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Title:: Georgia poultry facts, 2007
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Date of Original:: 2007
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Egg trade--Georgia--Statistics
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GEORGIA POULTRY FACTS
2007 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
USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE 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/
Douglas G. Kleweno, Director S. Radley Edwards, Deputy Director James E. Brewster, Agricultural Statistician Sonya M. Peacock, Poultry Statistician
Marie Johns, Statistical Assistant Connie R. McEver, Editor
PREFACE
This publication is a compilation of statistical data on poultry released by the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Georgia Field Office during 2006 with comparisons back to 1999. 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, growers, 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 Field Office of USDA's, National Agricultural Statistics Service, in the Weekly Hatchery report and monthly in the Chicken and Eggs news release and 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 S. Radley Edwards Robert Harris Andy Jackson Marie Johns

Georgia Field Office Staff
Douglas G. Kleweno Kevin Lamons Clayton McDuffie Connie McEver John Meyer Jerry Midden Sonya Peacock

Jane Phelps Charlene Rhodes Sharon Stewart Kimberly Vaughn Talmadge Williams Paige Wingate

OFFICE ENUMERATORS
Cindy Joiner Jo Neal Griffeth Sue Johnston Allie M. Hardman Betty Strickland Carole D. Wilson

North
Regina W. Broach Raymond H. Bryant Howard Cooper Keith Milburn James B. Morris Maylon H. Purcell Jimmy C. Taff Billy Tomlinson Leland J. Willis

FIELD ENUMERATORS
West Central Jimmy P. Bradley Wayne Adkins Paul M. Bulloch Carlton Farmer James L. Hoover, Jr. Lee Lucas, Jr. A. Marshall Scott

East Central
Inman Gerrald Willard R. Joiner John W. Meikle Lilla P. Mobley William Ed Veal William A. Woodward

Southwest
Alfred E. (Bubber) Hester, Jr. Scott Connell Don Hall Ross E. NeSmith Charles W. Robertson

Southeast
T.J. Futch, Jr. Albert Potts Donna Taft Jack West

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Georgia Tables

Page

1 State Rank by Value of Production from Commercial Broilers, Eggs, and Mature Chickens, 2006 ... 2

2 Poultry--Production, Sales and Value, Georgia, 1999-2006 ............................................................... 3

3 Eggs--Production and Value of Production by Type, Georgia, 1999-2006 ......................................... 5

4 Poultry--Value of Production, Georgia, 2001-2006 ............................................................................. 6

5 Broiler Type Eggs Set--Georgia, Weekly, 1999-2006 ......................................................................... 8

6 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched--Georgia, Weekly, 1999-2006............................................................... 9

7 Broiler Type Chicks Placed--Georgia, Weekly, 1999-2006 ............................................................... 10

8 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched--by Commercial Hatcheries, Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006................ 11

9 Egg Type Eggs Set--Georgia, Weekly, 1999-2006 ........................................................................... 13

10 Egg Type Chicks Hatched--Georgia, Weekly, 1999-2006................................................................. 14

11 Egg Type Chicks Hatched--by Commercial Hatcheries, Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006.................... 15

12 Layers--Average Number in All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006 ............................................. 16

13 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006 ............................................... 16

14 Egg Production--All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006 ............................................................... 16

15 Layers--Average Number in Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006................................. 17

16 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006................................... 17

17 Egg Production--Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006 ................................................... 17

18 Layers--Average Number in Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006............................ 18

19 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006 ............................. 18

20 Egg Production--Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006.............................................. 18

21 Prices Received by Farmers for All Eggs--Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006......................................... 19

22 Prices Received by Farmers for Table Eggs--Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006.................................... 19

23 Prices Received by Farmers for Hatching Eggs--Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006............................... 19

24 Forced Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month--Georgia,

1999-2006 .................................................................................................................................... 20

25 Young Chickens Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection--Georgia, Monthly, 1999-2006 ................. 20

Georgia Graphs Broilers, Number and Value of Production, Georgia, 1999-2006 ........................................................ 3 Table Eggs, Number and Value of Production, Georgia, 1999-2006 .................................................. 4 Hatching Eggs, Number and Value of Production, Georgia, 1999-2006............................................. 4 Value of Production, Commercial Broilers, Mature Chickens, and Eggs, Georgia, 2006 ................... 6 Broiler Type Eggs Set, Jan 7, 2006 through Dec 30, 2006, Georgia .................................................. 7 Broiler Type Chicks Placed, Jan 7, 2006 through Dec 30, 2006, Georgia .......................................... 7 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched Monthly, Georgia, 2004-2006 ............................................................. 11 Egg Type Eggs Set, Jan 7, 2006 through Dec 30, 2006, Georgia .................................................... 12 Egg Type Chicks Hatched, Jan 7, 2006 through Dec 30, 2006, Georgia.......................................... 12 Egg Type Chicks Hatched Monthly, Georgia, 2004-2006 ................................................................. 15

USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2007 EDITION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

United States Tables

Page

26 Poultry--Production, Sales and Value, United States, 1999-2006..................................................... 22

27 Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries: Number and Incubator Egg Capacity by Region and

United States, January 1, 2006 and 2007 .................................................................................... 23

28 Number of All Chickens on Farms, by States--December 1, 1999-2006 .......................................... 24

29 Total Value of All Chickens on Farms, by States--December 1, 1999-2006 ..................................... 25

30 Broiler Type Eggs Set--Selected States, Weekly, 1999-2006........................................................... 27

31 Broiler Type Chicks Placed--Selected States, Weekly, 1999-2006................................................... 28

32 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched--by Commercial Hatcheries, United States, Monthly, 1999-2006....... 29

33 Domestic Placements--Pullet Chicks for Broiler Hatchery Supply Flocks, United States,

Monthly, 1999-2006...................................................................................................................... 30

34 Prices Received by Farmers for Commercial Broilers, United States, Monthly, 1999-2006 ............. 30

35 Egg Type Chicks Hatched--by Commercial Hatcheries, United States, Monthly, 1999-2006........... 31

36 Domestic Placements--Pullet Chicks for Egg Type Hatchery Supply Flocks, United States,

Monthly, 1999-2006...................................................................................................................... 32

37 Prices Received by Farmers for All Eggs, United States, Monthly, 1999-2006 ................................ 32

38 Layers--Average Number in All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 1999-2006 .................................... 33

39 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 1999-2006 ...................................... 33

40 Egg Production--All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 1999-2006....................................................... 33

41 Forced Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age,

First of Month--United States, 1999-2006 .................................................................................... 34

42 Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection--United States, Monthly,

Mature Chickens by Weight Group, 2005-2006 ........................................................................... 34

43 Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection--United States, Monthly, 1999-2006........................ 35

44 Per Capita Consumption of Red Meat and Poultry-Selected Years, 2002-2006, United States ....... 36

United States Graphs Value of Production, Broilers, Eggs, Mature Chickens & Turkeys, and Total, United States, 1999-2006............................................................................................................. 21 Value of Production, Broilers, Eggs, and Mature Chickens & Turkeys, United States, 2006............ 21 Chickens, Number and Value of Production, United States, 1999-2006 .......................................... 23 Broiler Type Eggs Set, Jan 7, 2006 through Dec 30, 2006, United States ....................................... 26 Broiler Type Chicks Placed, Jan 7, 2006 through Dec 30, 2006, United States ............................... 26 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched Monthly, United States, 2004-2006 .................................................... 29 Egg Type Chicks Hatched Monthly, United States, 2004-2006 ........................................................ 31 Per Capita Consumption, Pork, Beef, and Chicken, United States, 2002-2006 ............................... 36

USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2007 EDITION

GEORGIA POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS

2006 FARM VALUE OF PRODUCTION1/ All Poultry and Eggs...................$3,108,687,000 Broilers ........................................$2,731,022,000 Eggs ................................................$368,736,000 Chickens* ...........................................$8,929,000
2006 -- 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 Third............ Chickens Sold (excludes broilers) Seventh...................................... Eggs Produced

SUMMARY--2006

EGG PRODUCTION

The total farm value of poultry and eggs produced in Georgia decreased 5 percent to $3.11 billion for the 2006 production year. Value of production from broilers totaled $2.73 billion, down 6 percent from 2005. The value of production for all eggs was $369 million, up 6 percent from 2005. The sale of chickens excluding broilers totaled 13.8 million birds with a value of sales of $8.93 million.
BROILER PRODUCTION
For the twenty-third consecutive year, Georgia has been the leader in broiler production with 1.38 billion birds in 2006. Production increased 4 percent from 1.32 billion broilers produced in 2005. Pounds produced in 2006 totaled 7.19 billion. The average price received per pound for broilers in 2006 was 38.0 cents per pound, down 5 cents from the 2005 average price. Georgia ranked first in the number of broilers produced and accounted for 16 percent of the number and 15 percent of pounds of the Nation=s broiler production in 2006. For the twelfth consecutive year, Georgia ranked number one in the Nation in value of broiler production.

Egg production in Georgia for the year ending November 30, 2006, totaled 4.81 billion eggs, down 2 percent from 2005. The number of layers averaged 19.5 million in 2006, 1 percent less than the previous year. In hatching egg flocks, the average number of layers was up 3 percent, to 9.64 million from 9.38 million in 2005. The average number of layers in table egg flocks was 9.73 million in 2006. All layers in Georgia produced an average of 247 eggs per hen in 2006, 2 eggs less than 2005's average of 249. Hatching egg flocks produced 2.20 billion eggs during 2006, 2 percent more than the previous year. Table egg flocks produced 2.61 billion eggs in 2006, down 5 percent from 2005. The average price for all eggs in 2006 was 92.0 cents per dozen, 7.0 cents more than the previous year. Table egg prices averaged 43.2 cents per dozen, up 8.7 cents from the previous year. Hatching egg prices averaged $1.58 per dozen, down slightly from the previous year. Of the total eggs produced in 2006, 58 percent were sold as table eggs and 42 percent were used as hatching eggs. Georgia ranked fifth in the Nation in 2006 in the average number of layers and seventh 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.

USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2007 EDITION

1

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 VALUE OF SALES FROM MATURE CHICKENS, 20061/2/

Eggs

Mature Chickens

Commercial Broilers3/4/

All Poultry5/

($000)

($000)

IA

406,865

AR

9,271

GA

GA 368,736

GA

8,929

AR

AR

331,932

NC

7,616

AL

OH

287,198

AL

7,515

NC

AL

274,490

MS

4,749

MS

NC

257,627

TX

2,059

TX

TX

253,563

OK

1,794

DE

PA

238,351

KY

1,605

KY

IN

224,552

VA

1,238

SC

CA

212,889

TN

1,193

MD

MS

159,891

SC

1,135

VA

FL

115,002

MO

1,093

OK

MN

107,303

WV

1,026

TN

NE

96,358

LA

748

PA

MO

74,213

PA

608

FL

KY

73,156

FL

502

WV

MI

73,097

CO

482

OH

SC

68,135

WI

266

MN

VA

66,769

CA

235

WI

OK

59,646

IN

233

NE

ME

51,288

OH

134

NY

WA

50,840

MD

129

($000)
2,731,022 2,324,562 2,161,592 2,088,212 1,771,560 1,265,400
739,230 604,010 563,200 534,886 506,236 498,316 413,782 320,825 181,425 143,520
94,263 87,210 65,715 12,240
7,614

($000)

