Pou 3-1 (08) Poultry - Production and Value 2007 Summary April 2008 National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C Contents Page Summary...............................................................1 Broilers..............................................................2 Eggs..................................................................4 Turkeys...............................................................6 Chickens..............................................................8 Reliability of Poultry Production and Value Estimates................10 Information Contacts.................................................10 This page is intentionally blank. Summary U.S. Value of Production and Sales Up 24 Percent The combined value of production from broilers, eggs, turkeys, and the value of sales from chickens in 2007 was $31.9 billion, up 24 percent from the $25.8 billion in 2006. Of the combined total, 67 percent was from broilers, 21 percent from eggs, 12 percent from turkeys, and less than 1 percent from chickens. U.S. Value of Broiler Production Up 21 Percent The value of broilers produced during 2007 was $21.5 billion, up 21 percent from 2006. The total number of broilers produced in 2007 was 8.90 billion, up slightly from 2006. The total amount of live weight broilers produced in 2007 was 49.2 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2006. The 2007 average price per pound on a live weight equivalent basis was 43.6 cents per pound, compared with 36.3 cents in 2006. U.S. Value of Egg Production Up 51 Percent Value of all egg production in 2007 was $6.68 billion, up 51 percent from the $4.43 billion in 2006. Egg production totaled 90.6 billion eggs, down 1 percent from the 91.3 billion eggs produced in 2006. In 2007, all eggs averaged 88.5 cents per dozen, compared with 58.2 cents in 2006. U.S. Value of Turkey Production Up 4 Percent The value of turkeys produced during 2007 was $3.71 billion, up 4 percent from the $3.57 billion the previous year. Turkey production in 2007 totaled 7.87 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the 7.46 billion pounds produced in 2006. The average price received by producers during 2007 was 47.2 cents per pound, compared with 47.9 cents in 2006. U.S. Value of Sales from Chickens Down 6 Percent The value of sales from chickens (excluding broilers) in 2007 was $50.8 million, down 6 percent from the $53.8 million a year ago. Prices averaged 5.6 cents per pound, compared with 5.8 cents in 2006. The number of chickens sold in 2007 totaled 167 million, down 3 percent from the total sold during the previous year. This report contains annual estimates for Puerto Rico chickens and eggs. These estimates include chickens (excluding commercial broilers) number lost, sold for slaughter, pounds, price, and value as well as all egg production, price, and value. Value of Production: Broilers, Eggs, Turkeys, Chickens, and Total, United States, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Broilers 1/ : Eggs : Turkeys : Chickens 2/ : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dollars : 2006 : 17,739,234 4,431,745 3,573,690 53,754 25,798,423 2007 : 21,460,211 6,678,147 3,710,846 50,783 31,899,987 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes States which produced less than 500,000 broilers. 2/ Value of sales. Broilers: Production, Price, and Value, by State and Total, 2006 1/ 2/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Price : Value State : Number : Pounds : per : of : Produced : Produced : Pound 4/ : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : AL : 1,053,400 5,688,400 0.360 2,047,824 AR : 1,185,400 6,282,600 0.350 2,198,910 DE : 244,500 1,613,700 0.380 613,206 FL : 75,000 442,500 0.360 159,300 GA : 1,358,800 7,065,800 0.360 2,543,688 KY : 289,000 1,589,500 0.360 572,220 MD : 297,500 1,606,500 0.380 610,470 MN : 45,900 229,500 0.360 82,620 MS : 803,800 4,662,000 0.360 1,678,320 NE : 5,100 30,600 0.370 11,322 NC : 749,900 5,099,300 0.380 1,937,734 OH : 45,600 241,700 0.360 87,012 OK : 250,400 1,352,200 0.350 473,270 PA : 153,500 828,900 0.370 306,693 SC : 227,100 1,408,000 0.370 520,960 TN : 213,500 1,088,900 0.360 392,004 TX : 628,300 3,330,000 0.360 1,198,800 VA : 256,200 1,332,200 0.360 479,592 WV : 89,700 358,800 0.370 132,756 WI : 38,300 168,500 0.370 62,345 : Oth Sts 5/: 856,900 4,410,300 0.370 1,630,188 : Total 6/ : 8,867,800 48,829,900 0.363 17,739,234 : 19 Weekly : Sts 7/ : 8,626,200 47,631,900 0.363 17,295,461 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ December 1, 2005, through November 30, 2006. 