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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table Title Page Office Staff and NASDA Employees Georgia Poultry Highlights 1 State Rank by Value of Production from Commercial Broilers, Eggs, and Mature Chickens, 2003 1 2 Poultry--Value of Production, Georgia, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Poultry--Production, Sales and Value, Georgia, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Eggs--Production and Value of Production, Georgia, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 Broiler Eggs Set--Georgia, Weekly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 Broiler Chicks Placed--Georgia, Weekly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched--by Commercial Hatcheries, Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . 9 8 Egg Type Eggs Set--Georgia, Weekly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 9 Egg Type Chicks Hatched--Georgia, Weekly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 10 Egg Type Chicks Hatched--by Commercial Hatcheries, Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . 12 11 Layers--Average Number in All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 12 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 13 Egg Production--All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 14 Layers--Average Number in Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 15 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 16 Egg Production--Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 17 Layers--Average Number in Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 18 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 19 Egg Production--Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 20 Prices Received by Farmers for All Eggs--Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 21 Prices Received by Farmers for Table Eggs--Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 22 Prices Received by Farmers for Hatching Eggs--Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 23 Forced Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month--Georgia, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 24 Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection--Georgia, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 25 Number of All Chickens on Farms, by States--December 1, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 26 Total Value of All Chickens on Farms, by States--December 1, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 27 Hatchery Capacity: Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries and Egg Capacity by Region and United States, January 1, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 28 Poultry--Production and Value of Production, United States, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 29 Broiler Eggs Set--Selected States, Weekly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 30 Broiler Chicks Placed--Selected States, Weekly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 31 Domestic Placements--Pullet Chicks for Broiler Hatchery Supply Flocks, United States, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 32 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched--by Commercial Hatcheries, United States, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . 25 33 Prices Received by Farmers for Commercial Broilers, United States, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . 25 34 Domestic Placements--Pullet Chicks for Egg Type Hatchery Supply Flocks, United States, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 35 Egg Type Chicks Hatched--by Commercial Hatcheries, United States, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . 26 36 Prices Received by Farmers for All Eggs, United States, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 37 Layers--Average Number in All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 38 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 39 Egg Production--All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 40 Forced Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age, First of Month--30 Selected States, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 41 Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection--United States, Monthly, Mature Chickens by Weight Group, 2002-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 42 Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection--United States, Monthly, 1996-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . 29 43 Per Capita Consumption of Red Meat and Poultry--Selected Years, 1999-2003, United States . . 30 GEORGIA POULTRY FACTS 2004 EDITION GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Thomas T. Irvin, Commissioner Cooperating with UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service R. Ronald Bosecker, Administrator Prepared 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, Director Christina S. Messer, Deputy Director James E. Brewster, Agricultural Statistician Frieda C. Dekazos, Poultry Statistician Talmadge G. Williams, Agricultural Statistician Connie R. McEver, Editor PREFACE This publication is a compilation of statistical data on poultry released by the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service during 2003 with comparisons back to 1996. 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 monthly in the Georgia Farm Report. These two reports and others are available at our Internet homepage address w http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/. w Paper copies are available upon written request at the above address or by telephone at 706/546-2236. Jackie Adams James Brewster Peggy Craig Frieda Dekazos Laurel Garrison Calin Goolsby Jack Hall Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service Office Staff Robert Harris Kevin Lamons Emily McAllister Clayton McDuffie Connie McEver Elaine McGarity John Meyer Jerry Midden Frances Palmer Jane Phelps Charlene Rhodes Sharon Stewart Talmadge Williams Georgia's National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Employees Office Enumerators Field Enumerators Priscilla G. Greene North Patricia A. Anglin Regina W. Broach Janice Belmore Raymond Bryant Steven Caudell Louie Canova Beverly D. Chalk Howard Cooper Jacqueline Chastain Evans O. Davis June Compton Robyn Houp Jeffery Czerwonka James Morris Lucy Dalton Maylon H. Purcell Edwin DeLaigle Jimmy C. Taff Mary Elliot Leland J. Willis Jane Erwin Birdell Ethridge South Linda E. Fair Vernon E. Cain Stephen Fitzpatrick H. Verlyn Denney Jennifer Fowler T. J. Futch, Jr. Jo Neal Griffeth Alfred E. Hester, Jr. Allie M. Hardman Ross NeSmith Dennis Healan Albert Potts Carol Herzog Sue Johnston West Central John Kemp Catherine Lister Ed Kenimer Wayne Adkins Peggy Krumpe Jimmy Bradley Debbie Lester Paul M. Bulloch Therese A. Maudsley Carlton Farmer Millicent N. McCoy Tommy Franklin Suzan Meentemeyer Lee Lucas Carolyn Morrill Maurice R. Parker Janie Price A. Marshall Scott James O. Smith Donna M. Tate East Central Sharon Tate Inman Gerrald Dana Waldrop Willard R. Joiner Carole Dean Wilson John Meikle Lilla P. Mobley William Ed Veal William A. Woodward GEORGIA POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS 2003 FARM VALUE OF PRODUCTION 1/ All Poultry and Eggs . . . . . . . . $2,546,425,000 Broilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,142,850,000 Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $395,769,000 Chickens* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,806,000 2003 -- GEORGIA NATIONAL RANK First . . . . . . . . . Broilers Value of Production Second . . . . . . . . . . . Chickens Value of Sales First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broilers Produced Second . . . . . . . . . . Eggs Value of Production First . . . . . . . All Poultry Value of Production First. . . . . Chickens Sold (excludes broilers) Sixth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eggs Produced SUMMARY--2003 EGG PRODUCTION The total farm value of poultry and eggs produced in Georgia increased 11 percent to $2.55 billion for the 2003 production year. Value of production from broilers totaled $2.14 billion, up 11 percent from 2002. The value of production for all eggs was $396 million, up 11 percent from 2002. The sale of chickens excluding broilers totaled 18.0 million birds with a value of sales of $ 7.8 million. BROILER PRODUCTION For the twentieth consecutive year, Georgia has been the leader in broiler production with 1.26 billion birds in 2003. Production decreased 2 percent from 1.29 