Chickens and Eggs ISSN: 1948-9064 Released December 21, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). November Egg Production Up 3 Percent United States egg production totaled 9.07 billion during November 2018, up 3 percent from last year. Production included 7.92 billion table eggs, and 1.15 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.06 billion were broiler-type and 81.7 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during November 2018 totaled 390 million, up 3 percent from last year. November egg production per 100 layers was 2,322 eggs, up 1 percent from November 2017. All layers in the United States on December 1, 2018 totaled 392 million, up 2 percent from last year. The 392 million layers consisted of 331 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 57.6 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.25 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on December 1, 2018, averaged 77.7 eggs per 100 layers, up slightly from December 1, 2017. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Down 3 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during November 2018 totaled 46.9 million, down 3 percent from November 2017. Eggs in incubators totaled 50.8 million on December 1, 2018, up 9 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 260 thousand during November 2018, up 73 percent from November 2017. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Down 1 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during November 2018 totaled 767 million, down 1 percent from November 2017. Eggs in incubators totaled 688 million on December 1, 2018, up slightly from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 7.33 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during November 2018, down 8 percent from November 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: October-November 2017 and 2018........... 6 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: November-December 2017 and 2018.......... 7 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During October 2017 and 2018................... 8 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During November 2017 and 2018.................. 9 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: October 2017 and 2018.................................... 10 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018................................... 11 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: October 2017 and 2018.......................... 12 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: November 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: November 1 and December 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: November 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ......................: 378,028 387,521 November .....................: 380,820 390,492 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December previous year. Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2017-2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 9,250.7 7,763.3 8,066.5 1,156.9 1,184.2 November ......: 8,790.8 9,068.6 7,676.3 7,922.6 1,114.5 1,146.0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December previous year. Egg Production During the Month in Dozens by Type - United States: 2017-2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 .......: 743,350.7 770,891.9 646,941.9 672,208.5 96,408.8 98,683.4 November ......: 732,566.8 755,716.9 639,691.9 660,216.8 92,874.9 95,500.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December previous year. 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: 378,028 387,521 103 Table egg type .............................1,000: 317,758 326,632 103 Hatching egg type ..........................1,000: 60,270 60,889 101 Broiler-type hatching ....................1,000: 57,117 57,523 101 Egg-type hatching ........................1,000: 3,153 3,366 107 : Eggs per 100 layers during October : All layers ..................................number: 2,360 2,387 101 Table egg type ............................number: 2,443 2,470 101 Hatching egg type .........................number: 1,920 1,945 101 Broiler-type hatching ...................number: 1,898 1,910 101 Egg-type hatching .......................number: 2,306 2,540 110 : Eggs produced during October : All layers .................................million: 8,920.2 9,250.7 104 Table egg type ...........................million: 7,763.3 8,066.5 104 Hatching egg type ........................million: 1,156.9 1,184.2 102 Broiler-type hatching ..................million: 1,084.2 1,098.7 101 Egg-type hatching ......................million: 72.7 85.5 118 : Eggs produced during October : All layers .............................1,000 dozen: 743,350.7 770,891.9 104 Table egg type .......................1,000 dozen: 646,941.9 672,208.5 104 Hatching egg type ....................1,000 dozen: 96,408.8 98,683.4 102 Broiler-type hatching ..............1,000 dozen: 90,350.3 91,558.4 101 Egg-type hatching ..................1,000 