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- Georgia poultry facts / compiled by Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
- Title:
- Georgia poultry facts, 2002
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- Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service
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- Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service.
Georgia. Department of Agriculture. - Publisher:
- Athens, Ga. : Georgia Crop Reporting Service
- Date of Original:
- 2002
- Subject:
- Poultry industry--Georgia--Statistics
Egg trade--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
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- 1982 ed.-
Ceased with 2009 ed.
Each issue is a compilation of all the statistical poultry data released during the past year with comparisons to the previous 7 years.
Numbering starts over with v. 1, no. 1 (2012).
Issued by the Georgia Crop Reporting Service, 1982-<1986>; Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service, <1988->; Georgia Dept. of Agriculture, <2005>
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Title Page
Georgia Poultry Highlights
Table
1
State Rank by Value of Production from Commercial Broilers, Eggs, and Mature Chickens, 2001 . . . . . . . 1
2
Poultry--Value of Production, Georgia, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3
Poultry--Production and Value of Production, Georgia 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ERRATA - August 12, 2002 The data on Mature Chickens, Hatching Egg Flocks, and Table Egg
Flocks: Price per Pound and Values of Sales have been corrected.
4
Eggs--Production and Value of Production, Georgia 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5
Broiler Eggs Set--Georgia, Weekly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6
Broiler Chicks Placed--Georgia, Weekly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7
Broiler Type Chicks Hatched--by Commercial Hatcheries, Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8
Egg Type Eggs Set--Georgia, Weekly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
9
Egg Type Chicks Hatched--Georgia, Weekly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
10
Egg Type Chicks Hatched--by Commercial Hatcheries, Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
11
Layers--Average Number in All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
12
Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
13
Egg Production--All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
14
Layers--Average Number in Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
15
Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
16
Egg Production--Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
17
Layers--Average Number in Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
18
Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
19
Egg Production--Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
20
Prices Received by Farmers for All Eggs--Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
21
Prices Received by Farmers for Table Eggs--Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
22
Prices Received by Farmers for Hatching Eggs--Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
23
Forced Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month--Georgia, 1994-2001 17
24
Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection--Georgia, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
25
Number of All Chickens on Farms, by States--December 1, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
26
Total Value of All Chickens on Farms, by States--December 1, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
27
Hatchery Capacity: Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries and Egg Capacity by Region and United States,
January 1, 2001 and 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
28
Poultry--Production and Value of Production, United States, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
29
Broiler Eggs Set--15 Selected States, Weekly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
30
Broiler Chicks Placed--15 Selected States, Weekly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
31
Domestic Placements--Pullet Chicks for Broiler Hatchery Supply Flocks, United States,
Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
32
Broiler Type Chicks Hatched--by Commercial Hatcheries, United States, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . 25
33
Prices Received by Farmers for Commercial Broilers, United States, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
34
Domestic Placements--Pullet Chicks for Egg Type Hatchery Supply Flocks, United States,
Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
35
Egg Type Chicks Hatched--by Commercial Hatcheries, United States, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . 26
36
Prices Received by Farmers for All Eggs, United States, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
37
Layers--Average Number in All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
38
Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
39
Egg Production--All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
40
Forced Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age,
First of Month--30 Selected States, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
41
Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection--United States, Monthly,
Mature Chickens by Weight Group, 2000-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
42
Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection--United States, Monthly, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
43
Per Capita Consumption of Red Meats--United States, Selected Years, 1997-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
44
Per Capita Consumption of Eggs, Chickens and Turkeys--United States, Selected Years, 1997-2001 . . . 30
Graphs
Value of Production, Broilers, Chickens, and Eggs, Georgia, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Broilers, Number & Value of Production, Georgia, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mature Chickens, Number Sold & Value of Sales, Georgia, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Egg Production & Value, Hatching, Table, and Total Eggs, Georgia, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Broiler Type Eggs Set, Jan. 6, 2001 through Dec. 29, 2001, Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Broiler Type Chicks Placed, Jan. 6, 2001 through Dec. 29, 2001, Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched, Georgia, 1999-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Egg Type Eggs Set, Jan. 6, 2001 through Dec. 29, 2001, Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Egg Type Chicks Hatched, Jan. 6, 2001 through Dec. 29, 2001, Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Value of Production, Broilers, Chickens, & Eggs, and Turkeys, United States, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Average Number of Layers, United States, 1999-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Value of Production, Broilers, Chickens, Eggs, Turkeys, and Total, United States, 1994-2001 . . . . . . . . . 22
GEORGIA POULTRY FACTS
2002 EDITION
Compiled by
GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320 355 East Hancock Avenue Athens, Georgia 30601 E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
Internet homepage: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga
David S. Abbe, State Statistician Christina S. Messer, Deputy State Statistician
James E. Brewster, Agricultural Statistician Frieda C. Dekazos, Poultry Statistician Connie R. McEver, Editor
A cooperative function of
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Tommy T. Irvin, Commissioner
and
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service
R. Ronald Bosecker, Administrator
PREFACE
This publication is a compilation of statistical data on poultry released by the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service during 2001 with comparisons back to 1994. The publication is designed to aid data users throughout the poultry industry in analyzing historical data and to assist in projecting future trends in the industry.
A special thanks to the faithful, cooperating reporters, hatchery personnel, egg producers, feed dealers, the Poultry Improvement Association, the various trade associations and others who voluntarily take time from busy schedules to provide data to make this bulletin possible.
Current poultry information is published by the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service weekly in the Weekly Hatchery report and semi-monthly in the Georgia Farm Report. These two reports and others are available at our Internet homepage address http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga. Paper copies are available upon written request at the above address or by telephone at 706/546-2236.
GEORGIA POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS
2001 FARM VALUE OF PRODUCTION 1/ All Poultry and Eggs . . . . . . . . $2,811,606,000 Broilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,432,235,000 Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $367,887,000 Chickens* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,484,000
2001 -- GEORGIA NATIONAL RANK First . . . . . . . . . . Broilers Value of Production First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chickens Value of Sales First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broilers Produced First . . . . . . . . . . . . Eggs Value of Production First . . . . Chickens Sold (excludes broilers) First . . . . . . . All Poultry Value of Production Sixth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eggs Produced
SUMMARY--2001
The total farm value of poultry and eggs produced in Georgia increased 16 percent to $2.81 billion for the 2001 production year. Value of production from broilers totaled $2.43 billion, up 20 percent from 2000. The value of production for all eggs was $368 million, down 1 percent from 2000. The sale of chickens excluding broilers totaled 19.6 million birds with a value of sales of $11.5 million.
BROILER PRODUCTION
Broiler producers in Georgia produced 1.25 billion birds in 2001, breaking the eighteenth consecutive year of record setting numbers. Production increased 1 percent from 1.23 billion broilers produced in 2000. Pounds produced in 2001 totaled 6.24 billion. The average price received per pound for broilers in 2001 was 39.0 cents per pound, up 6.0 cents from the 2000 average price. Georgia ranked first in the number of broilers produced and accounted for 15 percent of the number and pounds of the Nation's broiler production in 2001. For the seventh consecutive year, Georgia ranked number one in the Nation in value of broiler production.
EGG PRODUCTION
Egg production in Georgia for the year ending November 30, 2001, totaled 5.09 billion eggs, 1 percent less than in 2000. The number of layers averaged 21.0 million in 2001, 1 percent more than the previous year. In hatching egg flocks, the average number of layers was up 3 percent, to 9.40 million from 9.09 million in 2000. The average number of layers in table egg flocks was 11.6 million in 2001. All layers in Georgia produced an average of 242 eggs per hen in 2001, 4 eggs less than 2000's average of 246. Hatching egg flocks produced 2.10 billion eggs during 2001, slightly less than the previous year. Table egg flocks produced 2.99 billion eggs in 2001, 1 percent less than 2000. The average price for all eggs in 2001 was 86.8 cents per dozen, the same price as the previous year. Table egg prices averaged 42.6 cents per dozen, down 0.1 cents from the previous year. Hatching egg prices averaged $1.58 per dozen, down 0.1 cent from the previous year. Georgia's total egg production was 59 percent table eggs and 41 percent hatching eggs. Georgia ranked sixth in the Nation in 2001 in both the average number of layers and in total egg production. Iowa was the leading State in both layers and egg production followed by Ohio.
1/ Value of production is quantity produced multiplied by the price per unit. * Value of sales for chickens which is quantity sold multiplied by the price per unit.
Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
TABLE 1 STATE RANK BY VALUE OF PRODUCTION FROM COMMERCIAL BROILERS, EGGS,
AND MATURE CHICKENS, 2001
Eggs 1/
Mature Chickens 1/ Commercial Broilers 1/3/4
All Poultry 6/
($000)
($000)
($000)
($000)
GA
367,887
GA
11,484
GA 2,432,235
GA 2,811,606
OH
323,242
AR
7,785
AR 2,237,586
AR 2,737,089
PA
303,676
NC
6,907
AL 2,004,132
NC 2,372,682
AR
302,718
AL
4,667
NC 1,681,040
AL 2,274,187
IA
281,970
MS
3,761
MS 1,492,335
MS 1,658,846
TX
267,077
TX
2,403
TX 1,058,616
TX 1,328,096
AL
265,388
VA
1,501
DE
597,880
VA
788,557
IN
258,573
KY
991
MD
552,560
PA
690,032
CA
235,843
OK
975
VA
518,856
DE
618,789
NC
232,375
WV
773
KY
503,997
SC
616,573
MS
162,750
SC
760
OK
433,407
MD
602,529
FL
122,253
PA
539
SC
409,266
MN
583,436
MN
112,810
TN
520
TN
363,480
KY
577,684
NE
95,532
MO
506
PA
287,492
OK
499,434
SC
79,532
LA
447
FL
253,680
OH
469,679
MO
75,585
CA
396
WV
143,598
CA
448,054
KY
72,696
IN
340
MN
85,605
IN
410,533
OK
65,052
FL
233
OH
82,875
TN
395,850
WA
62,412
WI
191
WI
53,703
FL
376,166
VA
61,344
MI
128
NE
7,020
IA
357,806
MI
61,063
HI
111
NY
5,002
MO
346,691
ME
56,640
MD
95
HI
2,071
WV
207,321
NY
54,007
DE
79
MI
117,891
WI
51,458
IL
64
WI
105,352
CO
48,246
OH
58
NE
102,568
MD
44,008
IA
43
SD
74,917
CT
41,810
CT
42
IL
67,435
OR
40,900
ME
35
NY
63,557
IL
35,964
NH
35
WA
62,421
TN
31,850
ID
29
ME
56,675
LA
31,720
MN
21
CO
48,258
UT
31,277
NE
16
CT
41,974
WV
27,612
CO
12
OR
40,904
NJ
24,603
MA
11
LA
32,167
DE
20,787
NY
11
UT
31,282
SD
16,771
VT
11
NJ
25,319
KS
13,586
WA
9
ND
14,728
ID
12,257
SD
7
KS
13,588
HI
9,640
UT
5
ID
12,286
MA
4,380
MT
4
HI
11,822
MT
3,246
OR
4
MA
6,682
VT
3,213
KS
2
VT
4,579
NH
3,021
NJ
2
MT
3,250
WY
168
WY
1
NH
3,246
WY
169
All Other States
27,922 2/
13 2/
1,487,133 5/
1,862,067
U.S. 7/
4,444,864
46,027
16,693,569
23,974,777
1/ Estimates cover the 12 month period Dec. 1, previous year, through Nov. 30. 2/ AK, AZ, ND, NM, NV and RI combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 3/Broiler production including other domestic meat-type breeds. 4/ Excludes states producing less than 500,000 birds. 5/ CA, IN, IA, LA, MO, OR, & WA combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 6/ Includes commercial broilers, eggs, chickens and turkeys. 7/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
TABLE 2 POULTRY--VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA, 1994-2001 1/
1994
1995 1996 1997
1998
1999 2000 2001
--Thousand Dollars--
Commercial Broilers
1,653,225 1,771,920 2,205,294 2,276,890 2,386,382 2,293,445 2,029,005 2,432,235
Mature Chickens,
Hatching Egg Flocks
9,565
7,522
9,739
15,100
14,673
15,701 19,202
10,441
Table Egg Flocks
719
892 1,494
2,012
3,770
1,379 1,884
1,043
All Chickens,
Including Commercial Broilers 1,663,509 1,780,334 2,216,527 2,294,002 2,404,825 2,310,525 2,050,091 2,443,719
Eggs
282,045 289,545 348,002 358,941 375,907 379,142 369,913 367,887
Turkeys 2/
17,227
19,331
7,308
2,591
All Poultry
1,962,781 2,089,210 2,571,837 2,652,943 2,780,732 2,689,667 2,420,004 2,811,606
1/ The production year begins Dec. 1 previous year and ends Nov. 30 current year, except turkeys based on Sept. 1-Aug. 31 hatch. 2/ Discontinued in 1998.
