Chickens and Eggs ISSN: 1948-9064 Released September 21, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). August Egg Production Up 3 Percent United States egg production totaled 9.16 billion during August 2018, up 3 percent from last year. Production included 7.96 billion table eggs, and 1.20 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.11 billion were broiler-type and 87.2 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during August 2018 totaled 385 million, up 3 percent from last year. August egg production per 100 layers was 2,379 eggs, down slightly from August 2017. All layers in the United States on September 1, 2018 totaled 386 million, up 3 percent from last year. The 386 million layers consisted of 325 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 57.4 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.53 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on September 1, 2018, averaged 77.1 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from September 1, 2017. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 16 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during August 2018 totaled 53.4 million, up 16 percent from August 2017. Eggs in incubators totaled 51.3 million on September 1, 2018, up 26 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 192 thousand during August 2018, up 33 percent from August 2017. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 1 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during August 2018 totaled 840 million, up 1 percent from August 2017. Eggs in incubators totaled 672 million on September 1, 2018, up slightly from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 8.41 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during August 2018, up 3 percent from August 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: July-August 2017 and 2018................ 6 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: August-September 2017 and 2018........... 7 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During July 2017 and 2018...................... 8 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During August 2017 and 2018.................... 9 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018....................................... 10 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: August 2017 and 2018..................................... 11 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018............................. 12 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: August 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: August 1 and September 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: August 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 .......................: 373,901 385,051 September ....................: 375,748 October ......................: 378,028 November .....................: 380,820 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December previous year. Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2017-2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total eggs : Table eggs : Hatching eggs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : December 1/ ...: 9,099.7 9,104.1 7,953.9 7,963.9 1,145.8 1,140.2 January .......: 9,053.4 8,984.9 7,916.4 7,841.8 1,137.0 1,143.1 February ......: 8,124.2 8,145.4 7,095.8 7,099.8 1,028.4 1,045.6 March .........: 9,006.5 9,098.9 7,861.5 7,932.0 1,145.0 1,166.9 April .........: 8,686.6 8,806.3 7,572.8 7,665.0 1,113.8 1,141.3 May ...........: 8,917.8 9,122.5 7,764.5 7,932.6 1,153.3 1,189.9 June ..........: 8,636.0 8,831.8 7,513.8 7,670.4 1,122.2 1,161.4 July ..........: 8,952.9 9,100.4 7,782.1 7,900.7 1,170.8 1,199.7 August ........: 8,922.3 9,162.1 7,755.2 7,964.5 1,167.1 1,197.6 September .....: 8,578.3 7,456.6 1,121.7 October .......: 8,920.2 7,763.3 1,156.9 November ......: 8,790.8 7,676.3 1,114.5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December previous year. Egg Production During the Month in Dozens by Type - United States: 2017-2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total eggs : Table eggs : Hatching eggs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : December 1/ ...: 758,308.1 758,675.4 662,824.8 663,658.3 95,483.3 95,017.1 January .......: 754,450.2 748,741.7 