 187.4 182.9 5.3 4.9 : Other States 1/ .: 769.2 743.7 697.5 671.4 71.7 72.3 : United States ...: 9,496.8 9,315.4 8,329.3 8,093.2 1,167.5 1,222.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: October 2019 and 2020 [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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : Alabama .........: 16,183.4 17,191.7 3,266.7 3,100.0 12,916.7 14,091.7 Arkansas ........: 24,858.3 28,883.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 27,599.9 27,733.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 11,133.3 11,458.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 35,108.3 37,375.0 18,708.3 20,875.0 16,400.0 16,500.0 Illinois ........: 14,266.7 13,100.0 13,958.4 12,766.7 308.3 333.3 Indiana .........: 70,691.7 74,075.0 69,408.4 72,700.0 1,283.3 1,375.0 Iowa ............: 121,883.3 104,216.6 120,175.0 102,425.0 1,708.3 1,791.6 Kentucky ........: 10,633.4 11,599.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 5,425.0 5,458.3 5,283.3 5,325.0 141.7 133.3 : Michigan ........: 30,258.3 31,900.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 22,450.0 18,600.0 21,891.6 18,016.6 558.4 583.4 Mississippi .....: 10,133.3 9,675.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 26,891.6 27,075.1 23,741.6 23,983.4 3,150.0 3,091.7 Nebraska ........: 19,391.6 17,583.4 18,408.3 16,766.7 983.3 816.7 New York ........: 11,874.9 12,608.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 28,200.0 28,975.0 15,091.7 15,658.3 13,108.3 13,316.7 Ohio ............: 76,058.4 72,291.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 4,933.4 4,058.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 5,191.6 4,683.4 5,191.6 4,683.4 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 65,158.4 64,999.9 62,791.7 62,558.3 2,366.7 2,441.6 South Carolina ..: 6,950.0 6,600.0 5,050.0 4,650.0 1,900.0 1,950.0 South Dakota ....: 6,450.0 5,908.3 6,450.0 5,908.3 - - Texas ...........: 42,500.1 46,299.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 10,133.4 10,783.3 10,133.4 10,783.3 - - Virginia ........: 5,341.7 5,141.7 2,816.7 2,566.7 2,525.0 2,575.0 Washington ......: 14,358.3 14,166.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 16,008.4 15,891.7 15,558.4 15,450.0 450.0 441.7 : Other States 1/ .: 65,258.3 63,475.1 58,958.3 57,375.1 6,300.0 6,100.0 : United States ...: 805,325.0 791,808.4 704,833.4 687,241.8 100,491.6 104,566.6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November 2019 and 2020 [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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : Alabama .........: 15,641.7 16,766.6 3,100.0 3,166.6 12,541.7 13,600.0 Arkansas ........: 24,716.7 27,816.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 26,974.9 27,708.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 11,075.1 11,325.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 35,016.6 36,433.3 19,033.3 20,500.0 15,983.3 15,933.3 Illinois ........: 12,741.7 13,041.7 12,458.4 12,725.0 283.3 316.7 Indiana .........: 71,583.4 72,983.3 70,291.7 71,583.3 1,291.7 1,400.0 Iowa ............: 118,366.7 102,316.6 116,633.3 100,675.0 1,733.4 1,641.6 Kentucky ........: 10,325.0 11,458.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 5,516.7 5,333.4 5,391.7 5,200.0 125.0 133.4 : Michigan ........: 30,841.7 30,733.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 19,825.0 17,833.4 19,308.3 17,283.4 516.7 550.0 Mississippi .....: 9,941.6 9,691.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 25,933.3 26,600.1 22,883.3 23,483.4 3,050.0 3,116.7 Nebraska ........: 18,783.3 16,558.3 17,783.3 15,758.3 1,000.0 800.0 New York ........: 12,058.3 12,300.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 28,141.7 29,074.9 15,525.0 16,066.6 12,616.7 13,008.3 Ohio ............: 76,583.3 71,691.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 4,633.4 3,841.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 4,800.0 4,583.4 4,800.0 4,583.4 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 63,833.2 62,441.7 61,516.6 60,116.7 2,316.6 2,325.0 South Carolina ..: 6,808.3 6,608.3 4,933.3 4,616.6 1,875.0 1,991.7 South Dakota ....: 6,066.7 5,708.4 6,066.7 5,708.4 - - Texas ...........: 41,350.0 46,291.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 10,008.4 10,675.0 10,008.4 10,675.0 - - Virginia ........: 5,316.6 5,233.3 2,841.6 2,658.3 2,475.0 2,575.0 Washington ......: 14,358.4 13,608.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 16,058.2 15,650.0 15,616.6 15,241.7 441.6 408.3 : Other States 1/ .: 64,100.0 61,974.9 58,125.1 55,949.9 5,974.9 6,025.0 : United States ...: 791,399.9 776,283.3 694,108.5 674,433.4 97,291.4 101,849.