Chickens and Eggs ISSN: 1948-9064 Released November 20, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). October Egg Production Up 3 Percent United States egg production totaled 9.22 billion during October 2018, up 3 percent from last year. Production included 8.04 billion table eggs, and 1.18 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.10 billion were broiler-type and 86.3 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during October 2018 totaled 386 million, up 2 percent from last year. October egg production per 100 layers was 2,388 eggs, up 1 percent from October 2017. All layers in the United States on November 1, 2018 totaled 386 million, up 2 percent from last year. The 386 million layers consisted of 326 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 57.6 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.31 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on November 1, 2018, averaged 77.1 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from November 1, 2017. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 7 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during October 2018 totaled 55.0 million, up 7 percent from October 2017. Eggs in incubators totaled 45.2 million on November 1, 2018, down slightly from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 225 thousand during October 2018, up 14 percent from October 2017. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Down Slightly Broiler-type chicks hatched during October 2018 totaled 790 million, down slightly from October 2017. Eggs in incubators totaled 649 million on November 1, 2018, down slightly from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 7.28 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during October 2018, down 4 percent from October 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: September-October 2017 and 2018.......... 6 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: October-November 2017 and 2018........... 7 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During September 2017 and 2018................. 8 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During October 2017 and 2018................... 9 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018.................................. 10 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: October 2017 and 2018.................................... 11 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018........................ 12 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: October 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: October 1 and November 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: October 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 .........................: 372,632 384,953 August .......................: 373,901 385,048 September ....................: 375,748 385,834 October ......................: 378,028 386,176 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 9,100.4 7,782.1 7,900.7 1,170.8 1,199.7 August ........: 8,922.3 9,165.5 7,755.2 7,967.9 1,167.1 1,197.6 September .....: 8,578.3 8,913.5 7,456.6 7,759.8 1,121.7 1,153.7 October .......: 8,920.2 9,220.1 7,763.3 8,035.2 1,156.9 1,184.9 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 ..........: 746,075.8 758,366.8 648,508.7 658,391.7 97,567.1 99,975.1 August ........: 743,525.7 763,791.1 646,266.9 663,991.5 97,258.8 99,799.6 September .....: 714,858.2 742,791.7 621,383.2 646,650.0 93,475.0 96,141.7 October .......: 743,350.7 768,342.0 646,941.9 669,600.3 96,408.8 98,741.7 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: September-October 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2018 as Item : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during September : All layers ...................................1,000: 375,748 385,834 103 Table egg type .............................1,000: 315,502 324,913 103 Hatching egg type ..........................1,000: 60,246 60,921 101 Broiler-type hatching ....................1,000: 57,057 57,418 101 Egg-type hatching ........................1,000: 3,189 3,503 110 : Eggs per 100 layers during September : All layers ..................................number: 2,283 2,310 101 Table egg type ............................number: 2,363 2,388 101 Hatching egg type .........................number: 1,862 1,894 102 Broiler-type hatching ...................number: 1,840 1,860 101 Egg-type hatching .......................number: 2,251 2,441 108 : Eggs produced during September : All layers .................................million: 8,578.3 8,913.5 104 Table egg type ...........................million: 7,456.6 7,759.8 104 Hatching egg type ........................million: 1,121.7 1,153.7 103 Broiler-type hatching ..................million: 1,049.9 1,068.2 102 Egg-type hatching ......................million: 71.8 85.5 119 : Eggs produced during September : All layers .............................1,000 dozen: 714,858.2 742,791.7 104 Table egg type .......................1,000 dozen: 621,383.2 646,650.0 104 Hatching egg type ....................1,000 dozen: 93,475.0 96,141.7 103 Broiler-type hatching ..............1,000 dozen: 87,491.7 89,016.6 102 Egg-type hatching ..................1,000 dozen: 5,983.3 7,125.1 119 : Layers on October 1 : All layers ...................................1,000: 376,694 385,860 102 Table egg type .............................1,000: 316,125 324,991 103 Hatching egg type ..........................1,000: 60,569 60,869 100 Broiler-type hatching ....................1,000: 57,371 57,401 100 Egg-type hatching ........................1,000: 3,198 3,468 108 : Eggs per 100 layers on October 1 : All layers ..................................number: 75.8 76.8 101 Table egg type ............................number: 78.5 79.5 101 Hatching egg type .........................number: 61.8 62.8 102 Broiler-type hatching ...................number: 61.2 61.6 101 Egg-type hatching .......................number: 72.4 81.7 113 : Molted layers on October 1 : Being molted ...............................percent: 2.9 2.2 76 Molt completed .............................percent: 16.2 15.2 94 : Layers sold for slaughter during September .....1,000: 13,038.2 14,132.6 108 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during September 1,000: 8,636.6 9,968.1 115 : Pullets on October 1 ...........................1,000: 114,240 126,047 110 : Pullets added during September 1/ ..............1,000: 23,406.3 25,814.2 110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: October-November 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2018 as Item : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during October : All layers ......................................1,000: 378,028 386,176 102 Table egg type ................................1,000: 317,758 325,280 102 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 60,270 60,896 101 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 57,117 57,502 101 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,153 3,394 108 : Eggs per 100 layers during October : All layers .....................................number: 2,360 2,388 101 Table egg type ...............................number: 2,443 2,470 101 Hatching egg type ............................number: 1,920 1,946 101 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 1,898 1,911 101 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 2,306 2,543 110 : Eggs produced during October : All layers ....................................million: 8,920.2 9,220.1 103 Table egg type ..............................million: 7,763.3 8,035.2 104 Hatching egg type ...........................million: 1,156.9 1,184.9 102 Broiler-type hatching .....................million: 1,084.2 1,098.6 101 Egg-type hatching .........................million: 72.7 86.3 119 : Eggs produced during October : All layers ................................1,000 dozen: 743,350.7 768,342.0 103 Table egg type ..........................1,000 dozen: 646,941.9 669,600.3 104 Hatching egg type .......................1,000 dozen: 96,408.8 98,741.7 102 Broiler-type hatching .................1,000 dozen: 90,350.3 91,550.1 101 Egg-type hatching .....................1,000 dozen: 6,058.5 7,191.6 119 : Layers on November 1 : All layers ......................................1,000: 379,323 386,461 102 Table egg type ................................1,000: 319,373 325,556 102 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 59,950 60,905 102 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 56,852 57,595 101 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,098 3,310 107 : Eggs per 100 layers on November 1 : All layers .....................................number: 76.3 77.1 101 Table egg type ...............................number: 79.0 79.8 101 Hatching egg type ............................number: 62.0 62.7 101 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 61.2 61.6 101 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 76.1 82.8 109 : Molted layers on November 1 : Being molted ..................................percent: 2.0 1.5 75 Molt completed ................................percent: 16.8 15.0 89 : Layers sold for slaughter during October ..........1,000: 14,586.3 13,383.5 92 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during October .....1,000: 8,796.1 10,709.6 122 : Pullets on November 1 .............................1,000: 113,246 125,643 111 : Pullets added during October 1/ ...................1,000: 26,785.9 25,880.8 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During September 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 ........: 1,376 1,315 9,301 9,548 1,862 1,867 Arkansas .......: 3,879 3,968 13,944 13,899 2,005 2,030 California .....: 13,100 14,000 13,731 14,648 2,325 2,434 Colorado .......: 4,249 4,363 4,651 4,765 2,415 2,537 Florida ........: 6,829 6,985 7,266 7,402 2,164 2,197 Georgia ........: 9,392 8,922 19,242 19,335 2,024 2,057 Illinois .......: 4,413 5,036 4,882 5,495 2,425 2,429 Indiana ........: 32,306 31,892 33,155 32,721 2,369 2,374 Iowa ...........: 53,846 56,419 55,271 57,827 2,322 2,343 Maryland .......: 2,647 2,587 2,807 2,738 2,426 2,367 : Michigan .......: 13,820 15,643 14,041 15,865 2,463 2,394 Minnesota ......: 9,805 10,750 10,285 11,236 2,383 2,473 Mississippi ....: 1,432 1,455 5,555 5,516 2,115 2,078 Missouri .......: 6,267 7,759 9,848 11,450 2,280 2,367 Nebraska .......: 7,484 7,921 7,753 8,239 2,418 2,502 New York .......: 5,064 4,921 5,432 5,311 2,548 2,487 North Carolina .: 7,038 4,675 15,284 12,587 2,113 2,066 Ohio ...........: 29,910 31,654 30,817 32,647 2,351 2,383 Oregon .........: 2,221 2,109 2,360 2,248 2,585 2,585 Pennsylvania ...: 25,751 25,744 27,643 27,860 2,434 2,430 : South Carolina .: 3,059 3,196 4,291 4,414 2,272 2,114 South Dakota ...: 2,307 2,654 2,449 2,796 2,364 2,486 Texas ..........: 17,445 17,699 21,694 22,002 2,189 2,204 Utah ...........: 4,965 4,516 5,003 4,554 2,471 2,505 Virginia .......: 862 778 2,589 2,412 2,240 2,065 Washington .....: 6,963 6,896 7,128 7,061 2,431 2,485 Wisconsin ......: 5,780 5,996 6,463 6,679 2,240 2,390 : Other States 1/ : 23,873 25,310 32,863 34,579 2,196 2,268 : United States ..: 306,083 315,163 375,748 385,834 2,283 2,310 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During October 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 ........: 1,373 1,326 9,486 9,487 1,924 1,931 Arkansas .......: 3,952 4,095 13,932 13,997 2,054 2,058 California .....: 13,862 13,852 14,499 14,495 2,335 2,554 Colorado .......: 4,176 4,572 4,578 4,974 2,650 2,589 Florida ........: 6,944 6,993 7,346 7,381 2,307 2,261 Georgia ........: 9,447 8,929 19,405 19,610 2,124 2,141 Illinois .......: 4,412 4,905 4,855 5,373 2,509 2,453 Indiana ........: 32,128 31,781 32,993 32,600 2,481 2,430 Iowa ...........: 54,108 56,390 55,529 57,825 2,403 2,422 Maryland .......: 2,625 2,584 2,786 2,734 2,495 2,546 : Michigan .......: 14,099 15,569 14,320 15,784 2,508 2,468 Minnesota ......: 9,792 10,777 10,237 11,247 2,428 2,506 Mississippi ....: 1,406 1,430 5,521 5,501 2,193 2,171 Missouri .......: 6,394 7,681 9,959 11,362 2,404 2,434 Nebraska .......: 7,440 8,083 7,714 8,390 2,514 2,553 New York .......: 4,992 4,979 5,364 5,380 2,623 2,502 North Carolina .: 6,943 4,750 15,150 12,689 2,158 2,114 Ohio ...........: 30,280 31,805 31,189 32,799 2,419 2,469 Oregon .........: 2,203 2,105 2,342 2,244 2,635 2,594 Pennsylvania ...: 26,279 25,891 28,159 27,993 2,505 2,513 : South Carolina .: 2,913 3,211 4,151 4,454 2,320 2,243 South Dakota ...: 2,501 2,696 2,643 