GEORGIA POULTRY FACTS 2008 EDITION GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Thomas T. Irvin, Commissioner Cooperating with UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Joseph T. Reilly, Acting 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 and 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 2007 with comparisons back to 2000. 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 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 Douglas G. Kleweno Georgia Field Office Staff Kevin Lamons Clayton McDuffie Connie McEver John Meyer Jerry Midden Jokeda Nelson Sonya Peacock Jane Phelps Charlene Rhodes Kurt Stehr Sharon Stewart Talmadge Williams OFFICE ENUMERATORS Cindy Joiner Jo Neal Griffeth Sue Johnston Allie M. Hardman Betty Strickland 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, 2007 ... 2 2 Poultry--Production, Sales and Value, Georgia, 2000-2007 ............................................................... 3 3 Eggs--Production and Value of Production by Type, Georgia, 2000-2007 ......................................... 5 4 Poultry--Value of Production, Georgia, 2002-2007 ............................................................................. 6 5 Broiler Type Eggs Set, Georgia, Weekly, 2000-2007.......................................................................... 8 6 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched, Georgia, Weekly, 2000-2007 ............................................................... 9 7 Broiler Type Chicks Placed, Georgia, Weekly, 2000-2007 ............................................................... 10 8 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries, Georgia, Monthly, 2000-2007 ................. 11 9 Egg Type Eggs Set, Georgia, Weekly, 2000-2007............................................................................ 13 10 Egg Type Chicks Hatched, Georgia, Weekly, 2000-2007 ................................................................. 14 11 Egg Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries, Georgia, Monthly, 2000-2007 ..................... 15 12 Layers--Average Number in All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2000-2007 ............................................. 16 13 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2000-2007 ............................................... 16 14 Egg Production--All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2000-2007 ............................................................... 16 15 Layers--Average Number in Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2000-2007................................. 17 16 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2000-2007................................... 17 17 Egg Production--Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2000-2007 ................................................... 17 18 Layers--Average Number in Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2000-2007............................ 18 19 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2000-2007 ............................. 18 20 Egg Production--Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2000-2007.............................................. 18 21 Prices Received by Farmers for All Eggs, Georgia, Monthly, 2000-2007 ......................................... 19 22 Prices Received by Farmers for Table Eggs, Georgia, Monthly, 2000-2007 .................................... 19 23 Forced Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month, Georgia, 2000-2007 .................................................................................................................................... 20 24 Young Chickens Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, Georgia, Monthly, 2000-2007.................. 20 Georgia Graphs Broilers, Number and Value of Production, Georgia, 2000-2007 ........................................................ 3 Table Eggs, Number and Value of Production, Georgia, 2000-2007 .................................................. 4 Hatching Eggs, Number and Value of Production, Georgia, 2000-2007............................................. 4 Value of Production, Commercial Broilers, Mature Chickens, and Eggs, Georgia, 2007 ................... 6 Broiler Type Eggs Set, Jan 6, 2007 through Dec 29, 2007, Georgia .................................................. 7 Broiler Type Chicks Placed, Jan 6, 2007 through Dec 29, 2007, Georgia .......................................... 7 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched Monthly, Georgia, 2005-2007 ............................................................. 11 Egg Type Eggs Set, Jan 6, 2007 through Dec 29, 2007, Georgia .................................................... 12 Egg Type Chicks Hatched, Jan 6, 2007 through Dec 29, 2007, Georgia.......................................... 12 Egg Type Chicks Hatched Monthly, Georgia, 2005-2007 ................................................................. 15 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION TABLE OF CONTENTS United States Tables Page 25 Poultry--Production, Sales and Value, United States, 2000-2007..................................................... 22 26 Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries: Number and Incubator Egg Capacity by Region and United States, January 1, 2007 and 2008 .................................................................................... 23 27 Number of All Chickens on Farms by States--December 1, 2000-2007 ........................................... 24 28 Total Value of All Chickens on Farms by States--December 1, 2000-2007 ...................................... 25 29 Broiler Type Eggs Set--Selected States, Weekly, 2000-2007........................................................... 27 30 Broiler Type Chicks Placed--Selected States, Weekly, 2000-2007................................................... 28 31 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries, United States, Monthly, 2000-2007 ........ 29 32 Domestic Placements--Pullet Chicks for Broiler Hatchery Supply Flocks, United States, Monthly, 2000-2007...................................................................................................................... 30 33 Prices Received by Farmers for Commercial Broilers, United States, Monthly, 2000-2007 ............. 30 34 Egg Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries, United States, Monthly, 2000-2007 ........... 31 35 Domestic Placements--Pullet Chicks for Egg Type Hatchery Supply Flocks, United States, Monthly, 2000-2007...................................................................................................................... 32 36 Prices Received by Farmers for All Eggs, United States, Monthly, 2000-2007 ................................ 32 37 Layers--Average Number in All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 2000-2007 .................................... 33 38 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 2000-2007 ...................................... 33 39 Egg Production--All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 2000-2007....................................................... 33 40 Forced Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age, First of Month, United States, 2000-2007..................................................................................... 34 41 Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, United States, Monthly, Mature Chickens by Weight Group, 2006-2007 ........................................................................... 34 42 Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, United States, Monthly, 2000-2007 ........................ 35 43 Per Capita Consumption of Red Meat and Poultry-Selected Years, 2003-2007, United States ....... 36 United States Graphs Value of Production, Broilers, Eggs, Mature Chickens & Turkeys, and Total, United States, 2000-2007............................................................................................................. 21 Value of Production, Broilers, Eggs, and Mature Chickens & Turkeys, United States, 2007............ 21 Chickens, Number and Value of Production, United States, 2000-2007 .......................................... 23 Broiler Type Eggs Set, Jan 6, 2007 through Dec 29, 2007, United States ....................................... 26 Broiler Type Chicks Placed, Jan 6, 2007 through Dec 29, 2007, United States ............................... 26 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched Monthly, United States, 2005-2007 .................................................... 29 Egg Type Chicks Hatched Monthly, United States, 2005-2007 ........................................................ 31 Per Capita Consumption, Pork, Beef, and Chicken, United States, 2003-2007 ............................... 36 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION GEORGIA POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS 2007 FARM VALUE OF PRODUCTION1/ All Poultry and Eggs .............................................$3,634,530,000 Broilers...................................................................$3,187,848,000 Eggs ..........................................................................$437,491,000 Chickens* ...................................................................... $9,191,000 2007 -- GEORGIA NATIONAL RANK First ................................................ Broilers Value of Production First ...................... Chickens Value of Sales (excludes broilers) First ..................................................................Broilers Produced Third .................................................... Eggs Value of Production First ............................................All Poultry Value of Production First ....................................... Chickens Sold (excludes broilers) Seventh ................................................................ Eggs Produced SUMMARY--2007 The total farm value of poultry and eggs produced in Georgia increased 24 percent to $3.63 billion for the 2007 production year. Value of production from broilers totaled $3.19 billion, up 25 percent from 2006. The value of production for all eggs was $437 million, up 19 percent from 2006. The sale of chickens excluding broilers totaled 15.3 million birds with a value of sales of $9.19 million. BROILER PRODUCTION For the twenty-fourth consecutive year, Georgia has been the leader in broiler production with 1.40 billion birds in 2007. Production increased 3 percent from 1.36 billion broilers produced in 2006. Pounds produced in 2007 totaled 7.41 billion. The average price received per pound for broilers in 2007 was 43.0 cents per pound, up 7 cents from the 2006 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 2007. For the thirteenth consecutive year, Georgia ranked number one in the Nation in value of broiler production. EGG PRODUCTION Egg production in Georgia for the year ending November 30, 2007, totaled 4.79 billion eggs, down slightly from 2006. The number of layers averaged 19.4 million in 2007, slightly less than the previous year. In hatching egg flocks, the average number of layers was up slightly, to 9.66 million from 9.64 million in 2006. The average number of layers in table egg flocks was 9.67 million in 2007. All layers in Georgia produced an average of 247 eggs per hen in 2007, the same as 2006. Hatching egg flocks produced 2.22 billion eggs during 2007, 1 percent more than the previous year. Table egg flocks produced 2.58 billion eggs in 2007, down 1 percent from 2006. The average price for all eggs in 2007 was 110.0 cents per dozen, 18.0 cents more than the previous year. Table egg prices averaged 74.8 cents per dozen, up 31.6 cents from the previous year. Hatching egg prices averaged $1.56 per dozen, down 2.4 cents from the previous year. Of the total eggs produced in 2007, 57 percent were sold as table eggs and 43 percent were used as hatching eggs. Georgia ranked fifth in the Nation in 2007 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, 2008 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, 20071/2/ Commercial Broilers3/4/ ($000) GA 3,187,848 AR 2,609,544 NC 2,479,538 AL 2,400,260 MS 1,984,192 TX 1,404,552 DE 734,942 MD 732,274 KY 721,325 SC 666,225 VA 559,430 OK 540,456 TN 453,951 PA 374,220 FL 182,793 WV 160,020 OH 117,777 MN 104,189 WI 86,895 NE 12,330 All Eggs ($000) IA 824,806 OH 483,441 GA 437,491 IN 422,640 PA 389,119 TX 373,403 AR 371,857 NC 328,664 CA 323,708 AL 314,336 MN 193,219 FL 186,471 NE 185,092 MS 171,379 MI 155,469 MO 123,031 KY 120,075 WA 105,372 SC 90,805 WI 89,263 IL 87,034 ME 80,093 VA 78,991 CO 74,074 NY 73,945 OK 71,107 UT 52,618 CT 51,938 SD 51,420 MD 49,170 OR 47,475 LA 36,293 TN 34,202 WV 32,723 NJ 32,507 ID 13,354 MT 8,059 HI 7,428 MA 4,288 VT 4,091 NH 3,916 WY 242 Mature Chickens ($000) GA 9,191 AR 9,065 AL 7,150 NC 7,103 MS 4,279 TX 1,933 VA 1,612 OK 1,593 KY 1,291 SC 1,096 TN 878 FL 816 WV 804 MO 770 LA 680 PA 568 CO 424 CA 257 WI 235 IN 233 OH 140 MD 124 IA 105 MN 89 HI 74 IL 70 NE 20 CT 19 NH 16 VT 13 MI 12 OR 10 ME 9 NY 8 ID 7 UT 5 MT 2 SD 2 WA 2 MA 1 NJ 1 WY 0 All Poultry5/ ($000) GA 3,634,530 NC 3,328,467 AR 3,303,194 AL 2,721,746 MS 2,159,850 TX 1,779,888 IA 962,376 SC 942,464 VA 938,617 PA 864,007 MN 852,713 KY 842,691 MD 795,218 DE 734,942 OH 690,506 IN 672,722 OK 613,156 CA 519,677 TN 489,031 MO 451,401 FL 370,080 MI 239,385 WV 234,158 NE 197,442 WI 176,393 IL 125,296 SD 124,178 WA 105,374 NY 82,190 ME 80,102 CO 74,498 UT 52,623 CT 51,957 OR 47,485 LA 36,973 NJ 33,788 ND 22,488 ID 13,361 MT 8,061 HI 7,502 MA 7,066 VT 5,929 NH 3,932 WY 242 All Other States 1,947,450 6/ 93,538 7/ 76 7/ 2,502,288 US 21,460,211 6,678,147 50,783 31,899,987 Puerto Rico 17,882 929 18,811 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/ CA, IN, IA, LA, MO, OR, & WA combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ AK, AZ, ND, NM, NV & RI combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 2 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION Number (million) 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 2000 2001 BROILERS Number and Value of Production Georgia, 2000 - 2007 2002 2003 2004 2005 Number Value 2006 Dollars (million) 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 2007 TABLE 2 POULTRY--PRODUCTION, SALES AND VALUE, GEORGIA, 2000-20071/ Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Commercial Broilers Number Produced 1,000 Head 1,229,700 1,247,300 1,290,500 1,260,500 1,298,900 1,324,000 1,358,800 Pounds Produced 1,000 Price per Pound2/ Cents 6,148,500 6,236,500 6,452,500 6,302,500 6,494,500 6,752,400 7,065,800 33.0 39.0 30.0 34.0 44.0 43.0 36.0 Value of Production 1,000 $ 2,029,005 2,432,235 1,935,750 2,142,850 2,857,580 2,903,532 2,543,688 Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Mature Chickens, Hatching Egg Flocks Number Sold 1,000 Head 14,363 14,187 12,598 12,208 11,427 11,193 10,748 Pounds Sold 1,000 128,345 126,361 110,053 94,264 88,433 93,927 92,923 Price per Pound Cents 16.3 9.0 8.6 8.3 9.2 12.8 9.1 Value of Sales 1,000 $ Unit 20,898 2000 11,380 2001 10,329 2002 7,713 2003 8,154 2004 12,044 8,918 2005 2006 Mature Chickens, Table Egg Flocks Number Sold 1,000 Head 8,074 5,443 4,349 5,749 4,280 2,850 3,095 Pounds Sold 1,000 37,689 20,864 17,050 18,865 13,663 9,991 10,900 Price per Pound Cents 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 Value of Sales 1,000 $ 188 104 93 93 14 10 11 1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Live weight equivalent price. 2007 1,398,800 7,413,600 43.0 3,187,848 2007 11,778 102,212 8.6 9,178 2007 3,540 12,673 0.1 13 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 3 Dozen (million) 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2000 2001 TABLE EGGS Number and Value of Production Georgia 2000 - 2007 2002 2003 Number 2004 2005 Value 2006 Dollars (million) 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2007 Dozen (million) 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2000 2001 HATCHING EGGS Number and Value of Production Georgia 2000 - 2007 2002 2003 Number 2004 2005 Value 2006 Dollars (million) 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2007 4 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION TABLE 3 EGGS--PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION BY TYPE, GEORGIA 2000-20071/2/ Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Table Egg Type Average Number Layers 1,000 Head Eggs per Layer Number 11,728 258 11,596 11,052 258 258 11,225 267 11,169 269 10,257 269 9,734 269 Eggs Produced Price per Dozen Value of Production Million Cents 1,000 $ 3,022 42.7 107,562 2,991 42.6 106,198 2,853 38.6 91,815 2,998 55.9 139,657 3,002 55.8 139,603 2,760 34.5 79,430 2,614 43.2 94,111 Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Hatching Egg Type Average Number Layers 1,000 Head Eggs per Layer Number Eggs Produced Table Million 9,088 231 147 9,398 223 9,422 224 147 148 9,217 222 9,054 225 143 143 9,380 229 9,635 228 150 154 Hatching Total Price per Dozen Table Hatching Million Million Cents Cents 1,959 2,106 42.7 158.1 1,948 2,095 1,966 2,114 42.6 158.0 38.6 158.3 1,906 2,049 1,893 2,036 55.9 157.1 55.8 157.1 1,996 2,146 2,043 2,197 34.5 158.7 43.2 158.1 Value of Production Table Hatching Total 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 5,244 258,025 263,269 5,222 4,762 256,467 259,391 261,689 264,153 6,661 249,451 256,112 6,650 247,867 254,517 4,313 264,052 268,250 5,544 269,081 274,625 Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total Eggs Average Number Layers 1,000 Head Eggs per Layer Number Eggs Produced 20,816 246 20,994 20,473 242 243 20,442 247 20,323 248 19,737 249 19,469 247 Table Hatching Total Price per Dozen Table Million Million Million Cents 3,169 1,959 5,128 42.7 3,138 1,948 5,086 3,001 1,966 4,967 42.6 38.6 3,141 1,906 5,047 3,145 1,893 5,038 55.9 55.8 2,910 1,996 4,906 2,768 2,043 4,811 34.5 43.2 Hatching Total Value of Production Table Hatching Cents Cents 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 158.10 86.80 158.0 86.8 158.3 86.0 157.1 94.1 157.1 93.9 158.7 85.0 158.1 92.0 112,806 258,025 111,420 96,577 256,467 259,391 146,318 139,736 249,451 247,867 83,628 99,655 264,052 269,081 Total 1,000 $ 370,831 367,887 355,968 395,769 394,120 347,680 368,736 1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Includes both commercial and farm flocks. 