3/ Broiler production including other domestic meat-type strains. 4/ Live weight equivalent price, derived from ready-to-cook prices minus processing costs, then multiplied by a dressing percentage. 5/ CA, IN, IA, LA, MI, MO, NY, OR, & WA, combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Excludes States producing less than 500,000 broilers. 7/ 19 states in the weekly estimating program: AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA and WV. Broilers: Production, Price, and Value, by State and Total, 2007 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Price : Value State : Number : Pounds : per : of : Produced : Produced : Pound 3/ : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : AL : 1,014,900 5,582,000 0.430 2,400,260 AR : 1,172,300 6,213,200 0.420 2,609,544 DE : 245,800 1,597,700 0.460 734,942 FL : 73,300 425,100 0.430 182,793 GA : 1,398,800 7,413,600 0.430 3,187,848 KY : 305,000 1,677,500 0.430 721,325 MD : 294,800 1,591,900 0.460 732,274 MN : 46,600 242,300 0.430 104,189 MS : 824,000 4,614,400 0.430 1,984,192 NE : 4,800 27,400 0.450 12,330 NC : 781,200 5,390,300 0.460 2,479,538 OH : 49,800 273,900 0.430 117,777 OK : 242,800 1,286,800 0.420 540,456 PA : 151,200 831,600 0.450 374,220 SC : 235,000 1,480,500 0.450 666,225 TN : 207,000 1,055,700 0.430 453,951 TX : 616,300 3,266,400 0.430 1,404,552 VA : 250,200 1,301,000 0.430 559,430 WV : 88,900 355,600 0.450 160,020 WI : 47,100 193,100 0.450 86,895 : Oth Sts 4/: 848,400 4,388,400 0.444 1,947,450 : Total 5/ : 8,898,200 49,208,400 0.436 21,460,211 : 19 Weekly : Sts 6/ : 8,643,300 47,965,700 0.436 20,908,747 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December 1, 2006, through November 30, 2007. 2/ Broiler production including other domestic meat-type strains. 3/ Live weight equivalent price, derived from ready-to-cook prices minus processing costs, then multiplied by a dressing percentage. 4/ CA, CT, IN, IA, LA, MI, MO, NY, OR, & WA, combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Excludes States producing less than 500,000 broilers. 6/ 19 states in the weekly estimating program: AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA and WV. Table Eggs: Price, by State and United States, 2006-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2006 2/ : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Dozen : AL : 0.418 0.757 AR : 0.394 0.745 CA : 0.494 0.775 CO : 0.431 0.735 CT : 0.495 0.751 FL : 0.457 0.746 GA : 0.432 0.748 HI : 1.000 1.090 ID : 0.495 0.831 IL : 0.360 0.729 IN : 0.383 0.743 IA : 0.336 0.698 KY : 0.400 0.750 LA : 0.418 0.700 ME : 0.567 0.944 MD : 0.460 0.819 MA : 0.650 0.986 MI : 0.366 0.727 MN : 0.402 0.791 MS : 0.396 0.759 MO : 0.324 0.690 MT : 0.465 0.904 NE : 0.370 0.744 NH : 0.667 1.020 NJ : 0.545 0.920 NY : 0.406 0.780 NC : 0.383 0.749 OH : 0.452 0.802 OK : 0.392 0.743 OR : 0.495 0.750 PA : 0.378 0.694 SC : 0.419 0.727 SD : 0.365 0.732 TN : 0.436 0.757 TX : 0.373 0.726 UT : 0.394 0.662 VT : 0.438 0.759 VA : 0.486 0.864 WA : 0.465 0.831 WV : 0.480 0.862 WI : 0.371 0.744 WY : 0.460 0.807 : Oth Sts 3/ : 0.444 0.770 : US : 0.403 0.746 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December 1, previous year through November 30. 2/ Revised. 