dozen: 6,058.5 7,125.0 118 : Layers on November 1 : All layers ...................................1,000: 379,323 389,150 103 Table egg type .............................1,000: 319,373 328,259 103 Hatching egg type ..........................1,000: 59,950 60,891 102 Broiler-type hatching ....................1,000: 56,852 57,637 101 Egg-type hatching ........................1,000: 3,098 3,254 105 : 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 61.5 100 Egg-type hatching .......................number: 76.1 82.6 109 : Molted layers on November 1 : Being molted ...............................percent: 2.0 1.5 75 Molt completed .............................percent: 16.8 15.1 90 : Layers sold for slaughter during October .......1,000: 14,586.3 13,670.2 94 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during October ..1,000: 8,796.1 10,784.1 123 : Pullets on November 1 ..........................1,000: 113,246 126,497 112 : Pullets added during October 1/ ................1,000: 26,785.9 26,991.6 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: November-December 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2018 as Item : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during November : All layers ......................................1,000: 380,820 390,492 103 Table egg type ................................1,000: 320,748 329,614 103 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 60,072 60,878 101 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 56,831 57,625 101 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,241 3,253 100 : Eggs per 100 layers during November : All layers .....................................number: 2,308 2,322 101 Table egg type ...............................number: 2,393 2,404 100 Hatching egg type ............................number: 1,855 1,882 101 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 1,830 1,847 101 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 2,305 2,512 109 : Eggs produced during November : All layers ....................................million: 8,790.8 9,068.6 103 Table egg type ..............................million: 7,676.3 7,922.6 103 Hatching egg type ...........................million: 1,114.5 1,146.0 103 Broiler-type hatching .....................million: 1,039.8 1,064.3 102 Egg-type hatching .........................million: 74.7 81.7 109 : Eggs produced during November : All layers ................................1,000 dozen: 732,566.8 755,716.9 103 Table egg type ..........................1,000 dozen: 639,691.9 660,216.8 103 Hatching egg type .......................1,000 dozen: 92,874.9 95,500.1 103 Broiler-type hatching .................1,000 dozen: 86,649.9 88,691.7 102 Egg-type hatching .....................1,000 dozen: 6,225.0 6,808.4 109 : Layers on December 1 : All layers ......................................1,000: 382,266 391,802 102 Table egg type ................................1,000: 322,090 330,953 103 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 60,176 60,849 101 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 56,797 57,602 101 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,379 3,247 96 : Eggs per 100 layers on December 1 : All layers .....................................number: 77.5 77.7 100 Table egg type ...............................number: 80.4 80.4 100 Hatching egg type ............................number: 61.6 62.8 102 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 60.7 61.5 101 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 77.2 85.0 110 : Molted layers on December 1 : Being molted ..................................percent: 1.2 1.2 100 Molt completed ................................percent: 17.1 14.4 84 : Layers sold for slaughter during November .........1,000: 12,892.6 14,320.6 111 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during November ....1,000: 7,515.5 10,262.8 137 : Pullets on December 1 .............................1,000: 115,411 124,929 108 : Pullets added during November 1/ ..................1,000: 27,321.2 27,860.3 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. 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 4,072 13,932 13,974 2,054 2,057 California .....: 13,862 13,846 14,499 14,489 2,335 2,542 Colorado .......: 4,176 4,555 4,578 4,978 2,650 2,583 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 5,269 4,855 5,737 2,509 2,454 Indiana ........: 32,128 32,562 32,993 33,381 2,481 2,430 Iowa ...........: 54,108 56,575 55,529 58,010 2,403 2,421 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 10,584 10,237 11,054 2,428 2,506 Mississippi ....: 1,406 1,430 5,521 5,501 2,193 2,171 Missouri .......: 6,394 7,699 9,959 11,380 2,404 2,433 Nebraska .......: 7,440 8,083 7,714 8,362 2,514 2,552 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 32,022 31,189 33,016 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 6,036 6,706 6,707 2,249 2,366 : Other States 1/ : 24,011 25,201 33,050 34,446 2,263 2,347 : United States ..: 308,339 316,882 378,028 387,521 2,360 