2,838 2,497 2,622 Texas ..........: 17,641 17,723 21,862 21,877 2,279 2,370 Utah ...........: 4,893 4,395 4,931 4,433 2,567 2,581 Virginia .......: 849 879 2,519 2,499 2,342 2,109 Washington .....: 6,637 6,918 6,802 7,083 2,493 2,640 Wisconsin ......: 6,039 6,010 6,706 6,681 2,249 2,365 : Other States 1/ : 24,011 25,201 33,050 34,446 2,263 2,347 : United States ..: 308,339 315,530 378,028 386,176 2,360 2,388 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Egg Production by Type - States and United States: September 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 .........: 173.2 178.3 34.8 32.5 138.4 145.8 Arkansas ........: 279.6 282.1 97.5 100.8 182.1 181.3 California ......: 319.3 356.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 112.3 120.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida .........: 157.2 162.6 151.9 157.2 5.3 5.4 Georgia .........: 389.4 397.8 210.7 204.9 178.7 192.9 Illinois ........: 118.4 133.5 114.0 129.8 4.4 3.7 Indiana .........: 785.6 776.8 769.6 761.7 16.0 15.1 Iowa ............: 1,283.6 1,354.6 1,267.3 1,335.7 16.3 18.9 Maryland ........: 68.1 64.8 67.1 63.9 1.0 0.9 : Michigan ........: 345.8 379.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 245.1 277.9 239.1 271.7 6.0 6.2 Mississippi .....: 117.5 114.6 37.7 35.8 79.8 78.8 Missouri ........: 224.5 271.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 187.5 206.1 183.6 200.2 3.9 5.9 New York ........: 138.4 132.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 322.9 260.0 172.9 113.7 150.0 146.3 Ohio ............: 724.4 778.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 61.0 58.1 61.0 58.1 - - Pennsylvania ....: 672.8 677.0 646.0 646.6 26.8 30.4 : South Carolina ..: 97.5 93.3 74.9 71.5 22.6 21.8 South Dakota ....: 57.9 69.5 57.9 69.5 - - Texas ...........: 474.8 485.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 123.6 114.1 123.6 114.1 - - Virginia ........: 58.0 49.8 27.7 20.3 30.3 29.5 Washington ......: 173.3 175.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 144.8 159.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 721.8 784.1 592.4 650.8 129.4 133.3 : United States ...: 8,578.3 8,913.5 7,456.6 7,759.8 1,121.7 1,153.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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Egg Production by Type - States and United States: October 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 .........: 182.5 183.2 37.0 34.3 145.5 148.9 Arkansas ........: 286.2 288.0 100.9 104.5 185.3 183.5 California ......: 338.6 370.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 121.3 128.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida .........: 169.5 166.9 164.4 162.2 5.1 4.7 Georgia .........: 412.1 419.9 225.8 214.1 186.3 205.8 Illinois ........: 121.8 131.8 117.8 127.7 4.0 4.1 Indiana .........: 818.5 792.1 801.9 776.4 16.6 15.7 Iowa ............: 1,334.3 1,400.3 1,317.5 1,379.5 16.8 20.8 Maryland ........: 69.5 69.6 68.5 68.6 1.0 1.0 : Michigan ........: 359.1 389.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 248.6 281.9 242.2 276.0 6.4 5.9 Mississippi .....: 121.1 119.4 37.6 37.2 83.5 82.2 Missouri ........: 239.4 276.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 193.9 214.2 189.7 208.4 4.2 5.8 New York ........: 140.7 134.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 327.0 268.3 171.7 118.7 155.3 149.6 Ohio ............: 754.6 809.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 61.7 58.2 61.7 58.2 - - Pennsylvania ....: 705.4 703.5 680.0 671.9 25.4 31.6 : South Carolina ..: 96.3 99.9 73.3 77.2 23.0 22.7 South Dakota ....: 66.0 74.4 66.0 74.4 - - Texas ...........: 498.2 518.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 126.6 114.4 126.6 114.4 - - Virginia ........: 59.0 52.7 28.5 22.7 30.5 30.0 Washington ......: 169.6 187.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 150.8 158.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 747.9 808.6 613.9 671.6 134.0 137.0 : United States ...: 8,920.2 9,220.1 7,763.3 8,035.2 1,156.9 1,184.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: September 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 .........: 14,433.3 14,858.3 2,900.0 2,708.3 11,533.3 12,150.0 Arkansas ........: 23,300.0 23,508.3 8,125.0 8,400.0 15,175.0 15,108.3 California ......: 26,608.4 29,708.