3/ AK, AZ, DE, KS, NV, NM, ND, and RI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. All Eggs: Production, Price, and Value, by State, United States, and Puerto Rico, 2006-2007 1/ 2/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs Produced : Price per Dozen : Value of Production State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 4/ : 2007 : 2006 4/ : 2007 : 2006 4/ : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Million ---- ---- Dollars ---- --- 1,000 Dollars --- : AL : 2,131 2,098 1.670 1.800 295,990 314,336 AR : 3,267 3,288 1.230 1.360 335,499 371,857 CA : 4,962 4,938 0.515 0.787 212,889 323,708 CO : 1,083 1,059 0.526 0.839 47,452 74,074 CT : 791 814 0.513 0.766 33,840 51,938 FL : 2,938 2,885 0.489 0.776 119,687 186,471 GA : 4,811 4,792 0.920 1.100 368,736 437,491 HI : 98.3 81.8 1.000 1.090 8,192 7,428 ID : 182 155 0.715 1.030 10,844 13,354 IL : 1,307 1,357 0.421 0.770 45,876 87,034 IN : 6,745 6,673 0.408 0.760 229,297 422,640 IA : 13,811 13,868 0.354 0.714 406,865 824,806 KY : 1,150 1,170 0.763 1.230 73,156 120,075 LA : 463 446 0.804 0.976 31,011 36,293 ME : 1,064 1,013 0.578 0.949 51,288 80,093 MD : 733 702 0.490 0.841 29,907 49,170 MA : 71 52 0.655 0.990 3,875 4,288 MI : 2,391 2,563 0.367 0.728 73,097 155,469 MN : 2,940 2,880 0.438 0.805 107,303 193,219 MS : 1,546 1,523 1.240 1.350 159,891 171,379 MO : 1,903 1,844 0.468 0.801 74,213 123,031 MT : 104 107 0.465 0.904 4,031 8,059 NE : 3,129 2,984 0.370 0.744 96,358 185,092 NH : 36 42 0.794 1.120 2,381 3,916 NJ : 446 424 0.545 0.920 20,267 32,507 NY : 1,122 1,127 0.420 0.787 39,246 73,945 NC : 2,636 2,960 1.170 1.330 257,627 328,664 OH : 7,507 7,151 0.459 0.811 287,198 483,441 OK : 738 759 0.970 1.120 59,646 71,107 OR : 772 726 0.535 0.785 34,444 47,475 PA : 6,687 6,392 0.428 0.731 238,351 389,119 SC : 1,280 1,188 0.639 0.917 68,135 90,805 SD : 865 843 0.365 0.732 26,312 51,420 TN : 289 286 1.400 1.440 33,642 34,202 TX : 5,053 4,994 0.603 0.897 254,055 373,403 UT : 937 954 0.394 0.662 30,727 52,618 VT : 55 59 0.530 0.832 2,427 4,091 VA : 806 794 0.994 1.190 66,769 78,991 WA : 1,458 1,520 0.466 0.832 56,661 105,372 WV : 274 272 1.410 1.440 32,210 32,723 WI : 1,284 1,370 0.424 0.782 45,323 89,263 WY : 3.6 3.6 0.460 0.807 138 242 : Oth Sts5/: 1,459 1,423 0.468 0.789 56,889 93,538 : US : 91,328 90,581 0.582 0.885 4,431,745 6,678,147 : PR : 285 236 0.885 0.909 21,025 17,882 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December 1, previous year through November 30. 2/ Includes hatching and market (table) eggs. 3/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 4/ Revised. 5/ AK, AZ, DE, KS, NV, NM, ND, and RI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Turkeys: Production, Price, and Value, by State and United States, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Price : Value State : Number : Pounds : per : of : Raised 1/ : Produced 2/ : Pound 2/ 3/ : Production 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : AR : 30,000 585,000 0.52 304,200 CA : 15,800 428,180 0.46 196,963 IL : 2,700 90,450 0.48 43,416 IN : 13,800 462,300 0.51 235,773 IA : 8,200 273,880 0.45 123,246 MD : 730 25,550 0.49 12,520 MA : 62 1,438 1.68 2,416 MI : 4,600 174,800 0.47 82,156 MN : 45,000 1,210,500 0.47 568,935 MO : 20,000 634,000 0.50 317,000 NJ : 33 726 1.16 842 NY : 630 14,868 0.50 7,434 NC : 37,500 1,125,000 0.46 517,500 ND : 1,800 48,420 0.41 19,852 OH : 5,100 190,740 0.46 87,740 PA : 10,500 195,300 0.54 105,462 SC : 9,600 385,920 0.46 177,523 SD : 4,200 157,500 0.39 61,425 VT : 55 1,238 1.50 1,857 VA : 21,500 554,700 0.47 260,709 WV : 3,600 92,880 0.47 43,654 : Oth Sts 4/ : 27,050 810,495 0.50 403,067 : US 5/ : 262,460 7,463,885 0.479 3,573,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on turkeys placed Sep 1, 2005, through Aug 31, 2006. Excludes young turkeys lost. 2/ Revised. 3/ Live weight equivalent price to producers is used when actual live weight price is not available for the State. 4/ CO, KS, NE, OK, TX, UT, and WI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ 28 State total. Turkeys: Production, Price, and Value, by State and United States, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Price : Value State : Number : Pounds : per : of : Raised 1/ : Produced : Pound 2/ : Production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : AR : 31,000 601,400 0.52 312,728 CA : 16,000 444,800 0.44 195,712 IL : 2,800 86,800 0.44 38,192 IN : 15,300 543,150 0.46 249,849 IA : 8,300 280,540 0.49 137,465 MD : 750 26,250 0.52 13,650 MA : 59 1,493 1.86 2,777 MI : 4,800 182,400 0.46 83,904 MN : 48,000 1,291,200 0.43 555,216 MO : 20,000 630,000 0.52 327,600 NJ : 39 842 1.52 1,280 NY : 640 14,976 0.55 8,237 NC : 39,000 1,193,400 0.43 513,162 ND : 1,900 51,110 0.44 22,488 OH : 5,100 193,800 0.46 89,148 PA : 11,000 200,200 0.50 100,100 SC : 10,500 418,950 0.44 184,338 SD : 4,500 169,200 0.43 72,756 VT : 51 1,148 1.59 1,825 VA : 22,000 574,200 0.52 298,584 WV : 3,500 99,050 0.41 40,611 : Oth Sts 3/: 26,450 864,315 0.53 461,224 : US 4/ : 271,689 7,869,224 0.472 3,710,846 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Based on turkeys placed Sep 1, 2006, through Aug 31, 2007. Excludes young turkeys lost. 2/ Live weight equivalent price to producers is used when actual live weight price is not available for the State. 