Value of Production Broilers, Chickens and Eggs,
Georgia 2001
Mature Chickens 0.4%
Eggs (Total) 13.1%
Broilers 86.5%
ERRATA - The data on Mature Chickens, Hatching Egg Flocks, and Table Egg Flocks: Price per Pound and Values of Sales have been corrected. - August 12, 2002
TABLE 3 POULTRY--PRODUCTION, SALES AND VALUE, GEORGIA, 1994-2001 1/
Unit
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999 2000 2001
Commercial Broilers
Number Produced 1,000
1,005,000 1,070,000 1,154,000 1,182,800 1,202,500 1,239,700 1,229,700 1,247,300
Pounds Produced 1,000
4,723,500 5,136,000 5,654,600 5,914,000 5,892,300 6,198,500 6,148,500 6,236,500
Price per Pound 2/ Cents
35.0
34.5
39.0
38.5
40.5
37.0
33.0
39.0
Value of Production 1,000 Dols 1,653,225 1,771,920 2,205,294 2,276,890 2,386,382 2,293,445 2,029,005 2,432,235
Unit
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999 2000 2001
Mature Chickens, Hatching Egg Flocks
Number Sold
1,000
8,404
7,956
9,565
10,385
9,198 14,163 14,363
14,187
Pounds Sold
1,000
73,577 67,768 84,685 87,794 84,245 127,694 128,345 126,361
Price per Pound Cents
13.9
12.3
13.1
19.3
21.5
13.3
16.3
9.0
Value of Sales 1,000 Dols
10,212
8,325
11,084
16,911 18,106
16,940 20,898
11,380
Unit
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999 2000 2001
Mature Chickens, Table Egg Flocks
Number Sold
1,000
7,665
5,464
6,240
5,115
6,392
7,107
8,074
5,443
Pounds Sold
1,000
29,265
20,804
24,370
19,156 24,885
27,577 37,689
20,864
Price per Pound Cents
0.3
0.4
0.6
1.0
1.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
Value of Sales 1,000 Dols
72
89
149
201
337
140
188
104
1/ The production year begins Dec. 1 previous year and ends Nov. 30 current year. 2/ Live weight equivalent price.
Number (Mil.)
2,500
BROILERS Number & Value of Production
Georgia, 1994 - 2001
Dollars (Mil.)
2,500
2,000
2,000
1,500
1,500
1,000
1,000
500
500
0
0
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Years
Number Value
GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE, 2002 EDITION
3
MATURE CHICKENS Number Sold & Value of Sales
Georgia, 1994 - 2001
Millions
20 18 16 14 12 10
8 6 4 2 0
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Years
Number, Hatching Value, Hatching Number, Table Value, Table
Million 500
EGG PRODUCTION & VALUE Hatching, Table and Total Eggs
Georgia, 1994 - 2001
Million $ 500
400
400
300
300
200
200
100
100
0
0
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Years
Dz. Table Eggs Dz. Hatching Eggs Total Dz. Eggs Dollar Value
4
GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE, 2002 EDITION
TABLE 4 EGGS--PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA 1994-2001 1/2/
Unit
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Table Eggs
Average Number Layers 1,000
Eggs per Layer
Number
Eggs Produced
Millions
Price per Dozen
Cents
Value of Production 1,000 Dols
10,882 256
2,830 46.6
109,898
10,347 256
2,645 49.3
108,665
10,669 259
2,767 64.5
148,726
11,188 260
2,908 59.2
143,461
11,817 258
3,045 52.5
133,219
11,563 259
2,997 42.8
106,857
11,728 257
3,014 42.7
107,296
Average Number Layers 1,000
Eggs per Layer
Number
Eggs Produced
Table
Millions
Hatching
Millions
Total
Millions
Price per Dozen
Table
Cents
Hatching
Cents
Value of Production
Table
1,000 Dols
Hatching
1,000 Dols
Total
1,000 Dols
7,558 227
120 1,593 1,713
46.6 126.0
4,660 167,487 172,147
7,661 226
7,929 229
Hatching Eggs
8,683
9,217
226
226
119 1,612 1,731
127 1,690 1,817
137 1,822 1,959
146 1,935 2,081
49.3 131.0
64.5 136.6
59.2 137.5
52.5 136.3
4,889 175,991 180,880
6,826 192,450 199,276
6,759 208,721 215,480
6,387 236,301 242,688
9,498 229
9,088 231
153 2,026 2,179
147 1,953 2,100
42.8 158.1
42.7 158.1
5,421 266,864 272,285
5,231 257,386 262,617
Total Eggs
Average Number Layers 1,000
Eggs per Layer
Number
Eggs Produced
Table
Millions
Hatching
Millions
Total
Millions
Price per Dozen
Table
Cents
Hatching
Cents
Total
Cents
Value of Production
Table
1,000 Dols
Hatching
1,000 Dols
Total
1,000 Dols
18,606 244
2,950 1,593 4,543
46.6 126.0
74.5
114,558 167,487 282,045
18,000 243
18,626 246
19,869 245
21,034 244
2,764 1,612 4,376
2,894 1,690 4,584
3,045 1,822 4,867
3,191 1,935 5,126
49.3 131.0
79.4
64.5 136.6
91.1
59.2 137.5
88.5
52.5 136.3
88.0
113,554 175,991 289,545
155,552 192,450 348,002
150,220 208,721 358,941
139,606 236,301 375,907
21,055 246
20,816 246
3,150 2,026 5,176
3,161 1,953 5,114
42.8 158.1
87.9
42.7 158.1
86.8
112,278 266,864 379,142
112,527 257,386 369,913
1/ The production year begins Dec. 1 previous year and ends Nov. 30 current year. 2/ Includes both commercial and farm flocks.
2001
11,596 258
2,991 42.6
106,133
9,398 223
147 1,948 2,095
42.6 158.0
5,219 256,535 261,754
20,994 242
3,138 1,948 5,086
42.6 158.0
86.8
111,352 256,535 367,887
GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE, 2002 EDITION
5
Week Number 1994
1
24.2
2
24.4
3
23.5
4
23.1
5
23.6
6
24.3
7
24.5
8
24.4
9
24.3
10
24.7
11
24.7
12
25.2
13
25.2
14
25.0
15
25.6
16
25.6
17
25.5
18
25.5
19
25.6
20
25.6
21
25.5
22
25.9
23
26.0
24
25.8
25
25.9
26
25.8
27
25.5
28
25.6
29
25.5
30
25.8
31
25.6
32
25.3
33
25.4
34
25.3
35
25.5
TABLE 5 BROILER EGGS SET--GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 1994-2001
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
--Millions--
26.5
28.9
29.5
30.3
31.6
26.4
28.9
28.8
30.3
31.3
26.4
28.9
29.0
29.7
31.5
26.2
28.5
29.2
29.6
31.1
25.8
28.5
29.1
29.2
30.8
25.6
28.5
29.6
29.2
31.2
26.1
29.1
29.9
29.8
31.8
26.8
28.8
30.0
29.7
31.9
26.9
28.9
30.1
29.9
31.4
26.8
29.1
29.4
29.9
32.0
26.6
28.1
29.6
30.3
31.6
27.5
28.5
29.0
29.9
31.5
27.4
28.3
28.2
30.4
32.0
27.3
28.8
30.4
30.4
31.9
27.1
29.0
29.9
30.6
31.8
27.1
28.6
30.2
30.5
32.0
27.8
28.8
30.5
30.9
31.7
27.6
28.2
28.8
31.0
31.6
26.8
28.7
29.6
31.0
31.6
27.3
28.3
30.6
31.3
32.1
27.5
28.4
30.6
31.0
31.9
27.1
28.7
30.9
31.3
32.0
27.5
29.1
30.8
31.3
31.8
27.3
29.1
30.7
31.5
32.2
26.5
28.2
30.5
31.2
31.9
26.9
28.3
30.3
31.3
31.2
26.7
28.0
29.7
30.8
31.4
27.4
28.7
30.7
30.7
30.9
27.3
28.9
30.6
31.3
31.8
27.1
28.7
29.6
31.1
31.9
26.9
28.6
29.8
30.9
31.6
26.0
28.4
30.5
30.9
30.9
26.9
27.9
29.5
31.0
30.6
26.8
28.9
30.5
31.6
31.4
26.7
27.8
30.4
31.2
31.0
36
25.8
24.6
37
24.4
27.4
38
23.6
26.4
39
24.0
28.2
40
25.0
28.1
41
26.0
27.1
42
25.0
26.2
43
24.0
25.9
44
24.2
26.2
45
25.3
28.3
46
26.2
28.3
47
25.6
29.0
48
26.4
29.1
49
26.5
28.3
50
26.0
29.0
51
26.3
28.7
52
25.9
29.0
53
26.5
Total 1/
1,311.3
1,410.5
1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
28.3 26.6 26.5 26.8 28.6
28.1 25.7 25.9 27.3 28.5
29.4 29.3 29.7 29.1 29.2
29.1 29.7
1,479.0
30.4 28.3 28.5 28.1 30.3
28.9 26.7 27.5 27.8 27.9
28.8 29.5 29.9 29.5 30.2
30.0 30.3
1,539.2
30.9 30.2 30.4 29.6 31.4
31.2 30.9 28.9 30.7 31.2
31.9 31.8 31.8 31.3 31.8
31.6 32.3
1,598.6
30.3 29.0 29.5 28.1 31.6
29.9 28.3 27.5 30.0 29.4
30.9 30.8 31.0 31.4 31.1
31.5 31.2
1,616.5
2000
31.6 31.7 31.3 31.5 31.1
31.4 30.8 30.7 31.8 31.9
32.1 31.2 32.4 32.3 32.4
32.5 31.8 32.3 31.7 32.1
32.3 32.0 32.1 32.0 31.1
29.9 30.3 29.7 29.8 30.3
30.5 29.8 30.1 30.7 30.6
30.6 28.8 30.5 28.1 30.6
30.3 29.2 29.2 27.6 28.0
31.1 29.9 30.8 31.2 30.9
30.8 30.6 30.5
1,634.0
2001
30.8 31.0 30.6 30.6 30.4
30.7 31.1 31.5 32.4 31.7
31.9 31.9 31.5 32.4 32.6
31.9 32.5 32.0 32.5 32.3
32.6 32.5 32.5 32.4 30.7
32.1 30.8 31.9 31.4 30.9
31.7 31.7 31.8 31.9 32.0
31.2 31.4 30.1 30.6 32.5
31.2 29.0 28.6 29.4 31.2
31.5 30.7 32.6 31.3 31.5
31.7 30.8
1,634.3
6
GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE, 2002 EDITION
Week Number
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
1994
20.1 19.6 20.1 19.9 20.2
TABLE 6 BROILER CHICKS PLACED--GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 1994-2001
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
--Millions--
21.1
23.6
20.8
23.8
21.4
23.8
21.5
24.1
21.4
24.0
23.4
23.9
24.7
23.6
24.0
24.7
24.3
24.5
25.2
24.4
24.8
25.7
23.8
24.1
24.8
19.6
21.8
23.6
19.0
21.4
23.4
19.5
20.9
23.2
20.4
20.8
22.9
20.5
21.2
23.3
23.5
24.2
24.5
23.6
24.0
24.3
23.9
23.4
24.7
23.7
23.1
25.3
23.9
24.0
24.8
20.5
21.8
23.6
20.5
22.1
24.1
20.5
22.4
23.8
20.9
22.1
22.7
20.6
22.6
23.2
24.1
