United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1949- 1573 Poultry - Production and Value 2015 Summary April 2016 Contents Summary..................................................................................... 5 Poultry Value of Production - United States: 2014 and 2015.................................. 5 Broiler Production and Value - States, 19 States, and United States Total: 2014............. 6 Broiler Production and Value - States, 19 States, and United States Total: 2015............. 7 Turkey Production and Value - States and United States: 2014................................ 8 Turkey Production and Value - States and United States: 2015................................ 9 Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value - States and United States: 2014.. 10 Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value - States and United States: 2015.. 11 All Eggs Production and Value - States and United States: 2014 and 2015..................... 12 Statistical Methodology..................................................................... 13 Information Contacts........................................................................ 13 This page intentionally left blank Special Note Beginning with this publication, at the request of industry, egg production is also reported in dozen eggs. Please contact the Livestock Branch at (202) 720-3570 or email at HQ_SD_LB@nass.usda.gov with any questions or concerns. Summary The total value of production from broilers, eggs, turkeys, and the value of sales from chickens in 2015 was $48.0 billion, down 1 percent from $48.4 billion in 2014. Of the combined total, 60 percent was from broilers, 28 percent from eggs, 12 percent from turkeys, and less than 1 percent from chickens. The value of broilers produced during 2015 was $28.7 billion, down 12 percent from 2014. The total number of broilers produced in 2015 was 8.69 billion, up 2 percent from 2014. The total amount of live weight broilers produced in 2015 was 53.4 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2014. The value of turkeys produced during 2015 was $5.71 billion, up 8 percent from the $5.30 billion the previous year. The total number of turkeys raised in 2015 was 233 million, down 2 percent from 2014. Turkey production in 2015 totaled 7.04 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the 7.22 billion pounds produced in 2014. The value of sales from chickens (excluding broilers) in 2015 was $101 million, up 5 percent from $96.2 million a year ago. The number of chickens sold in 2015 totaled 194 million, up 2 percent from the total sold during the previous year. Value of all egg production in 2015 was $13.5 billion, up 32 percent from $10.3 billion in 2014. Egg production totaled 96.4 billion eggs, down 4 percent from 101 billion eggs produced in 2014. Poultry Value of Production - United States: 2014 and 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :Broilers 1/: Turkeys :Chickens 2/: Eggs : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dollars : 2014 ...............:32,728,234 5,304,501 96,151 10,257,972 48,386,858 2015 ...............:28,709,834 5,707,871 100,899 13,499,904 48,018,508 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes States which produced less than 500,000 broilers. 2/ Value of sales. Broiler Production and Value - States, 19 States, and United States Total: 2014 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Broiler production including other domestic meat-type strains. Excludes States producing less than 500,000 broilers] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Value of : produced : produced : production ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Alabama ....................: 1,061,500 6,050,600 3,854,232 Arkansas ...................: 970,100 6,014,600 3,831,300 Delaware ...................: 244,100 1,733,100 1,103,985 Florida ....................: 66,700 386,900 246,455 Georgia ....................: 1,324,200 7,547,900 4,808,012 Kentucky ...................: 308,000 1,724,800 1,098,698 Maryland ...................: 287,900 1,554,700 990,344 Minnesota ..................: 46,800 280,800 178,870 Mississippi ................: 727,200 4,508,600 2,871,978 Missouri ...................: 288,500 1,384,800 882,118 : North Carolina .............: 795,200 6,043,500 3,849,710 Ohio .......................: 75,600 430,900 274,483 Oklahoma ...................: 205,800 1,337,700 852,115 Pennsylvania ...............: 181,300 997,200 635,216 South Carolina .............: 232,500 1,650,800 1,051,560 Tennessee ..................: 180,600 939,100 