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 9,358.3 10,075.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida .........: 13,100.0 13,550.0 12,658.3 13,100.0 441.7 450.0 Georgia .........: 32,450.0 33,150.0 17,558.3 17,075.0 14,891.7 16,075.0 Illinois ........: 9,866.7 11,125.0 9,500.0 10,816.6 366.7 308.4 Indiana .........: 65,466.7 64,733.3 64,133.3 63,475.0 1,333.4 1,258.3 Iowa ............: 106,966.6 112,883.3 105,608.3 111,308.3 1,358.3 1,575.0 Maryland ........: 5,675.0 5,400.0 5,591.7 5,325.0 83.3 75.0 : Michigan ........: 28,816.7 31,650.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,425.0 23,158.3 19,925.0 22,641.6 500.0 516.7 Mississippi .....: 9,791.7 9,549.9 3,141.7 2,983.3 6,650.0 6,566.6 Missouri ........: 18,708.3 22,583.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 15,625.0 17,175.0 15,300.0 16,683.3 325.0 491.7 New York ........: 11,533.3 11,008.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 26,908.3 21,666.7 14,408.3 9,475.0 12,500.0 12,191.7 Ohio ............: 60,366.6 64,841.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 5,083.3 4,841.7 5,083.3 4,841.7 - - Pennsylvania ....: 56,066.6 56,416.6 53,833.3 53,883.3 2,233.3 2,533.3 : South Carolina ..: 8,125.0 7,775.0 6,241.7 5,958.3 1,883.3 1,816.7 South Dakota ....: 4,825.0 5,791.7 4,825.0 5,791.7 - - Texas ...........: 39,566.7 40,416.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 10,300.0 9,508.3 10,300.0 9,508.3 - - Virginia ........: 4,833.4 4,150.1 2,308.4 1,691.7 2,525.0 2,458.4 Washington ......: 14,441.7 14,625.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 12,066.6 13,300.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 60,150.0 65,341.8 49,366.7 54,233.5 10,783.3 11,108.3 : United States ...: 714,858.2 742,791.7 621,383.2 646,650.0 93,475.0 96,141.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October 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 .........: 15,208.4 15,266.6 3,083.4 2,858.3 12,125.0 12,408.3 Arkansas ........: 23,850.1 24,000.1 8,408.4 8,708.4 15,441.7 15,291.7 California ......: 28,216.7 30,850.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 10,108.3 10,733.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida .........: 14,125.0 13,908.3 13,700.0 13,516.6 425.0 391.7 Georgia .........: 34,341.7 34,991.7 18,816.7 17,841.7 15,525.0 17,150.0 Illinois ........: 10,150.1 10,983.4 9,816.7 10,641.7 333.4 341.7 Indiana .........: 68,208.3 66,008.3 66,825.0 64,700.0 1,383.3 1,308.3 Iowa ............: 111,191.7 116,691.6 109,791.7 114,958.3 1,400.0 1,733.3 Maryland ........: 5,791.7 5,800.0 5,708.4 5,716.7 83.3 83.3 : Michigan ........: 29,925.1 32,458.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,716.7 23,491.7 20,183.3 23,000.0 533.4 491.7 Mississippi .....: 10,091.8 9,950.0 3,133.4 3,100.0 6,958.4 6,850.0 Missouri ........: 19,950.0 23,041.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 16,158.3 17,850.0 15,808.3 17,366.7 350.0 483.3 New York ........: 11,725.0 11,216.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 27,250.0 22,358.4 14,308.3 9,891.7 12,941.7 12,466.7 Ohio ............: 62,883.3 67,483.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 5,141.6 4,850.0 5,141.6 4,850.0 - - Pennsylvania ....: 58,783.3 58,624.9 56,666.7 55,991.6 2,116.6 2,633.3 : South Carolina ..: 8,025.1 8,325.0 6,108.4 6,433.3 1,916.7 1,891.7 South Dakota ....: 5,500.0 6,200.0 5,500.0 6,200.0 - - Texas ...........: 41,516.6 43,200.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 10,550.0 9,533.3 10,550.0 9,533.3 - - Virginia ........: 4,916.7 4,391.7 2,375.0 1,891.7 2,541.7 2,500.0 Washington ......: 14,133.3 15,583.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 12,566.7 13,166.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 62,325.2 67,383.4 51,158.3 55,966.8 11,166.9 11,416.6 : United States ...: 743,350.7 768,342.0 646,941.9 669,600.3 96,408.8 98,741.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2.3 15.5 14.9 September ..............: 3.5 2.6 15.4 14.6 October ................: 2.9 2.2 16.2 15.2 November ...............: 2.0 1.5 16.8 15.0 December ...............: 1.2 17.