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Total Layers Molted First Day of the Month by Month - United States: 2019-2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being molted : Molt completed Month :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : January ................: 1.5 1.7 13.5 11.8 February ...............: 2.5 2.2 13.2 12.0 March ..................: 1.5 1.7 13.8 12.3 April ..................: 1.3 1.3 13.7 12.2 May ....................: 2.5 3.5 13.1 11.0 June ...................: 2.0 4.5 13.3 11.8 July ...................: 2.0 2.3 13.3 13.8 August .................: 2.0 1.5 13.3 14.8 September ..............: 2.0 2.3 13.0 14.1 October ................: 1.9 2.3 13.0 14.8 November ...............: 1.5 1.2 13.2 15.6 December ...............: 0.9 1.0 12.9 15.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Layers Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: November 1 and December 1, 2019-2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being molted : Molt completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : November 1 : December 1 : November 1 : December 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ................: 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 7.0 5.5 8.0 5.5 Arkansas ...............: 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 10.0 14.0 10.5 14.0 California .............: 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 10.0 8.5 10.0 7.5 Colorado ...............: - - - - 8.0 6.5 7.5 5.5 Georgia ................: 3.0 1.5 0.5 - 13.0 12.5 14.5 13.0 Illinois ...............: - - - - 7.0 4.5 5.0 2.0 Indiana ................: - 1.0 - 1.0 17.5 13.0 16.5 12.5 Iowa ...................: 2.5 0.5 1.5 1.0 17.0 14.5 17.0 14.0 Kentucky ...............: 5.0 - 2.0 1.5 3.0 9.5 3.5 8.0 Maryland ...............: - - - - - - - - : Michigan ...............: 1.0 - 2.5 0.5 5.0 2.0 3.5 2.0 Minnesota ..............: 1.5 - 0.5 - 3.0 22.0 1.5 20.5 Mississippi ............: 1.0 - - 1.0 21.5 22.5 21.5 21.5 Missouri ...............: 1.0 2.0 - - 4.5 5.0 5.0 6.5 Nebraska ...............: 1.0 1.0 - - 8.5 31.0 7.0 30.5 New York ...............: - - - - 9.0 1.0 8.0 0.5 North Carolina .........: - - - - 3.5 10.5 3.5 10.0 Ohio ...................: 2.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 15.0 21.5 14.0 20.0 Oklahoma ...............: - 8.5 - 0.5 6.0 18.0 - 25.5 Oregon .................: 1.5 - - - - - 1.5 - : Pennsylvania ...........: - 4.0 3.0 3.5 2.0 5.5 2.0 4.5 South Carolina .........: 2.5 2.0 - - 22.0 22.0 22.5 21.5 South Dakota ...........: - - - - 3.0 - 3.0 - Texas ..................: 4.5 1.0 1.0 1.5 39.0 48.0 39.0 46.5 Utah ...................: 0.5 5.0 - - 26.5 20.0 23.5 24.0 Virginia ...............: - - - - - - - - Washington .............: - 4.5 1.5 4.5 15.0 12.0 13.0 11.5 Wisconsin ..............: - - - - 6.5 23.0 1.5 22.5 : Other States 1/ ........: 2.4 1.7 1.3 1.3 20.2 24.7 20.6 23.5 : United States ..........: 1.5 1.2 0.9 1.0 13.2 15.6 12.9 15.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Hatchery Production - United States: 2019 and 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2020 as Item : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- percent : Egg-type : Eggs in incubators on December 1 .........................: 47,798 53,170 111 Chicks hatched during November ...........................: 48,113 48,042 100 Chicks hatched January through November ..................: 584,762 571,092 98 : Pullets hatched during November for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 198 169 85 Cumulative potential placements 7-18 months earlier 1/ ..: 2,669 3,231 121 : Broiler-type : Eggs in incubators on December 1 .........................: 711,590 701,316 99 Chicks hatched during November ...........................: 796,660 782,967 98 Chicks hatched January through November ..................: 9,061,408 9,023,997 100 : Pullets hatched during November for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 8,141 8,304 102 Cumulative potential placements 7-15 months earlier 2/ ..: 71,306 73,333 103 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2020 includes pullet chicks hatched May 2019 through April 2020. 2/ 2020 includes pullet chicks hatched August 2019 through April 2020. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2020 as Item : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------- percent : January ................................................: 51,443 47,756 93 February ...............................................: 55,001 50,243 91 March ..................................................: 53,586 49,225 92 April ..................................................: 58,422 57,631 99 May ....................................................: 55,489 49,575 89 June ...................................................: 51,648 50,029 97 July ...................................................: 47,615 46,093 97 August .................................................: 47,490 46,242 97 September ..............................................: 47,878 47,296 99 October ................................................: 