598,207 Texas ......................: 591,800 3,550,800 2,261,860 Virginia ...................: 262,000 1,441,000 917,917 West Virginia ..............: 95,300 371,700 236,773 Wisconsin ..................: 53,400 224,300 142,879 : Other States 1/ ............: 546,500 3,204,900 2,041,522 : United States ..............: 8,545,000 51,378,700 32,728,234 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, and Washington combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Broiler Production and Value - States, 19 States, and United States Total: 2015 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Broiler production including other domestic meat-type strains. Excludes States producing less than 500,000 broilers] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Value of : produced : produced : production ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Alabama ....................: 1,082,900 6,172,500 3,320,805 Arkansas ...................: 962,000 6,156,800 3,312,358 Delaware ...................: 244,300 1,759,000 946,342 Florida ....................: 65,100 377,600 203,149 Georgia ....................: 1,339,600 7,903,600 4,252,137 Kentucky ...................: 307,700 1,784,700 960,169 Maryland ...................: 303,500 1,730,000 930,740 Minnesota ..................: 46,400 278,400 149,779 Mississippi ................: 722,500 4,551,800 2,448,868 Missouri ...................: 294,600 1,414,100 760,786 : North Carolina .............: 822,700 6,417,100 3,452,400 Ohio .......................: 80,400 450,200 242,208 Oklahoma ...................: 217,000 1,432,200 770,524 Pennsylvania ...............: 190,400 1,066,200 573,616 South Carolina .............: 242,600 1,746,700 939,725 Tennessee ..................: 185,200 981,600 528,101 Texas ......................: 608,700 3,773,900 2,030,358 Virginia ...................: 262,800 1,471,700 791,775 West Virginia ..............: 93,700 356,100 191,582 Wisconsin ..................: 53,900 226,400 121,803 : Other States 1/ ............: 560,600 3,313,400 1,782,609 : United States ..............: 8,686,600 53,364,000 28,709,834 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, and Washington combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Turkey Production and Value - States and United States: 2014 [Based on turkeys placed September 1, 2013, through August 31, 2014] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Value of : raised : produced : production ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Arkansas ...................: 30,000 612,000 449,820 California .................: 11,000 310,200 227,997 Indiana ....................: 19,000 754,300 554,411 Iowa .......................: 10,500 435,750 320,276 Michigan ...................: 5,100 205,530 151,065 Minnesota ..................: 45,500 1,178,450 866,161 Missouri ...................: 17,000 545,700 401,090 North Carolina .............: 28,500 997,500 733,163 Ohio .......................: 5,100 209,100 153,689 Pennsylvania ...............: 6,900 173,190 127,295 : South Dakota ...............: 4,500 187,650 137,923 Utah .......................: 4,000 96,800 71,148 Virginia ...................: 16,800 443,520 325,987 West Virginia ..............: 3,100 81,840 60,152 : Other States 1/ ............: 30,500 985,476 724,324 : United States ..............: 237,500 7,217,006 5,304,501 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes State estimates not shown and States withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Turkey Production and Value - States and United States: 2015 [Based on turkeys placed September 1, 2014, through August 31, 2015] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Value of : raised : produced : production ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Arkansas ...................: 27,500 561,000 454,971 California .................: 11,500 338,100 274,199 Indiana ....................: 19,300 752,700 610,440 Iowa .......................: 9,100 353,990 287,086 Michigan ...................: 5,200 204,880 166,158 Minnesota ..................: 41,000 988,100 801,349 Missouri ...................: 19,000 600,400 486,924 North Carolina .............: 31,000 1,091,200 884,963 Ohio .......................: 5,200 209,040 169,531 Pennsylvania ...............: 6,500 163,150 132,315 : South Dakota ...............: 4,300 181,460 147,164 Utah .......................: 3,600 91,440 74,158 Virginia ...................: 17,000 460,700 373,628 West Virginia ..............: 3,000 90,600 73,477 : Other States 1/ ............: 29,900 951,305 771,508 : United States ..............: 233,100 7,038,065 5,707,871 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes State estimates not shown and States withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value - States and United States: 2014 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Excludes broilers. Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Number sold : Pounds : Value of State : lost 1/ : for slaughter : sold : sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 head ----- 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Alabama ..............: 2,739 10,736 82,667 13,475 Arkansas .............: 3,916 13,389 100,418 15,966 California ...........: 6,461 4,196 13,847 208 Colorado .............: 484 3,536 14,144 834 Florida ..............: 3,378 1,964 7,463 343 Georgia ..............: 4,641 15,191 106,337 16,057 Illinois .............: 722 2,410 8,194 197 Indiana ..............: 7,803 11,796 38,927 506 Iowa .................: 25,766 15,484 49,549 149 Kentucky .............: 1,591 4,278 25,668 3,363 : Louisiana ............: 340 2,014 12,688 1,738 Maryland .............: 234 892 3,300 129 Massachusetts ........: 7 97 310 (Z) Michigan .............: 2,232 6,206 19,859 20 Minnesota ............: 1,952 7,457 25,354 482 Mississippi ..........: 1,410 6,062 44,253 6,859 Missouri .............: 1,428 8,243 39,566 3,759 Montana ..............: 323 55 176 (Z) Nebraska .............: 1,054 5,624 17,997 18 New York .............: 708 3,801 12,163 36 : North Carolina .......: 2,900 12,524 83,911 12,251 Ohio .................: 11,624 8,733 29,692 475 Oklahoma .............: 709 2,176 16,538 2,663 Oregon ...............: 1,045 207 642 1 Pennsylvania .........: 2,794 10,438 36,533 950 South Carolina .......: 1,337 2,626 16,281 2,214 South Dakota .........: 760 1,142 3,654 4 Tennessee ............: 424 1,987 15,300 2,479 Texas ................: 4,138 12,091 59,246 5,747 Utah .................: 1,208 1,593 5,098 5 : Vermont ..............: 18 92 405 31 Virginia .............: 890 2,268 16,103 2,448 Washington ...........: 5,505 146 496 9 West Virginia ........: 284 1,599 12,632 2,072 Wisconsin ............: 378 3,495 12,932 504 : Other States 2/ ......: 4,415 6,035 19,793 159 : United States ........: 105,618 190,583 952,136 96,151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Includes rendered, died, destroyed, composted, or disappeared for any reason except sold during the 12-month period. 2/ Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Wyoming combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value - States and United States: 2015 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Excludes broilers. Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Number sold : Pounds : Value of State : lost 1/ : for slaughter : sold : sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 head ----- 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Alabama ..............: 2,696 11,466 88,288 14,568 Arkansas .............: 3,372 14,387 105,025 16,699 California ...........: 6,446 5,033 16,106 48 Colorado .............: 673 3,025 12,705 826 Florida ..............: 5,345 352 2,605 417 Georgia ..............: 6,037 16,296 109,183 16,159 Illinois .............: 978 2,514 9,050 244 Indiana ..............: 8,676 12,442 42,303 550 Iowa .................: 43,125 11,293 37,267 149 Kentucky .............: 807 4,089 24,125 3,136 : Louisiana ............: 342 2,120 13,356 1,843 Maryland .............: 226 1,301 4,684 150 Massachusetts ........: 8 95 304 (Z) Michigan .............: 1,104 9,305 30,707 31 Minnesota ............: 4,980 5,923 20,731 518 Mississippi ..........: 1,419 5,583 40,756 6,480 Missouri .............: 1,322 8,023 36,906 3,174 Montana ..............: 323 54 173 (Z) Nebraska .............: 4,222 4,094 13,101 13 New York .............: 631 3,282 10,502 21 : North Carolina .......: 3,225 13,578 93,688 14,241 Ohio .................: 11,874 10,345 35,173 457 Oklahoma .............: 711 2,653 20,428 3,371 Oregon ...............: 748 819 2,621 3 Pennsylvania .........: 2,394 10,452 38,672 1,470 South Carolina .......: 1,549 2,743 16,732 2,242 South Dakota .........: 1,517 336 1,075 1 Tennessee ............: 349 1,904 14,851 2,495 Texas ................: 2,983 12,783 62,637 6,138 Utah .................: 863 2,484 7,949 8 : Vermont ..............: 17 108 486 39 Virginia .............: 611 2,440 16,836 2,576 Washington ...........: 3,484 300 960 1 West Virginia ........: 263 1,568 12,387 2,093 Wisconsin ............: 1,651 4,205 15,559 529 : Other States 2/ ......: 4,505 6,125 20,681 209 : United States ........: 129,476 193,520 978,612 100,899 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Includes rendered, died, destroyed, composted, or disappeared for any reason except sold during the 12-month period. 