3/ CO, KS, NE, OK, TX, UT, and WI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ 28 State total. Chickens: Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Price, and Value, by State, United States, and Puerto Rico, 2006 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Number : : Price : Value State : Lost 3/ : Sold for : Pounds : per : of : : Slaughter : Sold : Pound : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Head ---- 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : AL : 3,273 11,205 85,158 0.089 7,579 AR : 5,575 14,165 109,071 0.085 9,271 CA : 3,684 6,906 23,480 0.010 235 CO : 1,005 1,968 9,446 0.051 482 CT : 750 1,846 6,461 0.003 19 FL : 3,545 4,441 17,320 0.029 502 GA : 6,552 13,843 103,823 0.086 8,929 HI : 113 102 408 0.218 89 ID : 88 959 3,452 0.010 35 IL : 643 1,305 5,220 0.010 52 IN : 4,240 8,824 29,119 0.008 233 IA : 19,960 9,620 32,708 0.003 98 KY : 2,286 2,105 17,261 0.093 1,605 LA : 391 1,492 9,847 0.076 748 ME : 815 2,444 9,287 0.004 37 MD : 307 931 3,910 0.033 129 MA : 23 268 1,018 0.005 5 MI : 1,013 3,412 11,260 0.001 11 MN : 4,403 3,178 11,759 0.003 35 MS : 1,834 6,184 49,472 0.096 4,749 MO : 1,240 3,960 18,216 0.060 1,093 MT : 74 105 326 0.006 2 NE : 2,926 5,038 16,625 0.001 17 NH : 24 232 1,044 0.019 20 NJ : 112 311 995 0.001 1 NY : 364 2,509 10,036 0.001 10 NC : 3,086 13,269 92,883 0.082 7,616 OH : 9,895 9,870 33,558 0.004 134 OK : 967 3,125 21,875 0.082 1,794 OR : 567 1,194 3,940 0.001 4 PA : 2,370 15,803 55,311 0.011 608 SC : 1,560 2,696 16,446 0.069 1,135 SD : 1,374 522 1,723 0.001 2 TN : 748 1,589 12,553 0.095 1,193 TX : 9,081 6,121 35,502 0.058 2,059 UT : 751 1,451 4,788 0.001 5 VT : 26 216 821 0.009 7 VA : 864 2,827 22,051 0.084 1,852 WA : 886 1,792 5,914 0.001 6 WV : 325 1,514 11,658 0.088 1,026 WI : 1,220 1,757 7,379 0.036 266 WY : 1 10 33 0.001 0 : Oth Sts 4/ : 2,117 1,639 5,820 0.010 61 : US 5/ : 101,078 172,748 918,977 0.058 53,754 : PR : 180 924 4,343 0.206 895 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ December 1, 2005, through November 30, 2006. Excludes broilers. 3/ Includes rendered, died, destroyed, composted or disappeared for any reason except sold during the 12-month period. 4/ AK, AZ, DE, KS, NV, NM, ND, and RI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Chickens: Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Price, and Value, by State, United States, and Puerto Rico, 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Number : : Price : Value State : Lost 2/ : Sold for : Pounds : per : of : : Slaughter : Sold : Pound : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Head ---- 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : AL : 3,466 10,393 83,144 0.086 7,150 AR : 5,985 13,661 107,922 0.084 9,065 CA : 2,632 7,334 25,669 0.010 257 CO : 626 2,195 10,097 0.042 424 CT : 1,108 1,400 4,760 0.004 19 FL : 3,176 5,119 28,155 0.029 816 GA : 6,421 15,318 114,885 0.080 9,191 HI : 100 83 315 0.236 74 ID : 76 413 1,404 0.005 7 IL : 504 1,838 6,984 0.010 70 IN : 3,950 8,821 29,109 0.008 233 IA : 24,629 5,165 17,561 0.006 105 KY : 1,994 1,946 15,373 0.084 1,291 LA : 321 1,543 9,721 0.070 680 ME : 642 2,665 8,795 0.001 9 MD : 382 1,194 4,776 0.026 124 MA : 15 217 716 0.001 1 MI : 1,254 3,505 11,567 0.001 12 MN : 3,092 4,575 17,843 0.005 89 MS : 2,559 6,219 49,752 0.086 4,279 MO : 1,005 4,185 19,251 0.040 770 MT : 72 108 400 0.006 2 NE : 2,522 6,145 20,279 0.001 20 NH : 32 183 714 0.022 16 NJ : 87 294 941 0.001 1 NY : 356 2,536 8,369 0.001 8 NC : 3,062 12,487 89,906 0.079 7,103 OH : 6,921 10,319 35,085 0.004 140 OK : 820 2,590 19,425 0.082 1,593 OR : 1,519 409 1,432 0.007 10 PA : 2,039 14,749 51,622 0.011 568 SC : 1,914 2,767 16,602 0.066 1,096 SD : 1,184 660 2,178 0.001 2 TN : 616 1,293 10,215 0.086 878 TX : 9,111 5,114 30,684 0.063 1,933 UT : 1,067 1,533 5,059 0.001 5 VT : 25 191 707 0.018 13 VA : 621 2,461 19,196 0.084 1,612 WA : 1,906 531 1,752 0.001 2 WV : 310 1,198 9,464 0.085 804 WI : 816 1,909 7,827 0.030 235 WY : 1 9 30 0.001 0 : Oth Sts 3/ : 1,725 1,974 7,123 0.011 76 : US 4/ : 100,663 167,249 906,809 0.056 50,783 : PR : 240 924 4,343 0.214 929 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December 1, 2006, through November 30, 2007. Excludes broilers. 