billion broilers produced in 2002. Pounds produced in 2003 totaled 6.30 billion. The average price received per pound for broilers in 2003 was 34.0 cents per pound, up 4.0 cents from the 2002 average price. Georgia ranked first in the number of broilers produced and accounted for 15 percent of the number and 14 percent of pounds of the Nation's broiler production in 2003. For the ninth consecutive year, Georgia ranked number one in the Nation in value of broiler production. Egg production in Georgia for the year ending November 30, 2003, totaled 5.05 billion eggs, 2 percent more than in 2002. The number of layers averaged 20.4 million in 2003, slightly less than the previous year. In hatching egg flocks, the average number of layers was down 2 percent, to 9.22 million from 9.42 million in 2002. The average number of layers in table egg flocks was 11.2 million in 2003. All layers in Georgia produced an average of 247 eggs per hen in 2003, 4 eggs more than 2002's average of 243. Hatching egg flocks produced 2.05 billion eggs during 2003, 3 percent less than the previous year. Table egg flocks produced 3.00 billion eggs in 2003, 5 percent more than 2002. The average price for all eggs in 2003 was 94.1 cents per dozen, 8.1 cents more than the previous year. Table egg prices averaged 55.9 cents per dozen, up 17.3 cents from the previous year. Hatching egg prices averaged $1.57 per dozen, down 1.3 cents 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 2003 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 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 TABLE 1 STATE RANK BY VALUE OF PRODUCTION FROM COMMERCIAL BROILERS, EGGS, AND MATURE CHICKENS, 2003 Eggs 1/ Mature Chickens 1/ Commercial Broilers 1/3/4 All Poultry 6/ ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) IA 460,495 AR 8,815 GA 2,142,850 GA 2,546,425 GA 395,769 GA 7,806 AR 1,986,552 AR 2,515,897 OH 374,458 NC 6,465 AL 1,837,666 NC 2,158,053 PA 370,907 AL 5,193 NC 1,512,000 AL 2 ,138,509 AR 344,040 MS 4,075 MS 1,424,124 MS 1,597,427 TX 310,007 TX 3,319 TX 1,031,590 TX 1,344,916 IN 307,785 OK 1,938 DE 542,592 PA 719,990 AL 295,650 VA 1,561 KY 506,566 VA 693,573 CA 282,375 KY 1,459 MD 494,748 SC 650,326 NC 241,788 MO 1022 VA 441,660 MN 649,563 MS 169,228 SC 974 OK 379,100 KY 591,147 MN 146,372 TN 947 SC 389,266 IA 556,921 FL 145,107 WV 937 TN 322,320 MD 547,062 NE 139,368 LA 631 PA 247,284 DE 542,592 MO 99,921 PA 443 FL 178,955 OH 536,223 MI 93,762 FL 381 WV 121,550 OK 453,112 SC 87,186 CO 304 OH 78,925 IN 446,864 KY 83,122 MN 251 MN 77,690 CA 433,251 VA 73,160 IN 199 WI 54,180 MO 386,613 OK 72,074 WI 179 NE 7,980 TN 355,167 ME 70,530 CA 158 NY 5,110 FL 324,443 WA 70,360 MD 102 HI 1,682 WV 189,589 CO 59,909 HI 98 MI 162,534 NY 56,330 IL 71 NE 147,366 WI 55,618 UT 66 WI 109,977 IL 51,001 OH 43 SD 83,635 MD 46,206 IA 36 IL 82,639 CT 44,123 NH 28 ME 70,550 OR 43,522 ID 23 WA 70,368 UT 37,527 ME 20 NY 66,230 LA 35,957 NE 18 CO 60,213 WV 33,975 VT 14 CT 44,294 TN 31,900 MI 12 OR 43,525 SD 31,708 NY 9 UT 37,593 NJ 29,190 WA 8 LA 36,588 ID 14,519 CT 6 NJ 29,728 HI 9,396 MT 4 ID 14,542 MT 5,796 NJ 3 HI 11,176 MA 4,879 OR 3 ND 10,023 VT 3,613 MA 3 MA 7,597 NH 3,261 SD 2 MT 5,800 WY 186 VT 5,409 NH 3,513 WY 186 All Other States 83,231 2/ 53 2/ 1,430,557 5/ 1,816,968 U.S. 7/ 5,315,311 47,679 15,214,947 23,298,117 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, 1996-2003 1/ 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 --Thousand Dollars-- Commercial Broilers 2,205,294 2,276,890 2,386,382 2,293,445 2,029,005 2,432,235 1,935,750 2,142,850 Mature Chickens, Hatching Egg Flocks 11,084 16,911 20,078 16,940 20,898 11,380 10,329 7,713 Table Egg Flocks 149 201 178 140 188 104 93 93 All Chickens, Including Commercial Broilers 2,216,527 2,294,002 2,406,638 2,310,525 2,050,091 2,443,719 1,946,172 2,150,656 Eggs 348,002 358,941 376,104 379,339 370,831 368,073 356,065 395,769 Turkeys 2/ 7,308 2,591 All Poultry 2,571,837 2,655,534 2,782,742 2,689,864 2,420,922 2,811,792 2,302,237 2,546,425 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/ Discontinued in 1998. Value of Production Broilers, Chickens, and Eggs, Georgia 2003 Mature Chickens $8 Eggs (Total) $396 Broilers $2,143 Broilers 84.2% Eggs 15.5% Mature Chickens 0.3% TABLE 3 POULTRY--PRODUCTION, SALES AND VALUE, GEORGIA, 1996-2003 1/ Unit 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Commercial Broilers Number Produced 1,000 1,154,000 1,182,800 1,202,500 1,239,700 1,229,700 1,247,300 1,290,500 Pounds Produced 1,000 5,654,600 5,914,000 5,892,300 6,198,500 6,148,500 6,236,500 6,452,500 Price per Pound 2/ Cents 39.0 38.5 40.5 37.0 33.0 39.0 30.0 Value of Production 1,000 Dols 2,205,294 2,276,890 2,386,382 2,293,445 2,029,005 2,432,235 1,935,750 Unit 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Mature Chickens, Hatching Egg Flocks Number Sold 1,000 9,565 10,385 11,797 14,163 14,363 14,187 12,598 Pounds Sold 1,000 84,685 87,794 98,884 127,694 128,345 126,361 110,053 Price per Pound Cents 13.1 19.3 20.3 13.3 16.3 9.0 9.4 Value of Sales 1,000 Dols 11,084 16,911 20,078 16,940 20,898 11,380 10,329 Unit 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Mature Chickens, Table Egg Flocks Number Sold 1,000 6,240 5,115 5,225 7,107 8,074 5,443 4,349 Pounds Sold 1,000 24,370 19,156 20,270 27,577 37,689 20,864 17,050 Price per Pound Cents 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Value of Sales 1,000 Dols 149 201 178 140 188 104 93 1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Live weight equivalent price. 2003 1,260,500 6,302,500 34.0 2,142,850 2003 12,208 94,264 8.2 7,713 2003 5,749 18,865 0.5 93 Number (Mil.) 2,500 BROILERS Number & Value of Production Georgia, 1996 - 2003 Dollars (Mil.) 2,500 2,000 2,000 1,500 1,500 1,000 1,000 500 500 0 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Years Number Value Millions 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 MATURE CHICKENS Number Sold & Value of Sales Georgia, 1996 - 2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Number, Hatching Years Value, Hatching Number, Table Value, Table 2003 Million 500 EGG PRODUCTION & VALUE Hatching, Table, and Total Eggs Georgia, 1996 - 2003 Million $ 500 400 400 300 300 200 200 100 100 0 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Years Dz. Table Eggs Dz. Hatching Eggs Total Dz. Eggs Dollar Value TABLE 4 EGGS--PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA 1996-2003 1/2/ Unit 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Average Number Layers 1,000 Eggs per Layer Number Eggs Produced Millions Price per Dozen Cents Value of Production 1,000 Dols 10,669 259 2,767 64.5 148,726 11,188 260 2,908 59.2 143,461 11,818 258 3,045 52.5 133,289 Table Eggs 11,563 11,728 259 258 2,997 42.8 106,912 3,022 42.7 107,562 11,596 258 2,991 42.6 106,186 11,052 258 2,853 38.6 91,798 Unit 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Hatching Eggs Average Number Layers 1,000 Eggs per Layer Eggs Produced Table Hatching Total Price per Dozen Table Hatching Value of Production Table Hatching Total Number Millions Millions Millions Cents Cents 1,000 Dols 1,000 Dols 1,000 Dols 7,929 229 127 1,690 1,817 64.5 136.6 6,826 192,450 199,276 8,683 226 9,217 226 9,498 229 9,088 231 137 1,822 1,959 146 1,935 2,081 153 2,026 2,179 147 1,959 2,106 59.2 137.5 52.5 136.3 42.8 158.1 42.7 158.1 6,759 208,721 215,480 6,390 236,425 242,815 5,424 267,003 272,457 5,244 258,025 263,269 9,398 223 9,422 224 147 1,948 2,095 148 1,966 2,114 42.6 158.0 38.6 158.4 5,222 256,665 261,887 4,762 259,505 264,267 Unit 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Average Number Layers 1,000 Eggs per Layer Eggs Produced Number Table Hatching Total Price per Dozen Millions Millions Millions Table Hatching Total Cents Cents Cents Value of Production Table Hatching Total 1,000 Dols 1,000 Dols 1,000 Dols 18,626 246 2,894 1,690 4,584 64.5 136.6 91.1 155,552 192,450 348,002 19,869 245 21,035 244 Total Eggs 21,059 20,816 246 246 3,045 1,822 4,867 3,191 1,935 5,126 3,150 2,026 5,176 3,169 1,959 5,128 59.2 137.5 88.5 52.5 136.3 88.0 42.8 158.1 87.9 42.7 158.1 86.8 150,220 208,721 358,941 139,679 236,425 376,104 112,336 267,003 379,339 112,806 258,025 370,831 20,994 242 20,473 243 3,138 1,948 5,086 3,001 1,966 4,967 42.6 158.0 86.8 38.6 158.4 86.0 111,408 256,665 368,073 96,560 259,505 356,065 1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Includes both commercial and farm flocks. 