659,699.8 653,483.3 94,750.4 95,258.4 February ......: 677,016.7 678,784.0 591,316.9 591,650.7 85,699.8 87,133.3 March .........: 750,542.0 758,241.5 655,125.1 660,999.7 95,416.9 97,241.8 April .........: 723,883.8 733,858.1 631,067.0 638,750.0 92,816.8 95,108.1 May ...........: 743,150.1 760,207.7 647,041.4 661,049.7 96,108.7 99,158.0 June ..........: 719,667.1 735,983.6 626,150.1 639,200.3 93,517.0 96,783.3 July ..........: 746,075.8 758,366.8 648,508.7 658,391.7 97,567.1 99,975.1 August ........: 743,525.7 763,507.7 646,266.9 663,708.1 97,258.8 99,799.6 September .....: 714,858.2 621,383.2 93,475.0 October .......: 743,350.7 646,941.9 96,408.8 November ......: 732,566.8 639,691.9 92,874.9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December previous year. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: July-August 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2018 as Item : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during July : All layers ...................................1,000: 372,632 384,953 103 Table egg type .............................1,000: 312,412 323,170 103 Hatching egg type ..........................1,000: 60,220 61,783 103 Broiler-type hatching ....................1,000: 57,039 58,459 102 Egg-type hatching ........................1,000: 3,181 3,324 104 : Eggs per 100 layers during July : All layers ..................................number: 2,403 2,364 98 Table egg type ............................number: 2,491 2,445 98 Hatching egg type .........................number: 1,944 1,942 100 Broiler-type hatching ...................number: 1,920 1,909 99 Egg-type hatching .......................number: 2,373 2,518 106 : Eggs produced during July : All layers .................................million: 8,952.9 9,100.4 102 Table egg type ...........................million: 7,782.1 7,900.7 102 Hatching egg type ........................million: 1,170.8 1,199.7 102 Broiler-type hatching ..................million: 1,095.3 1,116.0 102 Egg-type hatching ......................million: 75.5 83.7 111 : Eggs produced during July : All layers .............................1,000 dozen: 746,075.8 758,366.8 102 Table egg type .......................1,000 dozen: 648,508.7 658,391.7 102 Hatching egg type ....................1,000 dozen: 97,567.1 99,975.1 102 Broiler-type hatching ..............1,000 dozen: 91,275.2 93,000.0 102 Egg-type hatching ..................1,000 dozen: 6,291.9 6,975.1 111 : Layers on August 1 : All layers ...................................1,000: 372,995 384,282 103 Table egg type .............................1,000: 312,803 322,779 103 Hatching egg type ..........................1,000: 60,192 61,503 102 Broiler-type hatching ....................1,000: 56,966 58,159 102 Egg-type hatching ........................1,000: 3,226 3,344 104 : Eggs per 100 layers on August 1 : All layers ..................................number: 77.6 76.4 98 Table egg type ............................number: 80.4 79.0 98 Hatching egg type .........................number: 63.0 62.6 99 Broiler-type hatching ...................number: 62.2 61.5 99 Egg-type hatching .......................number: 77.7 81.6 105 : Molted layers on August 1 : Being molted ...............................percent: 2.5 2.3 92 Molt completed .............................percent: 15.5 14.9 96 : Layers sold for slaughter during July ..........1,000: 14,929.7 15,678.0 105 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during July .....1,000: 9,095.5 10,034.7 110 : Pullets on August 1 ............................1,000: 115,348 125,764 109 : Pullets added during July 1/ ...................1,000: 24,794.4 25,273.0 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: August-September 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2018 as Item : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during August : All layers ......................................1,000: 373,901 385,051 103 Table egg type ................................1,000: 313,841 323,809 103 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 60,060 61,242 102 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 56,853 57,798 102 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,207 3,444 107 : Eggs per 100 layers during August : All layers .....................................number: 