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Molted as Percent of All Layers - States and United States: October 1 and November 1, 2017-2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being molted : Molt completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : October 1 : November 1 : October 1 : November 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ................: 1.0 0.5 - - 4.0 6.0 4.5 6.0 Arkansas ...............: 2.5 2.5 - - 8.5 7.0 9.5 9.0 California .............: 1.5 1.5 2.0 0.5 15.5 11.5 13.0 11.5 Colorado ...............: - 1.0 - 1.0 10.0 5.5 11.0 6.0 Florida ................: 8.5 7.0 2.5 5.0 68.0 35.5 70.0 34.5 Georgia ................: 3.5 3.0 2.5 0.5 9.0 10.5 12.0 9.5 Illinois ...............: - - 4.0 - 12.0 15.5 10.5 13.0 Indiana ................: 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 Iowa ...................: 5.0 2.5 3.5 2.5 20.5 21.5 23.5 20.5 Maryland ...............: - - - - - - - - : Michigan ...............: - 1.5 1.0 0.5 6.0 4.0 6.0 3.5 Minnesota ..............: 4.0 - 4.5 2.0 7.5 9.0 10.0 6.5 Mississippi ............: 1.5 2.0 - - 13.5 17.5 12.0 18.5 Missouri ...............: 0.5 1.5 - 3.5 10.5 7.0 10.5 7.0 Nebraska ...............: 8.5 3.5 2.5 1.5 1.0 9.5 7.5 12.5 New York ...............: - 1.0 - - 4.5 4.0 4.0 2.5 North Carolina .........: 3.0 1.0 - 0.5 12.5 8.0 15.0 7.5 Ohio ...................: 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 24.5 24.0 23.5 24.0 Oregon .................: - - - - 4.5 7.0 4.5 5.5 Pennsylvania ...........: 0.5 0.5 1.5 - 5.5 3.0 5.5 2.0 : South Carolina .........: - 4.5 - 2.5 13.5 14.5 7.5 18.5 South Dakota ...........: 4.0 - - - 7.5 13.0 10.0 6.5 Texas ..................: 4.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 38.5 36.5 36.0 37.0 Utah ...................: - 3.5 0.5 - 26.0 30.0 19.0 28.5 Virginia ...............: - - 4.0 - - 8.0 - 7.5 Washington .............: 5.0 1.0 4.0 1.5 17.0 13.0 15.0 13.5 Wisconsin ..............: 11.0 5.5 1.5 3.0 21.5 12.0 29.0 17.0 : Other States 1/ ........: 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.5 14.6 15.7 14.6 15.4 : United States ..........: 2.9 2.2 2.0 1.5 16.2 15.2 16.8 15.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 November 1 .........................: 45,314 45,237 100 Chicks hatched during October ............................: 51,495 55,019 107 Chicks hatched January through October ...................: 487,346 541,731 111 : Pullets hatched during October for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 198 225 114 Cumulative potential placements 7-18 months earlier 1/ ..: 3,057 2,652 87 : Broiler-type : Eggs in incubators on November 1 .........................: 651,641 649,449 100 Chicks hatched during October ............................: 793,994 790,123 100 Chicks hatched January through October ...................: 8,014,038 8,109,478 101 : Pullets hatched during October for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 7,589 7,275 96 Cumulative potential placements 7-15 months earlier 2/ ..: 68,440 69,421 101 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2018 includes pullet chicks hatched April 2017 through March 2018. 2/ 2018 includes pullet chicks hatched July 2017 through March 2018. 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 46,678 115 September ..................................................: 40,655 50,036 123 October ....................................................: 46,510 51,647 111 November ...................................................: 45,314 45,237 100 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 53,207 116 393,126 437,102 111 September .....: 42,725 49,610 116 435,851 486,712 112 October .......: 51,495 55,019 107 487,346 541,731 111 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 2,332 April ..................: 245 215 88 2,801 2,330 May ....................: 298 199 67 2,675 2,357 June ...................: 334 165 49 2,555 July ...................: 246 176 72 2,675 August .................: 144 192 133 2,684 September ..............: 190 188 99 2,657 October ................: 198 225 114 2,652 November ...............: 150 2,622 December ...............: 279 2,523 : Total ..................: 2,675 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For October 2018, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched April 2017 through March 2018. 