2003 11,225 267 2,998 55.9 139,657 2003 9,217 222 143 1,906 2,049 55.9 157.1 6,661 249,451 256,112 2003 20,442 247 3,141 1,906 5,047 55.9 157.1 94.1 146,318 249,451 395,769 Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1996 28.9 28.9 28.9 28.5 28.5 28.5 29.1 28.8 28.9 29.1 TABLE 5 BROILER EGGS SET--GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 1996-2003 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 --Millions-- 29.5 30.3 31.6 31.6 30.8 28.8 30.3 31.3 31.7 31.0 29.0 29.7 31.5 31.3 30.6 29.2 29.6 31.1 31.5 30.6 29.1 29.2 30.8 31.1 30.4 29.6 29.2 31.2 31.4 30.7 29.9 29.8 31.8 30.8 31.1 30.0 29.7 31.9 30.7 31.5 30.1 29.9 31.4 31.8 32.4 29.4 29.9 32.0 31.9 31.7 11 28.1 29.6 30.3 31.6 32.1 31.9 12 28.5 29.0 29.9 31.5 31.2 31.9 13 28.3 28.2 30.4 32.0 32.4 31.5 14 28.8 30.4 30.4 31.9 32.3 32.4 15 29.0 29.9 30.6 31.8 32.4 32.6 16 28.6 30.2 30.5 32.0 32.5 31.9 17 28.8 30.5 30.9 31.7 31.8 32.5 18 28.2 28.8 31.0 31.6 32.3 32.0 19 28.7 29.6 31.0 31.6 31.7 32.5 20 28.3 30.6 31.3 32.1 32.1 32.3 21 28.4 30.6 31.0 31.9 32.3 32.6 22 28.7 30.9 31.3 32.0 32.0 32.5 23 29.1 30.8 31.3 31.8 32.1 32.5 24 29.1 30.7 31.5 32.2 32.0 32.4 25 28.2 30.5 31.2 31.9 31.1 30.7 26 28.3 30.3 31.3 31.2 29.9 32.1 27 28.0 29.7 30.8 31.4 30.3 30.8 28 28.7 30.7 30.7 30.9 29.7 31.9 29 28.9 30.6 31.3 31.8 29.8 31.4 30 28.7 29.6 31.1 31.9 30.3 30.9 31 28.6 29.8 30.9 31.6 30.5 31.7 32 28.4 30.5 30.9 30.9 29.8 31.7 33 27.9 29.5 31.0 30.6 30.1 31.8 34 28.9 30.5 31.6 31.4 30.7 31.9 35 27.8 30.4 31.2 31.0 30.6 32.0 36 28.3 30.4 30.9 30.3 30.6 31.2 37 26.6 28.3 30.2 29.0 28.8 31.4 38 26.5 28.5 30.4 29.5 30.5 30.1 39 26.8 28.1 29.6 28.1 28.1 30.6 40 28.6 30.3 31.4 31.6 30.6 32.5 41 28.1 28.9 31.2 29.9 30.3 31.2 42 25.7 26.7 30.9 28.3 29.2 29.0 43 25.9 27.5 28.9 27.5 29.2 28.6 44 27.3 27.8 30.7 30.0 27.6 29.4 45 28.5 27.9 31.2 29.4 28.0 31.2 46 29.4 28.8 31.9 30.9 31.1 31.5 47 29.3 29.5 31.8 30.8 29.9 30.7 48 29.7 29.9 31.8 31.0 30.8 32.6 49 29.1 29.5 31.3 31.4 31.2 31.3 50 29.2 30.2 31.8 31.1 30.9 31.5 51 29.1 30.0 31.6 31.5 30.8 31.7 52 29.7 30.3 32.3 31.2 30.6 30.8 53 30.5 Total 1/ 1,479.0 1,539.2 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 1,599.9 1,616.5 1,634.3 1,634.3 2002 31.3 31.9 31.4 31.3 31.2 31.6 31.5 31.6 31.5 32.2 31.6 31.8 31.3 32.3 31.9 32.3 31.9 31.5 32.9 32.8 32.6 32.7 32.7 32.7 32.2 32.4 31.7 32.6 31.9 32.2 32.4 32.0 31.1 31.5 31.6 32.0 29.0 30.1 28.7 29.5 29.8 28.4 27.3 28.3 29.9 30.6 29.9 30.4 30.4 30.5 30.0 30.9 1,624.2 2003 30.7 31.0 30.9 31.4 31.3 31.2 31.3 31.6 31.9 32.3 31.6 31.6 31.2 32.3 32.5 31.9 31.9 31.9 32.4 32.9 32.5 32.9 33.0 32.7 32.4 32.1 32.3 32.6 32.9 32.9 32.3 32.6 32.3 32.8 32.5 30.9 30.9 31.0 31.2 30.9 31.9 29.6 28.4 30.1 31.5 33.0 32.1 33.4 32.8 33.5 32.7 33.1 1,658.6 Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 1996 23.6 23.8 23.8 24.1 24.0 TABLE 6 BROILER CHICKS PLACED--GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 1996-2003 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 --Millions-- 23.4 23.9 23.6 24.0 24.3 24.5 24.7 24.1 24.0 24.7 24.0 24.2 25.2 24.1 24.7 24.4 24.8 25.7 25.0 24.3 23.8 24.1 24.8 25.1 24.3 2002 26.4 25.8 24.9 26.1 25.7 6 23.6 23.5 24.2 24.5 24.5 24.7 25.5 7 23.4 23.6 24.0 24.3 24.7 24.7 25.2 8 23.2 23.9 23.4 24.7 24.9 24.9 25.3 9 22.9 23.7 23.1 25.3 24.7 24.3 26.0 10 23.3 23.9 24.0 24.8 24.0 24.9 26.0 11 23.6 24.1 23.5 25.6 23.4 26.4 25.8 12 24.1 24.2 24.0 25.8 24.6 26.6 25.5 13 23.8 24.3 24.3 25.2 25.5 26.3 26.0 14 22.7 23.3 24.8 25.0 25.9 25.7 26.0 15 23.2 23.1 24.7 24.8 25.3 25.8 25.8 16 22.9 22.4 24.5 25.7 25.5 25.5 25.1 17 23.4 24.1 24.6 25.9 25.6 25.1 26.5 18 23.4 24.2 24.7 25.3 25.1 26.1 26.3 19 23.3 23.9 23.7 25.2 25.3 25.8 26.4 20 23.4 24.5 24.8 25.4 24.6 26.2 25.9 21 23.3 23.1 25.1 25.5 25.6 25.6 25.3 22 23.4 24.2 25.6 25.3 24.8 26.7 26.9 23 23.6 24.7 25.3 25.4 26.1 25.4 26.3 24 23.4 24.7 25.5 25.8 25.7 25.9 25.7 25 23.4 24.6 25.2 26.3 25.8 26.7 26.1 26 23.4 24.6 24.5 25.9 25.3 25.8 26.0 27 24.1 24.3 24.4 25.2 25.4 26.3 26.6 28 23.3 24.1 24.6 25.1 25.4 24.6 26.2 29 23.6 24.2 24.9 24.8 23.5 25.9 26.3 30 22.9 24.0 24.4 25.1 23.9 24.5 25.6 31 23.3 24.2 24.1 24.5 24.0 25.9 26.4 32 23.4 24.6 25.2 25.8 24.0 25.1 25.8 33 22.9 23.5 24.7 25.6 24.5 24.9 25.8 34 22.7 23.2 23.6 25.2 24.2 25.5 25.4 35 23.0 24.1 24.3 23.5 24.1 25.3 25.7 36 23.0 23.6 24.0 23.6 23.7 25.7 25.1 37 23.9 24.2 25.1 24.3 24.5 25.5 25.8 38 23.1 24.3 24.8 24.3 24.3 25.9 25.5 39 23.2 24.5 24.7 24.0 24.3 25.6 26.2 40 21.3 22.6 24.0 23.1 22.4 25.5 23.4 41 21.5 22.5 23.6 23.6 24.3 24.1 24.7 42 21.4 22.0 23.5 22.0 22.9 24.9 22.9 43 22.8 23.7 24.6 24.9 24.5 25.9 24.2 44 23.0 23.2 24.4 24.3 24.6 25.0 24.1 45 21.1 21.5 23.4 22.6 23.3 23.2 23.4 46 20.9 21.5 22.6 21.4 23.9 23.0 21.5 47 22.4 23.0 23.8 23.8 22.3 23.3 22.8 48 23.4 22.7 25.5 23.7 22.5 25.1 24.3 49 24.0 23.2 24.7 24.8 24.6 25.6 25.1 50 23.5 23.9 24.8 24.2 23.8 24.2 24.7 51 24.4 24.0 25.0 24.9 24.9 26.1 24.8 52 24.2 23.1 25.4 25.2 25.0 25.2 24.7 53 24.3 Total 1/ 1,205.6 1,231.7 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 1,269.6 1,285.5 1,297.3 1,312.7 1,319.3 2003 24.5 24.2 24.8 25.1 25.1 25.6 25.8 25.0 25.7 24.4 25.1 25.4 25.5 25.1 25.2 24.6 25.7 26.4 24.9 24.7 25.2 25.4 26.0 26.4 26.2 26.5 26.1 25.3 25.2 25.2 25.6 26.3 26.2 25.3 26.2 25.1 26.0 25.4 24.7 23.8 24.4 24.1 24.4 25.3 23.9 22.5 23.3 25.0 24.9 24.7 26.0 26.2 1,309.4 Million Eggs 34 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET Jan 4, 2003 through Dec 27, 2003 Georgia 33 32 31 30 29 28 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Week Million Chicks 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 0 5 BROILER TYPE CHICKS PLACED Jan 4, 2003 through Dec 27, 2003 Georgia 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Week Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1996 104.7 96.8 104.5 100.2 104.2 100.6 103.5 103.3 98.7 98.4 94.8 106.6 TABLE 7 BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED--BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1996-2003 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Millions-- 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 95.6 107.8 105.9 111.6 108.5 110.6 109.6 106.0 108.1 104.3 112.1 112.6 100.1 114.2 110.3 114.5 111.5 113.2 111.9 104.1 105.4 100.1 110.8 112.8 104.7 112.3 111.2 114.9 111.5 109.0 107.3 104.2 107.4 101.1 110.6 110.3 99.8 114.4 111.4 116.6 113.7 113.8 112.9 109.7 112.2 103.3 113.6 114.1 103.0 115.0 111.7 116.9 114.4 117.4 115.8 110.6 107.3 100.5 110.4 Total 1/ 1,216.5 1,255.9 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 1,288.4 1,308.8 1,306.8 1,331.8 1,337.1 2003 111.4 102.2 115.9 112.8 117.8 117.1 119.0 120.0 113.4 113.2 106.3 119.3 1,368.3 Million Chicks 125 BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED Georgia, 2001 - 2003 120 2002 2003 115 2001 110 105 100 95 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Month Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 1996 600 592 446 570 448 TABLE 8 EGG TYPE EGGS SET--GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 1996-2003 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 --Thousands-- 521 537 573 531 647 622 621 611 613 633 600 509 599 413 561 622 478 442 605 630 575 524 568 602 536 6 579 592 551 593 480 505 7 581 569 612 367 553 643 8 596 543 508 322 572 647 9 579 537 588 622 570 597 10 603 560 599 586 583 640 11 519 572 549 567 464 633 12 576 528 596 546 415 616 13 518 584 607 591 320 610 14 550 667 553 468 593 581 15 574 579 658 583 532 616 16 635 562 585 609 512 607 17 592 588 541 618 476 590 18 582 582 611 596 543 538 19 578 456 409 651 583 578 20 569 600 604 531 399 584 21 438 586 620 410 481 647 22 453 545 525 527 576 629 23 620 592 583 581 534 642 24 447 373 394 446 581 642 25 594 546 570 543 300 585 26 490 441 543 469 582 585 27 523 567 531 566 541 607 28 501 559 501 323 222 534 29 520 594 600 596 530 643 30 606 553 458 378 505 556 31 547 547 423 502 467 642 32 488 599 514 570 572 586 33 555 461 609 626 561 638 34 554 599 435 516 495 508 35 576 595 560 567 597 628 36 529 508 431 531 599 594 37 614 585 549 524 604 592 38 498 585 535 443 522 575 39 553 388 583 525 554 516 40 409 294 409 523 374 505 41 341 426 251 514 515 622 42 536 396 323 500 474 625 43 121 436 594 480 525 563 44 569 381 522 540 570 302 45 414 263 296 281 305 642 46 647 483 458 550 611 647 47 596 420 595 376 568 461 48 464 574 611 494 616 536 49 231 459 233 445 616 324 50 523 451 311 428 475 635 51 593 600 625 622 462 616 52 412 531 613 622 609 642 53 613 Total 1/ 27,249 27,396 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 27,045 27,061 27,515 30,461 2002 633 621 629 609 634 554 607 548 614 637 590 546 595 645 565 596 647 625 523 529 593 640 638 616 613 636 475 498 630 541 589 627 615 616 612 559 372 440 631 625 321 305 643 638 420 603 643 638 446 622 606 645 30,043 2003 626 625 628 614 602 642 588 639 642 635 631 642 