23.5
25.6
24.2
24.0
25.8
24.3
24.3
25.2
23.3
24.8
25.0
23.1
24.7
24.8
2000
24.1 24.0 24.1 25.0 25.1
24.5 24.7 24.9 24.7 24.0
23.4 24.6 25.5 25.9 25.3
16
20.4
22.5
22.9
22.4
24.5
25.7
25.5
17
20.5
22.4
23.4
24.1
24.6
25.9
25.6
18
20.9
22.5
23.4
24.2
24.7
25.3
25.1
19
21.1
22.0
23.3
23.9
23.7
25.2
25.3
20
20.7
23.0
23.4
24.5
24.8
25.4
24.6
21
20.8
23.0
23.3
23.1
25.1
25.5
25.6
22
20.9
22.0
23.4
24.2
25.6
25.3
24.8
23
21.0
22.8
23.6
24.7
25.3
25.4
26.1
24
20.7
22.7
23.4
24.7
25.5
25.8
25.7
25
21.2
22.2
23.4
24.6
25.2
26.3
25.8
26
20.6
22.4
23.4
24.6
24.5
25.9
25.3
27
21.0
21.9
24.1
24.3
24.4
25.2
25.4
28
21.4
21.5
23.3
24.1
24.6
25.1
25.4
29
20.8
22.3
23.6
24.2
24.9
24.8
23.5
30
20.4
21.9
22.9
24.0
24.4
25.1
23.9
31
20.4
22.5
23.3
24.2
24.1
24.5
24.0
32
20.7
22.7
23.4
24.6
25.2
25.8
24.0
33
21.0
21.7
22.9
23.5
24.7
25.6
24.5
34
21.0
21.4
22.7
23.2
23.6
25.2
24.2
35
20.3
21.2
23.0
24.1
24.3
23.5
24.1
36
20.5
21.3
23.0
23.6
24.0
23.6
23.7
37
19.9
21.6
23.9
24.2
25.1
24.3
24.5
38
20.1
21.6
23.1
24.3
24.8
24.3
24.3
39
20.5
19.8
23.2
24.5
24.7
24.0
24.3
40
18.7
21.7
21.3
22.6
24.0
23.1
22.4
41
19.3
21.1
21.5
22.5
23.6
23.6
24.3
42
19.2
22.7
21.4
22.0
23.5
22.0
22.9
43
20.3
22.7
22.8
23.7
24.6
24.9
24.5
44
21.2
21.9
23.0
23.2
24.4
24.3
24.6
45
19.5
20.7
21.1
21.5
23.4
22.6
23.3
46
19.1
21.1
20.9
21.5
22.6
21.4
23.9
47
19.5
21.5
22.4
23.0
23.8
23.8
22.3
48
20.3
23.2
23.4
22.7
25.5
23.7
22.5
49
21.4
23.0
24.0
23.2
24.7
24.8
24.6
50
20.6
23.6
23.5
23.9
24.8
24.2
23.8
51
21.7
23.2
24.4
24.0
25.0
24.9
24.9
52
21.2
23.1
24.2
23.1
25.4
25.2
25.0
53
21.1
24.3
Total 1/
1,062.1
1,141.8
1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
1,205.6
1,231.7
1,268.8
1,285.5
1,297.3
2001
24.0 24.2 24.7 24.3 24.3
24.7 24.7 24.9 24.3 24.9
26.4 26.6 26.3 25.7 25.8
25.5 25.1 26.1 25.8 26.2
25.6 26.7 25.4 25.9 26.7
25.8 26.3 24.6 25.9 24.5
25.9 25.1 24.9 25.5 25.3
25.7 25.5 25.9 25.6 25.7
24.1 24.9 25.9 25.0 23.2
23.0 23.3 25.1 25.6 24.1
26.1 26.0
1,313.6
GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE, 2002 EDITION
7
Million Eggs 33
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET Jan. 6, 2001 through Dec. 29, 2001
Georgia
32
31
30
29
28
27 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Week
Million Chicks 27
BROILER TYPE CHICKS PLACED Jan. 6, 2001 through Dec. 29, 2001
Georgia
26
25
24
23
22
21 0
8
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Week
GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE, 2002 EDITION
Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1994
87.7 77.8 90.3 89.2 94.0 91.1 93.2 92.6 88.1 89.8 87.2 95.1
TABLE 7 BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED--BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES
GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
--Millions--
96.0 86.5 97.2 96.6 100.4 97.7 98.4 97.5 90.6 98.8 92.9 103.5
104.7 96.8
104.5 100.2 104.2 100.6 103.5 103.3
98.7 98.4 94.8 106.6
106.3 95.6
108.3 103.2 107.9 107.8 109.3 108.0 104.4 103.6
95.7 105.9
108.5 95.6
107.8 105.9 111.6 108.5 110.6 109.6 106.0 108.1 104.3 112.1
112.6 100.1 114.2 110.3 114.5 111.5 113.2 111.9 104.1 105.4 100.1 110.8
112.8 104.7 112.3 111.2 114.9 111.5 109.0 107.3 104.2 107.4 101.1 110.6
Total 1/ 1,076.1
1,156.0
1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
1,216.5
1,255.9
1,288.4
1,308.8
1,306.8
2001
110.3 99.8
114.4 111.4 116.6 113.7 113.8 112.9 109.7 112.2 103.3 113.6
1,331.8
Million Chicks 120
BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED
Georgia, 1999 - 2001
115
2001
110
2000
105
1999
100
95
90 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Month
GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE, 2002 EDITION
9
Week Number
1 2 3 4 5
1994
546 125 279 417 412
TABLE 8 EGG TYPE EGGS SET--GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 1994-2001
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
--Thousands--
596
600
521
537
573
411
592
622
621
611
291
446
600
509
599
531
570
622
478
442
583
448
575
524
568
6
156
574
579
592
551
593
7
356
547
581
569
612
367
8
470
608
596
543
508
322
9
157
424
579
537
588
622
10
484
450
603
560
599
586
11
541
510
519
572
549
567
12
570
592
576
528
596
546
13
559
0
518
584
607
591
14
546
445
550
667
553
468
15
561
549
574
579
658
583
16
623
601
635
562
585
609
17
607
663
592
588
541
618
18
609
569
582
582
611
596
19
414
613
578
456
409
651
20
359
632
569
600
604
531
21
449
552
438
586
620
410
22
579
507
453
545
525
527
23
566
483
620
592
583
581
24
570
413
447
373
394
446
25
402
445
594
546
570
543
26
459
392
490
441
543
469
27
362
304
523
567
531
566
28
467
403
501
559
501
323
29
465
462
520
594
600
596
30
424
445
606
553
458
378
31
617
488
547
547
423
502
32
584
585
488
599
514
570
33
622
475
555
461
609
626
34
518
544
554
599
435
516
35
570
480
576
595
560
567
36
603
555
529
508
431
531
37
590
292
614
585
549
524
38
641
570
498
585
535
443
39
593
632
553
388
583
525
40
333
560
409
294
409
523
41
474
193
341
426
251
514
42
385
72
536
396
323
500
43
150
548
121
436
594
480
44
323
222
569
381
522
540
45
0
138
414
263
296
281
46
415
415
647
483
458
550
47
389
372
596
420
595
376
48
368
425
464
574
611
494
49
289
302
231
459
233
445
50
156
439
523
451
311
428
51
417
478
593
600
625
622
52
443
611
412
531
613
622
53
622
Total 1/
23,636
23,991
1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
27,249
27,396
27,045
27,061
2000
531 613 413 605 602
480 553 572 570 583
464 415 320 593 532
512 476 543 583 399
481 576 534 581 300
582 541 222 530 505
467 572 561 495 597
599 604 522 554 374
515 474 525 570 305
611 568 616 616 475
462 609 613
27,515
2001
647 633 561 630 536
505 643 647 597 640
633 616 610 581 616
607 590 538 578 584
647 629 642 642 585
585 607 534 643 556
642 586 638 508 628
594 592 575 516 505
622 625 563 302 642
647 461 536 324 635
616 642
30,461
10
GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE, 2002 EDITION
Week Number
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35
36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45
46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53
Total 1/
% of U.S. Total
TABLE 9 EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED--GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
--Thousands--
217
324
393
422
391
259
455
271
416
489
520
505
464
524
526
482
461
537
219
501
545
441
463
497
226
452
536
521
530
510
2000
358 523 528 447 514
359
236
477
425
133
495
342
480
417
473
396
509
434
517
522
416
393
499
462
509
507
475
533
499
527
495
352
500
497
497
535
518
394
318
471
138
501
432
303
465
371
536
430
507
501
544
466
453
530
475
505
548
501
594
453
482
476
503
540
511
269
491
512
489
489
489
487
400
472
366
495
253
512
386
546
451
520
455
528
527
456
505
541
480
567
490
497
507
559
508
478
517
525
515
461
520
276
406
499
497
450
543
422
506
387
357
466
360
531
385
555
497
492
491
432
535
503
512
493
355
364
506
470
519
387
505
532
394
448
462
504
457
561
500
470
311
346
419
464
474
498
422
351
297
402
265
307
313
398
243
545
536
577
386
336
342
513
488
503
418
399
497
446
486
439
349
469
390
491
452
256
373
508
506
439
383
333
350
469
494
369
488
339
526
509
442
486
438
440
495
553
490
483
402
486
486
387
437
525
458
210
185
536
451
316
421
443
372
496
492
442
412
467
475
369
422
495
488
500
253
501
391
537
483
504
378
508
510
471
469
439
373
532
522
488
531
488
444
439
499
522
228
521
472
567
481
527
253
469
420
510
341
182
137
25
454
519
443
490
338
518
371
255
364
304
361
206
477
340
282
396
470
508
475
477
339
464
457
451
409
287
437
0
286
338
125
318
362
314
325
108
385
510
494
343
471
358
222
259
545
403
395
520
362
510
435
467
480
489
240
270
480
534
289
481
257
361
137
272
407
500
539
195
387
202
418
522
364
528
396
19,831
20,325
23,942
23,709
23,717
23,051 23,282
5.2
5.1
6.0
5.6
5.4
5.1
5.4
2001
395 511 565 573 505
487 549 466 414 543
533 488 542 539 520
519 486 521 524 521
462 480 480 536 521
536 532 502 529 507
458 555 487 537 499
525 437 536 498 518
497 439 431 546 542
485 266 548 547 388
425 280
25,494
5.6
U.S. Total
381,577 396,501
1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Revised.