2007 9,671 266 2,576 74.8 160,491 2007 9,664 229 155 2,061 2,216 74.8 155.7 9,662 267,338 277,000 2007 19,434 247 2,731 2,061 4,792 74.8 155.7 110.0 170,153 267,338 437,491 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 5 Value of Production Commercial Broilers, Mature Chickens, and Eggs Georgia 2007 (Million Dollars) Broilers $3,188 Mature Chickens $9 Eggs (Total) Mature Chickens Eggs (Total) $437 Broilers TABLE 4 POULTRY--VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA, 2002-20071/ 2002 2003 2004 2005 --Thousand Dollars-- 20062/ Commercial Broilers 1,935,750 2,142,850 2,857,580 2,903,532 2,543,688 Mature Chickens, Value of Sales Hatching Egg Flocks 10,329 7,713 8,154 12,044 8,918 Table Egg Flocks 93 93 14 10 11 All Chickens, Including Commercial Broilers 1,946,172 2,150,656 2,865,748 2,915,586 2,552,617 Eggs 355,968 395,769 394,120 347,680 368,736 All Poultry 2,302,140 2,546,425 3,259,868 1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Revised. 3,263,266 2,921,353 2007 3,187,848 9,178 13 3,197,039 437,491 3,634,530 6 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION Million Eggs 37.0 36.0 35.0 34.0 33.0 32.0 31.0 5 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET Jan 6, 2007 through Dec 29, 2007 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 5 BROILER TYPE CHICKS PLACED Jan 6, 2007 through Dec 29, 2007 Georgia 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Week USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 7 Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE 5 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 20051/ --Million-- 31.6 30.8 31.3 30.7 33.6 33.8 31.7 31.0 31.9 31.0 33.1 33.5 31.3 30.6 31.4 30.9 33.1 33.4 31.5 30.6 31.3 31.4 33.1 32.9 31.1 30.4 31.2 31.3 33.2 33.7 6 31.4 30.7 31.6 31.2 33.4 33.9 7 30.8 31.1 31.5 31.3 33.2 33.5 8 30.7 31.5 31.6 31.6 33.5 33.4 9 31.8 32.4 31.5 31.9 33.5 33.6 10 31.9 31.7 32.2 32.3 32.7 33.2 11 32.1 31.9 31.6 31.6 32.8 33.4 12 31.2 31.9 31.8 31.6 32.3 33.4 13 32.4 31.5 31.3 31.2 32.7 32.9 14 32.3 32.4 32.3 32.3 32.3 31.7 15 32.4 32.6 31.9 32.5 33.4 33.4 16 32.5 31.9 32.3 31.9 33.4 33.6 17 31.8 32.5 31.9 31.9 33.3 33.4 18 32.3 32.0 31.5 31.9 32.9 33.2 19 31.7 32.5 32.9 32.4 32.8 32.9 20 32.1 32.3 32.8 32.9 33.3 33.8 21 32.3 32.6 32.6 32.5 33.4 33.7 22 32.0 32.5 32.7 32.9 33.7 33.6 23 32.1 32.5 32.7 33.0 33.1 33.7 24 32.0 32.4 32.7 32.7 34.0 33.4 25 31.1 30.7 32.2 32.4 33.6 33.5 26 29.9 32.1 32.4 32.1 34.0 32.9 27 30.3 30.8 31.7 32.3 33.7 32.0 28 29.7 31.9 32.6 32.6 33.4 33.4 29 29.8 31.4 31.9 32.9 33.8 33.5 30 30.3 30.9 32.2 32.9 33.1 33.6 31 30.5 31.7 32.4 32.3 34.3 33.1 32 29.8 31.7 32.0 32.6 34.3 33.4 33 30.1 31.8 31.1 32.3 33.8 33.2 34 30.7 31.9 31.5 32.8 33.8 33.5 35 30.6 32.0 31.6 32.5 33.5 33.3 36 30.6 31.2 32.0 30.9 33.2 33.7 37 28.8 31.4 29.0 30.9 32.6 33.8 38 30.5 30.1 30.1 31.0 31.9 31.9 39 28.1 30.6 28.7 30.2 30.7 32.5 40 30.6 32.5 29.5 30.9 31.7 33.1 41 30.3 31.2 29.8 31.9 32.9 33.3 42 29.2 29.0 28.4 29.7 30.9 31.2 43 29.2 28.6 27.3 28.5 31.2 31.1 44 27.6 29.4 28.3 30.2 31.1 30.3 45 28.0 31.2 29.9 31.5 31.5 31.5 46 31.1 31.5 30.6 33.1 33.4 32.2 47 29.9 30.7 29.9 32.2 32.6 32.5 48 30.8 32.6 30.4 33.5 33.1 34.0 49 31.2 31.3 30.4 32.8 33.3 33.4 50 30.9 31.5 30.5 33.6 33.8 33.3 51 30.8 31.7 52 30.6 30.8 53 30.5 Total2/ 1,634.0 1,634.3 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 30.0 32.7 30.9 33.1 1,624.2 1,659.6 34.0 33.8 1,719.1 34.1 33.5 33.9 1,722.0 20061/ 33.6 33.5 34.2 33.7 33.3 33.4 33.7 34.2 34.2 34.2 33.7 34.0 34.3 34.3 34.2 34.1 33.7 33.6 34.0 33.9 34.1 34.3 34.6 34.4 33.9 34.2 33.5 34.3 34.1 34.1 34.2 33.8 34.3 34.4 34.7 32.6 32.3 33.5 32.9 34.0 34.1 31.9 31.6 31.7 33.6 34.1 34.4 35.0 33.6 34.7 34.3 34.4 1,759.4 20071/ 34.3 34.6 34.6 34.0 34.3 34.5 35.0 34.8 34.9 34.7 34.8 35.1 34.6 35.6 35.6 35.9 35.7 35.1 35.3 35.6 35.6 35.4 35.9 35.2 34.5 34.0 35.6 35.5 35.0 34.8 35.1 35.1 34.9 34.9 35.2 33.6 33.5 33.8 32.9 34.9 34.3 32.9 34.4 33.4 34.6 35.0 35.3 35.4 34.4 35.4 35.8 35.5 1,811.0 8 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE 6 BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED, GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 20051/ 20061/ --Million-- 25.0 24.9 26.3 25.0 27.5 27.8 27.7 25.4 24.8 25.9 24.5 26.7 28.2 27.4 25.2 24.9 25.2 25.3 27.0 27.6 27.7 25.6 24.9 25.7 25.4 27.3 27.9 27.6 25.7 25.1 26.0 25.6 27.2 27.9 27.5 6 25.4 24.9 25.6 25.5 27.4 28.0 28.0 7 25.5 25.0 25.7 25.8 27.3 27.6 27.8 8 25.0 24.8 25.5 25.4 27.4 28.2 27.3 9 25.4 25.2 26.2 25.5 27.7 28.1 27.6 10 24.8 25.3 26.1 25.6 27.5 27.9 27.7 11 24.6 25.8 26.0 26.1 27.7 27.7 28.2 12 25.3 26.4 25.7 26.4 27.7 28.1 28.2 13 25.8 26.0 26.1 26.7 27.1 27.7 28.2 14 26.1 26.1 25.9 26.2 27.2 27.9 27.6 15 25.3 25.8 26.0 26.2 26.7 27.8 27.4 16 26.2 25.6 25.8 25.8 27.0 27.6 28.4 17 26.1 26.3 26.4 26.8 26.6 26.5 28.5 18 26.1 26.6 26.3 26.9 27.2 28.1 28.7 19 26.1 26.1 26.5 26.4 27.6 28.2 28.2 20 25.8 26.5 26.2 26.5 27.6 28.1 28.2 21 26.2 26.1 26.0 26.5 27.3 27.6 28.0 22 25.7 26.5 27.0 26.9 27.2 27.8 28.4 23 26.0 26.4 26.8 27.3 27.6 28.3 28.0 24 26.2 26.5 26.6 27.0 27.8 28.2 28.1 25 26.2 26.7 26.5 27.4 27.9 28.2 28.3 26 26.1 26.5 26.7 27.6 27.6 28.3 28.8 27 25.5 26.5 26.9 27.2 28.2 27.9 28.6 28 25.4 25.0 26.5 26.9 27.9 28.0 28.1 29 24.3 26.1 26.7 26.6 27.9 27.4 28.1 30 24.7 25.1 25.9 26.8 27.5 26.6 27.6 31 24.1 25.9 26.7 27.0 27.5 27.8 28.2 32 24.0 25.5 25.9 27.3 28.1 27.8 28.1 33 24.3 24.9 26.1 27.2 27.2 27.7 28.1 34 24.6 25.7 26.2 26.9 28.1 27.4 27.9 35 24.0 25.8 26.2 27.1 28.0 27.3 27.8 36 24.1 25.6 25.7 26.8 27.5 27.2 28.1 37 24.8 25.7 25.9 27.2 28.0 27.7 28.3 38 24.6 25.9 25.9 26.9 27.5 27.3 28.6 39 24.6 25.2 26.3 25.4 27.6 27.5 26.7 40 23.2 25.5 23.9 25.5 26.8 27.7 26.4 41 24.8 24.5 24.9 25.6 26.4 26.2 26.9 42 22.8 24.9 23.5 24.9 24.9 26.2 26.9 43 24.9 26.5 24.4 25.5 26.1 26.9 28.0 44 24.7 25.3 24.4 26.4 26.8 27.2 27.7 45 23.8 23.6 23.5 24.4 25.4 25.8 26.2 46 23.9 23.0 22.2 23.4 25.2 25.6 25.5 47 22.6 24.0 23.3 24.8 25.9 24.7 26.1 48 22.8 25.4 24.5 25.9 26.0 26.0 27.1 49 25.4 25.8 25.3 27.1 27.8 26.6 27.8 50 24.4 24.7 24.6 26.3 26.9 26.9 28.3 51 25.1 26.5 52 25.4 25.4 53 24.7 Total2/ 1,306.8 1,331.8 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 25.0 27.3 24.8 26.8 1,337.1 1,369.1 27.5 27.8 1,423.9 28.0 27.4 27.5 1,431.8 28.7 27.3 1,448.7 20071/ 28.3 28.0 28.3 28.1 28.2 28.1 27.7 28.0 28.0 28.3 28.3 28.5 28.4 28.7 28.7 28.4 29.3 29.4 29.4 29.2 28.9 29.0 29.2 29.2 29.1 29.5 29.0 28.5 28.1 29.5 29.3 29.0 28.8 28.8 28.5 28.3 28.4 28.6 27.4 27.2 27.6 26.6 28.5 27.7 26.6 27.3 27.0 28.3 28.3 28.7 28.6 27.7 1,480.8 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 9 Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE 7 BROILER TYPE CHICKS PLACED, GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 20051/ 20061/ 24.1 24.0 26.4 24.0 24.2 25.8 24.1 24.7 24.9 25.0 24.3 26.1 25.1 24.3 25.7 --Million-- 24.5 26.4 26.8 27.2 24.2 24.9 27.1 27.1 24.8 26.2 26.7 27.7 25.1 25.9 27.2 26.8 25.1 25.7 27.2 27.0 6 24.5 24.7 25.5 25.6 25.7 27.0 27.0 7 24.7 24.7 25.2 25.8 25.6 26.4 27.5 8 24.9 24.9 25.3 25.0 26.0 26.8 27.1 9 24.7 24.3 26.0 25.7 26.3 27.2 27.2 10 24.0 24.9 26.0 24.4 26.3 27.8 27.6 11 23.4 26.4 25.8 25.1 26.5 27.1 27.7 12 24.6 26.6 25.5 25.4 26.4 27.5 28.2 13 25.5 26.3 26.0 25.5 25.8 27.9 27.6 14 25.9 25.7 26.0 25.1 26.0 27.4 26.6 15 25.3 25.8 25.8 25.2 25.5 26.9 27.3 16 25.5 25.5 25.1 24.6 26.2 27.0 28.5 17 25.6 25.1 26.5 25.7 26.2 25.9 28.2 18 25.1 26.1 26.3 26.4 27.0 27.2 28.2 19 25.3 25.8 26.4 24.9 26.6 28.4 27.7 20 24.6 26.2 25.9 24.7 26.9 28.2 27.7 21 25.6 25.6 25.3 25.2 26.6 26.9 27.8 22 24.8 26.7 26.9 25.4 25.2 28.2 27.7 23 26.1 25.4 26.3 26.0 26.4 27.9 28.8 24 25.7 25.9 25.7 26.4 27.0 27.7 28.2 25 25.8 26.7 26.1 26.2 27.0 26.8 28.3 26 25.3 25.8 26.0 26.5 27.2 28.3 28.1 27 25.4 26.3 26.6 26.1 27.7 27.1 28.2 28 25.4 24.6 26.2 25.3 26.9 27.7 27.8 29 23.5 25.9 26.3 25.2 27.8 27.3 27.7 30 23.9 24.5 25.6 25.2 27.1 26.0 28.0 31 24.0 25.9 26.4 25.6 25.5 27.5 27.8 32 24.0 25.1 25.8 26.3 27.1 27.2 28.4 33 24.5 24.9 25.8 26.2 26.2 27.8 27.5 34 24.2 25.5 25.4 25.3 26.7 26.6 27.6 35 24.1 25.3 25.7 26.2 27.2 26.6 28.0 36 23.7 25.7 25.1 25.1 26.4 26.9 27.3 37 24.5 25.5 25.8 26.0 27.0 27.4 27.9 38 24.3 25.9 25.5 25.4 27.1 26.6 29.1 39 24.3 25.6 26.2 24.7 27.4 27.1 27.0 40 22.4 25.5 23.4 23.9 25.3 27.9 26.3 41 24.3 24.1 24.7 24.4 25.7 25.8 26.9 42 22.9 24.9 22.9 24.1 23.3 26.1 26.7 43 24.5 25.9 24.2 24.4 25.5 25.9 28.0 44 24.6 25.0 24.1 25.3 25.5 25.9 27.5 45 23.3 23.2 23.4 23.8 24.7 25.4 26.3 46 23.9 23.0 21.5 22.5 24.4 25.6 25.8 47 22.3 23.3 22.8 23.3 24.6 24.0 26.1 48 22.5 25.1 24.3 24.9 25.7 25.7 25.9 49 24.6 25.6 25.1 24.9 26.3 26.7 27.4 50 23.8 24.2 24.7 24.7 24.8 26.2 27.7 51 24.9 26.1 24.8 52 25.0 25.2 24.7 53 24.3 Total2/ 1,298.7 1,312.7 1,319.3 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 25.9 25.9 1,359.8 26.2 26.4 1,360.2 27.2 27.0 26.5 1,400.2 28.4 27.3 1,431.3 20071/ 28.2 27.8 28.2 27.8 26.8 27.5 28.5 27.9 28.1 28.1 27.7 28.4 28.1 28.4 28.7 27.7 29.3 29.3 29.3 27.8 29.5 28.9 29.1 28.7 29.0 29.7 28.7 28.8 27.9 29.7 29.8 28.4 28.5 29.4 28.1 28.5 28.6 28.0 27.6 27.6 28.2 26.5 27.4 27.8 27.9 26.3 26.9 27.9 28.4 29.0 28.6 27.9 1,470.9 10 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION Million Chicks 135.0 BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED MONTHLY Georgia, 2005-2007 130.0 125.0 120.0 115.0 110.0 105.0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2005 2006 2007 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2000 112.8 104.7 112.3 111.2 114.9 111.5 109.0 107.3 104.2 107.4 101.1 110.6 TABLE 8 BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES, 2001 GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2002 2003 2004 20051/ 20061/ --Million- 110.3 99.8 114.1 103.0 111.4 102.2 120.1 113.7 123.7 111.8 122.2 110.6 114.4 111.4 115.0 111.7 115.9 112.8 121.6 115.3 123.3 118.0 124.1 120.0 116.6 116.9 117.8 121.6 