629 647 632 640 627 628 626 642 613 617 641 545 622 640 619 644 647 630 634 642 642 642 642 638 570 638 647 603 598 637 403 388 443 617 342 629 505 505 630 647 31,445 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, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 --Thousands-- 393 422 416 489 526 482 545 441 536 521 391 259 358 395 520 505 523 511 461 537 528 565 463 497 447 573 530 510 514 505 2002 282 527 570 545 543 396 509 517 522 393 499 509 507 533 499 434 495 352 487 568 416 500 497 549 540 462 497 535 466 559 475 518 394 414 469 527 318 471 543 525 544 466 530 475 548 501 453 482 503 540 453 269 491 533 468 505 512 489 488 527 594 489 489 542 544 476 487 400 539 513 511 472 366 520 474 456 505 480 567 497 507 508 478 525 515 541 520 276 519 497 490 406 499 486 531 559 497 450 521 482 517 543 422 524 474 461 506 387 521 532 535 503 493 355 506 470 387 505 394 448 512 504 457 462 529 364 561 500 480 446 519 470 311 480 435 532 346 419 536 500 462 464 474 521 499 545 536 386 336 513 488 418 399 446 486 577 349 469 536 553 342 390 491 532 551 503 452 256 502 546 497 373 508 529 538 439 506 439 507 387 442 486 440 495 490 483 486 486 437 525 438 210 185 458 439 553 536 451 555 523 402 316 421 487 481 387 443 372 537 517 458 496 492 499 549 501 391 483 504 508 510 469 439 532 522 537 531 488 525 553 378 444 439 437 556 471 499 522 536 543 373 228 521 498 501 488 472 567 518 332 454 519 490 338 371 255 304 361 477 340 443 396 470 497 387 518 508 475 439 564 364 477 339 431 531 206 464 457 546 282 282 451 409 542 270 108 385 494 343 358 222 545 403 520 362 510 435 467 485 559 471 480 489 266 576 259 240 270 548 369 395 480 534 547 532 510 289 481 388 534 407 500 195 387 539 418 522 425 531 202 364 528 280 410 396 23,942 23,709 23,717 23,051 23,282 25,494 25,924 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.4 5.6 6.1 U.S. Total 401,640 425,007 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Revised. 438,273 451,721 430,412 452,673 2/ 421,549 2003 577 566 554 563 569 561 561 542 565 524 559 565 559 568 579 558 579 537 556 542 553 548 538 585 571 548 470 561 556 548 568 548 534 548 557 556 569 562 552 495 553 559 524 515 546 343 337 387 284 543 560 452 27,831 6.7 416,069 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1996 2.1 1.9 2.4 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.8 TABLE 10 EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED--BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1996-2003 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Millions-- 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.3 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.2 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.3 1.7 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.2 2.1 1.6 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.5 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.3 Total 1/ 24.1 23.8 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 23.7 23.1 23.3 25.5 25.9 Thousand Eggs 700 EGG TYPE EGGS SET Jan 4, 2003 through Dec 27, 2003 Georgia 600 500 400 300 200 1 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Week 2003 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.7 2.1 27.8 Thousand Chicks 700 EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED Jan 4, 2003 through Dec 27, 2003 Georgia 600 500 400 300 200 100 1 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Week Month Dec 1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 11 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN ALL FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Thousands-- 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 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 21,009 20,975 21,139 21,370 20,946 20,408 20,480 20,986 20,730 20,359 20,636 20,754 20,775 20,686 20,749 21,385 21,503 20,757 20,496 20,511 20,730 21,124 21,661 21,830 21,489 21,391 20,928 20,420 20,438 19,968 19,973 20,124 20,005 20,237 20,330 20,377 Annual Average 18,000 1/ Dec. preceding year. 18,626 21,035 21,059 20,816 20,994 20,473 2003 20,515 20,393 20,630 20,734 20,516 20,553 20,554 20,337 20,230 20,145 20,200 20,499 20,442 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, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Number-- 2,091 2,039 1,906 2,120 2,096 2,052 1,891 2,126 2,172 2,112 1,876 2,142 2,133 2,078 1,870 2,127 2,180 2,122 1,954 2,143 2,108 2,026 1,827 2,104 2,066 1,963 1,821 2,120 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 2,032 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 2,014 1,995 1,913 2,033 2,077 1,979 2,064 2,080 2,031 2,068 1,968 1,973 2,039 2,016 2,105 2,095 2003 2,157 2,084 1,852 2,088 2,042 2,082 1,980 2,065 2,101 2,040 2,139 2,059 Average per Layer 2/ 246 245 244 246 246 242 243 247 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, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Million Eggs-- 394 406 444 457 458 438 444 382 404 434 448 445 419 420 361 375 391 406 413 379 381 402 424 454 452 458 450 433 381 395 438 423 435 433 415 374 399 430 424 420 414 413 365 391 407 417 402 392 393 388 409 421 424 427 416 397 388 408 422 417 426 426 408 374 399 407 419 403 418 408 387 430 436 447 420 447 428 388 427 442 442 421 454 427 Annual Total 4,584 1/ Dec preceding year. 4,867 5,126 5,176 5,128 5,086 4,967 2003 443 425 382 433 419 428 407 420 425 411 432 422 5,047 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, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 --Thousands-- 10,894 11,209 11,428 11,916 11,900 11,837 12,112 11,385 10,736 11,330 11,371 12,056 11,906 11,644 11,994 11,286 10,854 11,240 11,618 12,171 12,063 11,540 11,560 11,383 10,943 11,181 11,828 11,608 12,170 12,008 10,964 11,387 10,741 11,055 11,704 11,234 11,682 11,992 10,887 11,113 10,316 10,805 11,724 11,282 11,293 11,285 10,299 11,089 10,123 10,731 12,071 11,277 11,587 11,162 10,255 11,096 10,474 10,891 12,041 11,074 11,987 11,298 10,608 11,053 10,690 11,048 11,873 11,042 11,843 11,370 10,704 11,058 10,648 11,388 11,815 11,434 11,715 11,729 10,980 11,099 10,867 11,712 12,108 11,773 11,906 12,105 11,079 11,238 11,100 11,663 12,218 11,861 11,878 12,387 11,180 11,516 Average 10,669 1/ Dec preceding year. 11,188 11,817 11,561 11,828 11,696 11,052 11,225 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, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Number-- 2,220 2,238 2,363 2,299 2,319 2,222 2,188 2,130 2,161 2,269 2,206 2,226 2,104 2,026 2,001 2,002 1,997 1,980 2,031 1,906 1,920 2,248 2,269 2,308 2,309 2,286 2,240 2,326 2,124 2,112 2,230 2,172 2,200 2,143 2,204 2,114 2,161 2,149 2,101 2,099 2,065 2,214 2,133 2,127 1,972 2,057 1,985 1,953 2,087 2,232 2,213 2,051 2,122 2,077 2,124 2,036 2,189 2,186 2,080 2,119 2,119 2,216 2,149 2,124 2,073 2,023 2,116 2,032 2,106 2,158 2,182 2,213 2,156 2,217 2,066 2,214 2,247 2,163 2,238 2,185 2,217 2,122 2,252 2,272 2003 2,372 2,242 1,985 2,275 2,223 2,254 2,118 2,226 2,279 2,207 2,305 2,223 Average per Layer 2/ 259 260 258 259 255 256 258 267 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, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Million Eggs-- 249 242 270 230 229 258 199 217 232 274 276 263 265 266 265 245 243 241 245 220 222 234 246 273 227 228 261 268 276 269 255 244 257 257 240 216 218 252 199 216 238 206 234 247 237 237 233 228 232 230 218 214 235 249 240 216 212 234 247 211 226 239 229 237 261 233 240 267 234 251 252 230 242 238 247 237 261 246 268 249 263 252 279 254 Annual Total 2,645 1/ Dec preceding year. 2,767 3,045 2,997 3,022 2,991 2,853 2003 270 253 226 259 247 250 235 246 252 245 259 256 2,998 TABLE 17 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN HATCHING EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1996-2003 1/ Month 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 --Thousands-- Dec 2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 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 9,377 9,397 9,368 9,456 9,551 9,669 9,718 9,516 9,301 9,257 9,251 9,197 9,130 9,107 9,247 9,347 9,403 9,464 9,458 9,284 9,172 9,046 8,962 8,983 Average 7,929 8,683 9,217 9,498 9,033 1/ Hatching egg flocks used principally for hatchery broiler chicks. 