401,640
425,007
438,273
451,721 430,412 2/ 451,813
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Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1994
1.5 1.2 1.5 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.9 1.2
TABLE 10 EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED--BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES
GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
--Millions--
1.8
2.1
2.1
1.6
1.9
2.0
1.9
2.4
2.2
1.7
2.0
2.2
2.1
2.3
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.1
1.3
2.0
2.0
1.8
2.0
2.2
1.9
2.1
2.0
1.8
1.9
1.7
0.9
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.8
1.8
2.1
2.2
2.2
1.8
2.0
1.9
2.3
1.8
2.1
2.2
2.0
1.7
2.1
2.3
1.9
2.2
1.7
1.9
2.0
1.7
1.6
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.8
2.2
1.7
2.0
1.9
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
2.1
Total 1/
19.9
20.4
1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
24.1
23.8
23.7
23.1
23.3
2001
2.3 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 1.5 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.3
25.5
Thousand Eggs 700
EGG TYPE EGGS SET Jan. 6, 2001 through Dec. 29, 2001
Georgia
600
500
400
300
200
1
5
10 15
20 25
30 35
40
45
50
Week
Thousand Chicks 700
EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED Jan. 6, 2001 through Dec. 29, 2001
Georgia
600
500
400
300
200
100
1
5
10 15
20 25
30 35
40
45
50
Week
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Month
Dec 1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 11 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN ALL FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
--Thousands--
19,249 19,207 19,074 19,020 18,620 18,068 17,776 17,852 18,398 18,826 18,735 18,467
18,286 18,161 18,075 18,109 17,921 17,556 17,447 17,513 17,567 17,878 18,539 18,958
18,844 18,736 18,941 18,962 18,709 18,225 18,062 18,447 18,607 18,441 18,539 19,016
19,370 19,689 19,828 19,948 19,945 19,623 19,449 19,568 19,723 20,151 20,582 20,573
20,439 20,548 20,844 21,199 21,183 20,964 21,126 21,131 21,022 20,974 21,338 21,649
21,429 21,564 21,711 21,250 20,937 20,870 20,976 20,750 20,401 20,704 21,046 21,065
21,002 20,975 21,139 21,370 20,946 20,408 20,480 20,986 20,730 20,359 20,636 20,754
Annual Average 18,606
1/ Dec. preceding year.
18,000
18,626
19,869
21,034
21,055
20,816
2001
20,775 20,686 20,749 21,385 21,503 20,757 20,492 20,458 20,511 21,124 21,661 21,830
20,994
Month
Dec 1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 12 EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--ALL FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
--Number--
2,156 2,124 1,908 2,124
2,144 2,065 1,826 2,098
2,091 2,039 1,906 2,120
2,096 2,052 1,891 2,126
2,172 2,112 1,871 2,142
2,133 2,078 1,870 2,127
2,181 2,122 1,954 2,143
2,041 2,048 1,946 2,022 1,995 1,923 2,050 2,069
2,070 2,079 1,966 2,016 2,044 1,974 2,028 1,999
2,036 2,052 2,021 2,103 2,085 2,028 2,087 2,040
1,980 2,033 2,010 2,090 2,069 1,980 2,089 2,076
2,068 2,051 1,927 1,992 2,007 1,940 2,043 2,042
2,020 2,033 1,988 2,043 2,044 2,024 2,124 2,098
2,077 2,058 1,963 2,035 2,055 1,979 2,035 2,029
2001
2,108 2,026 1,827 2,104 2,014 1,995 1,913 2,033 2,077 1,979 2,064 2,080
Average per Layer 2/
244
243
246
245
244
246
246
242
1/ Dec. preceding year. 2/ Annual rate of lay per layers on hand (eggs produced during year divided by average number of layers during year).
Month
Dec 1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 13 EGG PRODUCTION--ALL FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
--Million Eggs--
415
392
394
406
444
457
458
408
375
382
404
434
448
445
364
330
361
375
391
406
399
404
380
402
424
454
452
458
380
371
381
395
438
423
435
370
365
374
399
430
424
420
346
343
365
391
407
417
402
361
353
388
409
421
424
427
367
359
388
408
422
417
426
362
353
374
399
407
419
403
384
376
387
430
436
447
420
382
379
388
427
442
442
421
Annual Total 4,543
1/ Dec. preceding year.
4,376
4,584
4,867
5,126
5,176
5,114
2001
438 419 379 450 433 414 392 416 426 418 447 454
5,086
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Month
Dec 1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 14 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN TABLE EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
--Thousands--
11,854
10,700
10,894
11,209
11,428
11,916
11,841
11,837
11,644 11,501 11,404 10,986 10,432 10,019
9,878 10,371 10,842 10,850 10,830
10,513 10,442 10,487 10,262
9,918 9,887 9,916 9,980 10,300 10,755 10,999
10,736 10,854 10,943 10,741 10,316 10,123 10,474 10,690 10,648 10,867 11,100
11,330 11,240 11,181 11,055 10,805 10,731 10,891 11,048 11,388 11,712 11,663
11,371 11,618 11,828 11,704 11,724 12,071 12,041 11,873 11,815 12,108 12,218
12,056 12,171 11,608 11,234 11,282 11,277 11,074 11,042 11,434 11,773 11,861
11,863 12,017 12,124 11,636 11,247 11,541 11,941 11,797 11,669 11,860 11,855
11,644 11,540 12,008 11,992 11,285 11,162 11,298 11,370 11,729 12,105 12,387
Average
10,882
1/ Dec. preceding year.
10,347
10,669
11,188
11,817
11,561
11,783
11,696
Month
Dec 1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 15 EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--TABLE EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
--Number--
2,331 2,291 2,061 2,291 2,187 2,145 2,025 2,139 2,102 2,004 2,164 2,223
2,325 2,186 1,904 2,232 2,214 2,179 2,010 2,080 2,120 2,052 2,127 2,115
2,220 2,130 2,001 2,248 2,124 2,114 2,133 2,232 2,189 2,124 2,182 2,163
2,238 2,161 2,002 2,269 2,112 2,161 2,127 2,213 2,186 2,073 2,213 2,238
2,363 2,269 1,994 2,308 2,229 2,149 1,974 2,051 2,080 2,023 2,156 2,185
2,299 2,206 1,980 2,309 2,172 2,101 2,057 2,122 2,119 2,116 2,217 2,217
2,331 2,234 2,039 2,276 2,209 2,107 1,993 2,085 2,128 2,040 2,074 2,126
2001
2,222 2,104 1,906 2,240 2,143 2,065 1,953 2,124 2,216 2,106 2,214 2,252
Average per Layer 2/
256
256
259
260
258
259
256
256
1/ Dec. preceding year. 2/ Annual rate of lay per layers on hand (eggs produced during year divided by average number of layers during year).
Month
Dec 1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 16 EGG PRODUCTION--TABLE EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
--Million Eggs--
276
249
242
267
230
229
237
199
217
251
270
274
276
245
258
266
265
225
232
241
237
261
234
246
240
227
228
254
273
268
276
233
261
244
257
224
216
218
203
199
216
211
206
234
233
252
237
237
228
238
232
230
241
247
235
249
218
212
234
217
211
226
235
229
237
241
233
240
242
247
234
251
236
239
242
238
259
261
261
246
261
267
263
252
Annual Total
2,830
1/ Dec. preceding year.
2,645
2,767
2,908
3,045
2,997
3,014
2001
263 245 220 269 257 233 218 240 252 247 268 279
2,991
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TABLE 17 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN HATCHING EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001 1/
Month
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
--Thousands--
Dec 2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
7,395 7,563 7,573 7,616 7,634 7,636 7,757 7,974 8,027 7,984 7,885 7,637
7,586 7,648 7,633 7,622 7,659 7,638 7,560 7,597 7,587 7,578 7,784 7,959
7,950 8,000 8,087 8,019 7,968 7,909 7,939 7,973 7,917 7,793 7,672 7,916
8,161 8,359 8,588 8,767 8,890 8,818 8,718 8,677 8,675 8,763 8,870 8,910
9,011 9,177 9,226 9,371 9,479 9,240 9,055 9,090 9,149 9,159 9,230 9,431
9,513 9,508 9,540 9,642 9,703 9,588 9,699 9,676 9,359 9,270 9,273 9,204
9,161 9,112 9,122 9,246 9,310 9,161 8,939 9,045 8,933 8,690 8,776 8,899
8,938 9,042 9,209 9,377 9,511 9,472 9,330 9,160 9,141 9,395 9,556 9,443
Average
7,558
7,661
7,929
8,683
9,217
1/ Hatching egg flocks used principally for hatchery broiler chicks. 2/ Dec. preceding year.
9,498
9,033
9,298
Month
Dec 1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 18 EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--HATCHING EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
--Number--
1,880 1,864 1,677 1,878 1,834 1,912 1,843 1,881 1,856 1,816 1,890 1,846
1,885 1,896 1,716 1,916 1,880 1,951 1,905 1,935 1,938 1,874 1,888 1,834
1,912 1,913 1,781 1,945 1,920 1,972 1,877 1,932 1,945 1,899 1,955 1,870
1,899 1,902 1,747 1,939 1,822 1,883 1,870 1,936 1,914 1,860 1,928 1,863
1,931 1,918 1,713 1,931 1,867 1,926 1,866 1,914 1,913 1,834 1,896 1,856
1,924 1,914 1,730 1,908 1,845 1,953 1,907 1,953 1,955 1,909 2,006 1,945
1,987 1,975 1,842 1,968 1,912 1,998 1,924 1,968 1,959 1,899 1,983 1,899
1,958 1,924 1,727 1,930 1,850 1,911 1,865 1,921 1,904 1,820 1,873 1,853
Average per Layer 2/
227
226
229
226
226
229
232
225
1/ Dec. preceding year. 2/ Annual rate of lay per layers on hand (eggs produced during year divided by average number of layers during year).
Month
Dec 1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 19 EGG PRODUCTION--HATCHING EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
--Million Eggs--
139
143
152
155
174
183
182
141
145
153
159
176
182
180
127
131
144
150
159
165
162
143
146
156
170
181
184
182
140
144
153
162
177
179
178
146
149
156
166
178
187
183
143
144
149
163
169
185
172
150
147
154
168
174
189
178
149
147
154
166
175
183
175
145
142
148
163
168
177
165
149
147
150
171
175
186
174
141
146
148
166
175
179
169
Annual Total
1,713
1/ Dec. preceding year.
1,731
1,817
1,959
2,081
2,179
2,100
2001
175 174 159 181 176 181 174 176 174 171 179 175
2,095
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Month
Dec 2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 20 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR ALL EGGS--GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
--Cents per Dozen--
69.7
73.6
92.8
101.5
96.6
97.0
83.5
71.1
77.7
93.3
90.0
92.9
90.6
81.5
76.2
75.8
92.0
92.2
87.4
88.7
91.3
72.9
77.5
94.9
88.3
90.3
90.7
80.1
75.2
75.5
91.3
84.8
84.3
85.3
88.6
72.6
71.5
87.0
84.9
80.7
85.6
82.3
74.4
74.5
87.9
81.7
84.4
84.9
89.4
75.0
79.8
86.7
84.4
82.8
89.0
83.1
78.5
83.4
90.9
85.3
87.8
89.4
91.1
78.6
82.6
91.7
88.7
87.3
84.2
85.3
73.0
84.9
90.4
83.7
88.6
80.8
92.6
78.2
90.8
94.2
96.1
92.5
88.7
93.7
Weighted Average
1/ Dec. preceding year.