2,386 2,379 100 Table egg type ...............................number: 2,471 2,460 100 Hatching egg type ............................number: 1,943 1,956 101 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 1,917 1,921 100 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 2,407 2,532 105 : Eggs produced during August : All layers ....................................million: 8,922.3 9,162.1 103 Table egg type ..............................million: 7,755.2 7,964.5 103 Hatching egg type ...........................million: 1,167.1 1,197.6 103 Broiler-type hatching .....................million: 1,089.9 1,110.4 102 Egg-type hatching .........................million: 77.2 87.2 113 : Eggs produced during August : All layers ................................1,000 dozen: 743,525.7 763,507.7 103 Table egg type ..........................1,000 dozen: 646,266.9 663,708.1 103 Hatching egg type .......................1,000 dozen: 97,258.8 99,799.6 103 Broiler-type hatching .................1,000 dozen: 90,825.3 92,533.1 102 Egg-type hatching .....................1,000 dozen: 6,433.5 7,266.5 113 : Layers on September 1 : All layers ......................................1,000: 374,769 385,781 103 Table egg type ................................1,000: 314,863 324,825 103 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 59,906 60,956 102 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 56,731 57,425 101 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,175 3,531 111 : Eggs per 100 layers on September 1 : All layers .....................................number: 76.3 77.1 101 Table egg type ...............................number: 79.0 79.6 101 Hatching egg type ............................number: 62.3 63.5 102 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 61.4 62.4 102 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 77.8 81.6 105 : Molted layers on September 1 : Being molted ..................................percent: 3.5 2.4 69 Molt completed ................................percent: 15.4 14.6 95 : Layers sold for slaughter during August ...........1,000: 15,120.5 15,986.1 106 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during August ......1,000: 8,783.4 9,151.4 104 : Pullets on September 1 ............................1,000: 116,236 125,712 108 : Pullets added during August 1/ ....................1,000: 28,311.9 28,654.6 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During July 2017 and 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table egg layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :flocks 30,000 and above: All layers : all layers State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 layers -------------- ------ eggs ----- : Alabama ........: 1,354 1,314 9,173 9,494 1,927 1,883 Arkansas .......: 3,723 4,089 13,749 14,434 2,079 2,012 California .....: 12,805 13,969 13,410 14,619 2,446 2,506 Colorado .......: 4,181 4,324 4,606 4,726 2,540 2,656 Florida ........: 6,639 6,585 7,007 7,015 2,329 2,356 Georgia ........: 9,473 8,784 19,379 19,109 2,231 2,104 Illinois .......: 4,390 5,120 4,863 5,577 2,540 2,561 Indiana ........: 31,544 31,829 32,350 32,602 2,529 2,382 Iowa ...........: 53,469 56,107 54,877 57,408 2,465 2,406 Maryland .......: 2,674 2,336 2,830 2,487 2,512 2,497 : Michigan .......: 14,113 14,973 14,335 15,201 2,514 2,504 Minnesota ......: 9,811 10,748 10,336 11,269 2,535 2,460 Mississippi ....: 1,493 1,395 5,681 5,509 2,107 2,147 Missouri .......: 6,307 7,265 9,904 10,997 2,501 2,463 Nebraska .......: 7,703 7,751 7,870 8,021 2,642 2,609 New York .......: 5,228 5,056 5,591 5,459 2,586 2,537 North Carolina .: 7,025 6,359 15,206 14,446 2,157 2,145 Ohio ...........: 29,614 30,932 30,556 31,934 2,490 2,463 Oregon .........: 2,107 2,209 2,246 2,348 2,711 2,606 Pennsylvania ...: 25,471 25,589 27,479 27,713 2,528 2,491 : South Carolina .: 2,775 2,919 3,984 4,175 2,304 2,378 South Dakota ...: 2,603 2,533 2,745 2,675 2,477 2,561 Texas ..........: 17,082 17,903 21,423 22,386 2,263 2,272 Utah ...........: 5,112 4,571 5,150 4,609 2,505 2,424 Virginia .......: 761 824 2,589 2,563 2,186 2,240 Washington .....: 6,623 6,761 6,788 6,926 2,600 2,479 Wisconsin ......: 5,379 6,062 6,006 6,746 2,561 2,416 : Other States 1/ : 23,534 25,113 32,499 34,505 2,268 2,279 : United States ..: 302,993 313,420 