2/ Dec preceding year. 9,298 9,422 9,217 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, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 --Number-- 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 1,909 1,884 1,697 1,882 1,832 1,913 1,842 1,902 1,914 1,847 1,935 1,881 1,895 1,889 1,687 1,862 1,829 1,881 1,819 1,874 1,886 1,835 1,930 1,848 Average per Layer 2/ 229 226 226 229 232 225 224 222 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, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Million Eggs-- 152 155 174 183 182 175 179 153 159 176 182 180 174 177 144 150 159 165 168 159 159 156 170 181 184 182 181 178 153 162 177 179 178 176 175 156 166 178 187 183 181 185 149 163 169 185 172 174 179 154 168 174 189 178 176 181 154 166 175 183 175 174 178 148 163 168 177 165 171 171 150 171 175 186 174 179 179 148 166 175 179 169 175 173 Annual Total 1,817 1/ Dec preceding year. 1,959 2,081 2,179 2,106 2,095 2,114 2003 173 172 156 174 172 178 172 174 173 166 173 166 2,049 Month Dec 1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 20 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR ALL EGGS--GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Cents per Dozen-- 92.8 101.5 96.6 97.0 83.5 99.1 80.6 93.3 90.0 92.9 90.6 81.5 90.3 89.5 92.0 92.2 87.4 88.7 91.3 90.3 81.8 94.9 88.3 90.3 90.7 80.1 90.5 91.4 91.3 84.8 84.3 85.3 88.6 90.4 80.9 87.0 84.9 80.7 85.6 82.3 85.4 83.2 87.9 81.7 84.4 84.9 89.4 84.2 90.9 86.7 84.4 82.8 89.0 83.1 81.8 86.9 90.9 85.3 87.8 89.4 91.1 81.5 88.6 91.7 88.7 87.3 84.2 85.3 80.9 83.6 90.4 83.7 88.6 80.8 92.6 83.2 81.9 94.2 96.1 92.5 88.7 93.7 84.3 93.6 Weighted Average 1/ Dec preceding year. 91.1 88.5 88.0 87.9 86.8 86.8 86.1 2003 88.9 91.1 88.1 89.2 91.7 85.1 90.9 91.5 98.2 97.3 102.4 114.3 94.1 Month Dec 1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 21 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR TABLE EGGS--GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Cents per Dozen-- 69.4 82.6 68.7 61.6 39.7 65.2 33.7 68.7 62.7 60.7 49.9 35.0 47.9 45.4 65.5 65.7 51.4 46.7 51.2 47.1 32.9 71.3 59.0 57.4 50.0 34.0 50.5 50.5 64.0 52.0 46.6 37.8 46.1 49.6 30.6 54.8 51.4 38.8 34.7 30.0 35.3 29.0 57.5 45.7 44.9 33.0 44.0 31.6 41.4 56.9 51.3 42.5 39.9 35.3 31.7 34.0 63.8 53.2 50.8 42.0 50.1 34.2 41.0 65.3 58.8 50.3 36.0 40.4 33.0 35.7 64.0 51.8 54.1 31.4 52.0 38.6 33.0 70.9 73.2 61.3 46.9 55.9 43.1 54.2 2003 49.8 51.0 45.3 48.4 51.1 38.9 47.7 50.2 62.7 61.6 70.6 91.2 Weighted Average 1/ Dec preceding year. 64.5 59.2 52.5 42.8 42.7 42.6 38.6 55.9 Month Dec 1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 22 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR HATCHING EGGS--GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 --Cents per Dozen-- 130.0 132.0 140.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 130.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 Weighted Average 1/ Dec preceding year. 132.0 132.0 140.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 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, 1996-2003 Percent Being Molted 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2.0 6.0 6.5 4.0 3.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.5 5.0 4.0 2.5 1.5 4.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 1.5 1.0 2.5 1.0 2.0 2.5 7.5 5.0 6.0 5.5 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 3.0 9.5 5.5 9.0 6.0 6.0 2.5 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.5 3.0 5.0 1.5 5.5 6.0 5.0 6.5 5.0 3.5 4.5 5.0 3.5 3.0 4.5 4.0 6.0 9.5 5.0 3.5 7.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 6.5 2.5 1.0 4.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 5.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 1.5 Percent with Molt Complete 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20.0 22.5 18.0 17.5 15.5 22.5 13.0 20.5 21.5 17.0 19.0 15.5 20.0 13.0 23.0 22.5 18.0 20.0 15.0 21.0 13.0 22.5 20.0 16.5 17.0 16.0 20.5 13.5 21.5 20.5 13.5 17.5 15.5 18.5 11.5 21.5 20.5 14.0 15.5 13.5 16.5 14.0 24.0 22.0 16.5 16.5 16.5 18.0 15.5 22.0 22.5 16.0 14.5 18.5 16.0 14.5 24.5 22.0 19.0 17.0 21.0 15.5 15.0 22.5 19.5 18.5 17.0 21.5 13.5 17.0 25.0 18.5 21.0 16.0 21.5 15.0 16.0 24.0 16.5 19.0 13.5 22.5 16.0 17.0 2003 3.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 4.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 3.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 2003 18.5 16.5 16.0 17.0 14.5 13.5 14.5 15.5 18.0 17.5 18.5 17.5 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TABLE 24 POULTRY SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION--GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Young Chickens --Thousands-- 92,462 96,333 94,535 94,574 92,800 98,541 105,158 108,550 86,665 88,362 87,814 90,500 93,152 89,693 94,304 90,702 86,507 88,516 94,959 102,421 101,920 99,260 98,715 98,252 85,898 96,133 95,803 97,788 91,508 95,722 106,496 102,389 95,582 96,684 92,024 96,449 104,311 106,300 108,173 103,584 85,740 91,206 95,492 102,859 101,788 100,581 96,648 102,178 95,275 97,319 100,692 100,902 92,961 104,147 109,104 108,293 96,873 96,233 95,695 101,196 106,019 112,436 109,843 104,516 87,708 92,676 97,958 96,617 89,451 93,433 99,215 108,755 99,933 103,460 98,501 94,396 95,706 110,675 113,094 114,258 81,612 82,650 85,520 92,771 93,226 101,289 94,917 89,376 86,255 91,992 97,553 92,261 88,430 92,719 100,186 103,141 Annual Total 1,080,510 1,121,564 1,136,546 1,162,734 1,151,272 1,204,796 1,235,853 1,233,994 State Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut TABLE 25 NUMBER OF ALL CHICKENS ON FARMS, BY STATES--DECEMBER 1, 1996-2003 1/ 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --1,000 Head-- 15,445 16,091 16,068 16,132 15,647 15,903 15,256 22,881 23,145 23,500 25,773 23,145 23,366 22,787 29,800 30,500 29,993 31,248 30,170 29,270 28,218 4,080 4,718 4,597 4,479 4,170 4,210 4,780 4,432 4,309 3,959 3,991 3,945 3,748 3,793 2003 14,425 23,321 25,981 5,100 3,745 Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho 652 11,499 27,650 876 1,321 685 12,972 29,910 863 1,228 495 13,141 31,126 747 1,256 1,780 12,842 30,017 721 1,301 1,576 13,023 29,805 722 1,241 1,332 13,123 31,173 659 1,225 1,629 13,012 30,296 625 1,245 2/ 13,298 29,508 600 1,177 Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana 3,532 25,448 26,502 4,050 2,610 4,056 27,189 27,965 4,700 2,520 3,484 29,357 31,266 5,300 2,650 4,124 29,607 34,078 5,650 2,630 4,048 28,741 38,575 5,800 2,580 4,136 28,958 42,858 5,600 2,700 4,002 29,098 46,990 6,195 2,560 4,232 28,865 50,882 7,156 2,590 Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan 7,073 4,389 773 6,320 6,900 4,115 704 6,190 6,817 4,603 494 7,054 6,234 4,768 419 8,097 5,652 4,631 357 7,906 5,607 4,424 357 8,225 5,790 4,420 352 8,321 5,473 3,769 280 9,731 Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska 14,995 10,734 8,350 470 11,493 14,730 11,073 9,445 405 12,126 15,575 11,009 8,810 380 13,219 16,625 11,076 8,443 410 13,846 15,815 10,295 8,225 460 13,895 15,803 10,388 8,662 480 13,704 15,005 10,814 8,755 480 13,747 14,600 10,984 8,280 485 14,223 New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio 247 1,946 4,400 17,281 33,860 218 2,128 4,500 17,175 34,798 215 2,097 4,700 17,220 39,010 248 2,237 5,000 17,135 40,438 262 2,337 5,600 17,759 35,832 262 2,346 4,730 18,121 38,009 278 2,158 4,992 17,042 37,883 219 2,134 4,715 17,450 37,663 Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota 5,040 3,350 26,315 5,940 2,345 5,605 3,591 27,670 5,670 2,550 5,380 3,476 28,454 5,599 2,645 5,310 3,714 27,885 5,961 2,440 5,320 3,703 30,619 6,946 2,530 5,395 3,704 29,328 6,946 2,777 5,740 3,400 29,257 6,598 2,677 5,654 3,591 29,408 6,778 3,710 Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia 1,600 21,300 2,044 197 4,648 2,036 22,700 2,138 203 4,660 2,255 24,400 2,196 246 5,143 2,155 24,400 2,884 274 4,641 2,210 25,360 3,828 246 4,553 2,250 26,101 4,015 234 4,554 2,200 25,506 3,853 228 4,573 2,260 25,984 3,894 199 4,509 Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 6,937 1,780 4,693 2/ 6,867 1,790 5,025 2/ 6,969 1,856 4,615 17 6,233 2,170 5,437 17 6,721 1,859 5,823 17 6,372 1,953 6,100 17 6,484 2,066 5,600 17 6,230 2,060 5,500 17 Other States 2/ 2,069 2,115 3,962 4,533 4,891 4,974 5,129 8,068 United States 3/ 392,737 410,030 425,355 437,403 436,840 444,099 443,851 448,748 1/ Excludes commercial broilers. 