GA 3,108,687

AR 2,969,965

NC 2,870,955

AL 2,443,597

MS 1,936,200

TX 1,521,022

VA

834,952

SC

809,993

MN

763,483

DE

739,230

KY

678,771

MD

577,442

OK

559,756

IA

530,209

OH

469,335

IN

460,558

TN

448,617

CA

410,087

MO

392,306

OR

355,273

PA

344,421

FL

296,929

CO

47,452

IA

98

IL

45,876

HI

94

WV

220,410

MI

155,264

WI

45,323

IL

52

NY

39,476

UT

49

OR

34,444

ME

37

CT

33,840

ID

35

WI

111,304

NE

108,615

IL

89,344

SD

87,739

TN

33,642

MN

35

ME

51,325

WV

32,210

NH

20

WA

50,851

UT

30,727

NE

17

CO

47,934

MD

29,907

CT

13

NY

46,771

LA

27,386

MI

11

CT

33,853

SD

26,312

WA

11

UT

30,776

NJ

20,267

NY

10

LA

28,134

ID

10,844

VT

7

NJ

21,110

HI

8,192

MA

5

ND

14,338

MT

4,031

OR

4

ID

10,879

MA

3,875

MT

2

HI

8,286

VT

2,427

SD

2

MA

6,296

NH

2,381

NJ

1

VT

4,291

WY

138

WY

0

MT

4,033

NH

2,401

WY

138

All Other States

56,877 6/

60 6/

1,743,848 7/

2,186,952

US

4,387,528

53,124

18,851,054

26,842,833

Puerto Rico

21,025

905

21,930

1/ Estimates cover the 12 month period Dec 1, previous year, through Nov 30 for eggs, chickens, and broilers. Estimates cover the twelve month period Jan

1 through Dec 31 for turkeys. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Broiler production including other domestic meat-type breeds. 4/ Excludes states

producing less than 500,000 birds. 5/ Includes commercial broilers, eggs, chickens and turkeys. Georgia does not estimate for turkeys. 6/ AK, AZ, ND, NM,

NV & RI combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ CA, IN, IA, LA, MO, OR, & WA combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

2

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Number (million) 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000
500 0 1999

2000

BROILERS Number and Value of Production
Georgia, 1999 - 2006

2001

2002

2003

2004

Number

Value

2005

Dollars (million) 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0
2006

Number Produced

TABLE 2 POULTRY--PRODUCTION, SALES AND VALUE, GEORGIA, 1999-20061/

Unit

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004 2005

Commercial Broilers

1,000 Head 1,239,700 1,229,700 1,247,300 1,290,500 1,260,500 1,298,900 1,324,000

Pounds Produced 1,000 Price per Pound2/ Cents

6,198,500 6,148,500 6,236,500 6,452,500 6,302,500 6,494,500 6,752,400

37.0

33.0

39.0

30.0

34.0

44.0

43.0

Value of Production 1,000 $ 2,293,445 2,029,005 2,432,235 1,935,750 2,142,850 2,857,580 2,903,532

Number Sold

Unit

1999

1,000 Head 14,163

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Mature Chickens, Hatching Egg Flocks

14,363

14,187

12,598

12,208

11,427

2005
11,193

Pounds Sold

1,000

127,694 128,345 126,361 110,053 94,264 88,433 93,927

Price per Pound Cents

13.3

16.3

9.0

8.6

8.3

9.2

12.8

Value of Sales 1,000 $

16,940

20,898

11,380

10,329

7,713

8,154 12,044

Number Sold

Unit

1999

1,000 Head 7,107

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Mature Chickens, Table Egg Flocks

8,074

5,443

4,349

5,749

4,280

2005
2,850

Pounds Sold

1,000

27,577

37,689

20,864

17,050

18,865 13,663

9,991

Price per Pound Cents

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.1

0.1

Value of Sales

1,000 $

140

188

104

93

93

14

10

1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Live weight equivalent price.

2006
1,382,100 7,186,900
38.0 2,731,022
2006
10,748 92,801
9.6 8,918
2006
3,095 11,022
0.1 11

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3

Dozen (million) 350 300 250 200 150 100
50 0 1999

2000

TABLE EGGS
Number and Value of Production Georgia 1999 - 2006

2001

2002

Number

2003

2004

Value

2005

Dollars (million) 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0
2006

Dozen (million) 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 1999

2000

HATCHING EGGS
Number and Value of Production Georgia 1999 - 2006

2001

2002

Number

2003

2004

Value

2005

Dollars (million) 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0
2006

4

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TABLE 3 EGGS--PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION BY TYPE, GEORGIA 1999-20061/2/

Unit

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Table Egg Type

Average Number Layers 1,000 Head 11,563 11,728 11,596 11,052 11,225 11,169 10,257

Eggs per Layer

Number

259

258

258

258

267

269

269

Eggs Produced

Million

2,997

3,022 2,991

2,853

2,998

3,002

2,760

Price per Dozen

Cents

42.8

42.7

42.6

38.6

55.9

55.8

34.5

Value of Production 1,000 $

106,912 107,562 106,198 91,815 139,657 139,603 79,430

Unit

1999

Average Number Layers 1,000 Head

Eggs per Layer

Number

Eggs Produced

Table

Million

Hatching

Million

Total

Million

Price per Dozen

Table

Cents

Hatching

Cents

Value of Production

Table

1,000 $

Hatching

1,000 $

Total

1,000 $

9,498 229
153 2,026 2,179
42.8 158.1
5,424 267,003 272,457

2000
9,088 231

2001
9,398 223

2002 2003

Hatching Egg Type

9,422 9,217

224

222

2004
9,054 225

2005
9,380 229

147 1,959 2,106

147 1,948 2,095

148 1,966 2,114

143 1,906 2,049

143 1,893 2,036

150 1,996 2,146

42.7 158.1

42.6 158.0

38.6 158.3

55.9 157.1

55.8 157.1

34.5 158.7

5,244 258,025 263,269

5,222 256,467 261,689

4,762 259,391 264,153

6,661 249,451 256,112

6,650 247,867 254,517

4,313 264,052 268,250

Unit

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Total Eggs

Average Number Layers 1,000 Head 21,059 20,816 20,994 20,473 20,442 20,323 19,737

Eggs per Layer

Number

246

246

242

243

247

248

249

Eggs Produced

Table

Million

3,150

3,169 3,138

3,001

3,141

3,145

2,910

Hatching

Million

2,026

1,959 1,948

1,966

1,906

1,893

1,996

Total

Million

5,176

5,128 5,086

4,967 5,047

5,038

4,906

Price per Dozen

Table

Cents

42.8

42.7

42.6

38.6

55.9

55.8

34.5

Hatching

Cents

158.1 158.10 158.0

158.3 157.1

157.1

158.7

Total

Cents

87.9

86.80

86.8

86.0

94.1

93.9

85.0

Value of Production

Table

1,000 $

112,336 112,806 111,420 96,577 146,318 139,736 83,628

Hatching

1,000 $

267,003 258,025 256,467 259,391 249,451 247,867 264,052

Total

1,000 $

379,339 370,831 367,887 355,968 395,769 394,120 347,680

1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Includes both commercial and farm flocks.

2006
9,734 269
2,614 43.2
94,111
2006
9,635 228
154 2,043 2,197
43.2 158.1
5,544 269,081 274,625
2006
19,469 247
2,768 2,043 4,811
43.2 158.1
92.0
99,655 269,081 368,736

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5

Value of Production
Commercial Broilers, Mature Chickens, and Eggs Georgia 2006
(Million Dollars)
Broilers $2,731

Mature Chickens $9
Eggs (Total)

Mature Chickens

Eggs (Total) $369
Broilers

TABLE 4 POULTRY--VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA, 2001-20061/

2001

2002

2003

20042/

--Thousand Dollars--

20052/

Commercial Broilers

2,432,235 1,935,750

2,142,850

2,857,580

2,903,532

Mature Chickens, Value of Sales

Hatching Egg Flocks

11,380

10,329

7,713

8,154

12,044

Table Egg Flocks

104

93

93

14

10

All Chickens,

Including Commercial Broilers

2,443,719 1,946,172

2,150,656

2,865,748

2,915,586

Eggs

367,887

355,968

395,769

394,120

347,680

All Poultry

2,811,606 2,302,140

2,546,425

1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Revised.

3,259,868

3,263,266

2006
2,731,022
8,918 11
2,739,951 368,736
3,108,687

6

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Million Eggs 37.0

36.0

35.0

34.0

33.0

32.0

31.0

0

5

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET Jan 7, 2006 through Dec 30, 2006
Georgia

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Week

Million Chicks 31.0

30.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

25.0

0

5

BROILER TYPE CHICKS PLACED Jan 7, 2006 through Dec 30, 2006
Georgia

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Week

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Week Number
1 2 3 4 5

TABLE 5

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET--GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

--Million--

31.6

31.6

30.8

31.3

30.7

33.6

31.3

31.7

31.0

31.9

31.0

33.1

31.5

31.3

30.6

31.4

30.9

33.1

31.1

31.5

30.6

31.3

31.4

33.1

30.8

31.1

30.4

31.2

31.3

33.2

6

31.2

31.4

30.7

31.6

31.2

33.4

7

31.8

30.8

31.1

31.5

31.3

33.2

8

31.9

30.7

31.5

31.6

31.6

33.5

9

31.4

31.8

32.4

31.5

31.9

33.5

10

32.0

31.9

31.7

32.2

32.3

32.7

11

31.6

32.1

31.9

31.6

31.6

32.8

12

31.5

31.2

31.9

31.8

31.6

32.3

13

32.0

32.4

31.5

31.3

31.2

32.7

14

31.9

32.3

32.4

32.3

32.3

32.3

15

31.8

32.4

32.6

31.9

32.5

33.4

16

32.0

32.5

31.9

32.3

31.9

33.4

17

31.7

31.8

32.5

31.9

31.9

33.3

18

31.6

32.3

32.0

31.5

31.9

32.9

19

31.6

31.7

32.5

32.9

32.4

32.8

20

32.1

32.1

32.3

32.8

32.9

33.3

21

31.9

32.3

32.6

32.6

32.5

33.4

22

32.0

32.0

32.5

32.7

32.9

33.7

23

31.8

32.1

32.5

32.7

33.0

33.1

24

32.2

32.0

32.4

32.7

32.7

34.0

25

31.9

31.1

30.7

32.2

32.4

33.6

26

31.2

29.9

32.1

32.4

32.1

34.0

27

31.4

30.3

30.8

31.7

32.3

33.7

28

30.9

29.7

31.9

32.6

32.6

33.4

29

31.8

29.8

31.4

31.9

32.9

33.8

30

31.9

30.3

30.9

32.2

32.9

33.1

31

31.6

30.5

31.7

32.4

32.3

34.3

32

30.9

29.8

31.7

32.0

32.6

34.3

33

30.6

30.1

31.8

31.1

32.3

33.8

34

31.4

30.7

31.9

31.5

32.8

33.8

35

31.0

30.6

32.0

31.6

32.5

33.5

36

30.3

30.6

31.2

32.0

30.9

33.2

37

29.0

28.8

31.4

29.0

30.9

32.6

38

29.5

30.5

30.1

30.1

31.0

31.9

39

28.1

28.1

30.6

28.7

30.2

30.7

40

31.6

30.6

32.5

29.5

30.9

31.7

41

29.9

30.3

31.2

29.8

31.9

32.9

42

28.3

29.2

29.0

28.4

29.7

30.9

43

27.5

29.2

28.6

27.3

28.5

31.2

44

30.0

27.6

29.4

28.3

30.2

31.1

45

29.4

28.0

31.2

29.9

31.5

31.5

46

30.9

31.1

31.5

30.6

33.1

33.4

47

30.8

29.9

30.7

29.9

32.2

32.6

48

31.0

30.8

32.6

30.4

33.5

33.1

49

31.4

31.2

31.3

30.4

32.8

33.3

50

31.1

30.9

31.5

30.5

33.6

33.8

51

31.5

30.8

52

31.2

30.6

53

30.5

Total1/

1,616.5

1,634.0

1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

31.7

30.0

32.7

30.8

30.9

33.1

1,634.3 1,624.2

1,659.6

34.0 33.8
1,719.1

2005
33.8 33.5 33.4 32.9 33.7
33.9 33.5 33.4 33.6 33.2
33.4 33.4 32.9 31.7 33.4
33.6 33.4 33.2 32.9 33.8
33.7 33.6 33.7 33.4 33.5
32.9 32.0 33.4 33.5 33.6
33.1 33.4 33.2 33.5 33.3
33.7 33.8 31.9 32.5 33.1
33.7 31.8 31.4 30.9 32.3
32.3 32.9 34.4 33.8 33.4
34.5 33.9 34.5
1,727.5