74.5
79.4
91.1
88.5
88.0
87.9
86.8
2001
99.1 90.3 90.3 90.5 90.4 85.4 84.2 81.8 81.5 80.9 83.2 84.3
86.8
Month
Dec 2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 21 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR TABLE EGGS--GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
--Cents per Dozen--
49.0
49.3
69.4
82.6
68.7
61.6
39.7
48.5
50.8
68.7
62.7
60.7
49.9
35.0
51.6
46.8
65.5
65.7
51.4
46.7
51.2
53.4
46.8
71.3
59.0
57.4
50.0
34.0
45.3
44.7
64.0
52.0
46.6
37.8
46.1
41.5
38.5
54.8
51.4
38.8
34.7
30.0
40.6
41.3
57.5
45.7
44.9
33.0
44.0
42.9
49.8
56.9
51.3
42.5
39.9
35.3
46.7
50.4
63.8
53.2
50.8
42.0
50.1
46.6
51.8
65.3
58.8
50.3
36.0
40.4
42.1
55.3
64.0
51.8
54.1
31.4
52.0
48.5
63.8
70.9
73.2
61.3
46.9
55.9
2001
65.2 47.9 47.1 50.5 49.6 35.3 31.6 31.7 34.2 33.0 38.6 43.1
Weighted Average
1/ Dec. preceding year.
46.6
49.3
64.5
59.2
52.5
42.8
42.7
42.6
Month
Dec 2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 22 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR HATCHING EGGS--GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
--Cents per Dozen--
120.0
130.0
130.0
132.0
140.0
150.0
150.0
150.0
120.0 120.0 120.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0
130.0 130.0 130.0 131.0 131.0 131.0 131.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0
130.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0
132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0
140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0
150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0
150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0
150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0
Weighted Average 127.0
1/ Dec. preceding year.
131.0
132.0
132.0
140.0
150.0
150.0
150.0
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Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
TABLE 23 FORCED MOLT LAYERS AS A PERCENT OF HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE
FIRST OF MONTH--GEORGIA, 1994-2001
Percent Being Molted
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
3.5
2.0
2.0
6.0
6.5
4.0
3.0
2.5
5.0
5.0
2.5
4.0
2.5
1.0
1.0
3.0
6.0
6.0
6.5
6.5
1.5
4.0
3.0
3.5
1.5
1.0
2.5
1.0
6.0
4.0
7.5
8.5
7.5
5.5
5.0
6.0
5.5
7.0
3.0
9.5
5.5
9.0
5.0
4.0
2.5
5.0
6.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
5.0
5.5
5.0
3.5
1.5
5.5
6.0
5.0
4.5
5.0
3.5
3.0
4.5
7.0
6.0
2.5
3.0
4.5
1.0
1.5
0.0
9.5
5.0
3.5
7.0
6.5
2.5
1.0
4.0
5.5
1.5
1.0
1.5
Percent with Molt Complete
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
21.5
24.0
20.0
21.0
22.5
20.5
22.5
18.0
17.5
15.5
21.5
17.0
19.0
15.5
19.5
20.5
23.0
22.5
18.0
20.0
15.0
20.0
23.5
22.5
20.0
20.0
21.5
20.0
16.5
17.0
16.0
20.5
13.5
17.5
15.5
15.5
18.5
21.5
19.0
19.0
24.0
21.5
19.0
22.0
20.5
14.0
15.5
13.5
22.0
16.5
16.5
16.5
22.5
16.0
14.5
18.5
21.5
18.0
24.5
24.5
20.0
22.5
22.0
19.0
17.0
21.0
19.5
18.5
17.0
21.5
25.0
21.0
25.0
18.5
21.0
16.0
21.5
27.0
22.0
24.0
16.5
19.0
13.5
22.5
2001
2.0 5.0 3.5 2.0 6.0 6.0 3.5 6.5 4.5 5.0 1.0 0.0
2001
22.5 20.0 21.0 20.5 18.5 16.5 18.0 16.0 15.5 13.5 15.0 16.0
Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
TABLE 24 POULTRY SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION--GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
YOUNG CHICKENS
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 1/
2001
--Thousands--
74,295
81,872
92,462
96,333
94,535
94,574
92,800
98,541
70,379
75,464
86,665
88,362
87,814
90,500
93,152
89,693
79,097
86,750
86,507
88,516
94,959
102,421
101,920
99,260
75,193
74,630
85,898
96,133
95,803
97,788
91,508
96,196
79,013
87,426
95,582
96,684
92,024
96,449
104,311
107,922
83,116
89,992
85,740
91,206
95,492
102,859
101,788
101,159
74,876
79,438
95,275
97,319
100,692
100,902
92,961
102,581
89,627
93,323
96,873
96,233
95,695
101,196
106,019
112,385
84,522
82,857
87,708
92,676
97,958
96,617
89,451
93,075
82,167
86,983
99,933
103,460
98,501
94,396
95,706
112,306
78,178
80,495
81,612
82,650
85,520
92,771
93,226
99,022
78,900
81,198
86,255
91,992
97,553
92,261
88,430
91,089
Annual Total
1/ Revised.
949,363 1,000,510 1,080,510 1,121,564 1,136,546 1,162,734 1,151,272 1,203,229
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State
Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut
TABLE 25 NUMBER OF ALL CHICKENS ON FARMS, BY STATES--DECEMBER 1, 1994-2001 1/
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
--Millions--
16.6
16.9
15.4
16.1
16.1
16.1
15.6
25.8
25.1
22.9
23.1
23.5
25.8
23.1
31.5
29.7
29.8
30.5
30.0
31.2
29.6
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.2
4.6
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.0
4.0
3.9
Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.5
1.8
1.6
12.5
11.4
11.5
13.0
13.1
12.8
13.0
25.8
26.8
27.7
29.9
31.1
30.0
29.8
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.7
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.2
3.4
3.7
3.5
4.1
3.5
4.1
4.0
26.4
25.6
25.4
27.2
29.4
29.6
28.7
19.6
23.9
26.5
28.0
31.3
33.3
37.8
1.6
1.6
1.4
2.1
1.9
1.8
2.0
3.2
3.6
4.1
4.7
5.3
5.7
5.8
2001
15.9 23.5 28.0
4.2 3.7
1.3 13.1 31.2
0.7 1.2
4.1 29.0 41.8
2.1 5.6
Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan
Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska
New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina
2.5
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.7
6.4
6.7
7.1
6.9
6.8
6.2
5.7
5.6
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.1
4.6
4.8
4.5
4.3
0.6
0.5
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
6.9
6.6
6.3
6.2
6.7
7.8
7.6
8.0
14.2
14.8
15.0
14.7
15.6
16.6
15.8
15.8
10.2
9.7
10.7
11.1
11.0
11.1
10.3
10.4
8.4
8.4
8.4
9.4
8.8
8.4
8.2
8.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
10.6
11.0
11.5
12.1
13.2
13.8
13.9
13.7
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
2/
2/
2/
2/
5.2
5.0
4.4
4.5
4.7
5.0
5.6
4.7
19.4
18.8
17.3
17.2
17.2
17.1
17.8
18.1
North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania
Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas
Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin
Other States 2/
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
2/
2/
2/
2/
28.9
29.0
33.9
34.8
39.0
40.4
35.8
38.0
4.9
5.1
5.0
5.6
5.4
5.3
5.3
5.4
3.1
3.1
3.4
3.6
3.5
3.7
3.7
3.7
26.5
26.5
26.3
27.7
28.5
27.9
30.6
29.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
2/
2/
6.3
6.1
5.9
5.7
5.6
6.0
6.9
6.9
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.6
2.6
2.4
2.5
2.8
1.5
1.6
1.6
2.0
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.3
19.3
20.4
21.3
22.7
24.4
24.4
25.4
26.1
2.4
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.9
3.8
3.8
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
5.2
5.4
4.6
4.7
5.1
4.6
4.6
4.6
7.2
7.0
6.9
6.9
7.0
6.2
6.7
6.4
2.0
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.9
2.2
1.9
2.0
4.2
3.9
4.7
5.0
4.6
5.4
5.8
6.1
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
2.0
2.7
2.9
2.9
United States 3/
385.7
388.1
392.7
410.0
425.0
436.3
435.1
441.1
1/ Excludes commercial broilers. 2/ AK, AZ, NV, NM, ND, RI, and WY combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 3/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
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TABLE 26 TOTAL VALUE OF ALL CHICKENS ON FARMS, BY STATES--DECEMBER 1, 1994-2001 1/
State
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
--Million Dollars--
Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut
54.8
72.6
71.0
82.1
86.4
87.1
82.9
105.8
105.3
112.1
115.7
119.9
131.4
99.5
59.9
56.4
65.6
67.1
63.0
56.2
62.1
8.4
7.8
8.6
10.4
11.0
12.1
10.0
11.4
10.9
10.6
9.9
9.1
8.4
8.7
2001
77.9 103.5
56.0 8.0 7.9
Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho
3.7
3.5
3.1
3.2
2.0
4.6
6.6
4.8
28.7
24.0
23.0
31.1
30.2
29.5
30.0
26.2
74.7
83.1
96.8
98.7
102.7
102.1
104.3
99.8
2.4
2.6
2.3
2.2
1.9
1.7
1.4
1.4
2.3
2.3
3.2
2.7
2.4
2.6
2.5
2.6
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky
4.7
5.5
6.0
6.9
5.6
6.6
6.9
4.6
34.3
35.9
40.7
46.2
47.0
44.4
28.5
37.6
29.3
35.8
42.4
44.7
46.9
50.0
49.2
50.2
2.2
1.7
2.3
3.7
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.8
7.4
7.9
8.9
10.8
11.7
14.7
16.2
15.7
Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan
5.8
6.2
6.3
6.0
6.6
7.4
7.5
8.1
13.5
12.8
14.9
16.6
16.4
13.7
13.0
11.8
16.1
12.9
10.1
8.2
7.8
9.5
15.8
13.4
1.4
1.1
1.7
1.5
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.9
11.0
7.9
9.5
9.9
9.4
11.7
13.7
13.6
Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska
21.3
22.2
22.5
28.0
28.0
28.3
28.5
25.3
41.0
44.8
51.5
56.5
61.7
56.5
55.6
50.9
15.9
15.2
20.9
26.4
25.5
24.5
20.6
19.5
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.3
1.1
1.2
1.4
1.4
20.1
20.9
24.1
25.5
27.8
23.5
25.0
24.7
New Hampshire
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.7
New Jersey
4.9
4.8
4.9
5.3
6.3
3.1
4.4
2.6
New Mexico
2.0
1.8
2.4
2.7
2/
2/
2/
2/
New York
9.9
10.0
8.4
8.1
8.0
7.0
7.8
7.1
North Carolina
71.9
75.3
79.5
79.0
79.2
85.7
71.0
90.6
North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
2/
2/
2/
2/
40.4
37.7
67.7
69.6
78.0
76.8
53.7
57.0
17.0
19.5
21.2
25.8
23.1
28.7
20.7
22.7
5.3
5.6
7.0
6.5
6.6
5.2
5.2
5.6
45.1
45.1
44.7
47.0
48.4
50.2
49.0
46.9
Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
2/
2/
14.4
14.5
17.2
17.0
14.6
16.1
15.3
15.3
4.4
5.5
5.2
5.6
5.6
5.4
5.1
5.3
4.7
7.1
7.0
9.8
11.1
12.5
13.3
13.5
42.5
47.0
55.4
59.0
68.3
68.3
55.8
65.3
Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin
Other States 2/
3.6
2.7
3.1
3.4
3.5
4.0
6.9
4.9
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.5
23.5
24.2
21.8
22.4
24.7
21.3
19.1
20.5
15.9
14.0
12.5
13.0
13.9
10.6
12.8
14.7
8.8
7.9
8.7
9.5
10.0
11.5
8.9
8.6
8.4
9.0
10.3
11.6
9.7
10.9
11.6
13.4
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
3.6
4.6
5.3
5.3
United States 3/
902.8
934.9
1,039.1
1,113.2
1,143.8 1,154.9
1,061.0
1,068.8
1/ Excludes commercial broilers. 2/ AK, AZ, NV, NM, ND, RI, and WY combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 3/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
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TABLE 27 HATCHERY CAPACITY: CHICKEN AND TURKEY HATCHERIES AND EGG CAPACITY
BY REGION AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2001 AND 2002 1/
Hatcheries
Egg Capacity
Geographic Region
2001
2002
2001
2002
--Number--
--1,000--
Chicken Hatcheries
Georgia North Atlantic E. North Central W. North Central South Atlantic South Central West
36
36
113,659
112,264
25
24
24,803
26,986
26
25
26,063
25,399
40
39
47,779
47,572
93
94
305,230
305,888
116
117
416,737
426,358
23
23
41,683
42,479
US
323
322
862,295
874,682
N&S Atlantic Combined
23
E. North Central
10
W. North Central
22
South Central
4
West
7
Turkey Hatcheries
22
15,545
10
5,495
22
16,953
4
3,978
7
6,299
15,601 5,673
17,004 3,277 6,324
US
66
65
48,270
47,879
1/ Hatchery capacity for this data series is defined as the number of eggs the machines can hold in a controlled environment favorable for hatching. All setter, hatcher, and inactive capacity are included.