2/ AK, AZ, DE, KS, NV, NM, ND, RI, and WY combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 3/ Totals may not add due to rounding. TABLE 26 TOTAL VALUE OF ALL CHICKENS ON FARMS, BY STATES--DECEMBER 1, 1996-2003 1/ State 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Thousand Dollars-- Alabama 71,047 82,064 85,160 87,113 82,929 77,925 54,922 Arkansas 112,117 115,725 119,850 131,442 99,524 102,810 107,099 California 65,560 67,100 62,985 56,246 63,357 58,540 53,614 Colorado 8,568 10,380 11,033 12,093 10,008 7,999 9,560 Connecticut 10,637 9,911 9,106 8,381 8,679 7,871 8,724 2003 60,585 97,822 45,969 9,690 9,737 Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho 3,064 22,998 96,775 2,278 3,170 3,151 31,133 98,703 2,158 2,702 1,980 30,224 102,716 1,868 2,386 4,628 29,537 102,058 1,658 2,602 6,619 29,953 104,318 1,444 2,482 4,795 26,246 99,754 1,384 2,573 4,724 24,723 103,006 1,063 2,241 2/ 25,266 103,278 1,020 2,001 Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana 6,004 40,717 42,403 8,910 6,264 6,895 46,221 44,744 10,810 6,048 5,574 46,971 46,899 11,660 6,625 6,598 44,411 51,117 14,690 7,364 6,882 28,454 50,148 16,240 7,482 4,550 37,645 47,144 15,680 8,100 5,603 32,008 65,786 19,824 7,424 5,078 40,411 81,411 26,477 9,065 Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota 14,853 10,095 1,701 9,480 22,493 16,560 8,230 1,549 9,904 27,987 16,361 7,825 1,087 9,876 28,035 13,715 9,536 1,131 12,146 28,263 13,000 16,209 1,071 14,231 28,467 11,775 13,714 964 13,983 25,285 12,738 11,492 1,091 14,146 19,507 13,683 12,061 896 27,247 20,440 Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire 51,523 20,875 1,504 24,135 593 56,472 26,446 1,296 25,465 523 61,650 25,549 1,102 27,760 559 56,488 24,485 1,189 23,538 744 55,593 20,563 1,380 25,011 838 50,901 19,923 1,440 24,667 838 52,989 20,137 1,488 24,745 917 52,723 18,216 1,504 25,601 832 New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma 4,865 8,360 79,493 67,720 21,168 5,320 8,100 79,005 69,596 25,783 6,291 7,990 79,212 78,020 23,134 3,132 7,000 85,675 76,832 28,674 4,440 7,840 71,036 53,748 20,748 2,581 7,095 90,605 57,014 22,659 2,158 7,987 81,802 49,248 28,126 2,347 8,959 78,525 56,495 22,616 Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee 7,035 44,736 17,226 5,159 7,040 6,464 47,039 17,010 5,610 9,773 6,604 48,372 14,557 5,555 11,050 5,200 50,193 16,095 5,368 12,499 5,184 48,990 15,281 5,060 13,260 5,556 46,925 15,281 5,276 13,500 7,480 52,663 17,815 4,819 13,420 7,182 55,875 20,334 9,275 13,786 Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington 55,380 3,066 591 21,846 12,487 59,020 3,421 589 22,368 13,047 68,320 3,514 640 24,686 13,938 68,320 4,038 658 21,349 10,596 55,792 6,890 640 19,123 12,770 65,253 5,220 585 20,493 14,656 56,113 6,550 570 21,950 15,562 62,362 8,956 577 20,291 15,575 West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 8,722 10,325 36 9,487 11,558 36 10,022 9,692 36 11,501 10,874 34 8,923 11,646 48 8,593 13,420 56 9,710 11,200 56 9,682 9,900 56 Other States 3/ 586 624 6,567 7,277 7,870 8,061 8,516 14,498 United States 4/ 1,039,071 1,113,183 1,143,041 1,156,488 1,064,171 1,069,335 1,055,316 1,108,304 1/ Excludes commercial broilers. 2/ KS, NM, ND, and RI combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 3/ AK, AZ, and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 4/ Totals may not add due to rounding. TABLE 27 HATCHERY CAPACITY: CHICKEN AND TURKEY HATCHERIES AND EGG CAPACITY BY REGION AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2003 AND 2004 1/ Hatcheries Egg Capacity Geographic Region 2/ 2003 2004 2003 2004 --Number-- --1,000-- Chicken Hatcheries Georgia North Atlantic E North Central W North Central South Atlantic South Central West 36 33 108,364 108,811 24 25 26,256 23,025 24 26 24,615 22,320 35 33 52,419 51,522 93 90 301,274 293,982 116 117 417,114 393,986 25 25 39,438 44,607 US 317 316 861,116 829,442 E North Central 9 W North Central 19 N & S Atlantic Combined 20 South Central 3 West 7 Turkey Hatcheries 9 5,628 18 15,018 20 15,415 3 2,434 6 7,021 5,734 14,973 15,534 2,434 6,321 US 58 56 45,516 44,996 1/ Hatchery capacity is defined as the number of eggs the machines can hold in a controlled environment favorable for hatching. All setter, hatcher, and inactive capacities are included. 2/ Regional Listing: North Atlantic: CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. East North Central: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. West North Central: IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD. South Atlantic: DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV. South Central: AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX. West: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY. Value of Production Broilers, Chickens & Eggs, and Turkeys United States, 2003 Billion Dollars Turkeys $2.7 Chickens & Eggs $5.4 Broilers $15.2 Broilers 65.3% Chickens & Eggs 23.1% Turkeys 11.6% Number Produced TABLE 28 POULTRY--PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION, UNITED STATES, 1996-2003 1/ Unit 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Commercial Broilers Thousands 7,596,760 7,764,200 7,934,260 8,146,410 8,283,700 8,389,770 8,591,080 2003 8,492,850 Pounds Produced Thousands 34,479,100 37,540,750 38,557,400 40,829,000 41,626,100 42,452,400 44,058,700 43,958,200 Price per Pound 2/ Cents 38.1 37.7 39.3 37.1 33.6 39.3 30.5 34.6 Value of Production 3/ Thous Dol 13,903,479 14,158,926 15,146,560 15,128,509 13,989,424 16,696,089 13,437,345 15,214,947 Number Sold Pounds Sold Price per Pound Value of Sales Unit Thousands Thousands Thousands Thous Dol 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Mature Chickens 2001 2002 2003 174,299 190,986 200,286 214,063 218,411 202,482 199,931 188,168 900,652 925,499 977,060 1,059,153 1,112,604 1,032,115 1,039,118 976,214 6.6 7.7 8.1 7.1 5.7 4.5 4.8 4.8 59,187 71,461 79,987 75,217 63,988 47,249 49,931 47,679 Unit Number Raised Thousands Pounds Produced Thousands Price per Pound 4/ Cents Value of Production Thous Dol 1996 1997 302,713 301,251 7,222,834 7,225,059 43.0 40.0 3,124,496 2,884,377 1998 1999 2000 Turkeys 2001 2002 285,603 270,192 270,466 272,660 275,477 7,061,925 6,877,399 6,959,833 7,173,111 7,494,861 38.0 40.8 40.6 39.0 36.5 2,683,473 2,806,630 2,828,489 2,796,821 2,732,481 2003 274,348 7,549,333 36.0 2,720,180 Unit Average Numbers Layers Thousands Eggs per Layer Number Total Eggs Produced Millions Price per Dozen Cents Value of Production Thous Dol 1996 1997 297,958 303,604 256 255 76,377 77,532 75.0 70.3 4,776,252 4,539,929 1998 1999 2000 Layers and Eggs 2001 2002 312,315 323,251 329,067 336,330 339,293 255 257 257 256 257 79,777 82,946 84,717 86,093 87,252 66.8 62.1 61.7 62.2 58.9 4,441,139 4,292,371 4,358,648 4,460,701 4,284,930 2003 337,262 259 87,196 73.1 5,315,311 Unit 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 All Poultry 5/ Total Value of Production Thous Dol 21,863,414 21,654,693 22,351,159 22,302,727 21,240,549 24,000,860 20,504,687 23,298,117 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. Million Layers 345 2003 340 2002 335 2001 330 Average Number of Layers United States, 2001 - 2003 325 320 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Month Value of Production Broilers, Chickens, Eggs, Turkeys, and Total United States, 1996-2003 Billion Dollars 25 20 Total Broilers 15 10 5 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Year 2001 Eggs Turkeys Chickens 2002 2003 Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE 29 BROILER EGGS SET--SELECTED STATES,1/ WEEKLY, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Millions-- 168.7 167.1 168.3 165.0 165.8 170.7 168.9 167.0 168.9 170.9 171.8 172.5 172.0 170.4 168.6 178.7 178.3 177.3 175.7 176.8 182.1 182.6 181.5 182.5 180.0 180.6 181.4 181.1 179.2 179.5 207.3 204.9 205.6 207.2 209.0 2003 203.9 203.5 202.5 204.6 203.7 6 166.4 172.9 170.4 178.8 179.3 182.0 208.3 203.0 7 168.4 173.7 174.7 180.5 179.1 183.5 210.5 202.6 8 168.4 173.4 174.5 181.7 181.1 186.1 211.4 204.8 9 168.0 173.9 176.2 181.4 184.3 187.5 210.6 206.5 10 167.1 174.2 175.7 184.0 185.1 186.7 210.6 207.6 11 165.2 172.5 175.3 183.4 185.7 186.6 208.5 205.1 12 165.0 172.5 174.2 181.6 185.4 186.0 209.0 206.4 13 163.9 169.9 175.3 182.9 185.7 184.5 208.0 205.1 14 167.1 174.5 176.5 181.9 185.5 210.5 212.7 210.1 15 167.5 174.8 177.2 183.7 188.8 209.2 211.7 209.3 16 166.6 174.8 175.0 183.4 188.3 208.0 211.2 208.9 17 165.5 174.3 176.7 183.4 186.5 207.6 210.2 208.0 18 164.1 172.9 177.0 183.3 186.5 208.1 209.8 209.2 19 167.5 175.0 177.3 182.8 183.7 210.7 211.2 206.7 20 166.9 175.9 177.7 184.3 185.9 210.7 213.4 210.1 21 166.6 175.4 177.2 183.5 186.5 211.4 213.0 211.2 22 166.8 176.3 178.1 184.6 185.4 210.3 212.3 210.1 23 167.5 176.2 178.3 183.8 186.5 209.5 212.3 211.1 24 167.8 175.1 179.2 185.4 185.8 209.1 210.9 209.4 25 166.3 175.2 177.7 183.3 183.3 204.0 207.6 207.1 26 160.7 170.0 176.9 180.4 180.3 202.6 204.5 201.9 27 161.1 171.4 172.1 179.7 174.9 202.6 206.9 205.4 28 167.0 172.6 174.8 179.2 175.5 207.1 209.2 204.9 29 167.0 174.2 176.1 182.7 178.8 208.2 209.2 208.3 30 166.6 172.5 175.4 181.7 178.5 204.3 208.0 207.4 31 167.0 171.9 174.3 179.8 178.9 206.9 209.0 206.6 32 166.3 172.5 174.8 179.9 178.9 204.6 205.5 206.7 33 166.3 172.5 174.8 178.5 177.7 207.2 206.1 205.4 34 167.1 173.4 176.0 180.4 180.3 207.3 204.8 206.0 35 166.2 171.8 176.0 179.3 178.6 204.6 204.0 203.1 36 164.1 170.7 173.4 175.5 176.2 198.1 203.5 200.7 37 159.2 162.8 168.1 165.9 169.6 194.7 191.8 195.1 38 155.5 164.0 166.9 168.8 168.9 199.9 189.7 193.3 39 157.4 163.0 167.7 166.9 167.9 201.7 191.9 195.9 40 163.7 170.7 173.8 175.4 175.1 205.6 193.1 195.0 41 157.2 165.1 170.5 168.7 177.1 197.1 192.1 196.6 42 155.0 159.1 166.8 164.2 171.8 190.1 185.7 187.6 43 151.0 157.3 164.3 164.7 165.2 186.9 181.1 190.1 44 159.0 162.7 172.0 169.3 161.4 196.6 189.8 192.3 45 166.6 169.5 174.3 172.8 169.5 205.1 197.8 201.1 46 167.4 172.0 180.4 179.2 179.1 206.0 199.0 205.4 47 167.9 171.8 180.0 178.7 179.3 205.8 200.5 204.5 48 169.9 174.2 180.2 180.5 182.4 212.2 202.5 209.0 49 168.5 171.4 175.9 180.5 182.2 204.7 200.0 204.7 50 169.5 170.8 180.7 180.8 178.0 207.4 203.2 207.3 51 170.1 171.7 180.2 181.4 181.3 209.2 200.0 205.5 52 171.3 170.5 179.7 181.2 181.3 207.6 201.0 205.9 53 177.8 Total 8,596.2 8,903.0 9,085.3 9,304.0 9,351.6 10,377.9 10,637.2 2/3/ 10,616.5 1/ The 15 State total includes AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, MD, MS, NC, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, & WV. 2/ Beginning April 7, 2002, KY, OK, LA, and MO were added. 