123.9 125.2 113.7 113.8 114.4 117.4 117.1 119.0 119.1 122.9 120.8 121.7 121.3 124.5 112.9 109.7 115.8 110.6 120.0 113.5 123.3 117.9 121.7 118.0 124.1 119.7 112.2 107.3 113.4 115.6 117.8 120.1 103.3 113.6 100.5 110.4 106.5 119.5 110.8 121.8 109.9 121.2 113.0 123.9 Total2/ 1,306.8 1,331.8 1,337.1 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 1,369.1 1,423.9 1,431.8 1,448.7 20071/ 124.7 111.8 125.5 123.5 129.2 125.3 127.6 127.8 120.7 121.9 117.2 125.6 1,480.8 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 11 Thousand Eggs 800 EGG TYPE EGGS SET Jan 6, 2007 through Dec 29, 2007 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 6, 2007 through Dec 29, 2007 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, 2008 EDITION Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 2000 531 613 413 605 602 TABLE 9 EGG TYPE EGGS SET, GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 2000-2007 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 --Thousand-- 647 633 626 617 638 633 621 625 632 488 561 629 628 643 612 630 609 614 636 630 536 634 602 645 629 6 480 505 554 642 647 629 7 553 643 607 588 644 637 8 572 647 548 639 647 640 9 570 597 614 642 647 636 10 583 640 637 635 647 635 11 464 633 590 631 634 625 12 415 616 546 642 647 642 13 320 610 595 629 647 640 14 593 581 645 647 647 641 15 532 616 565 632 647 647 16 512 607 596 640 633 639 17 476 590 647 626 611 585 18 543 538 625 628 639 620 19 583 578 523 626 642 633 20 399 584 529 642 642 508 21 481 647 593 613 642 625 22 576 629 640 617 642 647 23 534 642 638 641 647 633 24 581 642 616 545 626 647 25 300 585 613 622 647 504 26 582 585 636 640 647 647 27 541 607 475 619 552 633 28 222 534 498 644 642 634 29 530 643 630 647 642 625 30 505 556 541 630 625 645 31 467 642 589 634 618 600 32 572 586 627 642 615 635 33 561 638 615 642 625 553 34 495 508 616 642 647 596 35 597 628 612 642 645 643 36 599 594 559 638 647 647 37 604 592 372 570 639 622 38 522 575 440 638 644 611 39 554 516 631 647 638 640 40 374 505 625 603 642 555 41 515 622 321 598 642 643 42 474 625 305 637 642 640 43 525 563 643 403 638 585 44 570 302 638 388 634 494 45 305 642 420 443 250 336 46 611 647 603 617 647 647 47 568 461 643 342 647 644 48 616 536 638 629 643 647 49 616 324 446 505 471 647 50 475 635 622 505 634 787 51 462 52 609 53 613 Total1/ 27,515 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 616 642 30,461 606 645 30,043 630 647 31,444 631 647 32,592 632 612 630 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 2007 636 645 635 647 601 640 627 643 561 632 620 647 636 625 630 644 638 572 502 613 596 628 537 595 625 557 596 384 471 647 606 647 516 605 613 636 647 634 634 627 546 582 622 317 625 637 486 636 336 645 647 602 30,876 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 13 Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE 10 EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED, GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 --Thousand-- 358 395 282 577 569 551 523 511 527 566 571 551 528 565 570 554 577 566 447 573 545 563 560 554 514 505 543 569 567 425 2006 554 538 554 519 522 6 352 487 568 561 579 532 522 7 497 549 540 561 569 543 569 8 535 466 559 542 555 547 547 9 394 414 469 565 548 547 566 10 471 543 525 524 534 524 575 11 491 533 468 559 526 559 536 12 489 488 527 565 563 543 518 13 489 542 544 559 534 547 515 14 400 539 513 568 533 519 532 15 366 520 474 579 552 550 541 16 276 519 497 558 543 558 536 17 499 486 531 579 577 540 550 18 450 521 482 537 538 500 537 19 422 524 474 556 551 571 473 20 387 521 532 542 515 499 563 21 457 462 529 553 542 548 512 22 500 480 446 548 538 521 558 23 311 480 435 538 539 409 478 24 419 536 500 585 558 510 511 25 474 521 499 571 546 552 551 26 469 536 553 548 543 553 501 27 491 532 551 470 526 531 478 28 256 502 546 561 542 421 435 29 508 529 538 556 536 544 547 30 439 507 387 548 484 530 501 31 185 458 439 568 540 534 567 32 451 555 523 548 546 538 527 33 421 487 481 534 555 520 279 34 372 537 517 548 550 491 482 35 492 499 549 557 530 555 526 36 488 525 553 556 543 498 527 37 439 437 556 569 565 521 544 38 522 536 543 562 531 527 539 39 521 498 501 552 539 552 530 40 567 518 332 495 552 534 543 41 470 497 387 553 536 538 522 42 475 439 564 559 546 557 498 43 339 431 531 524 547 483 548 44 457 546 282 515 533 560 484 45 409 542 270 546 538 549 495 46 467 485 559 343 566 490 538 47 489 266 576 337 552 413 91 48 270 548 369 387 220 265 564 49 534 547 532 284 550 562 548 50 481 388 534 543 545 554 560 51 522 425 52 528 280 53 396 Total1/ 23,282 25,494 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 531 410 25,924 560 452 27,831 555 416 28,117 541 562 449 27,126 530 429 26,694 2007 406 542 544 538 559 526 558 507 540 547 556 486 535 498 558 548 552 559 519 541 494 438 535 501 542 460 508 529 494 487 341 399 564 529 557 435 532 521 526 563 542 334 522 473 513 538 273 543 546 541 551 273 26,283 14 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION Million Chicks 2.8 EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED MONTHLY Georgia, 2005-2007 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.6 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2005 2006 2007 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2000 2.2 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.6 2.0 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.1 TABLE 11 EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 --Million-- 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 1.5 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.4 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 Total1/ 23.3 25.5 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 25.9 27.8 28.1 27.1 26.7 2007 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.1 26.3 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 15 Month Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 12 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN ALL FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 --Thousand-- 21,009 20,775 21,489 20,515 20,672 20,223 19,524 20,975 20,686 21,391 20,393 20,674 20,565 19,662 21,139 20,749 20,928 20,630 20,567 20,828 19,550 21,370 21,385 20,420 20,734 20,510 20,535 19,740 20,946 21,503 20,438 20,516 20,233 19,856 19,836 20,408 20,757 19,968 20,553 20,106 19,380 19,639 20,480 20,492 19,973 20,554 20,197 19,272 19,107 20,986 20,458 20,124 20,337 20,076 19,119 19,101 20,730 20,511 20,005 20,230 20,054 19,131 19,356 20,359 21,124 20,237 20,145 20,280 19,318 19,373 20,636 21,661 20,330 20,200 20,323 19,354 19,345 20,754 21,830 20,377 20,499 20,179 19,258 19,392 Annual Average 20,816 1/ Dec preceding year. 20,994 20,473 20,442 20,323 19,737 19,469 2007 19,791 19,881 19,755 19,780 19,593 19,246 19,099 19,121 19,190 19,198 19,252 19,306 19,434 Month Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 13 EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--ALL FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 --Number-- 2,180 2,108 2,066 2,159 2,095 2,171 2,120 2,122 2,026 1,963 2,084 2,075 2,120 2,085 1,954 1,827 1,821 1,852 1,940 1,892 1,908 2,143 2,104 2,120 2,088 2,101 2,099 2,107 2,077 2,014 2,031 2,042 2,031 2,009 2,011 2,058 1,995 2,068 2,082 2,069 2,069 2,077 1,963 1,913 1,968 1,980 2,025 2,039 2,015 2,035 2,033 1,973 2,065 2,117 2,113 2,073 2,055 2,077 2,039 2,101 2,084 2,054 2,087 1,979 1,979 2,016 2,040 2,027 2,024 2,039 2,035 2,064 2,105 2,139 2,140 2,165 2,109 2,029 2,080 2,095 2,059 2,086 2,108 2,078 2007 2,117 2,062 1,883 2,154 2,042 2,058 2,005 2,061 2,048 2,016 2,130 2,082 Average per Layer2/ 246 242 243 247 248 249 247 247 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 Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 14 EGG PRODUCTION--ALL FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 --Million Eggs-- 458 438 444 443 433 439 414 445 419 420 425 429 436 410 413 379 381 382 399 394 373 458 450 433 433 431 431 416 435 433 415 419 411 399 399 420 414 413 428 416 401 408 402 392 393 407 409 393 385 427 416 397 420 425 404 396 426 426 408 425 418 393 404 403 418 408 411 411 391 395 420 447 428 432 435 419 408 421 454 427 422 421 406 403 Annual Total 5,128 1/ Dec preceding year. 5,086 4,967 5,047 5,038 4,906 4,811 2007 419 410 372 426 400 396 383 394 393 387 410 402 4,792 16 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION Month Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 15 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN TABLE EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2000-20071/ 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 --Thousand-- 11,741 11,737 12,012 11,285 11,531 10,991 9,934 10,039 11,763 11,544 11,894 11,186 11,403 11,020 9,923 10,089 11,917 11,440 11,460 11,283 11,285 11,204 9,785 10,019 12,024 11,908 10,864 11,287 11,287 10,951 9,897 10,021 11,536 11,892 10,787 11,013 11,065 10,318 10,025 9,815 11,147 11,185 10,199 10,989 10,978 9,871 9,892 9,397 11,441 11,062 10,155 10,996 11,098 9,829 9,431 9,247 11,841 11,198 10,508 10,953 10,965 9,776 9,399 9,387 11,697 11,270 10,604 10,958 10,918 9,617 9,595 9,464 11,569 11,629 10,880 10,999 11,120 9,768 9,607 9,433 11,760 12,005 10,979 11,138 11,227 9,911 9,609 9,548 11,755 12,287 11,080 11,416 11,148 9,824 9,711 9,589 Average 11,683 11,596 10,952 11,125 1/ Average numbers of layers in flocks 30,000 and above. 