2006
34.0 33.8 35.1 34.5 33.6
34.0 34.2 34.8 34.8 35.0
34.0 34.8 35.0 35.1 35.3
34.7 34.4 34.2 34.7 34.6
34.9 35.1 35.3 35.3 34.6
34.9 34.2 35.0 34.9 34.9
35.0 34.5 35.0 35.1 35.7
33.2 33.1 34.3 33.7 34.9
35.1 32.5 32.6 32.1 34.3
34.9 35.2 35.8 34.5 35.5
35.0 35.2
1,797.0

8

USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2007 EDITION

Week Number
1 2 3 4 5

TABLE 6

BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED--GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

--Million--

25.4

25.0

24.9

26.3

25.0

27.5

27.8

25.3

25.4

24.8

25.9

24.5

26.7

28.2

25.9

25.2

24.9

25.2

25.3

27.0

27.6

25.3

25.6

24.9

25.7

25.4

27.3

27.9

25.1

25.7

25.1

26.0

25.6

27.2

27.9

6

25.2

25.4

24.9

25.6

25.5

27.4

28.0

7

24.8

25.5

25.0

25.7

25.8

27.3

27.6

8

24.8

25.0

24.8

25.5

25.4

27.4

28.2

9

25.2

25.4

25.2

26.2

25.5

27.7

28.1

10

25.8

24.8

25.3

26.1

25.6

27.5

27.9

11

25.9

24.6

25.8

26.0

26.1

27.7

27.7

12

25.7

25.3

26.4

25.7

26.4

27.7

28.1

13

25.9

25.8

26.0

26.1

26.7

27.1

27.7

14

25.6

26.1

26.1

25.9

26.2

27.2

27.9

15

25.5

25.3

25.8

26.0

26.2

26.7

27.8

16

25.8

26.2

25.6

25.8

25.8

27.0

27.6

17

25.8

26.1

26.3

26.4

26.8

26.6

26.5

18

26.0

26.1

26.6

26.3

26.9

27.2

28.1

19

26.0

26.1

26.1

26.5

26.4

27.6

28.2

20

25.9

25.8

26.5

26.2

26.5

27.6

28.1

21

25.7

26.2

26.1

26.0

26.5

27.3

27.6

22

25.7

25.7

26.5

27.0

26.9

27.2

27.8

23

26.2

26.0

26.4

26.8

27.3

27.6

28.3

24

25.9

26.2

26.5

26.6

27.0

27.8

28.2

25

26.1

26.2

26.7

26.5

27.4

27.9

28.2

26

25.9

26.1

26.5

26.7

27.6

27.6

28.3

27

26.1

25.5

26.5

26.9

27.2

28.2

27.9

28

26.0

25.4

25.0

26.5

26.9

27.9

28.0

29

25.3

24.3

26.1

26.7

26.6

27.9

27.4

30

25.6

24.7

25.1

25.9

26.8

27.5

26.6

31

25.1

24.1

25.9

26.7

27.0

27.5

27.8

32

25.8

24.0

25.5

25.9

27.3

28.1

27.8

33

25.7

24.3

24.9

26.1

27.2

27.2

27.7

34

25.3

24.6

25.7

26.2

26.9

28.1

27.4

35

24.7

24.0

25.8

26.2

27.1

28.0

27.3

36

24.4

24.1

25.6

25.7

26.8

27.5

27.2

37

24.8

24.8

25.7

25.9

27.2

28.0

27.7

38

24.7

24.6

25.9

25.9

26.9

27.5

27.3

39

24.1

24.6

25.2

26.3

25.4

27.6

27.5

40

23.2

23.2

25.5

23.9

25.5

26.8

27.7

41

23.7

24.8

24.5

24.9

25.6

26.4

26.4

42

22.6

22.8

24.9

23.5

24.9

24.9

26.6

43

25.3

24.9

26.5

24.4

25.5

26.1

27.3

44

24.0

24.7

25.3

24.4

26.4

26.8

27.6

45

22.9

23.8

23.6

23.5

24.4

25.4

26.3

46

22.1

23.9

23.0

22.2

23.4

25.2

25.8

47

24.1

22.6

24.0

23.3

24.8

25.9

25.1

48

23.6

22.8

25.4

24.5

25.9

26.0

26.7

49

24.9

25.4

25.8

25.3

27.1

27.8

26.7

50

24.8

24.4

24.7

24.6

26.3

26.9

27.3

51

25.0

25.1

52

25.3

25.4

53

24.7

Total1/

1,308.8

1,306.8

1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

26.5

25.0

27.3

27.5

25.4

24.8

26.8

27.8

1,331.8 1,337.1

1,369.1

1,423.9

28.4 27.8 27.7
1,436.5

2006
28.0 27.8 28.1 28.0 27.8
28.8 28.5 27.6 28.2 28.2
28.8 28.7 28.7 27.9 28.1
29.1 29.2 29.5 28.7 28.8
28.6 29.1 28.6 28.8 29.0
29.5 29.4 28.6 28.8 28.2
28.9 28.8 28.9 28.6 28.4
28.8 29.0 29.5 27.2 27.1
27.6 27.7 28.8 28.6 26.7
26.4 26.5 27.7 28.5 29.1
29.5 28.0
1,481.3

USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2007 EDITION

9

Week Number
1 2 3 4 5

TABLE 7

BROILER TYPE CHICKS PLACED--GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

--Million--

24.7

24.1

24.0

26.4

24.5

26.4

26.8

24.7

24.0

24.2

25.8

24.2

24.9

27.1

25.2

24.1

24.7

24.9

24.8

26.2

26.7

25.7

25.0

24.3

26.1

25.1

25.9

27.2

24.8

25.1

24.3

25.7

25.1

25.7

27.2

6

24.5

24.5

24.7

25.5

25.6

25.7

27.0

7

24.3

24.7

24.7

25.2

25.8

25.6

26.4

8

24.7

24.9

24.9

25.3

25.0

26.0

26.8

9

25.3

24.7

24.3

26.0

25.7

26.3

27.2

10

24.8

24.0

24.9

26.0

24.4

26.3

27.8

11

25.6

23.4

26.4

25.8

25.1

26.5

27.1

12

25.8

24.6

26.6

25.5

25.4

26.4

27.5

13

25.2

25.5

26.3

26.0

25.5

25.8

27.9

14

25.0

25.9

25.7

26.0

25.1

26.0

27.4

15

24.8

25.3

25.8

25.8

25.2

25.5

26.9

16

25.7

25.5

25.5

25.1

24.6

26.2

27.0

17

25.9

25.6

25.1

26.5

25.7

26.2

25.9

18

25.3

25.1

26.1

26.3

26.4

27.0

27.2

19

25.2

25.3

25.8

26.4

24.9

26.6

28.4

20

25.4

24.6

26.2

25.9

24.7

26.9

28.2

21

25.5

25.6

25.6

25.3

25.2

26.6

26.9

22

25.3

24.8

26.7

26.9

25.4

25.2

28.2

23

25.4

26.1

25.4

26.3

26.0

26.4

27.9

24

25.8

25.7

25.9

25.7

26.4

27.0

27.7

25

26.3

25.8

26.7

26.1

26.2

27.0

26.8

26

25.9

25.3

25.8

26.0

26.5

27.2

28.3

27

25.2

25.4

26.3

26.6

26.1

27.7

27.1

28

25.1

25.4

24.6

26.2

25.3

26.9

27.7

29

24.8

23.5

25.9

26.3

25.2

27.8

27.3

30

25.1

23.9

24.5

25.6

25.2

27.1

26.0

31

24.5

24.0

25.9

26.4

25.6

25.5

27.5

32

25.8

24.0

25.1

25.8

26.3

27.1

27.2

33

25.6

24.5

24.9

25.8

26.2

26.2

27.8

34

25.2

24.2

25.5

25.4

25.3

26.7

26.6

35

23.5

24.1

25.3

25.7

26.2

27.2

26.6

36

23.6

23.7

25.7

25.1

25.1

26.4

26.9

37

24.3

24.5

25.5

25.8

26.0

27.0

27.4

38

24.3

24.3

25.9

25.5

25.4

27.1

26.6

39

24.0

24.3

25.6

26.2

24.7

27.4

27.1

40

23.1

22.4

25.5

23.4

23.9

25.3

27.9

41

23.6

24.3

24.1

24.7

24.4

25.7

26.1

42

22.0

22.9

24.9

22.9

24.1

23.3

26.5

43

24.9

24.5

25.9

24.2

24.4

25.5

26.3

44

24.3

24.6

25.0

24.1

25.3

25.5

26.4

45

22.6

23.3

23.2

23.4

23.8

24.7

25.9

46

21.4

23.9

23.0

21.5

22.5

24.4

25.9

47

23.8

22.3

23.3

22.8

23.3

24.6

24.6

48

23.7

22.5

25.1

24.3

24.9

25.7

26.4

49

24.8

24.6

25.6

25.1

24.9

26.3

26.7

50

24.2

23.8

24.2

24.7

24.7

24.8

26.7

51

24.9

24.9

52

25.2

25.0

53

24.3

Total1/

1,285.5

1,298.7

1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

26.1 25.2
1,312.7

24.8 24.7
1,319.3

25.9 25.9
1,359.8

26.2 26.4
1,360.2

27.6 27.4 26.8
1,405.6

2006
27.6 27.5 28.2 27.3 27.5
27.9 28.2 27.6 27.7 28.2
28.3 28.8 28.1 27.0 28.0
29.2 29.0 29.1 28.3 28.5
28.5 28.4 29.5 29.0 29.1
28.8 29.1 28.4 28.5 28.6
28.6 29.2 28.3 28.4 28.7
28.1 28.6 30.0 27.5 27.1
27.6 27.5 28.9 28.4 26.9
26.7 26.6 26.6 28.2 28.6
29.4 28.1
1,467.6

10

USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2007 EDITION

Million Chicks 135

BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED MONTHLY Georgia, 2004-2006

130

125

120

115

110

105

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug Sep

Oct

Nov Dec

2004

2005

2006

Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

1999
112.6 100.1 114.2 110.3 114.5 111.5 113.2 111.9 104.1 105.4 100.1 110.8

TABLE 8

BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES

GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

--Million-

112.8

110.3

114.1

111.4

120.1

123.7

104.7

99.8

103.0

102.2

113.7

111.8

112.3

114.4

115.0

115.9

121.6

123.3

111.2

111.4

111.7

112.8

115.3

118.0

114.9

116.6

116.9

117.8

121.6

123.9

111.5

113.7

114.4

117.1

119.1

120.8

109.0

113.8

117.4

119.0

122.9

121.7

107.3

112.9

115.8

120.0

123.3

121.7

104.2

109.7

110.6

113.5

117.9

118.0

107.4

112.2

107.3

113.4

115.6

119.3

101.1

103.3

100.5

106.5

110.8

111.7

110.6

113.6

110.4

119.5

121.8

122.6

Total1/

1,308.8

1,306.8

1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

1,331.8

1,337.1

1,369.1

1,423.9

1,436.5

2006
123.8 112.9 126.4 122.6 128.0 124.2 127.5 127.2 122.5 123.4 115.6 127.2
1,481.3

USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2007 EDITION

11

Thousand Eggs 800

EGG TYPE EGGS SET Jan 7, 2006 through Dec 30, 2006
Georgia

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Week

Thousand Chicks 800

EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED Jan 7, 2006 through Dec 30, 2006
Georgia

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Week

12

USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2007 EDITION

Week Number
1 2 3 4 5

1999
573 611 599 442 568

TABLE 9

EGG TYPE EGGS SET--GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 1999-2006