48,512 46,624 96 November ...............................................: 48,069 44,601 93 December ...............................................: 47,798 53,170 111 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2019-2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2020 as : : : 2020 as : 2019 : 2020 : percent : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 : : : of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks -- percent --- 1,000 chicks --- percent : January .......: 55,850 52,825 95 55,850 52,825 95 February ......: 52,182 48,169 92 108,032 100,994 93 March .........: 55,658 56,065 101 163,690 157,059 96 April .........: 60,668 60,931 100 224,358 217,990 97 May ...........: 60,816 52,790 87 285,174 270,780 95 June ..........: 51,858 55,537 107 337,032 326,317 97 July ..........: 50,919 46,140 91 387,951 372,457 96 August ........: 46,246 50,007 108 434,197 422,464 97 September .....: 50,386 49,989 99 484,583 472,453 97 October .......: 52,066 50,597 97 536,649 523,050 97 November ......: 48,113 48,042 100 584,762 571,092 98 December ......: 46,114 630,876 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements of Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total - United States: 2019-2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative potential placements : Pullet chicks hatched : 2020 as : relative to current supply Month : : percent : flocks 7-18 months earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: of 2019 :----------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : : 2020 : 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks -- percent ----- 1,000 chicks ---- : January ................: 268 265 99 2,791 3,352 February ...............: 201 482 240 2,887 3,391 March ..................: 189 322 170 2,818 3,567 April ..................: 295 243 82 2,954 3,482 May ....................: 215 233 108 2,882 3,480 June ...................: 270 373 138 2,838 3,451 July ...................: 255 294 115 2,872 August .................: 194 370 191 2,869 September ..............: 286 201 70 3,150 October ................: 199 197 99 3,283 November ...............: 198 169 85 3,231 December ...............: 302 3,249 : Annual total ...........: 2,872 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For November 2020, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched May 2019 through April 2020. 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: 2019 and 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2020 as Item : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- percent : January ................................................: 683,775 715,246 105 February ...............................................: 687,702 716,997 104 March ..................................................: 694,560 718,593 103 April ..................................................: 696,510 711,218 102 May ....................................................: 703,505 660,894 94 June ...................................................: 705,839 701,891 99 July ...................................................: 694,935 700,493 101 August .................................................: 700,675 687,522 98 September ..............................................: 694,562 691,851 100 October ................................................: 674,657 665,453 99 November ...............................................: 677,193 664,565 98 December ...............................................: 711,590 701,316 99 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched - States and United States: November 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : During November : January-November :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2020 as : : : 2020 as : 2019 : 2020 : percent : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 : : : of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : Alabama ........................: 111,436 107,725 97 1,235,813 1,275,343 103 Arkansas .......................: 79,544 79,193 100 954,516 908,076 95 Delaware .......................: 18,738 16,510 88 204,628 184,142 90 Florida ........................: 4,169 4,269 102 46,504 46,733 100 Georgia ........................: 115,960 114,370 99 1,358,019 1,320,383 97 Kentucky .......................: 25,820 24,920 97 296,961 289,307 97 Louisiana ......................: 12,582 11,232 89 144,284 131,721 91 Maryland .......................: 27,504 27,029 98 314,498 312,153 99 Mississippi ....................: 63,565 60,036 94 734,336 692,126 94 Missouri .......................: 29,224 29,571 101 335,169 348,027 104 : North Carolina .................: 85,654 82,841 97 930,122 935,143 101 Oklahoma .......................: 24,937 22,771 91 293,655 275,838 94 Pennsylvania ...................: 19,205 22,306 116 214,567 247,224 115 South Carolina .................: 