2/ Dec preceding year. 11,169 10,257 9,734 9,671 Month Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 16 EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--TABLE EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 --Number-- 2,331 2,222 2,188 2,372 2,261 2,380 2,312 2,234 2,104 2,026 2,242 2,234 2,284 2,245 2,039 1,906 1,920 1,985 2,090 2,017 2,064 2,276 2,240 2,326 2,275 2,275 2,244 2,291 2,209 2,143 2,204 2,223 2,185 2,131 2,163 2,107 2,065 2,214 2,254 2,185 2,186 2,212 1,993 1,953 2,087 2,118 2,143 2,175 2,151 2,085 2,124 2,036 2,226 2,268 2,268 2,200 2,128 2,216 2,149 2,279 2,224 2,171 2,228 2,040 2,106 2,158 2,207 2,166 2,128 2,194 2,074 2,214 2,247 2,305 2,322 2,337 2,256 2,126 2,252 2,272 2,223 2,285 2,328 2,263 2007 2,288 2,189 2,026 2,361 2,199 2,169 2,129 2,171 2,143 2,129 2,291 2,260 Average per Layer2/ 256 256 258 267 269 269 269 266 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 Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 17 EGG PRODUCTION--TABLE EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 --Million Eggs-- 276 263 265 270 263 264 232 265 245 243 253 257 254 225 245 220 222 226 238 228 204 276 269 255 259 259 248 229 257 257 240 247 244 222 219 237 233 228 250 242 218 221 230 218 214 235 240 216 205 249 240 216 246 251 224 209 251 252 230 252 245 211 216 238 247 237 245 243 210 213 246 268 249 259 263 234 219 252 279 254 256 257 231 222 Annual Total 1/ Dec preceding year. 3,022 2,991 2,853 2,998 3,002 2,760 2,614 2007 232 223 205 239 218 206 199 206 205 203 221 219 2,576 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 17 TABLE 18 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN HATCHING EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2000-20071/ Month Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 2000 9,168 9,112 9,122 9,246 9,310 9,161 8,939 9,045 8,933 8,690 8,776 8,899 2001 8,938 9,042 9,209 9,377 9,511 9,472 9,330 9,160 9,141 9,395 9,556 9,443 2002 9,377 9,397 9,368 9,456 9,551 9,669 9,718 9,516 9,301 9,257 9,251 9,197 2003 2004 --Thousand-- 9,130 9,041 9,107 9,171 9,247 9,182 9,347 9,123 9,403 9,068 9,464 9,028 9,458 8,999 9,284 9,011 9,172 9,036 9,046 9,060 8,962 8,996 8,983 8,931 2005 9,132 9,445 9,524 9,484 9,438 9,409 9,343 9,243 9,414 9,450 9,343 9,334 2006 9,490 9,639 9,665 9,743 9,711 9,647 9,576 9,602 9,661 9,666 9,636 9,581 2007 9,652 9,692 9,636 9,659 9,678 9,749 9,752 9,634 9,626 9,665 9,604 9,618 Average 9,033 9,298 9,422 9,217 9,054 1/ Hatching egg flocks used principally for hatchery broiler chicks. 2/ Dec preceding year. 9,380 9,635 9,664 Month Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 19 EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--HATCHING EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 --Number-- 1,985 1,958 1,909 1,895 1,880 1,916 1,918 1,937 1,975 1,924 1,884 1,889 1,875 1,927 1,919 1,929 1,842 1,727 1,697 1,687 1,753 1,743 1,749 1,733 1,968 1,930 1,882 1,862 1,885 1,930 1,919 1,936 1,912 1,850 1,832 1,829 1,842 1,875 1,854 1,881 1,998 1,911 1,913 1,881 1,927 1,945 1,938 1,949 1,924 1,865 1,842 1,819 1,878 1,894 1,880 1,887 1,968 1,921 1,902 1,874 1,931 1,947 1,948 1,951 1,959 1,904 1,914 1,886 1,915 1,933 1,946 1,953 1,899 1,820 1,847 1,835 1,854 1,915 1,883 1,904 1,983 1,873 1,935 1,930 1,912 1,980 1,961 1,968 1,899 1,853 1,881 1,848 1,836 1,875 1,889 1,903 Average per Layer2/ 233 225 224 222 225 229 228 229 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 Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 20 EGG PRODUCTION--HATCHING EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 --Million Eggs-- 182 175 179 173 170 175 182 180 174 177 172 172 182 185 168 159 159 156 161 166 169 182 181 178 174 172 183 187 178 176 175 172 167 177 180 183 181 185 178 174 183 187 172 174 179 172 169 177 180 178 176 181 174 174 180 187 175 174 178 173 173 182 188 165 171 171 166 168 181 182 174 179 179 173 172 185 189 169 175 173 166 164 175 181 Annual Total 2,106 1/ Dec preceding year. 2,095 2,114 2,049 2,036 2,146 2,197 2007 187 187 167 187 182 190 184 188 188 184 189 183 2,216 18 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION Month Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 21 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR ALL EGGS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2000-20071/ 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 --Cents per Dozen-- 2005 2006 83.5 99.1 80.6 88.9 103.8 87.2 96.8 81.5 90.3 89.5 91.1 108.2 84.8 94.0 91.3 90.3 81.8 88.1 107.2 84.6 87.0 80.1 90.5 91.4 89.2 120.4 83.2 99.4 88.6 90.4 80.9 91.7 96.5 82.1 85.8 82.3 85.4 83.2 85.1 91.1 82.0 81.2 89.4 84.2 90.9 90.9 89.8 81.2 90.6 83.1 81.8 86.9 91.5 84.0 84.5 85.1 91.1 81.5 88.6 98.2 82.1 82.7 93.0 85.3 80.9 83.6 97.3 81.2 94.0 91.5 92.6 83.2 81.9 102.4 78.1 83.7 92.5 93.7 84.3 93.6 114.3 83.8 90.5 105.9 Weighted Average 86.8 86.8 86.1 94.1 93.9 1/Hatching eggs are valued at $1.50 per dozen for all years and months. 2/ Dec preceding year. 85.0 92.0 2007 104.5 109.8 100.4 103.9 98.8 104.7 98.0 112.9 109.8 121.1 114.4 135.8 110.0 Month Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 22 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR TABLE EGGS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 --Cents per Dozen-- 39.7 65.2 33.7 49.8 73.9 45.5 55.0 35.0 47.9 45.4 51.0 80.3 38.0 48.0 51.2 47.1 32.9 45.3 78.3 37.0 34.9 34.0 50.5 50.5 48.4 100.8 33.9 58.0 46.1 49.6 30.6 51.1 59.9 28.0 33.0 30.0 35.3 29.0 38.9 48.7 25.0 23.0 44.0 31.6 41.4 47.7 47.4 24.9 38.5 35.3 31.7 34.0 50.2 38.2 31.8 27.0 50.1 34.2 41.0 62.7 34.1 24.7 43.3 40.4 33.0 35.7 61.6 33.6 45.8 41.6 52.0 38.6 33.0 70.6 31.0 31.2 42.9 55.9 43.1 54.2 91.2 41.6 45.5 69.9 2007 67.9 76.0 60.0 67.9 56.0 63.0 49.9 79.0 73.0 95.0 84.0 124.0 Weighted Average 1/ Dec preceding year. 42.7 42.6 38.6 55.9 55.8 34.5 43.2 74.8 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 19 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, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 Percent Being Molted 2003 2004 2005 2006 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 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 5.0 4.0 3.5 2.5 6.0 6.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 4.5 4.0 1.5 2002 3.5 3.0 2.0 5.5 1.0 2.5 1.5 1.0 4.5 5.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 4.0 5.5 5.0 3.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 1.0 6.5 0.5 2.0 Percent with Molt Complete 2003 2004 3.0 2.5 2.0 5.5 4.0 2.5 4.0 6.5 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.5 2005 2.5 6.0 2.0 0.5 3.0 6.0 2.5 3.5 2.0 4.0 2.5 0.5 2006 15.5 22.5 15.5 20.0 15.0 21.0 16.0 20.5 15.5 18.5 13.5 16.5 16.5 18.0 18.5 16.0 21.0 15.5 21.5 13.5 21.5 15.0 22.5 16.0 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 17.0 16.5 13.0 17.0 11.5 16.5 18.5 17.5 15.0 18.0 17.0 17.0 16.0 13.0 17.0 11.5 15.5 12.0 13.5 12.5 11.5 10.5 15.0 10.5 15.0 12.5 14.0 12.0 13.5 11.5 15.0 11.0 14.0 13.5 13.5 15.0 2007 4.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 5.0 3.0 4.5 1.5 2.5 2.0 1.5 0.5 2007 14.0 15.5 17.0 16.5 13.0 14.0 16.5 17.0 15.0 15.0 16.0 14.5 TABLE 24 YOUNG CHICKENS SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 Month 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061/ 2007 --Thousand-- Jan 92,800 98,541 105,158 108,550 104,155 102,439 106,537 110,557 Feb 93,152 89,693 94,304 90,702 95,147 96,336 96,381 99,973 Mar 101,920 99,260 98,715 98,252 106,673 110,540 111,618 107,319 Apr 91,508 95,722 106,496 102,389 103,597 100,761 101,634 105,026 May 104,311 106,300 108,173 103,584 99,446 107,004 115,418 116,989 Jun 101,788 100,581 96,648 102,178 105,823 107,836 111,227 110,998 Jul 92,961 104,147 109,104 108,293 106,733 103,253 106,748 114,590 Aug 106,019 112,436 109,843 104,516 108,968 112,976 117,710 118,945 Sep 89,451 93,433 99,215 108,755 108,574 107,591 105,768 107,166 Oct 95,706 110,675 113,094 114,258 105,310 105,051 115,698 119,608 Nov 93,226 101,289 94,917 89,376 101,471 103,624 106,792 107,067 Dec 88,430 92,719 100,186 103,141 106,096 103,478 101,308 103,145 Annual Total 1,151,272 1,204,796 1,235,853 1/ Revised. 1,233,994 1,251,993 1,260,889 1,297,019 1,321,383 20 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION Billion Dollars 35.0 Value of Production Broilers, Eggs, Mature Chickens & Turkeys, and Total United States, 2000-2007 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Broilers Eggs Mature Chickens & Turkeys 2006 Total 2007 Broilers $21.5 Value of Production Broilers, Eggs, and Mature Chickens & Turkeys United States, 2007 (Billion Dollars) Eggs $6.7 Mature Chickens & Turkeys $3.8 Broilers Eggs Mature Chickens & Turkeys USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 21 TABLE 25 POULTRY--PRODUCTION, SALES AND VALUE, UNITED STATES, 2000-20071/ Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20062/ 2007 Commercial Broilers Number Produced 1,000 Head 8,283,700 8,389,770 8,591,080 8,492,850 8,740,650 8,872,000 8,867,800 8,898,200 Pounds Produced 1,000 Price per Pound3/ Cents Value of Production4/ 1,000 $ 41,626,100 42,452,400 44,058,700 43,958,200 45,796,250 47,855,600 48,829,900 49,208,400 33.6 39.3 30.5 34.6 44.6 43.6 36.3 43.6 13,989,424 16,696,089 13,437,345 15,214,947 20,446,086 20,877,916 17,739,234 21,460,211 Number Sold Pounds Sold Price per Pound Value of Sales Unit 1,000 Head 1,000 Cents 1,000 $ 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Mature Chickens 2005 218,411 202,482 199,931 189,530 191,706 193,246 1,112,604 1,032,115 1,039,118 983,054 997,621 1,001,792 5.7 4.5 4.8 4.9 5.8 6.5 63,988 47,249 49,931 47,811 57,615 64,739 20062/ 172,748 918,977 5.8 53,754 2007 167,249 906,809 5.6 50,783 Unit Number Raised 1,000 Head Pounds Produced 1,000 Price per Pound5/ Cents Value of Production 1,000 $ 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20062/ 2007 Turkeys 270,466 272,660 275,477 274,048 264,207 252,053 262,460 271,689 6,959,833 7,173,111 7,494,861 7,487,293 7,304,813 7,095,977 7,463,885 7,869,224 40.6 39.0 36.5 36.1 42.0 44.9 47.9 47.2 2,828,489 2,796,821 2,732,481 2,699,673 3,065,417 3,182,767 3,573,690 3,710,846 Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20062/ 2007 Layers and Eggs Avg Number Layers 1,000 Head Eggs per Layer Number Total Eggs Produced Million Price per Dozen Cents Value of Production 1,000 $ 329,067 336,330 339,293 338,393 341,956 343,792 347,880 344,385 257 256 257 259 261 262 263 263 84,717 86,093 87,252 87,473 89,091 90,027 91,328 90,581 61.6 62.0 58.9 73.2 71.4 54.0 58.2 88.5 4,346,171 4,446,335 4,281,416 5,333,014 5,299,185 4,049,293 4,431,745 6,678,147 Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20062/ 2007 Total Value of All Poultry6/ Production Million $ 21,228 23,986 20,501 23,295 28,868 28,175 25,798 31,900 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/ Live weight equivalent price to producers is used when actual live weight price is not available for the state. 