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

--Thousand--

531

647

633

626

617

613

633

621

625

632

413

561

629

628

643

605

630

609

614

636

602

536

634

602

645

6

593

480

505

554

642

647

7

367

553

643

607

588

644

8

322

572

647

548

639

647

9

622

570

597

614

642

647

10

586

583

640

637

635

647

11

567

464

633

590

631

634

12

546

415

616

546

642

647

13

591

320

610

595

629

647

14

468

593

581

645

647

647

15

583

532

616

565

632

647

16

609

512

607

596

640

633

17

618

476

590

647

626

611

18

596

543

538

625

628

639

19

651

583

578

523

626

642

20

531

399

584

529

642

642

21

410

481

647

593

613

642

22

527

576

629

640

617

642

23

581

534

642

638

641

647

24

446

581

642

616

545

626

25

543

300

585

613

622

647

26

469

582

585

636

640

647

27

566

541

607

475

619

552

28

323

222

534

498

644

642

29

596

530

643

630

647

642

30

378

505

556

541

630

625

31

502

467

642

589

634

618

32

570

572

586

627

642

615

33

626

561

638

615

642

625

34

516

495

508

616

642

647

35

567

597

628

612

642

645

36

531

599

594

559

638

647

37

524

604

592

372

570

639

38

443

522

575

440

638

644

39

525

554

516

631

647

638

40

523

374

505

625

603

642

41

514

515

622

321

598

642

42

500

474

625

305

637

642

43

480

525

563

643

403

638

44

540

570

302

638

388

634

45

281

305

642

420

443

250

46

550

611

647

603

617

647

47

376

568

461

643

342

647

48

494

616

536

638

629

643

49

445

616

324

446

505

471

50

428

475

635

622

505

634

51

622

52

622

53

Total1/

27,061

1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

462 609 613
27,515

616 642
30,461

606 645
30,043

630 647
31,444

631 647
32,592

2005
638 488 612 630 629
629 637 640 636 635
625 642 640 641 647
639 585 620 633 508
625 647 633 647 504
647 633 634 625 645
600 635 553 596 643
647 622 611 640 555
643 640 585 494 336
647 644 647 647 787
632 612 630
32,644

2006
626 627 643 634 642
638 638 642 647 644
637 614 645 623 625
628 637 606 632 525
571 634 614 545 484
625 567 636 616 335
595 647 636 646 647
633 647 627 586 631
560 599 610
98 647
642 634 633 523 476
638 647
31,181

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Week Number
1 2 3 4 5

TABLE 10 EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED--GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

--Thousand--

259

358

395

282

577

569

505

523

511

527

566

571

537

528

565

570

554

577

497

447

573

545

563

560

510

514

505

543

569

567

2005
551 551 566 554 425

6

495

352

487

568

561

579

532

7

500

497

549

540

561

569

543

8

497

535

466

559

542

555

547

9

518

394

414

469

565

548

547

10

318

471

543

525

524

534

524

11

269

491

533

468

559

526

559

12

512

489

488

527

565

563

543

13

489

489

542

544

559

534

547

14

487

400

539

513

568

533

519

15

472

366

520

474

579

552

550

16

520

276

519

497

558

543

558

17

406

499

486

531

579

577

540

18

497

450

521

482

537

538

500

19

543

422

524

474

556

551

571

20

506

387

521

532

542

515

499

21

504

457

462

529

553

542

548

22

561

500

480

446

548

538

521

23

470

311

480

435

538

539

409

24

346

419

536

500

585

558

510

25

464

474

521

499

571

546

552

26

349

469

536

553

548

543

553

27

390

491

532

551

470

526

531

28

452

256

502

546

561

542

421

29

373

508

529

538

556

536

544

30

506

439

507

387

548

484

530

31

210

185

458

439

568

540

534

32

536

451

555

523

548

546

538

33

316

421

487

481

534

555

520

34

443

372

537

517

548

550

491

35

496

492

499

549

557

530

555

36

531

488

525

553

556

543

498

37

444

439

437

556

569

565

521

38

499

522

536

543

562

531

527

39

228

521

498

501

552

539

552

40

472

567

518

332

495

552

534

41

396

470

497

387

553

536

538

42

508

475

439

564

559

546

557

43

477

339

431

531

524

547

483

44

464

457

546

282

515

533

560

45

451

409

542

270

546

538

549

46

435

467

485

559

343

566

490

47

480

489

266

576

337

552

413

48

240

270

548

369

387

220

265

49

480

534

547

532

284

550

562

50

289

481

388

534

543

545

554

51

418

522

52

364

528

53

396

Total1/

23,051

23,282

1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

425 280
25,494

531 410
25,924

560 452
27,831

555 416
28,117

541 562 449
27,126

2006
554 538 554 519 522
522 569 547 566 575
536 518 515 532 541
536 550 537 473 563
512 558 478 511 551
501 478 435 547 501
567 527 279 482 526
527 544 539 530 543
522 498 548 484 495
538 91
564 548 560
530 429
26,694

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Million Chicks 2.8

EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED MONTHLY Georgia, 2004-2006

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug Sep

Oct

Nov Dec

2004

2005

2006

Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

1999
2.2 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.7

TABLE 11

EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED--BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES

GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

--Million--

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.5

2.5

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.4

1.7

2.2

2.1

2.4

2.4

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

1.9

2.2

2.1

2.4

2.3

1.6

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.5

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.3

1.9

2.1

1.9

2.4

2.4

1.8

2.0

1.9

1.7

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.3

2005
2.3 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 1.8 2.4

Total1/

23.1

23.3

1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

25.5

25.9

27.8

28.1

27.1

2006
2.4 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.3 1.8 2.3
26.7

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Month
Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 12

LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN ALL FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20051/

--Thousand--

21,429

21,009

20,775

21,489

20,515

20,672

20,223

21,564

20,975

20,686

21,391

20,393

20,674

20,565

21,711 21,250

21,139 21,370

20,749 21,385

20,928 20,420

20,630 20,734

20,567 20,510

20,828 20,535

20,937 20,870

20,946 20,408

21,503 20,757

20,438 19,968

20,516 20,553

20,233 20,106

19,856 19,380

20,976

20,480

20,492

19,973

20,554

20,197

19,272

20,750 20,401

20,986 20,730

20,458 20,511

20,124 20,005

20,337 20,230

20,076 20,054

19,119 19,131

20,704 21,046

20,359 20,636

21,124 21,661

20,237 20,330

20,145 20,200

20,280 20,323

19,318 19,354

21,065

20,754

21,830

20,377

20,499

20,179

19,258

Annual Average

21,059

1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year.

20,816

20,994

20,473

20,442

20,323

19,737

20061/
19,524 19,662 19,550 19,740 19,836 19,639 19,107 19,101 19,356 19,373 19,345 19,392
19,469

Month
Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 13

EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--ALL FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20051/

--Number--

2,133

2,180

2,108

2,066

2,159

2,095

2,171

2,078 1,870

2,122 1,954

2,026 1,827

1,963 1,821

2,084 1,852

2,075 1,940

2,120 1,892

2,127

2,143

2,104

2,120

2,088

2,101

2,099

2,020 2,032

2,077 2,058

2,014 1,995

2,031 2,068

2,042 2,082

2,031 2,069

2,009 2,069

1,988

1,963

1,913

1,968

1,980

2,025

2,039

2,043 2,044

2,035 2,055

2,033 2,077

1,973 2,039

2,065 2,101

2,117 2,084

2,113 2,054

2,024 2,124

1,979 2,035

1,979 2,064

2,016 2,105

2,040 2,139

2,027 2,140

2,024 2,165

2,098

2,029

2,080

2,095

2,059

2,086

2,108

20061/
2,120 2,085 1,908 2,107 2,011 2,077 2,015 2,073 2,087 2,039 2,109 2,078

Average per Layer3/

246

246

242

243

247

248

249

247

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
Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 14

EGG PRODUCTION--ALL FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20051/

--Million Eggs--

457

458

438

444

443

433

439

448

445

419

420

425

429

436

406

413

379

381

382

399

394

452

458

450

433

433

431

431

423

435

433

415

419

411

399

424

420

414

413

428

416

401

417

402

392

393

407

409

393

424

427

416

397

420

425

404

417

426

426

408

425

418

393

419

403

418

408

411

411

391

447

420

447

428

432

435

419

442

421

454

427

422

421

406

Annual Total

5,176

1/ Revised. 2/Dec preceding year.

5,128

5,086

4,967

5,047

5,038

4,906

20061/
414 410 373 416 399 408 385 396 404 395 408 403
4,811

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Month
Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 15

LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN TABLE EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1996-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20051/

20061/

--Thousand--

11,816

11,741

11,737

12,012

11,285

11,531

10,991

9,934

11,956

11,763

11,544

11,894

11,186

11,403

11,020

9,923

12,071

11,917

11,440

11,460

11,283

11,285

11,204

9,785

11,508

12,024

11,908

10,864

11,287

11,287

10,951

9,897

11,134

11,536

11,892

10,787

11,013

11,065

10,318

10,025

11,182

11,147

11,185

10,199

10,989

10,978

9,871

9,892

11,177

11,441

11,062

10,155

10,996

11,098

9,829

9,431

10,974

11,841

11,198

10,508

10,953

10,965

9,776

9,399

10,942

11,697

11,270

10,604

10,958

10,918

9,617

9,595

11,334

11,569

11,629

10,880

10,999

11,120

9,768

9,607

11,673

11,760

12,005

10,979

11,138

11,227

9,911

9,609

11,761

11,755

12,287

11,080

11,416

11,148

9,824

9,711

Average

11,461

1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year.

11,683

11,596

10,952

11,125

11,169

10,257

9,734

Month
Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 16

EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--TABLE EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20051/

2,299 2,206

2,331 2,234

2,222 2,104

--Number--

2,188

2,372

2,026

2,242

2,261 2,234

2,380 2,284

1,980

2,039

1,906

1,920

1,985

2,090

2,017

2,309

2,276

2,240

2,326

2,275

2,275

2,244

2,172

2,209

2,143

2,204

2,223

2,185

2,131

2,101

2,107

2,065

2,214

2,254

2,185

2,186

2,057

1,993

1,953

2,087

2,118

2,143

2,175

2,122

2,085

2,124

2,036

2,226

2,268

2,268

2,119

2,128

2,216

2,149

2,279

2,224

2,171

2,116

2,040

2,106

2,158

2,207

2,166

2,128

2,217

2,074

2,214

2,247

2,305

2,322

2,337

2,217

2,126

2,252

2,272

2,223

2,285

2,328

20061/
2,312 2,245 2,064 2,291 2,163 2,212 2,151 2,200 2,228 2,194 2,256 2,263

Average per Layer3/

259

256

256

258

267

269

269

269

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
Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 17

EGG PRODUCTION--TABLE EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20051/

--Million Eggs--

274

276

263

265

270

263

264

266

265

245

243

253

257

254

241

245

220

222

226

238

228

268

276

269

255

259

259

248

244

257

257

240

247

244

222

237

237

233

228

250

242

218

232

230

218

214

235

240

216

235

249

240

216

246

251

224

234

251

252

230

252

245

211

242

238

247

237

245

243

210

261

246

268

249

259

263

234

263

252

279

254

256

257

231

Annual Total

2,997

1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year.