372,632 384,953 2,403 2,364 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During August 2017 and 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table egg layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :flocks 30,000 and above: All layers : all layers State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 layers -------------- ------ eggs ----- : Alabama ........: 1,354 1,316 9,098 9,499 1,938 1,915 Arkansas .......: 3,761 4,032 13,881 14,079 2,091 2,088 California .....: 12,885 13,943 13,500 14,592 2,427 2,500 Colorado .......: 4,150 4,241 4,550 4,643 2,527 2,641 Florida ........: 6,718 6,765 7,133 7,208 2,271 2,340 Georgia ........: 9,339 8,804 19,084 19,071 2,184 2,113 Illinois .......: 4,410 5,178 4,886 5,630 2,517 2,510 Indiana ........: 31,935 31,895 32,742 32,696 2,478 2,423 Iowa ...........: 53,682 56,403 55,113 57,736 2,432 2,417 Maryland .......: 2,661 2,374 2,818 2,525 2,502 2,475 : Michigan .......: 13,903 15,382 14,125 15,610 2,567 2,517 Minnesota ......: 9,791 10,783 10,321 11,300 2,517 2,512 Mississippi ....: 1,491 1,453 5,655 5,572 2,124 2,141 Missouri .......: 6,272 7,413 9,838 11,133 2,427 2,463 Nebraska .......: 7,514 7,824 7,759 8,127 2,593 2,596 New York .......: 5,114 4,982 5,476 5,382 2,631 2,575 North Carolina .: 7,125 5,496 15,320 13,502 2,153 2,132 Ohio ...........: 29,895 31,259 30,825 32,253 2,465 2,442 Oregon .........: 2,236 2,149 2,375 2,288 2,720 2,653 Pennsylvania ...: 25,442 25,651 27,406 27,814 2,540 2,511 : South Carolina .: 2,966 3,085 4,171 4,299 2,302 2,256 South Dakota ...: 2,437 2,572 2,579 2,714 2,416 2,506 Texas ..........: 17,288 17,722 21,580 22,137 2,246 2,305 Utah ...........: 5,178 4,635 5,216 4,673 2,512 2,448 Virginia .......: 827 729 2,627 2,415 2,174 2,211 Washington .....: 6,894 6,748 7,059 6,913 2,540 2,501 Wisconsin ......: 5,511 6,009 6,154 6,692 2,524 2,496 : Other States 1/ : 23,643 25,216 32,610 34,548 2,289 2,312 : United States ..: 304,422 314,059 373,901 385,051 2,386 2,379 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Egg Production by Type - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama .........: 176.8 178.8 35.0 29.3 141.8 149.5 Arkansas ........: 285.9 290.4 100.0 98.8 185.9 191.6 California ......: 328.0 366.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 117.0 125.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida .........: 163.2 165.3 158.4 159.7 4.8 5.6 Georgia .........: 432.3 402.0 231.2 202.7 201.1 199.3 Illinois ........: 123.5 142.8 118.7 139.0 4.8 3.8 Indiana .........: 818.0 776.7 802.1 762.8 15.9 13.9 Iowa ............: 1,352.9 1,381.3 1,335.5 1,365.6 17.4 15.7 Maryland ........: 71.1 62.1 69.8 61.0 1.3 1.1 : Michigan ........: 360.4 380.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 262.0 277.2 255.6 269.2 6.4 8.0 Mississippi .....: 119.7 118.3 38.2 36.9 81.5 81.4 Missouri ........: 247.7 270.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 207.9 209.3 207.1 204.6 0.8 4.7 New York ........: 144.6 138.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 328.0 309.9 174.2 155.0 153.8 154.9 Ohio ............: 760.7 786.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 60.9 61.2 60.9 61.2 - - Pennsylvania ....: 694.6 690.2 663.8 657.8 30.8 32.4 : South Carolina ..: 91.8 99.3 69.2 76.1 22.6 23.2 South Dakota ....: 68.0 68.5 68.0 68.5 - - Texas ...........: 484.8 508.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 129.0 111.7 129.0 111.7 - - Virginia ........: 56.6 57.4 23.0 24.6 33.6 32.8 Washington ......: 176.5 171.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 153.8 163.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 737.2 786.5 603.6 647.6 133.6 138.9 : United States ...: 8,952.9 9,100.4 7,782.1 7,900.7 1,170.8 1,199.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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Egg Production by Type - States and United States: August 2017 and 2018 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama .........: 176.3 181.9 35.1 32.4 141.2 149.5 Arkansas ........: 290.3 293.9 101.7 104.9 188.6 189.0 California ......: 327.7 364.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 115.0 122.