2,387 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During November 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 1,331 9,374 9,497 1,870 1,865 Arkansas .......: 3,983 4,180 13,917 14,153 2,000 2,032 California .....: 14,064 13,972 14,706 14,625 2,284 2,402 Colorado .......: 4,056 4,609 4,458 5,029 2,541 2,527 Florida ........: 7,007 6,913 7,366 7,302 2,326 2,327 Georgia ........: 9,733 9,356 19,660 19,949 2,112 2,125 Illinois .......: 4,634 5,811 5,079 6,267 2,392 2,331 Indiana ........: 31,884 33,293 32,744 34,069 2,420 2,392 Iowa ...........: 54,258 56,349 55,710 57,753 2,351 2,363 Maryland .......: 2,628 2,609 2,786 2,768 2,401 2,489 : Michigan .......: 14,349 15,718 14,570 15,942 2,451 2,433 Minnesota ......: 9,928 10,575 10,411 11,064 2,322 2,416 Mississippi ....: 1,440 1,433 5,594 5,554 2,095 2,117 Missouri .......: 6,452 7,554 10,012 11,245 2,432 2,426 Nebraska .......: 7,421 8,286 7,694 8,571 2,534 2,443 New York .......: 5,058 5,059 5,424 5,470 2,528 2,406 North Carolina .: 7,075 5,096 15,206 12,990 2,124 2,042 Ohio ...........: 30,890 32,049 31,810 33,049 2,360 2,354 Oregon .........: 2,231 2,110 2,370 2,249 2,540 2,454 Pennsylvania ...: 26,615 26,023 28,545 28,140 2,433 2,451 : South Carolina .: 2,781 3,115 4,013 4,359 2,198 2,241 South Dakota ...: 2,621 2,630 2,763 2,772 2,457 2,561 Texas ..........: 17,760 18,013 22,036 22,071 2,256 2,337 Utah ...........: 4,980 4,561 5,018 4,599 2,489 2,442 Virginia .......: 843 924 2,516 2,579 2,297 2,187 Washington .....: 6,503 6,783 6,668 6,948 2,365 2,527 Wisconsin ......: 6,178 6,119 6,821 6,790 2,297 2,222 : Other States 1/ : 24,415 25,393 33,549 34,688 2,208 2,257 : United States ..: 311,160 319,864 380,820 390,492 2,308 2,322 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. 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 ........: 286.2 287.5 100.9 104.0 185.3 183.5 California ......: 338.6 368.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 121.3 128.6 (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 ........: 121.8 140.8 117.8 136.7 4.0 4.1 Indiana .........: 818.5 811.1 801.9 795.4 16.6 15.7 Iowa ............: 1,334.3 1,404.7 1,317.5 1,383.9 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 .......: 248.6 277.0 242.2 271.1 6.4 5.9 Mississippi .....: 121.1 119.4 37.6 37.2 83.5 82.2 Missouri ........: 239.4 276.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 193.9 213.4 189.7 208.4 4.2 5.0 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 ............: 754.6 815.2 (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 .......: 150.8 158.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 747.9 808.6 613.9 671.6 134.0 137.0 : United States ...: 8,920.2 9,250.7 7,763.3 8,066.5 1,156.9 1,184.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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Egg Production by Type - States and United States: November 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 .........: 175.3 177.1 35.8 34.4 139.5 142.7 Arkansas ........: 278.4 287.6 103.3 108.1 175.1 179.5 California ......: 335.9 351.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 113.3 127.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida .........: 171.3 169.9 167.2 165.8 4.1 4.1 Georgia .........: 415.3 424.0 234.5 225.0 180.8 199.0 Illinois ........: 121.5 146.1 117.9 142.2 3.6 3.9 Indiana .........: 792.3 814.8 775.9 800.0 16.4 14.8 Iowa ............: 1,309.6 1,364.9 1,292.5 1,344.3 17.1 20.6 Maryland ........: 66.9 68.9 65.9 67.7 1.0 1.2 : Michigan ........: 357.1 387.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 241.7 267.3 235.1 261.2 6.6 6.1 Mississippi .....: 117.2 117.6 36.2 37.5 81.0 80.1 Missouri ........: 243.5 272.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 195.0 209.4 190.4 204.4 4.6 5.0 New York ........: 137.1 131.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 323.0 265.3 174.2 120.2 148.8 145.1 Ohio ............: 750.6 777.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 60.2 55.2 60.2 55.2 - - Pennsylvania ....: 694.4 689.6 669.6 658.2 24.8 31.4 : South Carolina ..: 88.2 97.7 66.6 75.5 21.6 22.2 South Dakota ....: 67.9 71.0 67.9 71.0 - - Texas ...........: 497.2 515.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 124.9 112.3 124.9 112.3 - - Virginia ........: 57.8 56.4 28.1 26.9 29.7 29.5 Washington ......: 157.7 175.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 156.7 150.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 740.8 782.8 611.5 650.8 129.3 132.0 : United States ...: 8,790.8 9,068.6 7,676.3 7,922.6 1,114.5 1,146.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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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 23,958.4 8,408.4 8,666.7 15,441.7 15,291.7 California ......: 28,216.7 30,691.