3,022

2,991

2,853

2,998

3,002

2,760

20061/
232 225 204 229 219 221 205 209 216 213 219 222
2,614

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Month
Dec3/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 18 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN HATCHING EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1999-20061/

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20052/

20062/

--Thousand--

9,513

9,168

8,938

9,377

9,130

9,041

9,132

9,490

9,508

9,112

9,042

9,397

9,107

9,171

9,445

9,639

9,540

9,122

9,209

9,368

9,247

9,182

9,524

9,665

9,642 9,703

9,246 9,310

9,377 9,511

9,456 9,551

9,347 9,403

9,123 9,068

9,484 9,438

9,743 9,711

9,588 9,699

9,161 8,939

9,472 9,330

9,669 9,718

9,464 9,458

9,028 8,999

9,409 9,343

9,647 9,576

9,676

9,045

9,160

9,516

9,284

9,011

9,243

9,602

9,359

8,933

9,141

9,301

9,172

9,036

9,414

9,661

9,270 9,273

8,690 8,776

9,395 9,556

9,257 9,251

9,046 8,962

9,060 8,996

9,450 9,343

9,666 9,636

9,204

8,899

9,443

9,197

8,983

8,931

9,334

9,581

Average

9,498

9,033

9,298

9,422

9,217

1/ Hatching egg flocks used principally for hatchery broiler chicks. 2/ Revised. 3/ Dec preceding year.

9,054

9,380

9,635

Month
Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 19

EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--HATCHING EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20051/

20061/

1,924 1,914 1,730 1,908 1,845 1,950 1,907 1,953 1,955 1,909 2,006 1,945

1,985 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

--Number--

1,909

1,895

1,884

1,889

1,697

1,687

1,882

1,862

1,832

1,829

1,913

1,881

1,842

1,819

1,902

1,874

1,914

1,886

1,847

1,835

1,935

1,930

1,881

1,848

1,880 1,875 1,753 1,885 1,842 1,927 1,878 1,931 1,915 1,854 1,912 1,836

1,916 1,927 1,743 1,930 1,875 1,945 1,894 1,947 1,933 1,915 1,980 1,875

1,918 1,919 1,749 1,919 1,854 1,938 1,880 1,948 1,946 1,883 1,961 1,889

Average per Layer3/

229

233

225

224

222

225

229

228

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
Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 20

EGG PRODUCTION--HATCHING EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20051/

--Million Eggs--

183

182

175

179

173

170

175

182

180

174

177

172

172

182

165

168

159

159

156

161

166

184

182

181

178

174

172

183

179

178

176

175

172

167

177

187

183

181

185

178

174

183

185

172

174

179

172

169

177

189

178

176

181

174

174

180

183

175

174

178

173

173

182

177

165

171

171

166

168

181

186

174

179

179

173

172

185

179

169

175

173

166

164

175

Annual Total

2,179

1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year.

2,106

2,095

2,114

2,049

2,036

2,146

20061/
182 185 169 187 180 187 180 187 188 182 189 181
2,197

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Month
Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 21

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR ALL EGGS--GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20051/

--Cents per Dozen--

97.0

83.5

99.1

80.6

88.9

103.8

87.2

90.6

81.5

90.3

89.5

91.1

108.2

84.8

88.7

91.3

90.3

81.8

88.1

107.2

84.6

90.7

80.1

90.5

91.4

89.2

120.4

83.2

85.3

88.6

90.4

80.9

91.7

96.5

82.1

85.6

82.3

85.4

83.2

85.1

91.1

82.0

84.9

89.4

84.2

90.9

90.9

89.8

81.2

89.0

83.1

81.8

86.9

91.5

84.0

84.5

89.4

91.1

81.5

88.6

98.2

82.1

82.7

84.2

85.3

80.9

83.6

97.3

81.2

94.0

80.8

92.6

83.2

81.9

102.4

78.1

83.7

88.7

93.7

84.3

93.6

114.3

83.8

90.5

Weighted Average

87.9

1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year.

86.8

86.8

86.1

94.1

93.9

85.0

2006
96.8 94.0 87.0 99.4 85.8 81.2 90.6 85.1 93.0 91.5 92.5 105.9
92.0

Month
Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 22

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR TABLE EGGS--GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

--Cents per Dozen--

61.6

39.7

65.2

33.7

49.8

73.9

45.5

49.9

35.0

47.9

45.4

51.0

80.3

38.0

46.7

51.2

47.1

32.9

45.3

78.3

37.0

50.0

34.0

50.5

50.5

48.4

100.8

33.9

37.8

46.1

49.6

30.6

51.1

59.9

28.0

34.7

30.0

35.3

29.0

38.9

48.7

25.0

33.0

44.0

31.6

41.4

47.7

47.4

24.9

39.9

35.3

31.7

34.0

50.2

38.2

31.8

42.0

50.1

34.2

41.0

62.7

34.1

24.7

36.0

40.4

33.0

35.7

61.6

33.6

45.8

31.4

52.0

38.6

33.0

70.6

31.0

31.2

46.9

55.9

43.1

54.2

91.2

41.6

45.5

2006
55.0 48.0 34.9 58.0 33.0 23.0 38.5 27.0 43.3 41.6 42.9 69.9

Weighted Average
1/ Dec preceding year.

42.8

42.7

42.6

38.6

55.9

55.8

34.5

43.2

Month
Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 23

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR HATCHING EGGS--GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

--Cents per Dozen--

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

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.

150.0

150.0

150.0

150.0

150.0

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
1/ Revised.

TABLE 24 FORCED MOLT LAYERS AS A PERCENT OF HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE
FIRST OF MONTH--GEORGIA, 1999-2006

1999
4.0 6.5 3.0 2.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 3.5 3.5 1.0 1.0
1999
17.5 19.0 20.0 17.0 17.5 15.5 16.5 14.5 17.0 17.0 16.0 13.5

2000
3.0 6.5 3.5 1.0 7.0 9.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 7.0 4.0 1.5
2000
15.5 15.5 15.0 16.0 15.5 13.5 16.5 18.5 21.0 21.5 21.5 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

Percent Being Molted

2002

2003

5.0

3.5

4.0

2.0

3.5

1.0

2.5

1.5

6.0

4.5

6.0

6.0

3.0

5.5

5.0

5.5

4.0

3.5

4.5

3.5

4.0

1.0

1.5

0.5

Percent with Molt Complete

2002

2003

13.0

18.5

13.0

16.5

13.0

16.0

13.5

17.0

11.5

14.5

14.0

13.5

15.5

14.5

14.5

15.5

15.0

18.0

17.0

17.5

16.0

18.5

17.0

17.5

2004
3.0 5.5 2.5 1.0 5.0 5.5 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 6.5 2.0
2004
17.0 16.5 13.0 17.0 11.5 16.5 18.5 17.5 15.0 18.0 17.0 17.0

20051/
3.0 2.5 2.0 5.5 4.0 2.5 4.0 6.5 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.5
20051/
16.0 17.0 15.5 13.5 11.5 15.0 15.0 14.0 13.5 15.0 14.0 13.5

20061/
2.5 6.0 2.0 0.5 3.0 6.0 2.5 3.5 2.0 4.0 2.5 0.5
20061/
13.0 11.5 12.0 12.5 10.5 10.5 12.5 12.0 11.5 11.0 13.5 15.0

TABLE 25

YOUNG CHICKENS SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION--GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

Month

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

--Thousand--

Jan

94,574

92,800

98,541

105,158

108,550 104,155 102,439

106,487

Feb

90,500

93,152

89,693

94,304

90,702

95,147

96,336

96,380

Mar

102,421

101,920

99,260

98,715

98,252 106,673 110,540

111,751

Apr

97,788

91,508

95,722

106,496

102,389 103,597 100,761

101,902

May

96,449

104,311

106,300

108,173

103,584

99,446

107,004

115,395

Jun

102,859

101,788

100,581

96,648

102,178 105,823 107,836

111,365

Jul

100,902

92,961

104,147

109,104

108,293 106,733 103,253

106,748

Aug

101,196

106,019

112,436

109,843

104,516 108,968 112,976

117,583

Sep

96,617

89,451

93,433

99,215

108,755

108,574

107,591

105,768

Oct

94,396

95,706

110,675

113,094

114,258 105,310 105,051

115,828

Nov

92,771

93,226

101,289

94,917

89,376

101,471

103,624

106,931

Dec

92,261

88,430

92,719

100,186

103,141

106,096

103,478

101,308

Annual Total 1,162,734 1,151,272 1,204,796 1,235,853 1,233,994 1,251,993 1,260,889 1,297,446

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Billion Dollars 35.0

Value of Production Broilers, Eggs, Mature Chickens & Turkeys, and Total
United States, 1999-2006

30.0

25.0

20.0

15.0

10.0

5.0

0.0 1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Broilers

Eggs

Mature Chickens & Turkeys

2005 Total

2006

Value of Production
Broilers, Eggs, and Mature Chickens & Turkeys United States, 2006
(Billion Dollars)
Eggs $4.4

Broilers $18.9

Mature Chickens & Turkeys $3.6

Broilers

Eggs

Mature Chickens & Turkeys

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TABLE 26

POULTRY--PRODUCTION, SALES AND VALUE, UNITED STATES, 1999-20061/

Unit

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20052/

Commercial Broilers
Number Produced 1,000 Head 8,146,410 8,283,700 8,389,770 8,591,080 8,492,850 8,740,650 8,872,000

2006
8,882,000

Pounds Produced 1,000 Price per Pound3/ Cents Value of Production4/ 1,000 $

40,829,000 41,626,100 42,452,400 44,058,700 43,958,200 45,796,250 47,855,600 48,794,900

37.1

33.6

39.3

30.5

34.6

44.6

43.6

38.6

15,128,509 13,989,424 16,696,089 13,437,345 15,214,947 20,446,086 20,877,916 18,851,054

Number Sold Pounds Sold Price per Pound Value of Sales

Unit
1,000 Head 1,000 1,000 1,000 $

1999
214,063

2000
218,411

2001

2002

2003

Mature Chickens

202,482 199,931 189,530

1,059,153 1,112,604 1,032,115 1,039,118 983,054

7.1

5.7

4.5

4.8

4.9

75,217 63,988 47,249 49,931 47,811

2004

2005

191,706 193,246

997,621 1,001,792

5.8

6.5

57,615 64,739

2006
172,421 914,580
5.8 53,124

Unit

Number Raised Pounds Produced Price per Pound5/

1,000 Head 1,000 Cents

Value of Production 1,000 $

1999
270,192 6,877,399
40.8

2000
270,466 6,959,833
40.6

2001
272,660 7,173,111
39.0

2002

2003

Turkeys
275,477 274,048

7,494,861 7,487,293

36.5

36.1

2004
264,207 7,304,813
42.0

2005
252,053 7,095,977
44.9

2006
261,960 7,417,935
47.9

2,806,630 2,828,489 2,796,821 2,732,481 2,699,673 3,065,417 3,182,767 3,551,127

Unit
Avg Number Layers 1,000 Head

1999
323,251

2000
329,067

2001

2002

2003

Layers and Eggs

336,330 339,293 338,393

2004
341,956

2005
343,792

2006
346,078

Eggs per Layer

Number

257

257

256

257

259

261

262

263

Total Eggs Produced Million

82,946 84,717 86,093 87,252 87,473 89,091 90,027 90,877

Price per Dozen Cents

62.0

61.6

62.0

58.9

73.2

71.4

54.0

57.9

Value of Production 1,000 $

4,287,179 4,346,171 4,446,335 4,281,416 5,333,014 5,299,185 4,049,293 4,387,528

Total Value of Production

Unit
Million $

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

All Poultry6/

2004

20055/

2006

22,298 21,228 23,986 20,501 23,295 28,868 28,175 26,843

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/ Revised. 3/ Live weight equivalent price. 4/ Excludes states which produce less than 500,000 broilers. 5/ 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. 6/ Includes commercial broilers, mature chickens, turkeys, and eggs.