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida .........: 162.0 168.7 156.9 162.9 5.1 5.8 Georgia .........: 416.8 402.9 223.6 205.3 193.2 197.6 Illinois ........: 123.0 141.3 118.4 137.4 4.6 3.9 Indiana .........: 811.3 792.1 795.1 777.2 16.2 14.9 Iowa ............: 1,340.3 1,395.5 1,322.4 1,378.0 17.9 17.5 Maryland ........: 70.5 62.5 69.4 61.5 1.1 1.0 : Michigan ........: 362.6 392.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 259.8 283.9 253.6 276.5 6.2 7.4 Mississippi .....: 120.1 119.3 38.5 37.1 81.6 82.2 Missouri ........: 238.8 274.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 201.2 211.0 197.3 205.3 3.9 5.7 New York ........: 144.1 138.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 329.9 287.8 175.9 133.8 154.0 154.0 Ohio ............: 759.9 787.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 64.6 60.7 64.6 60.7 - - Pennsylvania ....: 696.0 698.3 666.2 665.9 29.8 32.4 : South Carolina ..: 96.0 97.0 73.3 74.2 22.7 22.8 South Dakota ....: 62.3 68.0 62.3 68.0 - - Texas ...........: 484.6 510.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 131.0 114.4 131.0 114.4 - - Virginia ........: 57.1 53.4 24.5 22.1 32.6 31.3 Washington ......: 179.3 172.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 155.3 167.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 746.5 798.6 612.7 659.9 133.8 138.7 : United States ...: 8,922.3 9,162.1 7,755.2 7,964.5 1,167.1 1,197.6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : Alabama .........: 14,733.3 14,900.0 2,916.6 2,441.7 11,816.7 12,458.3 Arkansas ........: 23,825.1 24,200.1 8,333.4 8,233.4 15,491.7 15,966.7 California ......: 27,333.3 30,525.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 9,750.0 10,458.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida .........: 13,600.0 13,775.0 13,200.0 13,308.3 400.0 466.7 Georgia .........: 36,025.1 33,500.1 19,266.7 16,891.7 16,758.4 16,608.4 Illinois ........: 10,291.7 11,900.1 9,891.7 11,583.4 400.0 316.7 Indiana .........: 68,166.7 64,725.0 66,841.7 63,566.6 1,325.0 1,158.4 Iowa ............: 112,741.7 115,108.3 111,291.7 113,800.0 1,450.0 1,308.3 Maryland ........: 5,925.0 5,175.1 5,816.7 5,083.4 108.3 91.7 : Michigan ........: 30,033.4 31,716.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 21,833.4 23,099.9 21,300.0 22,433.3 533.4 666.6 Mississippi .....: 9,975.1 9,858.3 3,183.4 3,075.0 6,791.7 6,783.3 Missouri ........: 20,641.7 22,575.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 17,325.1 17,441.7 17,258.4 17,050.0 66.7 391.7 New York ........: 12,050.1 11,541.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 27,333.4 25,824.9 14,516.7 12,916.6 12,816.7 12,908.3 Ohio ............: 63,391.7 65,541.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 5,075.0 5,100.0 5,075.0 5,100.0 - - Pennsylvania ....: 57,883.3 57,516.7 55,316.7 54,816.7 2,566.6 2,700.0 : South Carolina ..: 7,650.0 8,275.0 5,766.7 6,341.7 1,883.3 1,933.3 South Dakota ....: 5,666.7 5,708.3 5,666.7 5,708.3 - - Texas ...........: 40,400.0 42,375.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 10,750.0 9,308.3 10,750.0 9,308.3 - - Virginia ........: 4,716.6 4,783.3 1,916.6 2,050.0 2,800.0 2,733.3 Washington ......: 14,708.3 14,308.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 12,816.7 13,583.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 61,433.4 65,541.7 50,299.9 53,966.7 11,133.5 11,575.0 : United States ...: 746,075.8 758,366.8 648,508.7 658,391.7 97,567.1 99,975.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August 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 .........: 14,691.7 15,158.3 2,925.0 2,700.0 11,766.7 12,458.3 Arkansas ........: 24,191.7 24,491.7 8,475.0 8,741.7 15,716.7 15,750.0 California ......: 27,308.3 30,400.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 9,583.4 10,216.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida .........: 13,500.0 14,058.3 13,075.0 13,575.0 425.0 483.3 Georgia .........: 34,733.3 33,575.0 18,633.3 17,108.4 16,100.0 16,466.6 Illinois ........: 10,250.0 11,775.0 9,866.7 11,450.0 383.3 325.0 Indiana .........: 67,608.4 66,008.3 66,258.4 64,766.6 1,350.0 1,241.7 Iowa ............: 111,691.7 116,291.6 110,200.0 114,833.3 1,491.7 1,458.3 Maryland ........: 5,875.1 5,208.3 5,783.4 5,125.0 91.7 83.3 : Michigan ........: 30,216.7 32,741.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 21,650.1 23,658.2 21,133.4 23,041.6 516.7 616.6 Mississippi .....: 10,008.4 9,941.7 3,208.4 3,091.7 6,800.0 6,850.0 Missouri ........: 19,900.1 22,850.