Value of Production Broilers, Chickens & Eggs, and Turkeys
United States, 2001
Billion Dollars Turkeys
$2.8
11.7%
Chickens & Eggs $4.5
18.7%
69.6%
Broilers $16.7
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Number Produced
TABLE 28 POULTRY--PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION, UNITED STATES, 1994-2001 1/
Unit
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Commercial Broilers
Thousands 7,017,540 7,325,670 7,596,760 7,764,200 7,934,280 8,146,010 8,284,000
2001
8,389,100
Pounds Produced
Thousands 32,528,500 34,222,000 34,479,100 37,540,750 38,553,600 40,829,800 41,623,100 42,445,900
Price per Pound 2/
Cents
35.0
34.4
38.1
37.7
39.3
37.1
33.6
39.3
Value of Production 3/ Thous. Dol. 11,371,723 11,762,222 13,903,479 14,158,926 15,144,551 15,128,840 13,988,434 16,693,569
Number Sold
Pounds Sold
Price per Pound
Value of Sales
Unit
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Mature Chickens
Thousands 197,012 179,503
174,299 190,986
193,768 210,173 218,212 200,100
Thousands 992,840 924,036
900,652 925,499
934,568 1,034,072 1,111,717 1,016,747
Thousands
7.0
6.5
6.6
7.7
8.1
7.1
5.7
4.5
Thous. Dol.
73,050
60,153
59,187
71,461
75,542
73,150
63,925
46,027
Number Raised
Pounds Produced
Price per Pound 4/
Value of Production
Unit
1994
1995
Thousands 286,585 292,356
Thousands 6,540,295 6,761,327
Cents
40.0
41.0
Thous. Dol. 2,643,057 2,769,397
1996
1997
1998
Turkeys
1999
2000
2001
302,713 301,251 285,204 270,494 269,969 272,059
7,222,834 7,225,059 7,050,944 6,886,406 6,942,809 7,154,781
43.0
40.0
38.0
40.8
40.7
39.0
3,124,496 2,884,377 2,679,301 2,809,874 2,822,736 2,790,317
Average Numbers Layers
Eggs per Layer
Total Eggs Produced
Price per Dozen
Value of Production
Unit
1994
1995
Thousands 291,018 293,854
Number
254
253
Millions
73,903
74,764
Cents
61.5
62.5
Thous. Dol. 3,789,834 3,892,912
1996
1997
1998
Layers and Eggs
1999
2000
2001
297,958 303,604 312,035 322,354 327,985 334,899
256
255
255
257
257
256
76,377 77,532
79,754
82,715
84,386
85,702
75.0
70.3
66.8
62.2
61.8
62.2
4,776,252 4,539,929 4,439,446 4,287,164 4,345,382 4,444,864
Unit
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
All Poultry 5/
Total Value of Production
Thous. Dol. 17,877,664 18,484,684 21,863,414 21,654,693 22,338,840 22,299,028 21,220,477 23,974,777
1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov. 30 current year, except turkeys based on Sep 1 - Aug 31 hatch. 2/ Live weight equivalent price. 3/ Excludes states which produce less than 500,000 broilers. 4/ CT, DE, MD, MA, MI, MN, NH, NJ, ND, OH, PA, SD, and VT are actual live weight prices. All Other States' prices are equivalent live weight returns to producers. 5/ Includes commercial broilers, mature chickens, turkeys, and eggs.
GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE, 2002 EDITION
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Million Layers 340
Average Number of Layers United States, 1999 - 2001
335
2001
330
2000
325
1999
320
315 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Month
Value of Production Broilers, Chickens, Eggs, Turkeys and Total
United States, 1994-2001
Billion Dollars 25
Total
20
Broilers
15
10 5 0 1994
1995
1996
1997 1998 Year
1999
Eggs Turkeys Chickens
2000 2001
22
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Week Number
1 2 3 4 5
TABLE 29 BROILER EGGS SET--15 SELECTED STATES 1/, WEEKLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 2/
--Millions--
154.9 154.4 152.9 150.5 153.0
161.9 160.7 160.5 160.5 155.6
168.7 167.1 168.3 165.0 165.8
170.7 168.9 167.0 168.9 170.9
171.8 172.5 172.0 170.4 168.6
178.7 178.3 177.3 175.7 176.8
182.1 182.6 181.5 182.5 180.0
6
154.6
158.8
166.4
172.9
170.4
178.8
179.3
7
156.4
162.9
168.4
173.7
174.7
180.5
179.1
8
156.3
163.5
168.4
173.4
174.5
181.7
181.1
9
157.9
164.6
168.0
173.9
176.2
181.4
184.3
10
157.8
165.1
167.1
174.2
175.7
184.0
185.1
11
158.4
165.4
165.2
172.5
175.3
183.4
185.7
12
158.7
163.6
165.0
172.5
174.2
181.6
185.4
13
157.8
165.0
163.9
169.9
175.3
182.9
185.7
14
158.6
166.1
167.1
174.5
176.5
181.9
185.5
15
160.5
166.2
167.5
174.8
177.2
183.7
188.8
16
160.9
165.5
166.6
174.8
175.0
183.4
188.3
17
161.4
164.3
165.5
174.3
176.7
183.4
186.5
18
159.1
165.3
164.1
172.9
177.0
183.3
186.5
19
160.7
165.0
167.5
175.0
177.3
182.8
183.7
20
161.9
166.6
166.9
175.9
177.7
184.3
185.9
21
162.9
165.5
166.6
175.4
177.2
183.5
186.5
22
163.0
165.0
166.8
176.3
178.1
184.6
185.4
23
163.6
167.2
167.5
176.2
178.3
183.8
186.5
24
163.4
165.9
167.8
175.1
179.2
185.4
185.8
25
162.8
165.4
166.3
175.2
177.7
183.3
183.3
26
160.8
160.0
160.7
170.0
176.9
180.4
180.3
27
155.6
160.9
161.1
171.4
172.1
179.7
174.9
28
156.4
165.4
167.0
172.6
174.8
179.2
175.5
29
159.3
165.8
167.0
174.2
176.1
182.7
178.8
30
160.3
164.5
166.6
172.5
175.4
181.7
178.5
31
159.7
163.6
167.0
171.9
174.3
179.8
178.9
32
160.0
162.9
166.3
172.5
174.8
179.9
178.9
33
158.8
164.6
166.3
172.5
174.8
178.5
177.7
34
160.4
163.5
167.1
173.4
176.0
180.4
180.3
35
160.3
161.9
166.2
171.8
176.0
179.3
178.6
36
158.8
157.4
164.1
170.7
173.4
175.5
176.2
37
151.6
156.6
159.2
162.8
168.1
165.9
169.6
38
146.8
155.6
155.5
164.0
166.9
168.8
168.9
39
145.0
165.1
157.4
163.0
167.7
166.9
167.9
40
157.3
163.1
163.7
170.7
173.8
175.4
175.1
41
157.3
159.2
157.2
165.1
170.5
168.7
177.1
42
149.9
154.1
155.0
159.1
166.8
164.2
171.8
43
144.9
152.7
151.0
157.3
164.3
164.7
165.2
44
147.7
157.3
159.0
162.7
172.0
169.3
161.4
45
152.5
167.3
166.6
169.5
174.3
172.8
169.5
46
159.7
167.3
167.4
172.0
180.4
179.2
179.1
47
158.8
169.8
167.9
171.8
180.0
178.7
179.3
48
161.1
170.6
169.9
174.2
180.2
180.5
182.4
49
161.3
165.7
168.5
171.4
175.9
180.5
182.2
50
159.9
167.8
169.5
170.8
180.7
180.8
178.0
51
159.8
167.2
170.1
171.7
180.2
181.4
181.3
52
159.7
167.3
171.3
170.5
179.7
181.2
181.3
53
161.1
177.8
Total 2/
8,347.2
8,493.4
8,596.2
8,903.0
9,085.3
9,304.0
1/ The 15 State total includes AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, MD, MS, NC, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, & WV. 2/ Revised.