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TABLE 27
CHICKEN AND TURKEY HATCHERIES: NUMBER AND INCUBATOR EGG CAPACITY BY REGION AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2006 and 20071/

Geographic Region
Georgia North Atlantic E North Central W North Central South Atlantic South Central West

20062/

Hatcheries --Number--

35 28 22 31 91
114 24

Egg Capacity

2007

20062/

--1,000--

Chicken Hatcheries

32

112,642

32

26,137

22

23,675

32

51,884

83

301,714

118

440,557

26

44,517

2007
113,644 31,302 23,968 52,294
307,594 448,673
46,250

US

310

313

888,484

910,081

E North Central

11

W North Central

16

N & S Atlantic3/

21

South Central & West3/

9

Turkey Hatcheries

10

5,663

16

13,587

21

12,924

8

6,785

5,617 13,587 13,050
6,462

US

57

55

38,959

38,716

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/ Revised. 3/ Regions combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

Number (million) 1,400 1,200 1,000
800 600 400 200
0 1999

CHICKENS Number and Value of Production
United States, 1999 - 2006

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Number

Value

2005

Dollars (million) 1,200 1,180 1,160 1,140 1,120 1,100 1,080 1,060 1,040 1,020 1,000 980
2006

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State
Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut

TABLE 28 NUMBER OF ALL CHICKENS ON FARMS, BY STATES--DECEMBER 1, 1999-20061/2/

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20053/

16,132 25,773 31,248
4,479 3,991

15,647 23,145 30,170
4,170 3,945

15,903 23,366 29,270
4,210 3,748

--1,000 Head--

15,256

14,425

22,787

24,271

28,218

25,981

4,780

5,100

3,793

3,745

14,266 24,012 23,676
4,991 3,626

14,217 24,222 23,640
4,654 3,748

2006
14,285 23,401 23,296
4,596 3,954

Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho

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

4/ 13,298 29,508
600 1,177

4/ 13,087 29,352
598 1,247

4/ 13,595 28,539
547 1,188

4/ 13,706 27,987
470 844

Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana

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

4,948 30,515 57,534
6,958 2,574

4,737 31,822 58,455
6,590 2,535

5,613 31,687 61,605
6,598 2,490

Maine Maryland Massachusetts
Michigan Minnesota

6,234 4,768
419
8,097 16,625

5,652 4,631
357
7,906 15,815

5,607 4,424
357
8,225 15,803

5,790 4,420
352
8,321 15,005

5,473 3,769
310
9,657 14,600

5,504 4,641
307
9,336 14,465

5,551 4,189
296 10,110 14,690

5,677 3,514
246 11,375 14,228

Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire

11,076 8,443 410
13,846 248

10,295 8,225 460
13,895 262

10,388 8,662 480
13,704 262

10,814 8,755 480
13,747 278

10,984 8,280 485
14,223 219

11,148 9,434 480
13,972 236

10,649 8,801 480
13,813 216

10,675 9,401 490
13,165 223

New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma

2,237 5,000 17,135 40,438 5,310

2,337 5,600 17,759 35,832 5,320

2,346 4,730 18,121 38,009 5,395

2,158 4,992 17,042 37,883 5,740

2,134 4,815 17,450 37,663 5,654

2,084 5,498 17,720 36,030 4,747

1,636 4,995 17,961 36,432 4,588

1,385 5,571 19,201 33,511 4,481

Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee

3,714 27,885
5,961 2,440 2,155

3,703 30,619
6,946 2,530 2,210

3,704 29,328
6,946 2,777 2,250

3,400 29,257
6,598 2,677 2,200

3,591 29,408
6,778 3,710 2,260

3,670 27,932
7,043 3,723 2,400

3,832 28,926
6,486 3,714 2,080

3,383 28,303
6,782 3,556 1,889

Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington

24,400 2,884 274 4,641 6,233

25,360 3,828 246 4,553 6,721

26,101 4,015 234 4,554 6,372

25,506 3,853 228 4,573 6,484

25,984 3,894 209 4,509 6,230

24,560 3,877 225 4,906 5,933

25,127 4,158 238 4,910 6,066

24,861 4,413 235 4,512 6,105

West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

2,170 5,437
17

1,859 5,823
17

1,953 6,100
17

2,066 5,600
17

2,060 5,500
17

2,263 6,480
17

1,856 6,093
16

2,108 6,527
16

Other States

4,533

4,891

4,974

5,129

8,068

7,584

6,903

6,671

United States

437,403

436,840

444,099

443,851

449,764

453,599

453,301

453,036

Puerto Rico5/

1,769

1,492

1,568

1,415

1/ Excludes commercial broilers. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Revised. 4/ AK, AZ, DE, KS, ND, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing

individual operations. 5/ Data collection began in 2003.

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TABLE 29 TOTAL VALUE OF ALL CHICKENS ON FARMS, BY STATES--DECEMBER 1, 1999-20061/2/

State

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20053/

Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut

87,113 131,442
56,246 12,093
8,381

82,929 99,524 63,357 10,008
8,679

77,925 102,810
58,540 7,999 7,871

--Thousand Dollars--

54,922

60,585

107,099

101,938

53,614

49,364

9,560

9,690

8,724

9,737

52,784 105,653
47,352 9,982 9,428

56,868 113,843
44,916 9,308 9,745

2006
64,283 105,305
46,592 8,273
10,676

Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho

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

4/ 25,266 103,278
1,020 2,001

4/ 30,100 105,667
1,136 1,995

4/ 31,269 111,302
1,094 1,901

4/ 30,153 111,948
987 1,435

Illinois
Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana

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

4,503 33,567
30,615 10,039

5,211 50,915 81,837 28,337
7,352

6,174 38,024 104,729 25,732
7,221

Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota

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
992 25,108 20,440

13,760 13,923
982 14,004 20,251

13,322 12,567
947 18,198 23,504

13,625 10,542
1,230 18,200 22,765

Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire

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

52,396 19,811
1,584 26,547
1,038

47,921 22,003
1,296 29,007
1,166

53,375 26,323
1,617 23,697
959

New Jersey New York North Carolina
Ohio Oklahoma

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 9,149 78,525
56,495 22,616

2,084 10,446 77,968
54,045 19,463

1,636 6,993
96,989 43,718 22,022

1,801 12,256
107,526 40,213 20,165

Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee

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

6,606 53,071 20,425
7,818 15,840

6,514 54,959 22,052
7,428 13,728

7,781 50,945 20,346
8,179 14,356

Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington

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 8,956 606
20,291 15,575

58,944 5,040 428
18,643 14,239

67,843 7,069 452
18,658 12,132

72,097 5,296 447
11,731 28,694

West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

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

12,673 11,664
56

9,837 11,577
51

11,172 13,054
51

Other States

7,277

7,870

8,061

8,516

16,780

17,038

13,209

15,930

United States

1,156,488 1,064,171 1,069,335 1,055,316 1,116,273 1,122,923 1,140,696 1,175,905

Puerto Rico5/

4,423

3,433

6,899

5,377

1/ Excludes commercial broilers. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Revised. 4/ AK, AZ, DE, KS, ND, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 5/ Data collection began in 2003.

USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2007 EDITION

25

Million Eggs 220

215

210

205

200

195

190

0

5

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET Jan 7, 2006 through Dec 30, 2006
United States

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Week

Million Chicks 185

180

175

170

165

160

155

0

5

26

BROILER TYPE CHICKS PLACED Jan 7, 2006 through Dec 30, 2006
United States

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Week

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Week Number
1 2 3 4 5

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BROILER TYPE EGGS SET--SELECTED STATES,1/ WEEKLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

20012/

2002

2003

20043/

20053/

--Million--

178.7

182.1

180.6

207.3

203.9

205.7

210.3

178.3

182.6

181.4

204.9

203.5

206.6

210.2

177.3

181.5

181.1

205.6

202.5

207.0

209.6

175.7

182.5

179.2

207.2

204.6

205.6

211.7

176.8

180.0

179.5

209.0

203.7

204.6

212.6

2006
213.4 213.8 215.4 214.1 212.4

6

178.8

179.3

182.0

208.3

203.0

207.0

213.1

212.1

7

180.5

179.1

183.5

210.5

202.6

208.5

213.9

215.1

8

181.7

181.1

186.1

211.4

204.8

209.9

214.0

216.9

9

181.4

184.3

187.5

210.6

206.5

210.9

214.1

217.0

10

184.0

185.1

186.7

210.6

207.6

210.4

214.8

216.7

11

183.4

185.7

186.6

208.5

205.1

210.5

213.7

213.6

12

181.6

185.4

186.0

209.0

206.4

210.2

213.2

211.1

13

182.9

185.7

184.5

208.0

205.1

211.2

213.0

213.8

14

181.9

185.5

210.5

212.7

210.1

211.7

212.5

215.8

15

183.7

188.8

209.2

211.7

209.3

212.8

217.1

215.0

16

188.3

208.0

211.2

208.9

214.4

215.5

215.5

212.3

17

186.5

207.6

210.2

208.0

213.2

215.1

215.1

210.6

18

186.5

208.1

209.8

209.2

212.6

214.7

214.7

211.8

19

183.7

210.7

211.2

206.7

213.0

215.1

215.1

213.5

20

185.9

210.7

213.4

210.1

213.7

216.0

216.0

213.2

21

183.5

186.5

211.4

213.0

211.2

214.2

216.6

213.9

22

184.6

185.4

210.3

212.3

210.1

212.9

215.7

213.5

23

183.8

186.5

209.5

212.3

211.1

212.4

215.9

214.4

24

185.4

185.8

209.1

210.9

209.4

214.2

215.9

210.7

25

183.3

183.3

204.0

207.6

207.1

214.0

214.6

211.0

26

180.4

180.3

202.6

204.5

201.9

212.9

212.5

208.2

27

179.7

174.9

202.6

206.9

205.4

210.6

209.5

211.0

28

179.2

175.5

207.1

209.2

204.9

211.4

212.3

213.6

29

182.7

178.8

208.2

209.2

208.3

214.3

214.4

214.1

30

181.7

178.5

204.3

208.0

207.4

213.2

215.9

214.5

31

179.8

178.9

206.9

209.0

206.6

214.9

214.2

213.2

32

179.9

178.9

204.6

205.5

206.7

213.1

213.1

212.6

33

178.5

177.7

207.2

206.1

205.4

213.3

210.0

212.8

34

180.4

180.3

207.3

204.8

206.0

212.9

212.2

213.1

35

179.3

178.6

204.6

204.0

203.1

210.5

212.6

211.6

36

175.5

176.2

198.1

203.5

200.7

209.2

210.7

204.1

37

165.9

169.6

194.7

191.8

195.1

202.6

209.1

202.4

38

168.8

168.9

199.9

189.7

193.3

197.4

202.4

207.5

39

166.9

167.9

201.7

191.9

195.9

201.4

207.2

203.1

40

175.4

175.1

205.6

193.1

195.0

200.2

204.7

205.7

41

168.7

177.1

197.1

192.1

196.7

203.0

209.9

203.5

42

164.2

171.8

190.1

185.7

187.7

196.3

202.3

196.8

43

164.7

165.2

186.9

181.1

190.2

194.3

202.5

192.8

44

169.3

161.4

196.6

189.8

192.4

197.6

199.2

198.2

45

172.8

169.5

205.1

197.8

201.1

201.0

206.5

207.8

46

179.2

179.1

206.0

199.0

205.5

207.8

210.6

211.2

47

178.7

179.3

205.8

200.5

204.6

208.3

213.2

211.2

48

180.5

182.4

212.2

202.5

209.1

210.1

215.2

212.8

49

180.5

182.2

204.7

200.0

204.7

208.1

214.3

207.2

50

180.8

178.0

207.4

203.2

207.4

209.8

213.3

211.9

51

181.4

181.3

209.2

200.0

205.6

212.1

215.7

209.6

52

181.2

181.3

207.6

201.0

206.1

209.9

212.2

211.4

53

177.8

214.1

Total

9,300.6

9,533.6 10,377.9 2/ 10,637.1 10,617.3 3/ 10,868.0 11,028.2

10,963.1

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, 2001, KY, OK, LA, and MO were added. 3/ Revised.