2/ Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Wyoming combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. All Eggs Production and Value - States and United States: 2014 and 2015 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Includes hatching and market (table) eggs. Totals may not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs produced : Value of production State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- million eggs -- -- 1,000 dozen eggs -- --- 1,000 dollars --- : Alabama ..........: 2,126 2,185 177,150 182,084 396,045 404,148 Arkansas .........: 3,057 3,277 254,601 273,000 490,121 572,613 California .......: 4,589 3,306 382,230 275,233 422,607 528,471 Colorado .........: 1,449 1,325 120,359 110,235 130,350 177,461 Florida ..........: 2,390 2,463 198,900 205,258 219,087 315,615 Georgia ..........: 4,729 4,832 393,990 402,601 666,920 763,068 Illinois .........: 1,409 1,359 117,207 113,034 124,361 181,327 Indiana ..........: 7,762 8,005 646,836 667,060 676,030 1,066,202 Iowa .............: 16,449 12,463 1,370,767 1,038,552 1,404,761 1,533,821 Kentucky .........: 1,219 1,280 101,533 106,617 154,883 191,743 : Louisiana ........: 541 561 44,846 46,737 72,790 89,256 Maryland .........: 785 772 65,559 64,443 70,726 98,876 Massachusetts ....: 44 47 3,427 3,726 3,842 5,921 Michigan .........: 3,866 3,846 321,906 320,389 325,518 495,170 Minnesota ........: 3,071 2,876 255,924 239,572 266,139 366,883 Mississippi ......: 1,354 1,407 112,709 117,125 235,306 248,452 Missouri .........: 3,019 3,058 251,608 254,700 302,887 421,590 Montana ..........: 143 142 11,750 11,839 12,965 22,477 Nebraska .........: 2,860 2,291 238,366 190,893 240,640 281,171 New York .........: 1,493 1,527 124,265 126,934 133,207 194,339 : North Carolina ...: 3,381 3,661 281,484 304,942 501,063 588,679 Ohio .............: 9,059 9,316 754,758 776,265 772,430 1,211,830 Oklahoma .........: 713 702 59,233 58,258 102,284 115,393 Oregon ...........: 727 732 60,600 60,928 65,778 116,161 Pennsylvania .....: 7,595 7,751 632,907 645,876 717,181 1,004,626 South Carolina ...: 1,117 1,166 92,908 96,959 130,092 167,836 South Dakota .....: 752 603 62,658 50,375 63,348 73,589 Tennessee ........: 341 347 28,592 29,094 67,998 66,755 Texas ............: 5,109 5,118 425,607 426,332 525,954 720,036 Utah .............: 1,187 1,252 98,809 104,350 107,255 199,439 : Vermont ..........: 36 36 3,574 3,201 4,274 5,258 Virginia .........: 766 752 63,873 62,665 114,471 122,456 Washington .......: 1,953 2,095 162,663 174,577 177,074 331,824 West Virginia ....: 270 274 22,896 23,268 55,887 53,872 Wisconsin ........: 1,449 1,405 120,710 117,193 129,992 187,368 : Other States 1/ ..: 4,069 4,205 338,954 349,287 373,706 576,178 : United States ....: 100,879 96,437 8,404,159 8,033,602 10,257,972 13,499,904 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Wyoming combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Statistical Methodology 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 Regional Field Offices (RFOs) maintain a list of all known poultry operations and use known sources to update their lists. Data are collected from broiler hatcheries which hatch over one million chicks annually and from turkey grow-out operations raising 1,000 or more turkeys annually. 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. RFOs 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: All 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; broiler hatcheries which hatch over one million chicks annually; and turkey grow-out operations raising 1,000 or more turkeys annually. 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. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ...................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ............... (202) 720-4447 Aaron Cosgrove - Egg Products, Poultry Slaughter, Trout Production ...... (202) 690-3237 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage ...................................... (202) 720-4751 Heidi Gleich - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ....................... (202) 720-0585 Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture .................................... (202) 690-4870 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-8632 Sammy Neal - Catfish Production, Mink, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised .. 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