9,351.6
2001
180.6 181.4 181.1 179.2 179.5
182.0 183.5 186.1 187.5 186.7
186.6 186.0 184.5 188.2 187.3
185.8 185.6 186.3 188.8 189.0
189.1 188.8 188.2 187.3 183.4
181.9 181.9 185.8 187.0 182.9
185.1 183.4 185.2 185.8 183.4
177.0 173.9 178.6 180.6 184.1
176.6 169.8 165.8 175.1 183.2
183.5 183.3 189.0 182.8 185.1
187.0 185.9
9,536.4
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Week Number
1 2 3 4 5
TABLE 30 BROILER CHICKS PLACED--15 SELECTED STATES 1/, WEEKLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 2/
--Millions--
122.9 122.2 122.9 123.3 122.9
130.1 130.0 130.6 132.1 130.6
136.0 135.4 136.2 135.8 134.4
136.5 136.9 138.0 137.8 137.3
137.2 136.9 136.2 138.7 137.1
142.1 144.8 142.1 143.1 141.2
143.9 145.0 145.2 145.7 146.7
6
122.4
130.3
134.0
134.2
138.1
139.9
145.1
7
120.6
131.4
132.2
136.7
137.1
139.8
146.5
8
123.0
128.1
132.6
136.7
134.9
142.0
143.5
9
123.6
129.6
133.3
140.0
137.8
142.9
142.8
10
124.2
131.7
134.9
139.0
140.8
144.3
142.1
11
124.8
133.9
137.0
140.7
139.5
146.3
143.3
12
126.6
134.1
135.7
141.8
142.5
146.3
148.6
13
127.1
135.1
135.3
141.8
142.0
146.5
148.6
14
127.2
134.8
133.2
141.0
141.0
146.5
149.7
15
127.9
133.4
133.6
140.1
140.8
143.1
147.6
16
127.6
133.8
131.5
137.5
140.2
145.8
148.3
17
127.7
135.9
134.8
140.3
142.6
144.7
148.9
18
128.7
135.1
136.2
141.1
143.4
147.2
151.4
19
129.1
134.6
136.3
140.3
141.4
146.1
150.8
20
129.8
133.5
134.9
140.9
142.3
147.3
150.1
21
128.5
134.9
132.7
139.8
142.4
146.7
149.9
22
129.6
134.4
135.6
141.2
142.7
146.5
148.4
23
131.0
135.7
136.6
142.5
142.6
147.9
149.5
24
131.5
135.6
134.3
142.4
142.7
146.9
149.0
25
132.1
134.7
135.2
141.5
143.2
148.6
148.4
26
132.2
135.6
135.8
142.4
143.6
148.0
150.4
27
132.1
134.4
137.1
140.9
143.4
147.2
149.9
28
130.3
133.8
134.5
141.0
142.1
146.8
147.1
29
128.9
129.9
128.7
136.0
140.2
145.2
144.5
30
124.5
130.4
129.8
138.1
136.0
143.3
140.8
31
124.5
133.9
134.3
138.5
138.5
142.0
140.9
32
128.3
133.0
133.6
140.2
139.0
145.0
142.1
33
129.0
131.9
133.8
137.7
139.9
144.8
142.3
34
129.2
130.1
133.9
136.9
137.6
142.5
142.2
35
129.5
129.7
134.6
137.2
138.4
140.6
144.6
36
128.0
130.4
133.7
138.0
138.4
140.2
141.9
37
128.6
129.0
135.0
137.9
139.9
140.4
144.5
38
128.4
129.4
134.7
138.0
138.7
141.0
142.8
39
126.4
124.9
132.5
136.9
136.4
140.0
140.9
40
121.5
125.6
126.3
129.8
132.3
132.2
136.9
41
117.3
124.1
124.4
131.4
130.8
133.1
136.6
42
117.1
132.3
126.4
130.3
131.2
132.6
135.8
43
127.0
132.1
131.3
137.0
138.0
138.6
141.3
44
126.8
128.2
127.0
132.3
135.6
134.1
140.8
45
127.0
123.5
124.7
126.8
132.5
130.6
137.6
46
117.2
122.1
120.5
125.8
129.7
130.4
131.9
47
119.2
126.6
127.5
130.3
135.7
135.0
129.6
48
123.3
136.1
134.8
136.1
136.7
138.8
135.8
49
129.5
134.7
135.1
137.4
142.4
142.4
144.3
50
129.5
136.4
134.8
137.6
142.3
143.1
143.9
51
131.0
135.2
136.8
141.7
143.7
144.6
145.2
52
130.7
133.0
135.8
137.9
139.3
144.3
145.2
53
131.2
139.8
Total 2/
6,699.1
6,850.3
6,925.0
7,160.0
7,226.5
7,407.1
1/ The 15 State total includes AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, MD, MS, NC, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, & WV. 2/ Revised.
7,495.0
2001
143.2 144.7 143.5 144.6 145.8
143.9 142.4 143.2 145.1 147.8
150.4 152.2 151.7 149.5 150.1
147.9 150.9 151.2 150.4 150.8
150.4 151.9 152.2 154.3 151.8
151.7 151.4 146.3 147.7 146.6
149.3 150.1 146.7 149.2 146.9
147.3 149.2 146.8 142.2 138.0
144.6 146.0 147.4 141.6 135.3
133.2 140.1 146.3 148.3 147.5
151.9 147.3
7,648.5
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Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
TABLE 31 DOMESTIC PLACEMENTS--PULLET CHICKS FOR BROILER HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS,
UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 1/
2001
--Thousands--
5,988
5,710
5,491
6,397
6,765
7,059
6,861
6,685
5,452
5,484
5,917
5,916
6,328
6,882
7,001
6,748
6,334
6,161
6,100
6,443
6,776
7,284
7,310
6,752
6,121
6,320
6,751
6,036
6,687
7,038
6,764
6,398
6,266
6,135
6,780
7,062
7,062
7,736
7,435
7,117
5,911
6,178
6,175
6,008
6,932
7,041
6,829
6,822
6,104
6,302
6,034
7,167
6,788
7,088
6,310
6,326
6,064
6,475
6,515
6,697
7,109
7,665
7,288
7,494
6,336
6,288
6,170
6,502
7,328
6,870
6,469
6,647
6,342
6,013
6,225
6,254
6,883
7,121
6,694
6,704
5,819
6,656
6,514
6,347
7,312
6,984
7,105
7,261
6,413
6,218
5,951
6,252
6,904
6,999
6,429
6,577
Total
1/ Revised.
73,150
73,940
74,623
77,081
82,874
85,767
82,495
81,531
Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1994
618.1 558.6 640.3 627.1 658.7 647.3 646.9 654.3 626.7 620.7 600.1 663.6
TABLE 32 BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED--BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES,
UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 1/
--Millions--
662.5
690.0
700.0
711.4
735.8
753.9
600.1
645.6
634.3
645.2
662.6
706.6
679.1
692.3
718.4
730.3
755.8
761.8
664.1
668.4
693.7
708.3
734.7
749.1
691.9
700.6
724.7
739.3
766.4
777.6
670.8
672.2
704.2
718.0
744.4
750.5
673.7
679.8
710.6
722.7
751.6
742.8
674.1
690.8
708.6
715.7
741.7
744.0
638.9
659.0
684.2
695.3
700.0
704.9
655.0
653.5
683.2
693.2
697.4
721.2
629.2
631.4
648.1
674.9
676.8
685.0
693.0
694.7
711.8
737.8
748.2
749.0
Total 2/ 7,562.3
7,932.4
8,078.2
1/Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
8,321.6
8,491.9
8,715.4
8,846.2
2001
745.1 680.8 773.8 755.5 785.7 766.5 769.4 771.6 738.4 747.5 702.6 769.7
9,006.6
Month
Dec 2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 33 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR COMMERCIAL BROILERS
UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1994-2001 1/
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
--Cents per Pound--
33.9
32.5
36.2
40.7
32.4
38.5
33.7
32.4
37.2
39.0
33.6
38.0
34.4
32.5
35.3
37.7
34.3
36.4
35.3
32.7
34.1
36.9
35.4
35.0
35.6
32.3
34.9
36.7
36.4
35.4
37.6
31.9
37.8
36.8
37.5
38.0
37.5
33.2
40.6
37.4
40.6
38.7
36.4
34.7
40.5
40.0
44.0
38.0
35.1
37.4
40.3
39.9
46.8
37.2
35.1
38.1
40.2
38.2
45.9
35.9
33.9
36.8
39.5
34.7
43.4
34.3
32.3
37.6
40.4
33.7
41.3
38.0
Marketing Year Average 35.0
34.3
1/ Equivalent live weight price. 2/ Dec. preceding year.
38.1
37.7
39.3
37.1
2000
36.0 33.0 30.0 32.0 34.0 34.0 34.0 35.0 33.0 38.0 35.0 38.0
33.6
2001
35.0 34.0 37.0 39.0 39.0 40.0 41.0 42.0 42.0 43.0 41.0 39.0
39.3
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Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
TABLE 34 DOMESTIC PLACEMENTS--PULLET CHICKS FOR EGG TYPE HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS,
UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 1/
2001
--Thousands--
213
236
219
208
189
166
212
236
184
251
238
222
250
267
251
214
259
356
317
209
225
257
286
284
277
317
252
316
333
287
309
311
334
193
291
273
192
283
343
315
257
234
282
254
354
187
235
261
254
235
266
207
298
231
293
340
309
163
186
285
185
318
217
251
315
292
231
402
324
227
233
219
278
309
233
256
358
280
241
150
240
124
210
129
217
262
308
261
125
231
215
207
183
175
245
206
Total
3,045
1/ Revised.
2,941
2,940
2,968
3,108
2,940
3,173
3,048
Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1994
33.2 31.1 33.5 35.7 35.3 32.0 29.6 31.3 31.6 32.1 26.1 30.2
TABLE 35 EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED--BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES,
UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 1/
--Millions--
32.4
31.6
32.7
34.6
36.0
36.9
35.1
35.7
37.5
38.0
35.0
33.0
29.6
31.9
31.4
31.8
33.6
31.9
33.4
32.3
29.1
30.9
30.6
32.9
33.8
37.2
35.2
34.2
35.7
34.6
36.4
34.7
37.3
40.6
41.2
38.9
38.8
39.1
42.3
36.7
39.0
39.2
40.7
41.2
36.8
39.3
41.4
37.3
33.8
35.6
34.3
33.2
33.1
33.4
35.5
34.3
37.1
38.0
39.3
36.3
35.3
34.7
39.0
36.1
28.1
31.2
32.8
32.4
35.8
35.5
33.6
35.2
Total 2/ 381.6
396.5
401.6
1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
424.5
438.3
451.7
430.4
2001
36.7 37.8 41.0 42.8 42.6 40.8 38.6 35.0 36.9 35.8 32.1 31.7
451.8
Month
Dec 2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 36 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR ALL EGGS,
UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
--Cents per Dozen--
63.6
62.0
62.3
61.1
64.0
60.7
65.7
60.4
61.3
60.8
58.7
55.5
57.7
57.3
58.4
60.9
60.3
62.9
60.8
66.4
57.7
66.3
61.7
75.7
79.0
87.9
78.7
75.5
78.2
76.5
74.3
72.5
75.7
76.1
64.9
66.1
79.1
72.3
69.9
68.6
75.8
66.0
63.7
60.3
69.3
64.2
54.9
54.9
70.7
59.4
59.6
56.2
69.8
65.6
58.2
58.8
73.7
63.1
65.0
59.7
75.8
69.6
63.3
57.5
73.5
65.9
66.3
52.0
82.0
80.8
72.8
64.1
Marketing Year Average
61.4
1/ Revised. 2/ Dec. preceding year.
62.4
74.9
70.3
66.8
62.2
2000 1/
60.3 57.8 67.8 56.9 64.7 52.0 61.8 56.5 66.4 59.2 66.8 72.0
61.8
2001
80.7 66.9 66.6 67.6 65.0 55.2 55.0 54.0 56.6 55.5 59.9 64.1
62.2
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Month
Dec 2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 37 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN ALL FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 1/
--Thousands--
290,649
299,328
299,345
304,463
311,898
321,972
328,878
290,059
298,891
299,230
304,289
311,906
322,356
328,657
290,064
297,821
298,904
304,000
313,285
322,827
329,941
290,736
297,095
298,853
304,285
314,141
322,782 330,961
290,090
296,002
297,493
303,618
311,957
321,539
329,185
288,801
293,741
295,516
302,241
309,655
320,510 326,288
287,992
290,861
294,837
300,537
309,206
320,441
325,057
288,008
288,767
296,290
299,605
308,967
319,819
325,663
290,337
288,917
297,804
300,211
309,291
320,188
325,853
293,398
290,900
298,582
303,661
311,358
322,409
326,337
295,188
293,084
300,052
306,807
313,377
325,287
328,278
297,150
297,043
302,386
309,670
319,625
328,268
330,830
2001
332,281 333,798 335,813 336,820 337,139 335,159 332,920 332,231 332,800 335,020 337,085 337,915
Average
291,035
294,350
1/ Revised. 2/ Dec. preceding year.