2/ Includes rendered, died, destroyed, composted or disappeared for any reason except sold during the 12-month period. 3/ AK, AZ, DE, KS, NV, NM, ND, and RI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Reliability of Poultry Production and Value Estimates Survey Procedures: These estimates were based on inventory, disposition, production, and price estimates as published in various NASS poultry and agricultural prices reports, as well as information on imports, exports, and slaughter obtained from other sources. Individual NASS field offices maintain a list of all known poultry operations and use known sources to update their lists. Data are collected from all known broiler hatcheries and turkey grow-out operations. Also, data are collected from layer and egg contractors and independent producers who have at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, or pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets. In every situation, operations are contacted as close to the reference date as possible and given adequate time to respond via mail, fax, or electronic data reporting (EDR). Those that do not respond are contacted by phone. Care is exercised to ensure that all operations of interest are accounted for in the estimates. Estimation Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive the estimates from 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 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. Revision Policy: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve estimates and are generally the result of late or corrected data. For all species, previous year estimates are subject to revision when the current year estimates are made. Five years of estimates are also reviewed after the Census of Agriculture data are available. Estimates are considered final after Census review and no revisions are made after the final estimates are published. Reliability: Estimates in this report have no sampling error since they 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, all known broiler hatcheries, and all known turkey grow-out operations. 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. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch...................................(202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section............(202) 720-4447 David Colwell - Cold Storage.......................................(202) 720-8784 Fleming Gibson - Egg Products, Poultry Slaughter, Catfish Processing, Mink..............................................(202) 690-3237 Sharyn Lavender - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery, Honey........(202) 720-3244 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs.........................................(202) 690-8632 Toby Paterson - Catfish Production, Trout Production, Census of Aquaculture, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised....................(202) 720-0585 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: www.nass.usda.gov. E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. Starting with the NASS Home Page at www.nass.usda.gov, under the right navigation, Receive reports by Email, click on National or State. Follow the instructions on the screen. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada) Other areas, please call 703-605-6220 FAX: 703-605-6900 (Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order acceptable for payment.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASSISTANCE For assistance with general agricultural statistics or further information about NASS or its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 800-727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.