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 .....................................................: 680,570 687,393 101 September ..................................................: 672,108 671,760 100 October ....................................................: 650,192 648,519 100 November ...................................................: 651,641 649,449 100 December ...................................................: 684,691 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched - States and United States: October 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : During October : January-October :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2018 as : : : 2018 as : 2017 : 2018 : percent : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 : : : of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : Alabama ........................: 105,620 107,303 102 1,074,832 1,079,828 100 Arkansas .......................: 84,449 85,838 102 840,264 870,410 104 Delaware .......................: 17,442 17,491 100 175,710 182,936 104 Florida ........................: 4,320 4,112 95 41,365 41,038 99 Georgia ........................: 121,394 120,899 100 1,239,210 1,242,072 100 Kentucky .......................: 27,069 26,043 96 267,654 271,206 101 Louisiana ......................: 12,482 12,293 98 128,204 127,522 99 Maryland .......................: 29,505 29,095 99 294,395 292,604 99 Mississippi ....................: 64,878 65,112 100 654,710 667,808 102 Missouri .......................: 28,749 29,636 103 300,361 299,513 100 : North Carolina .................: 78,847 72,708 92 784,908 793,442 101 Oklahoma .......................: 26,946 27,645 103 267,936 269,451 101 Pennsylvania ...................: 16,922 19,365 114 169,879 198,575 117 South Carolina .................: 20,236 20,432 101 200,489 202,632 101 Texas ..........................: 56,705 56,008 99 579,876 575,564 99 Virginia .......................: 23,702 22,626 95 236,284 229,102 97 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia .............: 41,531 40,375 97 427,212 432,776 101 : Other States 1/ ................: 33,197 33,142 100 330,749 332,999 101 : United States ..................: 793,994 790,123 100 8,014,038 8,109,478 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ..........: 826,602 843,942 102 5,598,963 5,692,503 102 August ........: 832,983 839,600 101 6,431,946 6,532,103 102 September .....: 788,098 787,252 100 7,220,044 7,319,355 101 October .......: 793,994 790,123 100 8,014,038 8,109,478 101 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 70,207 March ...................: 8,262 8,112 98 69,495 70,625 April ...................: 7,045 7,714 109 70,200 71,317 May .....................: 8,159 8,301 102 70,626 71,521 June ....................: 8,258 8,344 101 70,737 July ....................: 7,085 7,497 106 70,069 August ..................: 8,156 8,361 103 70,095 September ...............: 8,240 8,286 101 69,567 October .................: 7,589 7,275 96 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 8,867 103 August ..................: 9,988 10,120 101 September ...............: 10,042 9,895 99 October .................: 9,605 8,977 93 November ................: 9,695 December ................: 9,278 : Annual total ..............: 114,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ For October 2018, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched July 2017 through March 2018. 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 0.9 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 386 million layers by more than 0.9 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.5 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 ...................: 0.9 1.5 2,045 3 9,953 22 2 : : ------- million ------ : Eggs .........................: 0.9 1.5 51 1 243 23 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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