3/ Revised. Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE 30 BROILER CHICKS PLACED--SELECTED STATES,1/ WEEKLY, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Millions-- 136.0 135.4 136.2 135.8 134.4 136.5 136.9 138.0 137.8 137.3 137.2 136.9 136.2 138.7 137.1 142.1 144.8 142.1 143.1 141.2 143.9 145.0 145.2 145.7 146.7 143.2 144.7 143.5 144.6 145.8 169.4 169.3 168.5 168.3 165.4 2003 164.9 162.4 163.7 166.4 166.3 6 134.0 134.2 138.1 139.9 145.1 143.9 165.3 165.3 7 132.2 136.7 137.1 139.8 146.5 142.4 167.6 167.2 8 132.6 136.7 134.9 142.0 143.5 143.2 170.3 165.7 9 133.3 140.0 137.8 142.9 142.8 145.1 170.0 165.3 10 134.9 139.0 140.8 144.3 142.1 147.8 171.4 165.4 11 137.0 140.7 139.5 146.3 143.3 150.4 171.7 167.5 12 135.7 141.8 142.5 146.3 148.6 152.2 171.1 169.4 13 135.3 141.8 142.0 146.5 148.6 151.7 170.7 169.7 14 133.2 141.0 141.0 146.5 149.7 166.7 168.7 168.0 15 133.6 140.1 140.8 143.1 147.6 168.0 169.8 169.2 16 131.5 137.5 140.2 145.8 148.3 166.7 168.9 168.2 17 134.8 140.3 142.6 144.7 148.9 170.3 172.8 172.1 18 136.2 141.1 143.4 147.2 151.4 169.2 172.6 172.4 19 136.3 140.3 141.4 146.1 150.8 169.4 172.1 171.8 20 134.9 140.9 142.3 147.3 150.1 169.0 171.0 171.0 21 132.7 139.8 142.4 146.7 149.9 168.6 171.3 172.1 22 135.6 141.2 142.7 146.5 148.4 171.4 172.4 170.3 23 136.6 142.5 142.6 147.9 149.5 171.6 174.1 173.0 24 134.3 142.4 142.7 146.9 149.0 173.3 173.3 174.0 25 135.2 141.5 143.2 148.6 148.4 170.5 172.8 172.6 26 135.8 142.4 143.6 148.0 150.4 170.0 172.5 172.4 27 137.1 140.9 143.4 147.2 149.9 169.8 168.9 171.6 28 134.5 141.0 142.1 146.8 147.1 165.4 169.0 169.5 29 128.7 136.0 140.2 145.2 144.5 164.1 166.5 165.5 30 129.8 138.1 136.0 143.3 140.8 164.6 167.7 167.9 31 134.3 138.5 138.5 142.0 140.9 167.4 169.9 167.6 32 133.6 140.2 139.0 145.0 142.1 168.2 168.5 170.1 33 133.8 137.7 139.9 144.8 142.3 165.1 168.3 169.5 34 133.9 136.9 137.6 142.5 142.2 167.4 168.8 169.3 35 134.6 137.2 138.4 140.6 144.6 165.4 166.5 169.3 36 133.7 138.0 138.4 140.2 141.9 167.1 167.1 168.2 37 135.0 137.9 139.9 140.4 144.5 167.5 166.3 168.8 38 134.7 138.0 138.7 141.0 142.8 166.1 165.5 165.8 39 132.5 136.9 136.4 140.0 140.9 160.6 165.2 163.1 40 126.3 129.8 132.3 132.2 136.9 156.7 156.2 158.9 41 124.4 131.4 130.8 133.1 136.6 162.7 154.3 157.6 42 126.4 130.3 131.2 132.6 135.8 163.8 155.8 160.3 43 131.3 137.0 138.0 138.6 141.3 166.6 157.6 159.0 44 127.0 132.3 135.6 134.1 140.8 160.1 155.8 160.1 45 124.7 126.8 132.5 130.6 137.6 153.6 151.4 153.6 46 120.5 125.8 129.7 130.4 131.9 151.1 147.6 155.1 47 127.5 130.3 135.7 135.0 129.6 158.4 154.9 156.6 48 134.8 136.1 136.7 138.8 135.8 165.9 161.8 164.6 49 135.1 137.4 142.4 142.4 144.3 167.1 161.6 167.6 50 134.8 137.6 142.3 143.1 143.9 166.7 162.9 166.6 51 136.8 141.7 143.7 144.6 145.2 171.7 165.1 170.4 52 135.8 137.9 139.3 144.3 145.2 166.1 163.2 168.2 53 139.8 Total 6,925.0 7,160.0 7,226.5 7,407.1 7,495.0 8,372.4 8,660.9 2/3/ 8,670.8 1/ The 15 State total includes AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, MD, MS, NC, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, & WV. 2/ Beginning April 7, 2002, KY, OK, LA, and MO were added 3/ Revised. Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total TABLE 31 DOMESTIC PLACEMENTS--PULLET CHICKS FOR BROILER HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 --Thousands-- 5,491 5,917 6,100 6,397 5,916 6,443 6,765 6,328 6,776 7,059 6,882 7,284 6,861 7,001 7,310 6,685 6,748 6,752 6,264 7,275 6,775 6,269 6,659 7,038 6,751 6,036 6,687 7,038 6,764 6,398 6,814 6,735 6,780 7,062 7,062 7,736 7,435 7,117 7,597 7,323 6,175 6,008 6,932 7,041 6,829 6,822 7,206 6,748 6,034 7,167 6,788 7,088 6,310 6,326 6,602 7,071 6,515 6,697 7,109 7,665 7,288 7,494 7,449 7,401 6,170 6,225 6,502 6,254 7,328 6,883 6,870 7,121 6,469 6,694 6,647 6,704 6,676 6,265 6,654 6,312 6,514 6,347 7,312 6,984 7,105 7,261 6,938 6,946 5,951 6,252 6,904 6,999 6,429 6,577 6,475 6,978 74,623 77,081 82,874 85,767 82,495 81,531 82,336 82,134 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1996 690.0 645.6 692.3 668.4 700.6 672.2 679.8 690.8 659.0 653.5 631.4 694.7 TABLE 32 BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED--BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1996-2003 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Millions-- 700.0 711.4 735.8 753.9 746.0 777.0 634.3 718.4 693.7 645.2 730.3 708.3 662.6 755.8 734.7 706.6 761.8 749.1 683.3 778.8 755.5 703.3 791.1 765.5 724.7 739.3 766.4 777.6 785.7 799.3 704.2 718.0 744.4 750.5 766.5 776.3 710.6 722.7 751.6 742.8 769.4 781.7 708.6 715.7 741.7 744.0 771.6 780.0 684.2 695.3 700.0 704.9 738.4 740.4 683.2 648.1 693.2 674.9 697.4 676.8 721.2 685.0 748.3 703.4 720.6 690.1 711.8 737.8 748.2 749.0 774.5 753.9 Total 1/ 8,078.2 8,321.6 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 8,491.9 8,715.4 8,846.2 9,021.1 9,079.1 2003 759.7 693.5 774.4 760.6 792.8 774.7 777.8 784.0 739.5 735.0 707.6 780.1 9,079.7 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, 1996-2003 1/ 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 --Cents per Pound-- 36.2 40.7 32.4 38.5 36.0 35.0 37.2 39.0 33.6 38.0 33.0 34.0 35.3 37.7 34.3 36.4 30.0 37.0 34.1 36.9 35.4 35.0 32.0 39.0 34.9 36.7 36.4 35.4 34.0 39.0 37.8 36.8 37.5 38.0 34.0 40.0 40.6 37.4 40.6 38.7 34.0 41.0 40.5 40.0 44.0 38.0 35.0 42.0 40.3 39.9 46.8 37.2 33.0 42.0 40.2 38.2 45.9 35.9 38.0 43.0 39.5 34.7 43.4 34.3 35.0 41.0 40.4 33.7 41.3 38.0 38.0 39.0 Marketing Year Average 38.1 37.7 1/ Equivalent live weight price. 2/ Dec preceding year. 39.3 37.1 33.6 39.3 2002 32.0 33.0 32.0 30.0 28.0 30.0 32.0 30.0 29.0 29.0 27.0 28.0 30.5 2003 29.0 35.0 34.0 33.0 31.0 34.0 36.0 36.0 36.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 34.6 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total TABLE 34 DOMESTIC PLACEMENTS--PULLET CHICKS FOR EGG TYPE HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 --Thousands-- 219 208 189 166 212 236 228 210 238 222 250 267 251 214 247 225 317 209 225 257 286 284 237 319 252 316 333 287 309 311 295 280 291 273 192 283 343 315 319 289 282 254 354 187 235 261 221 309 266 207 298 231 293 340 282 230 186 285 185 318 217 251 221 188 231 402 324 227 233 219 277 273 233 256 358 280 241 150 186 310 210 129 217 262 308 261 227 319 215 207 183 175 245 206 187 246 2,940 2,968 3,108 2,940 3,173 3,048 2,927 3,198 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1996 31.6 34.6 36.9 35.7 38.0 33.0 31.9 31.8 31.9 32.3 30.9 32.9 TABLE 35 EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED--BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1996-2003 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1/ --Millions-- 33.8 37.2 35.7 34.6 37.3 40.6 38.8 39.1 39.0 39.2 36.8 39.3 33.8 35.6 33.1 33.4 37.1 38.0 35.3 34.7 28.1 31.2 35.8 35.5 35.2 34.2 36.7 35.7 36.4 34.7 37.8 34.5 41.2 38.9 41.0 37.0 42.3 36.7 42.8 38.1 40.7 41.2 42.7 38.8 41.4 37.3 40.8 35.1 34.3 33.2 38.7 35.6 35.5 34.3 35.0 35.7 39.3 36.3 37.1 35.7 39.0 36.1 35.8 32.2 32.8 32.4 32.4 31.2 33.6 35.2 31.9 32.1 Total 2/ 401.6 424.5 438.3 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 451.7 430.4 452.7 421.5 2003 33.5 30.5 36.8 37.8 37.6 36.6 35.6 33.2 35.8 34.8 30.2 33.6 416.1 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, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 --Cents per Dozen-- 79.0 85.8 77.9 75.5 75.5 75.0 78.5 72.0 75.2 66.0 69.4 64.4 70.6 60.1 70.2 65.8 73.8 