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Week Number
1 2 3 4 5

TABLE 31

BROILER TYPE CHICKS PLACED--SELECTED STATES,1/ WEEKLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

20012/

2002

2003

20043/

20053/

--Million--

142.1

143.9

143.2

169.4

164.9

168.9

172.6

144.8

145.0

144.7

169.3

162.4

166.9

174.0

142.1

145.2

143.5

168.5

163.7

167.7

173.0

143.1

145.7

144.6

168.3

166.4

167.3

173.0

141.2

146.7

145.8

165.4

166.3

168.7

173.6

6

139.9

145.1

143.9

165.3

165.3

169.1

173.6

7

139.8

146.5

142.4

167.6

167.2

167.7

175.5

8

142.0

143.5

143.2

170.3

165.7

166.9

176.0

9

142.9

142.8

145.1

170.0

165.3

168.5

176.1

10

144.3

142.1

147.8

171.4

165.4

169.9

176.7

11

146.3

143.3

150.4

171.7

167.5

171.5

176.9

12

146.3

148.6

152.2

171.1

169.4

172.3

177.6

13

146.5

148.6

151.7

170.7

169.7

172.5

178.2

14

146.5

149.7

166.7

168.7

168.0

172.7

177.2

15

143.1

147.6

168.0

169.8

169.2

172.1

176.2

16

145.8

148.3

166.7

168.9

168.2

173.9

176.6

17

144.7

148.9

170.3

172.8

172.1

173.7

175.5

18

147.2

151.4

169.2

172.6

172.4

174.9

179.7

19

146.1

150.8

169.4

172.1

171.8

176.4

179.0

20

147.3

150.1

169.0

171.0

171.0

175.4

178.4

21

146.7

149.9

168.6

171.3

172.1

175.3

177.5

22

146.5

148.4

171.4

172.4

170.3

175.7

178.1

23

147.9

149.5

171.6

174.1

173.0

176.4

178.3

24

146.9

149.0

173.3

173.3

174.0

177.9

178.3

25

148.6

148.4

170.5

172.8

172.6

175.6

178.1

26

148.0

150.4

170.0

172.5

172.4

175.6

178.9

27

147.2

149.9

169.8

172.4

171.6

176.8

178.7

28

146.8

147.1

165.4

168.9

169.5

176.6

177.0

29

145.2

144.5

164.1

166.5

165.5

176.2

175.3

30

143.3

140.8

164.6

167.7

167.9

173.2

172.8

31

142.0

140.9

167.4

169.9

167.6

174.2

175.3

32

145.0

142.1

168.2

168.5

170.1

176.0

177.1

33

144.8

142.3

165.1

168.3

169.5

175.4

177.0

34

142.5

142.2

167.4

168.8

169.3

176.2

176.1

35

140.6

144.6

165.4

166.5

169.3

175.2

174.6

36

140.2

141.9

167.1

167.1

168.2

174.8

169.7

37

140.4

144.5

167.5

166.3

168.8

175.0

173.1

38

141.0

142.8

166.1

165.5

165.8

173.4

174.1

39

140.0

140.9

160.6

165.2

163.1

172.0

171.9

40

132.2

136.9

156.7

156.2

158.7

165.9

171.1

41

133.1

136.6

162.7

154.3

157.9

162.3

165.7

42

132.6

135.8

163.8

155.8

160.1

165.6

169.7

43

138.6

141.3

166.6

157.6

159.2

164.7

167.8

44

134.1

140.8

160.1

155.8

160.6

166.9

171.1

45

130.6

137.6

153.6

151.4

153.6

160.9

166.1

46

130.4

131.9

151.1

147.6

155.5

159.7

165.8

47

135.0

129.6

158.4

154.9

157.1

162.6

163.0

48

138.8

135.8

165.9

161.8

164.8

166.2

169.9

49

142.4

144.3

167.1

161.6

166.2

170.9

172.1

50

143.1

143.9

166.7

162.9

167.4

171.9

174.4

2006
175.8 173.8 174.4 175.3 175.3
176.3 175.5 174.3 174.4 176.4
177.7 178.0 177.7 175.4 172.8
175.8 177.8 177.0 174.3 172.8
174.6 175.9 175.2 175.7 175.3
176.7 173.5 173.9 171.1 173.1
175.5 175.4 175.5 174.1 173.7
174.0 174.4 173.5 167.5 164.8
168.0 165.1 167.7 165.5 160.4
156.5 162.2 168.1 171.4 172.4

51

144.6

145.2

171.7

165.1

171.2

172.7

176.4

173.6

52

144.3

145.2

166.1

163.2

168.1

172.1

175.6

168.5

53

139.8

174.8

Total

7,405.4

7,638.6

8,372.4 2/ 8,661.1

8,672.9 3/ 8,914.5

9,072.2

8,983.6

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, 2001, KY, OK, LA, and MO were added. 3/ Revised.

28

USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2007 EDITION

Million Chicks 840

BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED MONTHLY United States, 2004-2006

820

800

780

760

740

720

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May Jun

Jul

Aug Sep

Oct

Nov Dec

2004

2005

2006

Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

TABLE 32

BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED--BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES,

1999

UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

2000

2001

2002

2003

20041/

20051/

--Million--

735.8 662.6

753.9 706.2

746.0 683.3

777.0 703.3

759.7 693.5

774.3 728.7

797.6 732.1

755.8

761.8

778.8

791.1

774.4

792.3

816.6

734.7 766.4

749.1 777.6

755.5 785.7

765.5 799.3

760.6 792.8

774.9 810.8

792.1 824.0

744.4 751.6

750.5 742.8

766.5 769.4

776.3 781.7

774.7 777.8

786.9 807.0

797.0 808.4

741.7

744.0

771.6

780.0

784.1

810.6

812.5

700.0

704.9

738.4

740.4

739.5

770.3

771.1

697.4 676.8

721.2 685.0

748.3 703.4

720.6 690.1

735.2 707.9

757.5 730.7

777.4 748.6

748.2

749.0

774.5

753.9

780.3

793.6

809.1

Total2/

8,715.4 8,846.2

1/ Revised. 2/Totals may not add due to rounding.

9,021.1 9,079.1 9,080.6

9,337.6 9,486.3

2006
804.8 733.4 817.8 787.5 812.1 788.7 801.5 810.0 772.3 772.9 729.9 796.5
9,427.6

USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2007 EDITION

29

Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

TABLE 33

DOMESTIC PLACEMENTS--PULLET CHICKS FOR BROILER HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS,

UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

--Thousand--

7,059

6,861

6,685

6,264

6,269

6,811

6,409

6,825

6,882

7,001

6,748

7,275

6,659

7,340

7,325

7,593

7,284

7,310

6,752

6,775

6,888

6,815

7,077

7,012

7,038

6,764

6,398

6,814

6,735

6,402

6,800

6,593

7,736

7,435

7,117

7,597

7,323

7,590

7,783

7,531

7,041

6,829

6,822

7,206

6,748

6,890

7,109

7,636

7,088

6,310

6,326

6,602

7,071

6,688

6,657

6,456

7,665

7,288

7,494

7,449

7,253

7,280

7,484

7,631

6,870

6,469

6,647

6,676

6,654

7,758

7,132

7,063

7,121

6,694

6,704

6,265

6,312

6,457

6,944

6,744

6,984

7,105

7,261

6,938

6,946

7,128

7,298

7,618

6,999

6,429

6,577

6,475

6,978

6,772

7,112

7,176

Annual Total

85,767

82,495

81,531

82,336

81,836

83,931

85,130

85,878

1/ Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate

of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs.

Month
Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 34
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR COMMERCIAL BROILERS UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1999-20061/

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

38.5

36.0

38.0

33.0

36.4

30.0

35.0

32.0

35.4

34.0

38.0

34.0

38.7

34.0

38.0

35.0

37.2

33.0

35.9

38.0

34.3

35.0

38.0

38.0

--Cents per Pound--

35.0

32.0

29.0

38.0

34.0

33.0

35.0

43.0

37.0

32.0

34.0

47.0

39.0

30.0

33.0

47.0

39.0

28.0

31.0

48.0

40.0

30.0

34.0

50.0

41.0

32.0

36.0

52.0

42.0

30.0

36.0

52.0

42.0

29.0

36.0

46.0

43.0

29.0

37.0

40.0

41.0

27.0

37.0

39.0

39.0

28.0

37.0

39.0

Marketing Year Average

37.1

33.6

1/ Equivalent live weight price. 2/ Dec preceding year.

39.3

30.5

34.6

44.6

2005
39.0 43.0 43.0 44.0 44.0 44.0 44.0 44.0 44.0 46.0 43.0 42.0
43.6

2006
39.0 38.0 38.0 37.0 35.0 35.0 39.0 41.0 42.0 42.0 40.0 40.0
38.6

30

USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2007 EDITION

Million Chicks 43

EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED MONTHLY United States, 2004-2006

41

39

37

35

33

31

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr May Jun

Jul

Aug Sep

Oct

Nov Dec

2004

2005

2006

Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

TABLE 35

EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED--BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES,

UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

--Million--

35.2

34.2

36.7

35.7

33.5

35.2

36.4

34.7

37.8

34.5

30.5

31.9

41.2

38.9

41.0

37.0

36.8

37.5

42.3

36.7

42.8

38.1

37.8

37.5

40.7

41.2

42.7

38.8

37.6

38.3

41.4

37.3

40.8

35.1

36.6

37.8

34.3

33.2

38.7

35.6

35.6

34.9

35.5

34.3

35.0

35.7

33.2

36.7

39.3

36.3

37.1

35.7

35.8

36.6

39.0

36.1

35.8

32.2

34.8

34.9

32.8

32.4

32.4

31.2

30.2

38.8

33.6

35.2

31.9

32.1

33.6

37.3

Total2/

451.7

430.4

1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

452.7

421.5

416.0

437.4

20051/
38.3 34.4 41.9 37.6 39.0 35.1 34.7 38.5 33.8 35.5 32.3 35.9
437.1

2006
35.2 33.4 38.8 35.4 39.7 37.4 32.7 35.6 36.9 36.2 31.6 33.2
426.1

USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2007 EDITION

31

Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

TABLE 36

DOMESTIC PLACEMENTS--PULLET CHICKS FOR EGG TYPE HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS,

1999

UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

2000

2001

2002

2003

20041/

20051/

2006

--Thousand--

166

212

236

228

210

124

156

223

267

251

214

247

225

285

203

200

257

286

284

237

319

401

310

261

287

309

311

295

280

343

308

254

283

343

315

319

289

184

190

241

187

235

261

221

309

212

175

198

231

293

340

282

230

234

242

319

318

217

251

221

188

318

261

284

227

233

219

277

273

219

375

260

280

241

150

186

310

268

188

222

262

308

261

227

319

228

180

206

175

245

206

187

246

235

247

205

Total
1/ Revised.

2,940

3,173

3,048

2,927

3,198

3,051

2,835

2,873

Month
Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 37

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR ALL EGGS,

UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

--Cents per Dozen--

75.4

60.3

80.6

67.7

67.6

86.4

72.4

57.7

66.8

74.4

69.1

92.9

66.0

67.9

66.5

55.4

63.7

87.7

68.5

56.8

67.6

67.6

68.5

109.0

60.2

64.7

64.9

52.1

68.6

76.6

54.8

51.9

55.2

50.5

58.8

64.4

56.2

61.7

54.9

62.0

67.2

66.5

58.7

56.4

53.9

56.4

68.7

58.2

59.6

66.3

57.4

59.1

51.9

66.7

56.5

61.0

80.8

52.6

55.4

57.0

77.6

53.8

59.7

53.2

83.8

49.5

64.0

71.9

64.1

70.6

102.0

60.5

Marketing Year Average

62.2

1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year.