19,676 18,669 95 222,877 215,283 97 Texas ..........................: 59,403 60,157 101 673,777 679,085 101 Virginia .......................: 22,429 22,065 98 251,344 242,998 97 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia .............: 41,365 41,310 100 467,323 479,923 103 : Other States 1/ ................: 35,449 37,993 107 383,015 440,492 115 : United States ..................: 796,660 782,967 98 9,061,408 9,023,997 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2019-2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2020 as : : : 2020 as : 2019 : 2020 : percent : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 : : : of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : January ........................: 828,918 861,200 104 828,918 861,200 104 February .......................: 750,551 806,862 108 1,579,469 1,668,062 106 March ..........................: 837,361 859,346 103 2,416,830 2,527,408 105 April ..........................: 819,404 773,623 94 3,236,234 3,301,031 102 May ............................: 857,507 807,506 94 4,093,741 4,108,537 100 June ...........................: 833,708 828,448 99 4,927,449 4,936,985 100 July ...........................: 850,393 850,755 100 5,777,842 5,787,740 100 August .........................: 855,076 837,619 98 6,632,918 6,625,359 100 September ......................: 815,567 810,221 99 7,448,485 7,435,580 100 October ........................: 816,263 805,450 99 8,264,748 8,241,030 100 November .......................: 796,660 782,967 98 9,061,408 9,023,997 100 December .......................: 857,789 9,919,197 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Intended Placements of Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total: 2019-2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Cumulative potential placements : Pullet chicks hatched : 2020 as : relative to current supply Month : : percent : flocks 7-15 months earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: of 2019 :----------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent ----- 1,000 chicks ----- : United States placements ..: January .................: 7,478 7,482 100 72,170 72,886 February ................: 7,882 8,135 103 73,411 73,590 March ...................: 8,222 8,547 104 73,604 73,660 April ...................: 7,339 8,161 111 73,624 74,741 May .....................: 8,767 8,188 93 73,677 75,331 June ....................: 8,717 8,074 93 73,936 75,500 July ....................: 8,510 8,235 97 74,341 August ..................: 8,094 8,211 101 74,484 September ...............: 8,615 9,708 113 73,852 October .................: 7,531 8,072 107 73,682 November ................: 8,141 8,304 102 73,333 December ................: 8,627 73,427 : Annual total ..............: 97,923 : Total placements 2/ : January .................: 8,957 9,022 101 February ................: 9,525 9,581 101 March ...................: 10,161 10,183 100 April ...................: 9,146 9,700 106 May .....................: 10,797 9,860 91 June ....................: 10,606 9,713 92 July ....................: 10,444 9,726 93 August ..................: 9,763 9,902 101 September ...............: 10,468 11,729 112 October .................: 9,063 9,975 110 November ................: 9,653 9,965 103 December ................: 10,365 : Annual total ..............: 118,948 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ For November 2020, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched August 2019 through April 2020. 2/ United States production of intended placements worldwide. Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates Total 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. 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 total layers over the past 24 months is 1.0 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 389 million layers by more than 1.0 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.7 percent. Reliability of Layer and Egg Estimates [Based on data for the past 24 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 ----- : Total layers .................: 1.0 1.7 2,269.6 42 10,347 20 4 : : ------- million ------- : Eggs .........................: 1.0 1.7 55.5 1 257 20 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 692-0069 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 .. (202) 720-4751 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ........... (202) 720-8784 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ........................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products............................ (202) 690-3237 Adam Peters - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies .................................. (202) 690-4870 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery......................................... 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