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 16,766.6 17,583.3 16,441.6 17,108.3 325.0 475.0 New York ........: 12,008.4 11,549.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 27,491.6 23,983.3 14,658.3 11,150.0 12,833.3 12,833.3 Ohio ............: 63,325.0 65,633.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 5,383.4 5,058.3 5,383.4 5,058.3 - - Pennsylvania ....: 58,000.1 58,191.6 55,516.7 55,491.6 2,483.4 2,700.0 : South Carolina ..: 8,000.1 8,083.3 6,108.4 6,183.3 1,891.7 1,900.0 South Dakota ....: 5,191.6 5,666.7 5,191.6 5,666.7 - - Texas ...........: 40,383.4 42,525.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 10,916.6 9,533.3 10,916.6 9,533.3 - - Virginia ........: 4,758.3 4,449.9 2,041.6 1,841.6 2,716.7 2,608.3 Washington ......: 14,941.7 14,408.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 12,941.6 13,916.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 62,208.4 66,549.9 51,058.3 54,991.6 11,150.1 11,558.3 : United States ...: 743,525.7 763,507.7 646,266.9 663,708.1 97,258.8 99,799.6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2.4 15.4 14.6 October ................: 2.9 16.2 November ...............: 2.0 16.8 December ...............: 1.2 17.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Molted as Percent of All Layers - States and United States: August 1 and September 1, 2017-2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being molted : Molt completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : August 1 : September 1 : August 1 : September 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ................: - - 1.0 0.5 9.0 6.5 7.0 6.0 Arkansas ...............: 1.0 2.5 0.5 - 18.5 6.0 13.0 7.5 California .............: 2.5 2.5 3.0 2.5 14.5 11.5 15.5 11.5 Colorado ...............: 4.5 0.5 4.0 - 6.0 10.0 7.0 8.5 Florida ................: 8.0 7.5 9.5 7.0 77.0 37.0 71.0 34.0 Georgia ................: 2.5 3.0 4.5 1.5 4.5 10.5 5.0 9.5 Illinois ...............: - 7.0 - 5.0 12.5 11.0 12.0 12.0 Indiana ................: 2.0 1.0 4.0 3.5 13.0 14.5 13.5 13.5 Iowa ...................: 3.5 2.0 5.0 2.5 16.5 23.0 18.5 22.0 Maryland ...............: - - - - - - - - : Michigan ...............: 2.0 1.0 - 1.5 4.5 4.0 6.5 3.5 Minnesota ..............: 1.0 2.0 1.5 - 6.0 10.0 7.0 10.0 Mississippi ............: 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.5 25.5 18.0 19.0 17.5 Missouri ...............: - 2.0 3.5 2.5 8.5 5.0 7.5 4.5 Nebraska ...............: - - 5.0 3.5 - 10.0 - 9.5 New York ...............: - - - - 5.5 4.0 5.0 4.0 North Carolina .........: 2.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 10.5 8.0 10.5 8.0 Ohio ...................: 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.0 23.5 27.5 24.0 26.5 Oregon .................: - 3.0 - - 4.5 5.5 4.5 7.0 Pennsylvania ...........: - 0.5 5.5 - 2.0 3.0 0.5 3.0 : South Carolina .........: 2.5 1.5 2.5 2.5 21.5 15.0 17.5 13.5 South Dakota ...........: - - 12.5 3.5 - 10.5 - 10.5 Texas ..................: 4.5 5.5 2.5 8.0 49.0 30.0 43.5 32.0 Utah ...................: 3.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 22.0 19.5 21.5 21.5 Virginia ...............: - 5.0 - - - 4.0 - 8.5 Washington .............: 4.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 13.0 12.5 15.0 13.0 Wisconsin ..............: 5.5 - 8.5 - 16.5 13.0 20.5 12.0 : Other States 1/ ........: 2.8 1.9 1.9 2.2 13.6 13.9 14.5 14.1 : United States ..........: 2.5 2.3 3.5 2.4 15.5 14.9 15.4 14.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 September 1 ........................: 40,655 51,307 126 Chicks hatched during August .............................: 45,861 53,384 116 Chicks hatched January through August ....................: 393,126 437,279 111 : Pullets hatched during August for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 144 192 133 Cumulative potential placements 7-18 months earlier 1/ ..: 3,037 2,684 88 : Broiler-type : Eggs in incubators on September 1 ........................: 672,108 672,360 100 Chicks hatched during August .............................: 832,983 839,572 101 Chicks hatched January through August ....................: 6,431,946 6,532,075 102 : Pullets hatched during August for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 8,156 8,405 103 Cumulative potential placements 7-15 months earlier 2/ ..: 68,929 70,095 102 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2018 includes pullet chicks hatched February 2017 through January 2018. 