63.3 75.5 69.4 73.6 65.9 81.4 79.7 77.9 75.4 60.2 80.3 74.4 72.3 57.6 66.6 65.6 65.9 67.2 66.4 70.6 68.4 56.7 67.4 64.7 60.1 64.5 64.7 56.5 54.7 51.9 55.0 60.8 56.1 61.6 54.7 59.6 58.6 56.3 53.8 65.7 59.5 66.2 56.3 64.3 57.4 59.0 55.2 67.2 51.8 66.5 59.5 73.0 63.9 71.7 63.9 Marketing Year Average 74.9 1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year. 70.3 66.8 62.2 61.8 62.2 2002 1/ 58.4 62.4 55.5 67.6 52.1 50.4 62.0 56.4 60.9 57.0 53.2 70.5 58.9 2003 67.6 69.1 63.7 68.4 68.6 58.7 67.2 68.7 80.8 77.6 83.8 102.0 73.1 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, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 20021/ --Thousands-- 299,345 304,463 311,953 322,457 329,810 333,488 341,243 299,230 304,289 312,016 323,180 329,654 334,982 340,885 298,904 304,000 313,395 323,687 330,956 337,008 339,529 298,853 304,285 314,251 323,642 331,993 338,078 339,434 297,493 303,618 312,067 322,532 330,235 338,414 338,809 295,516 302,241 309,765 321,540 327,356 336,454 337,566 294,837 300,537 309,316 321,471 326,142 334,237 337,339 296,290 299,605 309,077 320,849 326,766 333,571 337,849 297,804 300,211 309,401 321,123 326,974 334,156 338,397 298,582 303,661 311,468 323,257 327,476 336,651 339,511 300,052 306,807 315,332 326,148 329,435 338,996 340,461 302,386 309,670 319,735 329,128 332,005 339,919 340,490 2003 340,316 340,910 340,575 339,885 338,182 336,164 334,789 334,179 334,332 334,198 335,333 338,283 Average 298,274 303,316 1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year. 312,315 323,251 329,067 336,330 339,293 337,262 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, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 20021/ --Number-- 2,185 2,199 2,193 2,190 2,213 2,193 2,190 2,142 2,161 2,170 2,165 2,178 2,166 2,144 1,997 1,944 1,951 1,946 2,020 1,944 1,947 2,179 2,177 2,187 2,185 2,186 2,178 2,198 2,106 2,093 2,117 2,110 2,130 2,106 2,110 2,153 2,157 2,153 2,166 2,177 2,161 2,173 2,099 2,094 2,088 2,103 2,093 2,101 2,124 2,181 2,155 2,175 2,158 2,169 2,166 2,191 2,173 2,165 2,164 2,177 2,182 2,171 2,189 2,096 2,096 2,081 2,128 2,100 2,103 2,119 2,172 2,172 2,157 2,193 2,172 2,180 2,192 2,125 2,122 2,109 2,138 2,125 2,130 2,139 2003 2,189 2,168 1,957 2,184 2,125 2,180 2,122 2,215 2,203 2,128 2,218 2,166 Average per Layer 3/ 256 255 255 257 257 256 257 259 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, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1/ --Million Eggs-- 6,541 6,696 6,842 7,061 7,300 7,315 7,473 6,409 6,577 6,770 6,998 7,180 7,255 7,307 5,970 5,909 6,113 6,298 6,685 6,551 6,611 6,511 6,625 6,873 7,071 7,257 7,364 7,462 6,264 6,355 6,605 6,807 7,034 7,127 7,149 6,361 6,519 6,668 6,964 7,127 7,270 7,335 6,188 6,292 6,459 6,762 6,825 7,022 7,166 6,462 6,457 6,722 6,924 7,087 7,226 7,402 6,471 6,500 6,696 6,992 7,133 7,254 7,408 6,257 6,366 6,483 6,880 6,878 7,079 7,193 6,518 6,664 6,803 7,152 7,156 7,389 7,463 6,425 6,572 6,743 7,037 7,055 7,241 7,283 Annual Total 76,377 77,532 1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year. 79,777 82,946 84,717 86,093 87,252 2003 7,451 7,390 6,665 7,424 7,187 7,327 7,105 7,403 7,367 7,112 7,439 7,326 87,196 TABLE 40 FORCED MOLT LAYERS AS A PERCENT OF HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE FIRST OF MONTH--30 SELECTED STATES, 1996-2003 1/ Percent Being Molted Month 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Jan 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.1 2.8 3.5 4.0 4.3 Feb 5.4 5.1 5.2 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.3 Mar 3.5 2.5 4.4 3.3 3.6 4.1 3.7 3.4 Apr 1.9 3.1 2.3 2.9 2.1 1.9 3.5 2.2 May 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.5 4.0 5.1 5.5 4.1 Jun 4.7 4.5 4.7 5.2 5.8 4.6 4.3 4.1 Jul 4.0 4.9 3.8 5.5 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.4 Aug 4.7 3.5 3.9 4.7 4.2 4.1 4.7 4.1 Sep 4.3 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.2 3.9 Oct 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.2 5.8 4.4 4.7 5.2 Nov 3.1 4.2 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.0 3.8 3.5 Dec 2.1 2.8 2.7 2.1 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.5 Percent with Molt Complete Month 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Jan 24.4 22.4 21.8 22.3 23.2 24.1 22.7 23.7 Feb 22.4 21.6 21.1 22.1 21.5 22.5 21.9 23.9 Mar 23.5 22.9 21.2 21.5 22.4 23.1 22.1 23.5 Apr 23.0 21.8 22.1 21.6 22.7 23.1 22.0 24.5 May 22.3 20.0 20.1 21.8 22.5 20.8 21.4 23.6 Jun 22.4 20.7 21.5 22.0 20.4 23.4 21.9 23.3 Jul 23.1 21.2 21.5 22.3 21.9 23.6 22.5 23.5 Aug 22.2 22.0 21.5 23.2 21.7 23.2 21.5 23.0 Sep 22.5 21.5 21.7 22.3 22.4 22.7 23.3 22.5 Oct 23.1 22.6 21.8 23.0 22.3 22.7 23.6 22.7 Nov 24.0 22.2 21.6 23.2 23.0 23.1 23.3 23.8 Dec 23.5 24.0 23.7 24.7 26.0 23.8 23.7 22.5 1/ 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, and 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, 2002-2003 2002 2003 All Heavy Light Month All Heavy Light --Thousands-- --Thousands-- 15,785 5,972 9,813 Jan 14,362 6,138 8,224 13,392 5,204 8,188 Feb 12,226 5,410 6,816 13,854 5,476 8,378 Mar 12,559 5,596 6,963 15,488 5,858 9,630 Apr 13,936 5,602 8,334 14,505 6,164 8,341 May 13,093 5,929 7,164 13,305 6,032 7,273 Jun 12,744 6,304 6,440 14,645 6,607 8,038 Jul 12,803 6,961 5,842 14,715 6,991 7,724 Aug 11,685 6,170 5,515 13,843 6,331 7,512 Sep 11,035 5,998 5,037 15,373 6,983 8,390 Oct 12,310 6,328 5,982 11,824 5,813 6,011 Nov 9,387 5,031 4,356 13,130 5,980 7,150 Dec 11,429 5,497 5,932 TABLE 42 POULTRY SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION--UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1996-2003 Month 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 --Million Head-- Young Chickens Jan 644.1 667.9 668.9 663.7 655.9 710.7 737.8 725.2 Feb 618.6 593.1 607.4 618.4 672.9 627.4 655.6 633.9 Mar 617.6 615.6 653.1 706.1 730.6 700.8 688.6 683.2 Apr 626.2 663.3 661.0 686.9 635.9 675.8 733.1 712.9 May 663.2 667.6 635.7 672.0 751.8 755.6 762.1 727.3 Jun 599.8 640.0 668.3 703.2 733.6 709.1 685.2 714.6 Jul 655.4 670.0 686.2 688.1 662.2 709.4 755.7 762.9 Aug 660.4 655.0 651.0 708.1 760.7 776.2 758.1 723.8 Sep 606.7 648.5 656.1 682.5 658.0 653.3 686.9 729.2 Oct 686.1 703.0 687.7 667.1 706.5 769.5 773.1 781.9 Nov 573.1 564.1 601.1 650.7 662.2 667.5 647.4 626.7 Dec 595.0 647.9 661.1 664.8 630.9 651.0 662.5 715.4 Annual Total 1/ 7,546.3 7,736.0 7,837.7 8,111.6 8,261.1 8,406.3 8,546.2 8,536.9 Jan 14.2 Feb 13.3 Mar 13.2 Apr 14.1 May 13.7 Jun 12.1 Jul 12.7 Aug 11.2 Sep 12.6 Oct 14.5 Nov 9.7 Dec 12.2 Annual Total 1/ 153.6 15.0 12.5 14.0 15.9 15.7 15.2 14.2 12.6 12.5 14.5 11.9 13.6 167.6 14.8 12.7 13.0 16.4 14.7 15.0 15.0 14.2 13.5 13.8 11.1 15.1 169.3 Mature Chickens 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 12.3 14.5 12.3 13.1 160.1 15.8 13.4 13.9 15.5 14.5 13.3 14.6 14.7 13.8 15.4 11.8 13.1 169.9 14.4 12.2 12.6 13.9 13.1 12.7 12.8 11.7 11.0 12.3 9.4 11.4 147.6 Jan 658.3 682.8 Feb 632.0 605.5 Mar 630.8 629.6 Apr 640.4 679.2 May 676.9 683.3 Jun 611.9 655.2 Jul 668.1 684.2 Aug 671.5 667.6 Sep 619.3 661.0 Oct 700.7 717.6 Nov 582.8 576.0 Dec 607.2 661.5 Annual Total 1/ 7,699.9 7,903.5 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 683.7 620.1 666.2 677.4 650.4 683.3 701.1 665.2 669.6 701.6 612.2 676.2 8,007.0 Total Chickens 678.9 631.8 722.3 669.6 686.5 746.3 702.6 649.2 687.3 767.3 718.5 748.7 703.0 675.5 722.3 775.9 696.2 670.4 681.3 719.7 663.5 674.9 679.5 642.1 8,287.2 8,426.1 724.7 640.1 715.1 688.9 769.4 722.6 721.9 790.3 665.5 784.1 679.9 664.0 8,566.4 753.6 669.0 702.5 748.6 776.6 698.5 770.4 772.8 700.7 788.5 659.2 675.6 8,716.1 739.5 646.1 695.7 726.8 740.4 727.3 775.7 735.5 740.2 794.2 636.1 726.8 8,684.4 TABLE 43 PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF RED MEAT AND POULTRY--SELECTED YEARS, 1999-2003 1/ UNITED STATES 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Red Meat, Retail Weight Basis Beef Pork Lamb Total 2/ Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds 67.5 52.7 1.1 121.3 67.7 51.2 1.1 120.0 66.2 50.2 1.1 117.5 67.6 51.5 1.2 120.3 65.0 51.9 1.1 118.0 Eggs Total 2/ Number 255.6 258.2 252.7 255.5 254.7 Chickens Commercial Broilers 3/ Pounds 75.3 75.5 76.6 80.5 81.5 Turkey 4/ Pounds 17.6 17.4 17.5 17.7 17.4 Total 2/4/ Pounds 92.9 92.9 94.1 98.2 98.9 1/ Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Situation and Outlook Report, May, 2004. Economic Research Service, USDA. Per capita meat and egg consumption data are revised, incorporating a new population series from the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis based on the 2000 Census. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Retail lb. 4/ Ready-to-Cook Basis.