298,270
303,604
312,035
322,354
327,985
334,899
Month
Dec 2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 38 EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--ALL FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 1/
--Number--
2,166 2,184
2,185
2,199
2,193
2,190
2,214
2,132 2,141
2,142
2,161
2,170
2,165
2,176
1,930 1,930
1,997
1,944
1,950
1,946
2,005
2,174 2,184
2,179
2,177
2,187
2,185
2,186
2,093 2,102
2,106
2,093
2,117
2,110
2,130
2,143 2,146
2,153
2,157
2,153
2,166
2,177
2,080 2,085
2,099
2,094
2,088
2,104
2,093
2,154 2,149
2,181
2,155
2,175
2,158
2,168
2,160 2,147
2,173
2,165
2,165
2,177
2,181
2,088 2,074
2,096
2,096
2,082
2,128
2,101
2,160 2,149
2,172
2,172
2,150
2,193
2,173
2,112 2,108
2,125
2,122
2,109
2,138
2,125
2001
2,193 2,165 1,943 2,178 2,106 2,160 2,100 2,166 2,170 2,103 2,180 2,128
Average per Layer 3/
254
254
256
255
255
257
257
256
1/ Revised. 2/ Dec. preceding year. 3/ Annual rate of lay per layers on hand (eggs produced during year divided by average number of layers during year).
Month
Dec 2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
TABLE 39 EGG PRODUCTION--ALL FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 1/
--Million Eggs--
6,295
6,536
6,541
6,696
6,841
7,051
7,280
6,185
6,399
6,409
6,577
6,767
6,979
7,152
5,597
5,747
5,970
5,909
6,110
6,281
6,615
6,320
6,488
6,511
6,625
6,870
7,052
7,235
6,072
6,223
6,264
6,355
6,604
6,785
7,013
6,188
6,305
6,361
6,519
6,666
6,941
7,104
5,991
6,065
6,188
6,292
6,457
6,742
6,802
6,204
6,206
6,462
6,457
6,720
6,903
7,062
6,272
6,202
6,471
6,500
6,695
6,971
7,106
6,125
6,033
6,257
6,366
6,482
6,861
6,855
6,377
6,297
6,518
6,664
6,737
7,132
7,132
6,277
6,263
6,425
6,572
6,741
7,017
7,030
Annual Total
73,903
74,764
1/ Revised. 2/ Dec. preceding year.
76,377
77,532
79,690
82,715
84,386
2001
7,287 7,226 6,524 7,336 7,099 7,240 6,992 7,195 7,221 7,044 7,347 7,191
85,702
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TABLE 40 FORCED MOLT LAYERS AS A PERCENT OF HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE
FIRST OF MONTH--SELECTED STATES, 1994-2001 1/
Percent Being Molted
Month 1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Jan
4.5
4.5
3.7
3.8
4.1
4.1
2.8
3.4
Feb
5.3
6.4
5.4
5.1
5.2
4.8
4.9
5.1
Mar
3.7
4.8
3.5
2.5
4.4
3.3
3.6
4.2
Apr
2.7
3.4
1.9
3.1
2.2
2.9
2.1
2.0
May
5.6
5.7
5.5
5.2
5.5
5.5
4.0
5.1
Jun
5.5
6.1
4.7
4.5
4.8
5.2
5.8
4.6
Jul
5.1
4.9
4.0
4.9
3.9
5.5
4.7
4.5
Aug
4.6
4.1
4.7
3.5
3.9
4.7
4.2
4.2
Sep
4.7
4.6
4.3
3.9
4.1
4.5
4.6
4.5
Oct
5.1
5.1
4.8
4.7
4.9
4.2
5.8
4.4
Nov
3.9
3.7
3.1
4.2
3.7
3.7
4.1
3.1
Dec
3.4
2.3
2.1
2.8
2.7
2.1
3.0
2.7
Percent with Molt Complete
Month 1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Jan
22.7
24.2
24.4
22.4
21.8
22.3
23.2
24.1
Feb
21.4
23.8
22.4
21.6
21.0
22.1
21.4
22.5
Mar
21.0
24.1
23.5
22.9
21.2
21.5
22.4
23.0
Apr
21.1
23.9
23.0
21.8
22.1
21.6
22.7
23.0
May
20.2
22.4
22.3
20.0
20.0
21.8
22.4
20.8
Jun
21.5
22.9
22.4
20.7
21.4
22.0
20.3
23.3
Jul
22.4
23.4
23.1
21.2
21.6
22.3
21.8
23.6
Aug
23.0
23.4
22.2
22.0
21.7
23.2
21.7
23.1
Sep
22.9
23.3
22.5
21.5
21.9
22.3
22.4
22.6
Oct
23.4
23.4
23.1
22.6
21.9
22.9
22.3
22.7
Nov
24.2
24.3
24.0
22.2
21.8
23.1
23.0
23.1
Dec
25.4
25.6
23.5
24.0
23.9
24.7
25.9
23.8
1/ 1994 States include AL, AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, IN, IA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MO, NY, NC, OH, PA, SC, TX, WA. Beginning 1995, states include AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TX, VA, WA, WI.
Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
TABLE 41 POULTRY SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION--UNITED STATES, MONTHLY,
MATURE CHICKENS BY WEIGHT GROUP, 2000-2001
2000
2001
All
Heavy
Light
Month
All
Heavy
Light
--Thousands--
--Thousands--
13,755
5,304
8,451
Jan
13,999
5,620
8,379
13,595
5,355
8,240
Feb
12,734
5,249
7,485
15,709
6,338
9,371
Mar
14,302
5,618
8,684
13,351
5,301
8,050
Apr
12,973
5,532
7,441
15,521
6,578
8,943
May
13,723
6,272
7,451
15,118
6,924
8,194
Jun
13,522
5,819
7,703
13,247
6,244
7,003
Jul
12,506
5,867
6,639
15,229
7,138
8,091
Aug
14,051
6,369
7,682
12,438
5,428
7,010
Sep
12,070
5,338
6,732
13,155
6,259
6,896
Oct
14,445
6,142
8,303
12,757
5,599
7,158
Nov
12,321
5,029
7,293
11,152
4,419
6,733
Dec
13,060
5,269
7,791
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TABLE 42 POULTRY SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION--UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1994-2001
Month 1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 1/
2001
--Million Head--
Young Chickens
Jan
557.2
607.4
Feb
521.8
560.5
Mar
599.9
651.1
Apr
568.0
564.3
May
587.4
654.5
Jun
628.9
659.7
Jul
570.4
585.7
Aug
662.5
665.7
Sep
612.5
607.7
644.1 618.6 617.6 626.2 663.2 599.8 655.4 660.4 606.7
667.9 593.1 615.6 663.3 667.6 640.0 670.0 655.0 648.5
668.9 607.4 653.1 661.0 635.7 668.3 686.2 651.0 656.1
663.7 618.4 706.1 686.9 672.0 703.2 688.1 708.1 682.5
655.9 672.9 730.6 635.9 751.8 733.6 662.2 760.7 658.0
710.7 627.4 697.4 670.1 750.4 704.7 705.1 769.8 650.7
Oct
601.7
641.0
686.1
703.0
687.7
667.1
706.5
786.6
Nov
579.9
596.5
573.1
564.1
601.1
650.7
662.2
667.6
Dec
581.3
577.2
595.0
647.9
661.1
664.8
630.9
650.7
Annual Total 2/
7,071.6
7,371.4
7,546.3
7,736.0
7,837.7
8,111.6 8,261.1
8,373.3
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Annual Total 2/
15.2 13.5 15.5 15.4 14.7 15.3 12.8 13.9 13.2 12.5 12.0 14.2
168.0
14.5 13.3 14.4 14.4 14.7 14.3 11.9 12.5 12.0 13.3 12.0 12.0
159.4
14.2 13.3 13.2 14.1 13.7 12.1 12.7 11.2 12.6 14.5
9.7 12.2
153.6
Mature Chickens
15.0
14.8
12.5
12.7
14.0
13.0
15.9
16.4
15.7
14.7
15.2
15.0
14.2
15.0
12.6
14.2
12.5
13.5
14.5
13.8
11.9
11.1
13.6
15.1
167.6
169.3
15.2
13.8
13.4
13.6
16.2
15.7
15.7
13.4
15.4
15.2
15.3
15.1
14.9
13.2
14.2
15.2
13.7
12.4
14.1
13.2
12.8
12.8
14.7
11.2
175.6
165.0
14.0 12.7 14.3 13.0 13.7 13.5 12.5 14.1 12.1 14.4 12.3 13.1
159.7
Jan
572.4
Feb
535.3
Mar
615.4
Apr
583.4
May
602.1
Jun
644.2
Jul
583.1
Aug
676.4
Sep
625.7
Oct
614.2
Nov
592.0
Dec
595.5
621.9 573.8 665.5 578.7 669.3 674.1 597.6 678.2 619.7 654.3 608.5 589.2
Total Chickens
658.3
682.8
632.0
605.5
630.8
629.6
640.4
679.2
676.9
683.3
611.9
655.2
668.1
684.2
671.5
667.6
619.3
661.0
700.7
717.6
582.8
576.0
607.2
661.5
683.7 620.1 666.2 677.4 650.4 683.3 701.1 665.2 669.6 701.6 612.2 676.2
Annual
Total 2/ 7,239.6
7,530.8
7,699.9
1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
7,903.5
8,007.0
678.9 631.8 722.3 702.6 687.3 718.5 703.0 722.3 696.2 681.3 663.5 679.5
669.6 686.5 746.3 649.2 767.3 748.7 675.5 775.9 670.4 719.7 674.9 642.1
8,287.2 8,426.1
724.7 640.1 711.7 683.0 764.2 718.2 717.7 783.9 662.8 783.0 679.9 663.8
8,533.0
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TABLE 43 PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF RED MEATS--UNITED STATES, SELECTED YEARS, 1997-2001 1/
Red Meats, Retail Weight Basis
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
--Pounds--
Beef
65.7
66.7
67.5
67.7
66.2
Veal
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
Pork
47.9
51.5
52.7
51.2
50.2
Lamb
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
Total 2/
115.7
120.2
122.1
120.7
118.1
1/ Economic Research Service, USDA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
TABLE 44 PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF EGGS, CHICKENS AND TURKEYS--UNITED STATES,
SELECTED YEARS, 1997-2001 1/
Unit
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Eggs
Shell
Number
174
NA
NA
NA
NA
Processed
Number
65
NA
NA
NA
NA
Total 2/
Number
239.9
245
255.6
258.2
252.6
Chickens
Commercial Broilers 3/ Pounds
71.4
72.1
76.3
76.9
76.5
Turkey 4/
Pounds
17.3
17.7
17.8
17.4
17.5
Total 2/4/
Pounds
90.0
90.9
93.4
93.9
93.0
1/ Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Situation and Outlook Report, May, 2002. Economic Research Service, USDA. NA = Not available. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Retail lb. 4/ Ready-to-Cook Basis.
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