2/ 2018 includes pullet chicks hatched May 2017 through January 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 51,307 126 October ....................................................: 46,510 November ...................................................: 45,314 December ...................................................: 46,780 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2017-2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By months : Cumulative :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2018 as : : : 2018 as : 2017 : 2018 : percent : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 : : : of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks -- percent --- 1,000 chicks --- percent : January .......: 45,367 52,313 115 45,367 52,313 115 February ......: 48,127 50,148 104 93,494 102,461 110 March .........: 55,919 58,147 104 149,413 160,608 107 April .........: 52,762 58,986 112 202,175 219,594 109 May ...........: 53,506 60,063 112 255,681 279,657 109 June ..........: 49,722 53,486 108 305,403 333,143 109 July ..........: 41,862 50,752 121 347,265 383,895 111 August ........: 45,861 53,384 116 393,126 437,279 111 September .....: 42,725 435,851 October .......: 51,495 487,346 November ......: 48,344 535,690 December ......: 46,080 581,770 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements of Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month - United States: 2017-2019 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative potential placements : Pullet chicks hatched : 2018 as : relative to current supply Month : : percent : flocks 7-18 months earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: of 2017 :----------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks -- percent ----- 1,000 chicks ---- : January ................: 222 231 104 3,012 2,354 February ...............: 180 153 85 2,972 2,284 March ..................: 189 184 97 2,792 2,332 April ..................: 245 215 88 2,801 May ....................: 298 199 67 2,675 June ...................: 334 165 49 2,555 July ...................: 246 176 72 2,675 August .................: 144 192 133 2,684 September ..............: 190 2,657 October ................: 198 2,652 November ...............: 150 2,622 December ...............: 279 2,523 : Total ..................: 2,675 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For August 2018, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched February 2017 through January 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 ..................................................: 672,108 672,360 100 October ....................................................: 650,192 November ...................................................: 651,641 December ...................................................: 684,691 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched - States and United States: August 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : During August : January-August :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2018 as : : : 2018 as : 2017 : 2018 : percent : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 : : : of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : Alabama ........................: 111,927 112,004 100 863,230 865,010 100 Arkansas .......................: 86,882 90,551 104 672,820 700,222 104 Delaware .......................: 18,402 18,398 100 141,303 148,381 105 Florida ........................: 4,383 4,477 102 33,024 33,830 102 Georgia ........................: 128,756 127,523 99 994,786 1,002,076 101 Kentucky .......................: 27,936 28,593 102 214,238 218,853 102 Louisiana ......................: 13,073 13,304 102 103,673 102,276 99 Maryland .......................: 30,050 30,634 102 235,766 234,167 99 Mississippi ....................: 66,879 68,236 102 526,307 538,757 102 Missouri .......................: 32,231 32,051 99 241,176 239,459 99 : North Carolina .................: 82,089 81,418 99 629,614 644,341 102 Oklahoma .......................: 26,922 28,342 105 214,991 215,299 100 Pennsylvania ...................: 18,163 20,602 113 135,677 160,273 118 South Carolina .................: 20,766 20,649 99 160,694 162,008 101 Texas ..........................: 61,327 59,684 97 466,611 464,570 100 Virginia .......................: 23,829 23,696 99 189,634 183,957 97 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia .............: 44,883 45,027 100 344,428 351,948 102 : Other States 1/ ................: 34,485 34,383 100 263,974 266,648 101 : United States ..................: 832,983 839,572 101 6,431,946 6,532,075 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2017-2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By months : Cumulative :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2018 as : : : 2018 as : 2017 : 2018 : percent : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 : : : of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : January .......: 807,491 822,829 102 807,491 822,829 102 February ......: 730,311 734,729 101 1,537,802 1,557,558 101 March .........: 818,701 828,179 101 2,356,503 2,385,737 101 April .........: 793,227 802,652 101 3,149,730 3,188,389 101 May ...........: 820,621 838,720 102 3,970,351 4,027,109 101 June ..........: 802,010 821,452 102 4,772,361 4,848,561 102 July ..........: 826,602 843,942 102 5,598,963 5,692,503 102 August ........: 832,983 839,572 101 6,431,946 6,532,075 102 September .....: 788,098 7,220,044 October .......: 793,994 8,014,038 November ......: 774,598 8,788,636 December ......: 827,498 9,616,134 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements of Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total: 2017-2019 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Cumulative potential placements : Pullet chicks hatched : 2018 as : relative to current supply Month : : percent : flocks 7-15 months earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: of 2017 :----------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent ----- 1,000 chicks ----- : United States placements : January .................: 7,163 7,071 99 68,873 70,299 February ................: 7,832 7,631 97 69,049 70,207 March ...................: 8,262 8,112 98 69,495 70,669 April ...................: 7,045 7,714 109 70,200 May .....................: 8,159 8,301 102 70,626 June ....................: 8,258 8,344 101 70,737 July ....................: 7,085 7,497 106 70,069 August ..................: 8,156 8,405 103 70,095 September ...............: 8,240 69,567 October .................: 7,589 69,421 November ................: 7,943 70,050 December ................: 7,594 70,195 : Annual total ..............: 93,326 : Total placements 2/ : January .................: 8,764 8,736 100 February ................: 9,958 9,540 96 March ...................: 10,047 9,806 98 April ...................: 8,592 9,360 109 May .....................: 9,806 10,197 104 June ....................: 9,903 10,165 103 July ....................: 8,598 8,867 103 August ..................: 9,988 10,258 103 September ...............: 10,042 October .................: 9,605 November ................: 9,695 December ................: 9,278 : Annual total ..............: 114,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ For August 2018, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched May 2017 through January 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 1.1 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 385 million layers by more than 1.1 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.9 percent. Reliability of Layer and Egg Estimates [Based on data for the past twenty-four months] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root mean : 90 percent : Difference between first and latest estimate : square error : confidence : : : : : : : level :------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : : : : : Months : : : : : :------------------------------- : : : Average :Smallest : Largest : Below latest : Above latest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent --------- 1,000 --------- ----- number ----- : All layers ...................: 1.1 1.9 2,795 24 9,953 23 1 : : ------- million ------ : Eggs .........................: 1.2 2.1 71 1 289 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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