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 10,108.3 10,716.7 (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 11,733.4 9,816.7 11,391.7 333.4 341.7 Indiana .........: 68,208.3 67,591.6 66,825.0 66,283.3 1,383.3 1,308.3 Iowa ............: 111,191.7 117,058.3 109,791.7 115,325.0 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 23,083.3 20,183.3 22,591.6 533.4 491.7 Mississippi .....: 10,091.8 9,950.0 3,133.4 3,100.0 6,958.4 6,850.0 Missouri ........: 19,950.0 23,075.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 16,158.3 17,783.4 15,808.3 17,366.7 350.0 416.7 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 67,933.3 (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 13,225.0 (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 ...: 743,350.7 770,891.9 646,941.9 672,208.5 96,408.8 98,683.4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: November 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 .........: 14,608.3 14,758.3 2,983.3 2,866.6 11,625.0 11,891.7 Arkansas ........: 23,200.1 23,966.6 8,608.4 9,008.3 14,591.7 14,958.3 California ......: 27,991.7 29,275.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 9,441.7 10,591.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida .........: 14,275.1 14,158.4 13,933.4 13,816.7 341.7 341.7 Georgia .........: 34,608.4 35,333.3 19,541.7 18,750.0 15,066.7 16,583.3 Illinois ........: 10,125.0 12,175.0 9,825.0 11,850.0 300.0 325.0 Indiana .........: 66,025.0 67,899.9 64,658.3 66,666.6 1,366.7 1,233.3 Iowa ............: 109,133.4 113,741.7 107,708.4 112,025.0 1,425.0 1,716.7 Maryland ........: 5,574.9 5,741.7 5,491.6 5,641.7 83.3 100.0 : Michigan ........: 29,758.3 32,316.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,141.6 22,275.1 19,591.6 21,766.7 550.0 508.4 Mississippi .....: 9,766.6 9,800.0 3,016.6 3,125.0 6,750.0 6,675.0 Missouri ........: 20,291.7 22,733.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ........: 16,250.0 17,450.1 15,866.7 17,033.4 383.3 416.7 New York ........: 11,425.0 10,966.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 26,916.7 22,108.4 14,516.7 10,016.7 12,400.0 12,091.7 Ohio ............: 62,549.9 64,824.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 5,016.7 4,600.0 5,016.7 4,600.0 - - Pennsylvania ....: 57,866.6 57,466.7 55,800.0 54,850.0 2,066.6 2,616.7 : South Carolina ..: 7,350.0 8,141.7 5,550.0 6,291.7 1,800.0 1,850.0 South Dakota ....: 5,658.4 5,916.7 5,658.4 5,916.7 - - Texas ...........: 41,433.4 42,975.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 10,408.3 9,358.3 10,408.3 9,358.3 - - Virginia ........: 4,816.7 4,699.9 2,341.7 2,241.6 2,475.0 2,458.3 Washington ......: 13,141.7 14,633.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 13,058.3 12,575.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ .: 61,733.3 65,233.3 50,958.3 54,233.3 10,775.0 11,000.0 : United States ...: 732,566.8 755,716.9 639,691.9 660,216.8 92,874.9 95,500.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Molted as Percent of All Layers on the First of the Month - United States: 2017-2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 15.1 December ...............: 1.2 1.2 17.1 14.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Molted as Percent of All Layers - States and United States: November 1 and December 1, 2017-2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being molted : Molt completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : November 1 : December 1 : November 1 : December 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ................: - - 1.5 - 4.5 6.0 4.5 5.5 Arkansas ...............: - - - - 9.5 9.0 9.0 8.0 California .............: 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 13.0 11.5 14.5 10.5 Colorado ...............: - - 3.5 - 11.0 6.0 9.5 6.5 Florida ................: 2.5 5.0 0.5 2.0 70.0 34.5 67.0 34.5 Georgia ................: 2.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 12.0 11.5 13.5 11.0 Illinois ...............: 4.0 1.0 4.0 - 10.5 11.5 10.0 12.0 Indiana ................: 2.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 16.5 17.0 17.0 17.5 Iowa ...................: 3.5 2.5 1.5 2.0 23.5 20.5 25.5 20.0 Maryland ...............: - - - - - - - - : Michigan ...............: 1.0 0.5 - - 6.0 3.5 6.5 3.0 Minnesota ..............: 4.5 2.5 4.0 1.0 10.0 6.5 11.0 9.0 Mississippi ............: - - - 0.5 12.0 18.5 10.0 17.5 Missouri ...............: - 3.5 - - 10.5 7.5 11.5 10.5 Nebraska ...............: 2.5 1.5 - 5.5 7.5 12.5 10.0 10.5 New York ...............: - - - - 4.0 2.5 4.0 2.0 North Carolina .........: - 0.5 - - 15.0 7.5 13.0 7.0 Ohio ...................: 4.0 3.5 3.5 4.5 23.5 24.0 25.0 22.0 Oregon .................: - - - - 4.5 5.5 4.5 5.0 Pennsylvania ...........: 1.5 0.5 0.5 - 5.5 2.0 5.0 2.5 : South Carolina .........: - 2.5 - - 7.5 18.5 5.0 20.5 South Dakota ...........: - - - - 10.0 6.5 10.0 3.5 Texas ..................: 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 36.0 37.0 34.5 33.5 Utah ...................: 0.5 - - - 19.0 28.5 18.0 24.5 Virginia ...............: 4.0 - - - - 7.5 4.0 7.5 Washington .............: 4.0 1.5 3.0 5.5 15.0 13.5 15.0 13.0 Wisconsin ..............: 1.5 3.0 3.0 - 29.0 17.0 28.5 17.0 : Other States 1/ ........: 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 14.6 14.6 13.9 13.1 : United States ..........: 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.2 16.8 15.1 17.1 14.