6/ Includes commercial broilers, mature chickens, turkeys, and eggs. 22 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION TABLE 26 CHICKEN AND TURKEY HATCHERIES: NUMBER AND INCUBATOR EGG CAPACITY BY REGION AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2007 and 20081/ Geographic Region Georgia North Atlantic E North Central W North Central South Atlantic South Central West 20072/ Hatcheries --Number-- 32 32 22 32 83 118 26 Egg Capacity 2008 20072/ --1,000-- Chicken Hatcheries 31 113,644 29 31,302 22 23,968 35 52,294 81 307,594 123 448,673 25 46,250 2008 114,020 25,948 26,582 51,153 295,029 472,194 45,736 US 313 315 910,081 916,642 E North Central 10 W North Central 16 N & S Atlantic3/ 21 South Central & West3/ 8 Turkey Hatcheries 9 5,617 18 13,587 19 13,050 8 6,462 5,875 13,911 14,010 6,369 US 55 54 38,716 40,165 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) 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 2000 CHICKENS Number and Value of Production United States, 2000 - 2007 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Number Value 2006 Dollars (million) 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 2007 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 23 State Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut TABLE 27 NUMBER OF ALL CHICKENS ON FARMS, BY STATES--DECEMBER 1, 2000-20071/2/ 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20063/ 15,647 23,145 30,170 4,170 3,945 15,903 23,366 29,270 4,210 3,748 15,256 22,787 28,218 4,780 3,793 --1,000 Head-- 14,425 14,266 24,271 24,012 25,981 23,676 5,100 4,991 3,745 3,626 14,217 24,222 23,640 4,654 3,748 15,568 23,401 22,940 4,596 3,954 2007 15,414 23,537 23,214 4,887 3,650 Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho 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 4/ 13,588 28,076 398 866 Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana 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 6,600 2,490 5,996 32,098 64,970 6,580 2,369 Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota 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 5,392 3,186 121 10,987 13,713 Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire 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 10,731 9,401 490 13,165 223 10,873 9,519 485 12,261 269 New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma 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 5,140 19,201 33,511 4,481 1,613 5,298 20,809 33,117 4,752 Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee 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 3,179 26,009 6,433 3,470 2,175 Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington 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 6,931 25,637 4,217 230 4,546 6,731 West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 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 2,011 5,697 14 Other States 4,891 4,974 5,129 8,068 7,584 6,903 6,677 6,515 United States 436,840 444,099 443,851 449,764 453,599 453,301 454,422 454,902 Puerto Rico5/ 1,769 1,492 1,568 1,415 1,214 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. 24 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION TABLE 28 TOTAL VALUE OF ALL CHICKENS ON FARMS, BY STATES--DECEMBER 1, 2000-20071/2/ State 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20063/ Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut 82,929 99,524 63,357 10,008 8,679 77,925 102,810 58,540 7,999 7,871 54,922 107,099 53,614 9,560 8,724 --Thousand Dollars-- 60,585 52,784 101,938 105,653 49,364 47,352 9,690 9,982 9,737 9,428 56,868 113,843 44,916 9,308 9,745 70,056 105,305 43,586 8,273 10,676 2007 73,987 110,624 51,071 11,240 10,220 Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho 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 4/ 28,535 151,610 716 1,645 Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana 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 33,567 109,315 30,615 10,039 5,211 50,915 81,837 28,337 7,352 6,174 38,024 104,729 25,740 7,221 5,996 41,727 129,940 34,216 8,292 Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota 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 12,941 11,151 508 18,678 23,312 Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire 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 53,655 26,323 1,617 23,697 959 52,190 26,653 1,989 26,974 1,157 New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma 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 11,308 107,526 40,213 20,165 1,936 12,715 137,339 52,987 21,859 Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee 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 6,676 57,220 19,299 9,022 15,878 Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington 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 14,438 32,576 76,911 5,904 621 17,729 28,270 West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 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 11,664 15,952 45 Other States 7,870 8,061 8,516 16,780 17,038 13,209 16,057 16,485 United States 1,064,171 1,069,335 1,055,316 1,116,273 1,122,923 1,140,696 1,184,728 1,343,884 Puerto Rico5/ 4,423 3,433 6,899 5,377 5,706 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, 2008 EDITION 25 Million Eggs 225.0 220.0 215.0 210.0 205.0 200.0 195.0 190.0 5 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET Jan 6, 2007 through Dec 29, 2007 United States 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Week Million Chicks 185 180 175 170 165 160 155 5 BROILER TYPE CHICKS PLACED Jan 6, 2007 through Dec 29, 2007 United States 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Week 26 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE 29 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET--SELECTED STATES, WEEKLY, 2000-20071/ 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 20052/ 20062/ --Million-- 182.1 180.6 207.3 203.9 205.7 210.3 213.3 182.6 181.4 204.9 203.5 206.6 210.2 213.7 181.5 181.1 205.6 202.5 207.0 209.6 214.8 182.5 179.2 207.2 204.6 205.6 211.7 213.7 180.0 179.5 209.0 203.7 204.6 212.6 212.4 20072/ 210.1 210.9 208.3 210.1 211.4 6 179.3 182.0 208.3 203.0 207.0 213.1 211.8 212.1 7 179.1 183.5 210.5 202.6 208.5 213.9 214.9 214.8 8 181.1 186.1 211.4 204.8 209.9 214.0 216.7 214.4 9 184.3 187.5 210.6 206.5 210.9 214.1 216.7 216.3 10 185.1 186.7 210.6 207.6 210.4 214.8 216.4 215.1 11 185.7 186.6 208.5 205.1 210.5 213.7 213.8 215.6 12 185.4 186.0 209.0 206.4 210.2 213.2 210.6 215.5 13 185.7 184.5 208.0 205.1 211.2 213.0 213.5 216.5 14 185.5 210.5 212.7 210.1 211.7 212.5 215.5 218.9 15 188.8 209.2 211.7 209.3 212.8 217.1 214.5 219.4 16 208.0 211.2 208.9 214.4 215.5 215.5 211.9 220.5 17 207.6 210.2 208.0 213.2 215.1 215.1 210.3 218.5 18 208.1 209.8 209.2 212.6 214.7 214.7 211.5 218.4 19 210.7 211.2 206.7 213.0 215.1 215.1 213.3 219.9 20 210.7 213.4 210.1 213.7 216.0 216.0 213.2 219.9 21 186.5 211.4 213.0 211.2 214.2 216.6 213.7 219.5 22 185.4 210.3 212.3 210.1 212.9 215.7 213.4 219.0 23 186.5 209.5 212.3 211.1 212.4 215.9 214.3 219.2 24 185.8 209.1 210.9 209.4 214.2 215.9 210.6 217.6 25 183.3 204.0 207.6 207.1 214.0 214.6 210.8 216.3 26 180.3 202.6 204.5 201.9 212.9 212.5 208.1 210.1 27 174.9 202.6 206.9 205.4 210.6 209.5 211.0 216.0 28 175.5 207.1 209.2 204.9 211.4 212.3 213.3 218.2 29 178.8 208.2 209.2 208.3 214.3 214.4 213.9 217.0 30 178.5 204.3 208.0 207.4 213.2 215.9 214.2 218.0 31 178.9 206.9 209.0 206.6 214.9 214.2 213.0 216.3 32 178.9 204.6 205.5 206.7 213.1 213.1 212.6 217.3 33 177.7 207.2 206.1 205.4 213.3 210.0 212.6 216.6 34 180.3 207.3 204.8 206.0 212.9 212.2 213.1 215.7 35 178.6 204.6 204.0 203.1 210.5 212.6 211.2 215.5 36 176.2 198.1 203.5 200.7 209.2 210.7 204.1 208.8 37 169.6 194.7 191.8 195.1 202.6 209.1 201.8 205.9 38 168.9 199.9 189.7 193.3 197.4 202.4 207.0 212.0 39 167.9 201.7 191.9 195.9 201.4 207.2 202.6 207.5 40 175.1 205.6 193.1 195.0 200.2 204.7 205.0 213.5 41 177.1 197.1 192.1 196.7 203.0 209.7 203.1 208.7 42 171.8 190.1 185.7 187.7 196.3 201.9 196.7 202.7 43 165.2 186.9 181.1 190.2 194.3 202.4 192.4 201.9 44 161.4 196.6 189.8 192.4 197.6 198.9 198.2 205.8 45 169.5 205.1 197.8 201.1 201.0 205.8 207.7 217.2 46 179.1 206.0 199.0 205.5 207.8 210.7 211.0 215.9 47 179.3 205.8 200.5 204.6 208.3 212.8 210.9 219.1 48 182.4 212.2 202.5 209.1 210.1 215.0 212.6 221.5 49 182.2 204.7 200.0 204.7 208.1 214.2 206.9 214.4 50 178.0 207.4 203.2 207.4 209.8 213.6 211.8 217.6 51 181.3 209.2 200.0 205.6 212.1 215.7 209.5 218.6 52 181.3 207.6 201.0 206.1 209.9 212.1 211.2 218.8 53 177.8 213.9 Total 9,533.6 10,377.9 10,637.1 10,617.3 3/ 10,868.0 11,026.1 10,951.1 11,168.8 1/ The 15 State total includes AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, MD, MS, NC, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, & WV. Beginning April 7, 2001, KY, OK, LA, and MO were added. 