61.8

62.2

58.9

73.2

71.4

20051/
65.3 56.1 55.3 52.7 47.5 45.6 45.3 52.7 47.1 63.7 51.2 65.1
54.0

2006
68.0 60.9 47.0 62.5 51.2 42.7 54.7 43.5 55.0 53.4 54.1 81.2
57.9

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Month
Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 38

LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN ALL FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20051/

20061/

--Thousand--

322,457

329,810

333,488

341,243

341,131

339,305

345,615

348,810

323,180 323,687

329,654 330,956

334,982 337,008

340,885 339,529

341,996 341,661

337,948 338,905

347,874 348,784

349,677 350,018

323,642 322,532

331,993 330,235

338,078 338,414

339,434 338,809

340,971 339,268

340,699 341,550

347,120 343,927

350,470 348,643

321,540

327,356

336,454

337,566

337,356

341,562

342,162

345,223

321,471

326,142

334,237

337,339

335,979

342,513

340,200

342,685

320,849 321,123

326,766 326,974

333,571 334,156

337,849 338,397

335,417 335,565

343,180 343,653

338,917 339,777

341,252 341,540

323,257 326,148

327,476 329,435

336,651 338,996

339,511 340,461

335,426 336,557

344,452 345,075

341,433 343,381

343,147 344,538

329,128

332,005

339,919

340,490

339,387

344,633

346,314

346,936

Average

323,251

329,067

1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year.

336,330

339,293

338,393

341,956

343,792

346,078

Month
Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 39

EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--ALL FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

--Number--

2,190 2,165

2,213 2,178

2,193 2,166

2,190 2,144

2,189 2,167

2,223 2,182

2,234 2,192

1,946

2,020

1,944

1,947

1,956

2,032

1,986

2,185

2,186

2,178

2,198

2,184

2,209

2,230

2,110

2,130

2,106

2,110

2,125

2,148

2,156

2,166

2,177

2,161

2,173

2,179

2,194

2,215

2,103

2,093

2,101

2,124

2,122

2,128

2,162

2,158

2,169

2,166

2,191

2,215

2,208

2,234

2,177

2,182

2,171

2,189

2,203

2,199

2,218

2,128

2,100

2,103

2,119

2,128

2,136

2,155

2,193

2,172

2,180

2,192

2,218

2,222

2,236

2,138

2,125

2,130

2,139

2,165

2,172

2,172

20061/
2,234 2,210 1,994 2,238 2,164 2,212 2,160 2,240 2,239 2,165 2,228 2,176

Average per Layer3/

257

257

256

257

259

261

262

263

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
Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

TABLE 40

EGG PRODUCTION--ALL FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

20051/

--Million Eggs--

7,061

7,300

7,315

7,473

7,468

7,543

7,720

6,998 6,298

7,180 6,685

7,255 6,551

7,307 6,611

7,412 6,683

7,373 6,888

7,625 6,926

7,071 6,807

7,257 7,034

7,364 7,127

7,462 7,149

7,446 7,209

7,526 7,336

7,740 7,414

6,964

7,127

7,270

7,335

7,352

7,493

7,579

6,762 6,924

6,825 7,087

7,022 7,226

7,166 7,402

7,128 7,429

7,289 7,577

7,354 7,571

6,992 6,880

7,133 6,878

7,254 7,079

7,408 7,193

7,394 7,137

7,557 7,356

7,537 7,358

7,152

7,156

7,389

7,463

7,465

7,666

7,677

7,037

7,055

7,241

7,283

7,348

7,484

7,522

Annual Total 82,946

84,717

1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year.

86,093

87,252

87,473

89,091

90,027

20061/
7,793 7,727 6,980 7,843 7,543 7,637 7,401 7,645 7,647 7,430 7,678 7,549
90,877

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TABLE 41
FORCED MOLT LAYERS AS A PERCENT OF HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE FIRST OF MONTH--UNITED STATES, 1999-20061/

Month 1999

2000

2001

Percent Being Molted

2002

2003

2004

20052/

20062/

Jan

4.1

2.8

3.5

4.0

Feb

4.8

4.9

4.9

4.5

Mar

3.3

3.6

4.1

3.7

Apr

2.9

2.1

1.9

3.5

May

5.5

4.0

5.1

5.5

Jun

5.2

5.8

4.6

4.3

Jul

5.5

4.7

4.3

3.7

Aug

4.7

4.2

4.1

4.7

Sep

4.4

4.6

4.5

4.2

Oct

4.2

5.8

4.4

4.7

Nov

3.7

4.1

3.0

3.8

Dec

2.1

3.0

2.7

2.8

4.3

4.0

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.9

4.6

5.2

3.4

4.6

3.0

4.0

2.2

2.6

4.1

2.3

4.1

4.7

4.0

5.4

4.1

4.8

4.2

4.7

4.4

4.5

3.3

3.5

4.1

4.5

4.3

4.2

3.9

4.5

4.4

3.4

5.1

3.9

3.9

4.3

3.5

4.2

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.2

Month 1999

2000

Percent with Molt Complete

2001

2002

2003

2004

20052/

20062/

Jan

22.3

23.2

24.1

22.7

23.7

22.9

23.2

23.0

Feb

22.1

21.5

22.5

21.9

23.9

22.7

21.7

23.7

Mar

21.5

22.4

23.1

22.1

23.5

23.5

22.8

24.4

Apr

21.6

22.7

23.1

22.0

24.5

23.5

22.7

24.9

May

21.8

22.5

20.8

21.4

23.6

22.3

22.4

23.6

Jun

22.0

20.4

23.4

21.9

23.2

23.2

23.0

24.7

Jul

22.3

21.9

23.6

22.5

23.5

23.9

22.6

25.6

Aug

23.2

21.7

23.2

21.5

23.0

23.4

22.2

25.2

Sep

22.3

22.4

22.7

23.3

22.5

23.3

22.4

25.9

Oct

23.0

22.3

22.7

23.6

22.7

23.6

23.4

25.8

Nov

23.2

23.0

23.1

23.3

23.8

23.7

24.3

26.0

Dec

24.7

26.0

23.8

23.7

22.6

23.6

23.7

26.6

1/ States include AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TX, VA, WA, and WI. 2/ Revised.

Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

TABLE 42 POULTRY SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION--UNITED STATES, MONTHLY,
MATURE CHICKENS BY WEIGHT GROUP, 2005-2006

2005

2006

All

Heavy

Light

Month

All

Heavy

Light

--Thousand--

--Thousand--

11,164

5,316

5,848

Jan

12,602

6,165

6,437

11,058

5,481

5,577

Feb

10,073

5,581

4,492

13,681

6,300

7,381

Mar

11,617

6,993

4,624

13,056

5,953

7,103

Apr

10,698

6,051

4,647

12,977

6,148

6,829

May

11,845

6,892

4,953

13,939

6,761

7,178

Jun

11,665

7,162

4,503

11,730

6,190

5,540

Jul

9,842

6,121

3,721

13,111

6,958

6,153

Aug

11,571

7,242

4,329

11,616

6,185

5,431

Sep

9,976

5,956

4,020

11,198

6,200

4,998

Oct

11,246

6,806

4,440

11,307

5,840

5,467

Nov

10,161

6,498

3,663

11,827

6,092

5,735

Dec

9,865

5,698

4,167

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TABLE 43

POULTRY SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION--UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 1999-2006

Month

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Young Chickens

--Million Head--

Jan

663.7

655.9

710.7

737.8

725.2

721.0

719.9

744.9

Feb

618.4

672.9

627.4

655.6

633.9

646.4

672.2

678.3

Mar

706.1

730.6

700.8

688.6

683.2

765.0

768.8

777.5

Apr

686.9

635.9

675.8

733.1

712.9

727.6

715.0

694.2

May

672.0

751.8

755.6

762.1

727.3

714.7

758.1

786.9

Jun

703.2

733.6

709.1

685.2

714.6

748.9

772.3

763.5

Jul

688.1

662.2

709.4

755.7

762.9

741.8

719.9

717.0

Aug

708.1

760.7

776.2

758.1

723.8

770.7

793.7

793.4

Sep

682.5

658.0

653.3

686.9

729.2

754.7

750.1

712.4

Oct

667.1

706.5

769.5

773.1

781.9

730.5

745.8

774.8

Nov

650.7

662.2

667.5

647.4

626.7

708.4

720.4

715.7

Dec

664.8

630.9

651.0

662.5

715.4

722.8

717.6

679.3

Annual Total1/
Month

8,111.6
1999

8,261.1
2000

Jan

15.2

13.8

Feb

13.4

13.6

Mar

16.2

15.7

Apr

15.7

13.4

May

15.4

15.2

Jun

15.3

15.1

Jul

14.9

13.2

Aug

14.2

15.2

Sep

13.7

12.4

Oct

14.1

13.2

Nov

12.8

12.8

Dec

14.7

11.2

8,406.3
2001
14.0 12.7 14.3 13.0 13.7 13.5 12.5 14.1 12.3 14.5 12.3 13.1

8,546.2

8,536.9

2002

2003

Mature Chickens

--Million Head--

15.8

14.4

13.4

12.2

13.9

12.6

15.5

13.9

14.5

13.1

13.3

12.7

14.6

12.8

14.7

11.7

13.8

11.0

15.4

12.3

11.8

9.4

13.1

11.4

8,752.4
2004

8,853.8
2005

11.3

11.2

9.8

11.1

12.2

13.7

12.1

13.1

11.6

13.0

12.4

13.9

12.5

11.7

12.9

13.1

12.7

11.6

12.1

11.2

11.4

11.3

12.3

11.8

8,837.8
2006
12.6 10.1 11.6 10.7 11.8 11.7
9.8 11.6 10.0 11.2 10.2
9.9

Annual Total1/
Month

175.6
1999

165.0
2000

Jan

678.9

669.6

Feb

631.8

686.5

Mar

722.3

746.3

Apr

702.6

649.2

May

687.3

767.3

Jun

718.5

748.7

Jul

703.0

675.5

Aug

722.3

775.9

Sep

696.2

670.4

Oct

681.3

719.7

Nov

663.5

674.9

Dec

679.5

642.1

160.1
2001
724.7 640.1 715.1 688.9 769.4 722.6 721.9 790.3 665.5 784.1 679.9 664.0

169.9

147.6

2002

2003

Total Chickens

--Million Head--

753.6 669.0 702.5 748.6 776.6 698.5 770.4 772.8 700.7 788.5 659.2 675.6

739.5 646.1 695.7 726.8 740.4 727.3 775.7 735.5 740.2 794.2 636.1 726.8

143.3
2004

146.7
2005

732.3 656.1 777.2 739.6 726.3 761.3 754.3 783.6 767.5 742.7 719.8 735.1

731.0 683.2 782.5 728.1 771.1 786.2 731.7 806.8 761.7 757.0 731.7 729.5

131.2
2006
757.5 688.3 789.2 704.9 798.8 775.1 726.8 804.9 722.4 786.0 725.8 689.1

Annual Total1/ 8,287.2

8,426.1

1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

8,566.4

8,716.1

8,684.4

8,895.7

9,000.5

8,968.9

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TABLE 44 PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF RED MEAT AND POULTRY--SELECTED YEARS, 2002-20061/

UNITED STATES

Unit

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Red Meat, Retail Weight Basis

Beef

Pounds

67.6

64.9

66.0

65.4

65.7

Pork

Pounds

51.5

51.8

51.3

49.9

49.3

Lamb Total2/

Pounds Pounds

1.2 120.3

1.2 117.9

1.1 118.4

1.1 116.4

1.1 116.1

Eggs Total2/

Number

255.5

254.7

256.9

255.3

255.7

Chickens

Commercial Broilers3/

Pounds

80.5

81.6

84.2

85.6

86.9

Turkey4/ Total2/4/

Pounds

17.7

Pounds

98.2

17.4 99.0

17.0 101.2

16.7 102.3

16.9 103.8

1/ Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Situation and Outlook Report, May, 2007. 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.

Pounds 100
90 80 70 60 50 40
2002

PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION Pork, Beef, and Chicken United States 2002 - 2006

2003 Pork

2004 Beef

2005 Chicken

2006

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