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 December 1 .........................: 46,780 50,837 109 Chicks hatched during November ...........................: 48,344 46,862 97 Chicks hatched January through November ..................: 535,690 588,534 110 : Pullets hatched during November for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 150 260 173 Cumulative potential placements 7-18 months earlier 1/ ..: 2,951 2,622 89 : Broiler-type : Eggs in incubators on December 1 .........................: 684,691 687,792 100 Chicks hatched during November ...........................: 774,598 766,521 99 Chicks hatched January through November ..................: 8,788,636 8,875,876 101 : Pullets hatched during November for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 7,943 7,333 92 Cumulative potential placements 7-15 months earlier 2/ ..: 67,755 70,050 103 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2018 includes pullet chicks hatched May 2017 through April 2018. 2/ 2018 includes pullet chicks hatched August 2017 through April 2018. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 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 45,096 100 December ...................................................: 46,780 50,837 109 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54,960 107 487,346 541,672 111 November ......: 48,344 46,862 97 535,690 588,534 110 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 2,467 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 ...............: 150 260 173 2,622 December ...............: 279 2,523 : Total ..................: 2,675 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For November 2018, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched May 2017 through April 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 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 ...................................................: 651,641 647,483 99 December ...................................................: 684,691 687,792 100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : During November : January-November :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2018 as : : : 2018 as : 2017 : 2018 : percent : 2017 : 2018 : percent : : : of 2017 : : : of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : Alabama ........................: 102,334 105,158 103 1,177,166 1,184,991 101 Arkansas .......................: 81,788 81,202 99 922,052 951,612 103 Delaware .......................: 17,110 16,963 99 192,820 199,899 104 Florida ........................: 4,388 4,208 96 45,753 45,246 99 Georgia ........................: 120,619 115,686 96 1,359,829 1,357,758 100 Kentucky .......................: 26,202 24,143 92 293,856 295,349 101 Louisiana ......................: 11,748 13,118 112 139,952 140,640 100 Maryland .......................: 29,280 27,720 95 323,675 320,194 99 Mississippi ....................: 62,896 64,134 102 717,606 731,942 102 Missouri .......................: 26,655 27,992 105 327,016 327,505 100 : North Carolina .................: 77,636 75,179 97 862,544 868,621 101 Oklahoma .......................: 26,072 25,399 97 294,008 294,850 100 Pennsylvania ...................: 17,113 18,640 109 186,992 217,217 116 South Carolina .................: 19,638 19,055 97 220,127 221,687 101 Texas ..........................: 55,566 55,865 101 635,442 631,429 99 Virginia .......................: 22,305 20,818 93 258,589 249,920 97 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia .............: 41,624 39,172 94 468,836 471,948 101 : Other States 1/ ................: 31,624 32,069 101 362,373 365,068 101 : United States ..................: 774,598 766,521 99 8,788,636 8,875,876 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 .......: 793,994 790,000 99 8,014,038 8,109,355 101 November ......: 774,598 766,521 99 8,788,636 8,875,876 101 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 71,223 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 7,333 92 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 9,113 94 December ................: 9,278 : Annual total ..............: 114,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ For November 2018, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched August 2017 through April 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 0.7 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 390 million layers by more than 0.7 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.2 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 ...................: 0.7 1.2 1,687 3 8,200 22 2 : : ------- million ------ : Eggs .........................: 0.7 1.2 43 1 188 23 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates All Layers includes both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. 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