2/ Revised. USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 27 Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE 30 BROILER TYPE CHICKS PLACED--SELECTED STATES, WEEKLY, 2000-20071/ 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 20052/ 20062/ 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 --Million-- 164.9 168.9 162.4 166.9 163.7 167.7 166.4 167.3 166.3 168.7 172.6 174.0 173.0 173.0 173.6 175.6 173.4 174.0 174.9 175.0 6 145.1 143.9 165.3 165.3 169.1 173.6 175.4 7 146.5 142.4 167.6 167.2 167.7 175.5 175.0 8 143.5 143.2 170.3 165.7 166.9 176.0 174.0 9 142.8 145.1 170.0 165.3 168.5 176.1 174.0 10 142.1 147.8 171.4 165.4 169.9 176.7 175.9 11 143.3 150.4 171.7 167.5 171.5 176.9 177.2 12 148.6 152.2 171.1 169.4 172.3 177.6 177.5 13 148.6 151.7 170.7 169.7 172.5 178.2 177.4 14 149.7 166.7 168.7 168.0 172.7 177.2 175.3 15 147.6 168.0 169.8 169.2 172.1 176.2 172.3 16 148.3 166.7 168.9 168.2 173.9 176.6 175.3 17 148.9 170.3 172.8 172.1 173.7 175.5 177.2 18 151.4 169.2 172.6 172.4 174.9 179.7 176.3 19 150.8 169.4 172.1 171.8 176.4 179.0 173.9 20 150.1 169.0 171.0 171.0 175.4 178.4 172.3 21 149.9 168.6 171.3 172.1 175.3 177.5 174.1 22 148.4 171.4 172.4 170.3 175.7 178.1 175.4 23 149.5 171.6 174.1 173.0 176.4 178.3 174.7 24 149.0 173.3 173.3 174.0 177.9 178.3 175.2 25 148.4 170.5 172.8 172.6 175.6 178.1 174.7 26 150.4 170.0 172.5 172.4 175.6 178.9 176.3 27 149.9 169.8 172.4 171.6 176.8 178.7 172.9 28 147.1 165.4 168.9 169.5 176.6 177.0 173.4 29 144.5 164.1 166.5 165.5 176.2 175.3 170.6 30 140.8 164.6 167.7 167.9 173.2 172.8 172.8 31 140.9 167.4 169.9 167.6 174.2 175.3 174.9 32 142.1 168.2 168.5 170.1 176.0 177.1 174.9 33 142.3 165.1 168.3 169.5 175.4 177.0 175.0 34 142.2 167.4 168.8 169.3 176.2 176.1 173.6 35 144.6 165.4 166.5 169.3 175.2 174.6 173.5 36 141.9 167.1 167.1 168.2 174.8 169.7 173.8 37 144.5 167.5 166.3 168.8 175.0 173.1 174.0 38 142.8 166.1 165.5 165.8 173.4 174.1 172.9 39 140.9 160.6 165.2 163.1 172.0 171.9 167.2 40 136.9 156.7 156.2 158.7 165.9 171.1 165.2 41 136.6 162.7 154.3 157.9 162.3 165.8 168.3 42 135.8 163.8 155.8 160.1 165.6 169.3 164.8 43 141.3 166.6 157.6 159.2 164.7 167.5 167.4 44 140.8 160.1 155.8 160.6 166.9 170.8 165.2 45 137.6 153.6 151.4 153.6 160.9 165.8 159.9 46 131.9 151.1 147.6 155.5 159.7 165.6 156.1 47 129.6 158.4 154.9 157.1 162.6 162.8 162.0 48 135.8 165.9 161.8 164.8 166.2 169.3 168.3 49 144.3 167.1 161.6 166.2 170.9 172.2 171.6 50 143.9 166.7 162.9 167.4 171.9 174.1 172.3 51 145.2 171.7 165.1 171.2 172.7 176.1 173.0 52 145.2 166.1 163.2 168.1 172.1 175.3 168.4 53 139.8 174.6 20072/ 173.0 171.3 172.8 172.0 172.7 171.2 171.9 172.4 173.6 174.7 174.8 176.0 176.0 177.1 177.3 177.7 180.2 180.1 180.6 178.5 179.1 180.1 180.5 179.8 180.0 178.9 178.3 177.5 172.0 176.5 179.7 177.7 178.5 177.2 176.9 175.9 175.5 175.6 171.2 168.4 173.2 169.3 174.8 171.3 167.1 163.8 168.3 177.2 175.9 178.6 179.4 175.4 Total 7,638.6 8,372.4 8,661.1 8,672.9 8,914.5 9,068.9 8,964.1 9,117.7 1/ The 15 State total includes AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, MD, MS, NC, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, & WV. Beginning April 7, 2001, KY, OK, LA, and MO were added. 2/ Revised. 28 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION Million Chicks 840.0 BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED MONTHLY United States, 2005-2007 820.0 800.0 780.0 760.0 740.0 720.0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2005 2006 2007 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TABLE 31 BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED, BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES, 2000 UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2001 2002 2003 2004 20051/ 20061/ --Million-- 753.9 746.0 777.0 759.7 774.3 797.6 804.4 706.2 761.8 683.3 778.8 703.3 791.1 693.5 774.4 728.7 792.3 732.1 816.6 732.2 816.8 749.1 777.6 755.5 785.7 765.5 799.3 760.6 792.8 774.9 810.8 792.1 824.0 786.3 810.6 750.5 766.5 776.3 774.7 786.9 797.0 787.9 742.8 744.0 769.4 771.6 781.7 780.0 777.8 784.1 807.0 810.6 808.4 812.5 800.6 808.7 704.9 738.4 740.4 739.5 770.3 771.1 771.5 721.2 685.0 748.3 703.4 720.6 690.1 735.2 707.9 757.5 730.7 776.4 747.5 770.7 729.1 749.0 774.5 753.9 780.3 793.6 808.8 795.3 Total2/ 8,846.2 9,021.1 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 9,079.1 9,080.6 9,337.6 9,483.9 9,414.1 20071/ 796.1 722.0 809.3 799.3 835.8 808.3 819.0 826.6 782.2 794.8 760.0 821.3 9,574.8 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 29 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TABLE 32 DOMESTIC PLACEMENTS--PULLET CHICKS FOR BROILER HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2000-20071/ 2000 6,861 7,001 7,310 6,764 7,435 6,829 6,310 7,288 6,469 6,694 7,105 6,429 2001 6,685 6,748 6,752 6,398 7,117 6,822 6,326 7,494 6,647 6,704 7,261 6,577 2002 6,264 7,275 6,775 6,814 7,597 7,206 6,602 7,449 6,676 6,265 6,938 6,475 2003 2004 --Thousand-- 6,269 6,811 6,659 7,340 6,888 6,815 6,735 6,402 7,323 7,590 6,748 6,890 7,071 6,688 7,253 7,280 6,654 7,758 6,312 6,457 6,946 7,128 6,978 6,772 2005 6,409 7,325 7,077 6,800 7,783 7,109 6,657 7,484 7,132 6,944 7,298 7,112 2006 6,825 7,593 7,012 6,593 7,531 7,636 6,456 7,631 7,063 6,744 7,618 7,176 2007 7,015 7,071 7,135 6,692 8,083 7,799 6,634 7,792 7,346 6,970 7,606 7,248 Annual Total 82,495 81,531 82,336 81,836 83,931 85,130 85,878 87,391 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 Dec3/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 33 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR COMMERCIAL BROILERS UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2000-20071/ 2000 36.0 33.0 30.0 32.0 34.0 34.0 34.0 35.0 33.0 38.0 35.0 38.0 2001 35.0 34.0 37.0 39.0 39.0 40.0 41.0 42.0 42.0 43.0 41.0 39.0 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 2003 2004 --Cents per Pound-- 29.0 38.0 35.0 43.0 34.0 47.0 33.0 47.0 31.0 48.0 34.0 50.0 36.0 52.0 36.0 52.0 36.0 46.0 37.0 40.0 37.0 39.0 37.0 39.0 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 20062/ 36.0 36.0 35.0 34.0 32.0 33.0 36.0 38.0 39.0 39.0 37.0 37.0 Marketing Year Average 33.6 39.3 30.5 1/ Equivalent live weight price. 2/ Revised. 3/ Dec preceding year. 34.6 44.6 43.6 36.3 2007 37.0 39.0 44.0 45.0 46.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 46.0 45.0 40.0 41.0 43.6 30 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION Million Chicks 43.0 EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED MONTHLY United States, 2005-2007 41.0 39.0 37.0 35.0 33.0 31.0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2005 2006 2007 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TABLE 34 EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED, BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2000 34.2 34.7 38.9 36.7 41.2 37.3 33.2 34.3 36.3 36.1 32.4 35.2 2001 36.7 37.8 41.0 42.8 42.7 40.8 38.7 35.0 37.1 35.8 32.4 31.9 2002 35.7 34.5 37.0 38.1 38.8 35.1 35.6 35.7 35.7 32.2 31.2 32.1 2003 2004 --Million-- 33.5 35.2 30.5 31.9 36.8 37.5 37.8 37.5 37.6 38.3 36.6 37.8 35.6 34.9 33.2 36.7 35.8 36.6 34.8 34.9 30.2 38.8 33.6 37.3 2005 38.3 34.4 41.9 37.6 39.0 35.1 34.7 38.5 33.8 35.5 32.3 35.9 20061/ 35.2 33.5 38.9 35.5 39.8 37.5 32.9 35.8 37.0 36.3 31.6 33.3 Total2/ 430.4 452.7 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 421.5 416.0 437.4 437.1 427.4 2007 36.2 36.7 38.6 39.3 38.1 40.6 36.0 36.9 35.3 36.3 36.2 35.9 446.1 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 31 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TABLE 35 DOMESTIC PLACEMENTS--PULLET CHICKS FOR EGG TYPE HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2000 212 251 286 309 343 235 293 217 233 241 308 245 2001 236 214 284 311 315 261 340 251 219 150 261 206 2002 228 247 237 295 319 221 282 221 277 186 227 187 2003 2004 --Thousand-- 210 124 225 285 319 401 280 343 289 184 309 212 230 234 188 318 273 219 310 268 319 228 246 235 2005 156 203 310 308 190 175 242 261 375 188 180 247 2006 223 200 261 254 241 198 319 284 260 222 206 205 2007 265 165 316 274 191 300 183 278 300 184 281 245 Total 3,173 3,048 2,927 3,198 3,051 2,835 2,873 2,982 Month Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 36 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR ALL EGGS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2000 60.3 57.7 67.9 56.8 64.7 51.9 61.7 56.4 66.3 59.1 66.7 71.9 2001 80.6 66.8 66.5 67.6 64.9 55.2 54.9 53.9 56.5 55.4 59.7 64.1 2002 67.7 74.4 55.4 67.6 52.1 50.5 62.0 56.4 61.0 57.0 53.2 70.6 2003 2004 --Cents per Dozen-- 67.6 86.4 69.1 92.9 63.7 87.7 68.5 109.0 68.6 76.6 58.8 64.4 67.2 66.5 68.7 58.2 80.8 52.6 77.6 53.8 83.8 49.5 102.0 60.5 2005 65.3 56.1 55.3 52.7 47.5 45.6 45.3 52.7 47.1 63.7 51.2 65.1 Marketing Year Average 61.8 1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year. 62.2 58.9 73.2 71.4 54.0 20061/ 71.6 61.3 49.4 66.2 51.4 44.5 56.1 45.5 57.6 55.9 56.8 81.4 58.2 2007 81.5 91.8 78.4 83.0 72.9 78.0 67.9 94.5 86.6 107.0 93.5 126.0 88.5 32 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION Month Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 37 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN ALL FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061/ 2007 --Thousand-- 329,810 333,488 341,243 341,131 339,305 345,615 349,699 349,862 329,654 334,982 340,885 341,996 337,948 347,874 351,313 348,897 330,956 337,008 339,529 341,661 338,905 348,784 351,754 348,843 331,993 338,078 339,434 340,971 340,699 347,120 352,116 348,201 330,235 338,414 338,809 339,268 341,550 343,927 350,398 345,578 327,356 336,454 337,566 337,356 341,562 342,162 347,069 342,469 326,142 334,237 337,339 335,979 342,513 340,200 344,631 340,237 326,766 333,571 337,849 335,417 343,180 338,917 343,285 340,035 326,974 334,156 338,397 335,565 343,653 339,777 343,611 340,651 327,476 336,651 339,511 335,426 344,452 341,433 345,217 340,984 329,435 338,996 340,461 336,557 345,075 343,381 346,608 342,637 332,005 339,919 340,490 339,387 344,633 346,314 348,853 344,229 Average 329,067 336,330 1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year. 339,293 338,393 341,956 343,792 347,880 344,385 Month Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 38 EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--ALL FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061/ --Number-- 2,213 2,193 2,190 2,189 2,223 2,234 2,234 2,178 2,166 2,144 2,167 2,182 2,192 2,209 2,020 1,944 1,947 1,956 2,032 1,986 1,993 2,186 2,178 2,198 2,184 2,209 2,230 2,238 2,130 2,106 2,110 2,125 2,148 2,156 2,163 2,177 2,161 2,173 2,179 2,194 2,215 2,211 2,093 2,101 2,124 2,122 2,128 2,162 2,159 2,169 2,166 2,191 2,215 2,208 2,234 2,240 2,182 2,171 2,189 2,203 2,199 2,218 2,238 2,100 2,103 2,119 2,128 2,136 2,155 2,165 2,172 2,180 2,192 2,218 2,222 2,236 2,228 2,125 2,130 2,139 2,165 2,172 2,172 2,175 2007 2,234 2,200 1,993 2,242 2,162 2,226 2,169 2,235 2,229 2,168 2,255 2,191 Average per Layer3/ 257 256 257 259 261 262 263 263 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 39 EGG PRODUCTION--ALL FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061/ --Million Eggs-- 7,300 7,315 7,473 7,468 7,543 7,720 7,813 7,180 7,255 7,307 7,412 7,373 7,625 7,761 6,685 6,551 6,611 6,683 6,888 6,926 7,012 7,257 7,364 7,462 7,446 7,526 7,740 7,879 7,034 7,127 7,149 7,209 7,336 7,414 7,579 7,127 7,270 7,335 7,352 7,493 7,579 7,675 6,825 7,022 7,166 7,128 7,289 7,354 7,442 7,087 7,226 7,402 7,429 7,577 7,571 7,689 7,133 7,254 7,408 7,394 7,557 7,537 7,690 6,878 7,079 7,193 7,137 7,356 7,358 7,473 7,156 7,389 7,463 7,465 7,666 7,677 7,724 7,055 7,241 7,283 7,348 7,484 7,522 7,587 Annual Total 84,717 86,093 1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year. 87,252 87,473 89,091 90,027 91,328 2007 7,815 7,675 6,951 7,806 7,472 7,622 7,380 7,599 7,594 7,393 7,726 7,542 90,581 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 33 TABLE 40 FORCED MOLT LAYERS AS A PERCENT OF HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE FIRST OF MONTH--UNITED STATES, 2000-20071/ Month 2000 2001 2002 Percent Being Molted 2003 2004 2005 20062/ 2007 Jan 2.8 3.5 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.4 Feb 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.9 4.6 5.2 3.4 Mar 3.6 4.1 3.7 3.4 4.6 3.0 4.0 2.9 Apr 2.1 1.9 3.5 2.2 2.6 4.1 2.3 2.8 May 4.0 5.1 5.5 4.1 4.7 4.0 5.4 5.4 Jun 5.8 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.8 4.2 4.7 3.6 Jul 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.4 4.5 3.3 3.5 4.0 Aug 4.2 4.1 4.7 4.1 4.5 4.3 4.2 3.4 Sep 4.6 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.5 4.4 3.4 3.5 Oct 5.8 4.4 4.7 5.1 3.9 3.9 4.2 3.5 Nov 4.1 3.0 3.8 3.5 4.2 3.1 3.0 2.6 Dec 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.2 1.8 Month 2000 2001 Percent with Molt Complete 2002 2003 2004 2005 20062/ 2007 Jan 23.2 24.1 22.7 23.7 22.9 23.2 23.0 24.5 Feb 21.5 22.5 21.9 23.9 22.7 21.7 23.7 24.4 Mar 22.4 23.1 22.1 23.5 23.5 22.8 24.4 24.2 Apr 22.7 23.1 22.0 24.5 23.5 22.7 24.9 23.5 May 22.5 20.8 21.4 23.6 22.3 22.4 23.6 22.2 Jun 20.4 23.4 21.9 23.2 23.2 23.0 24.8 24.1 Jul 21.9 23.6 22.5 23.5 23.9 22.6 25.7 24.2 Aug 21.7 23.2 21.5 23.0 23.4 22.2 25.2 23.6 Sep 22.4 22.7 23.3 22.5 23.3 22.4 25.9 24.1 Oct 22.3 22.7 23.6 22.7 23.6 23.4 25.9 23.7 Nov 23.0 23.1 23.3 23.8 23.7 24.3 26.1 24.0 Dec 26.0 23.8 23.7 22.6 23.6 23.7 26.4 23.9 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 41 POULTRY SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION--UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, MATURE CHICKENS BY WEIGHT GROUP, 2006-2007 2006 2007 All Heavy Light Month All Heavy Light --Thousand-- --Thousand-- 12,602 6,165 6,437 Jan 10,821 6,133 4,688 10,073 5,581 4,492 Feb 9,828 5,507 4,321 11,617 6,993 4,624 Mar 10,914 5,922 4,992 10,698 6,051 4,647 Apr 10,522 5,777 4,745 11,845 6,892 4,953 May 11,686 6,801 4,885 11,665 7,162 4,503 Jun 11,865 6,826 5,039 9,842 6,121 3,721 Jul 11,492 6,938 4,554 11,571 7,242 4,329 Aug 12,424 7,405 5,019 9,976 5,956 4,020 Sep 9,356 5,529 3,827 11,246 6,806 4,440 Oct 12,171 7,390 4,781 10,161 6,498 3,663 Nov 10,714 6,212 4,502 9,865 5,698 4,167 Dec 10,756 5,417 5,339 34 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION TABLE 42 POULTRY SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2000-2007 Month 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061/ 2007 Young Chickens --Million Head-- Jan 655.9 710.7 737.8 725.2 721.0 719.9 744.9 750.6 Feb 672.9 627.4 655.6 633.9 646.4 672.2 678.3 667.8 Mar 730.6 700.8 688.6 683.2 765.0 768.8 777.3 729.5 Apr 635.9 675.8 733.1 712.9 727.6 715.0 693.9 713.9 May 751.8 755.6 762.1 727.3 714.7 758.1 786.2 783.9 Jun 733.6 709.1 685.2 714.6 748.9 772.3 763.4 748.7 Jul 662.2 709.4 755.7 762.9 741.8 719.9 716.9 757.0 Aug 760.7 776.2 758.1 723.8 770.7 793.7 793.8 799.2 Sep 658.0 653.3 686.9 729.2 754.7 750.1 713.0 708.1 Oct 706.5 769.5 773.1 781.9 730.5 745.8 774.2 811.6 Nov 662.2 667.5 647.4 626.7 708.4 720.4 716.3 726.1 Dec 630.9 651.0 662.5 715.4 722.8 717.6 679.5 702.2 Annual Total2/ Month 8,261.1 2000 8,406.3 2001 Jan 13.8 14.0 Feb 13.6 12.7 Mar 15.7 14.3 Apr 13.4 13.0 May 15.2 13.7 Jun 15.1 13.5 Jul 13.2 12.5 Aug 15.2 14.1 Sep 12.4 12.3 Oct 13.2 14.5 Nov 12.8 12.3 Dec 11.2 13.1 8,546.2 2002 15.8 13.4 13.9 15.5 14.5 13.3 14.6 14.7 13.8 15.4 11.8 13.1 8,536.9 8,752.4 2003 2004 Mature Chickens --Million Head-- 14.4 11.3 12.2 9.8 12.6 12.2 13.9 12.1 13.1 11.6 12.7 12.4 12.8 12.5 11.7 12.9 11.0 12.7 12.3 12.1 9.4 11.4 11.4 12.3 8,853.8 2005 8,837.5 2006 11.2 12.6 11.1 10.0 13.7 11.6 13.1 10.7 13.0 11.8 13.9 11.7 11.7 9.9 13.1 11.6 11.6 10.0 11.2 11.2 11.3 10.1 11.8 9.9 8,898.5 2007 10.8 9.8 10.9 10.5 11.7 11.9 11.5 12.4 9.4 12.2 10.7 10.8 Annual Total2/ Month 165.0 2000 160.1 2001 Jan 669.6 724.7 Feb 686.5 640.1 Mar 746.3 715.1 Apr 649.2 688.9 May 767.3 769.4 Jun 748.7 722.6 Jul 675.5 721.9 Aug 775.9 790.3 Sep 670.4 665.5 Oct 719.7 784.1 Nov 674.9 679.9 Dec 642.1 664.0 169.9 2002 753.6 669.0 702.5 748.6 776.6 698.5 770.4 772.8 700.7 788.5 659.2 675.6 147.6 143.3 2003 2004 Total Chickens --Million Head-- 739.5 732.3 646.1 656.1 695.7 777.2 726.8 739.6 740.4 726.3 727.3 761.3 775.7 754.3 735.5 783.6 740.2 767.5 794.2 742.7 636.1 719.8 726.8 735.1 146.7 2005 131.1 2006 731.0 683.2 782.5 728.1 771.1 786.2 731.7 806.8 761.7 757.0 731.7 729.5 757.5 688.3 788.9 704.6 798.1 775.0 726.7 805.4 723.0 785.4 726.4 689.3 132.5 2007 761.4 677.7 740.4 724.4 795.6 760.6 768.4 811.6 717.5 823.7 736.9 712.9 Annual Total2/ 8,426.1 8,566.4 8,716.1 1/ Revised. 2/Totals may not add due to rounding. 8,684.4 8,895.7 9,000.5 8,968.7 9,031.0 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION 35 TABLE 43 PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF RED MEAT AND POULTRY--SELECTED YEARS, 2003-20071/ UNITED STATES Red Meat, Retail Weight Basis Unit 2003 20042/ 20052/ 20062/ 2007 Beef Pork Lamb Total3/ Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds 64.9 51.8 1.2 117.9 66.1 51.4 1.1 118.6 65.6 50.0 1.1 116.7 65.8 49.4 1.1 116.3 65.2 50.8 1.1 117.1 Eggs Total3/ Number 254.7 257.3 255.8 257.8 250.1 Chickens Commercial Broilers4/ Pounds 81.6 84.4 85.8 86.5 85.4 Turkey5/ Pounds 17.4 17.1 16.7 16.9 17.5 Total3/5/ Pounds 99.0 101.5 102.5 103.4 102.9 1/ Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Situation and Outlook Report, May, 2008. Economic Research Service, USDA. Per capita meat and egg consumption disappearance data are calculated using the Resident Population Plus Armed Forces Overseas series from the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce. 2/ Revised. 3/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 4/ Retail lb. 5/ Ready-to-Cook Basis. Pounds 100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 2003 PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION Pork, Beef, and Chicken United States 2003 - 2007 2004 Pork 2005 Beef 2006 Chicken 2007 36 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION NOTES NOTES USDA,NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE Stephens Federal Building 355 E Hancock Avenue Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (706)546-2236 BULK RATE POSTAGE & FEES PAID USDA PERMIT NO. G-38