GEORGIA POULTRY FACTS 2009 EDITION GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Thomas T. Irvin, Commissioner Cooperating with UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Dr. Cynthia Clark, Administrator Prepared by USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE 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 Tanimola Ayewa, Poultry Statistician Sonya M. Peacock, 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 2008 with comparisons back to 2001. 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 and Compact Disc copies are available upon written request at the above address or by telephone at 800/253-4419. Jackie Adams Tanimola Ayewa James Brewster Brent Chittenden Peggy Craig Robert Harris Georgia Field Office Staff Andy Jackson Kevin Lamons Clayton McDuffie Connie McEver John Meyer Jokeda Nelson Sonya Peacock Jane Phelps Charlene Rhodes Sharon Stewart Talmadge Williams OFFICE ENUMERATORS Cindy Joiner Sue Johnston Allie M. Hardman Betty Strickland North Regina W. Broach Raymond H. Bryant Howard Cooper Keith Milburn James B. Morris Jimmy C. Taff Billy Tomlinson James P. Vickers Leland J. Willis FIELD ENUMERATORS West Central Jimmy P. Bradley Wayne Adkins Paul M. Bulloch Carlton Farmer James L. Hoover, Jr. Lee Lucas, Jr. 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 William H. Kimbrel Ross E. NeSmith Charles W. Robertson Southeast Donna Taft Albert Potts Pat Reid Jack West TABLE OF CONTENTS Georgia Tables Page 1 State Rank by Value of Production from Commercial Broilers, Eggs, and Mature Chickens, 2008 ... 2 2 Poultry--Production, Sales and Value, Georgia, 2001-2008 ............................................................... 3 3 Eggs--Production and Value of Production by Type, Georgia, 2001-2008 ......................................... 5 4 Poultry--Value of Production, Georgia, 2003-2008 ............................................................................. 6 5 Broiler Type Eggs Set, Georgia, Weekly, 2001-2008.......................................................................... 8 6 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched, Georgia, Weekly, 2001-2008 ............................................................... 9 7 Broiler Type Chicks Placed, Georgia, Weekly, 2001-2008 ............................................................... 10 8 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries, Georgia, Monthly, 2001-2008 ................. 11 9 Layers--Average Number in All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2001-2008 ............................................. 12 10 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2001-2008 ............................................... 12 11 Egg Production--All Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2001-2008 ............................................................... 12 12 Layers--Average Number in Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2001-2008................................. 13 13 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2001-2008................................... 13 14 Egg Production--Table Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2001-2008 ................................................... 13 15 Layers--Average Number in Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2001-2008............................ 14 16 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2001-2008 ............................. 14 17 Egg Production--Hatching Egg Flocks, Georgia, Monthly, 2001-2008.............................................. 14 18 Prices Received by Farmers for All Eggs, Georgia, Monthly, 2001-2008 ......................................... 15 19 Prices Received by Farmers for Table Eggs, Georgia, Monthly, 2001-2008 .................................... 15 20 Forced Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month, Georgia, 2001-2008 .................................................................................................................................... 16 21 Young Chickens Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, Georgia, Monthly, 2001-2008.................. 16 Georgia Graphs Broilers, Number and Value of Production, Georgia, 2001-2008 ........................................................ 3 Table Eggs, Number and Value of Production, Georgia, 2001-2008 .................................................. 4 Hatching Eggs, Number and Value of Production, Georgia, 2001-2008............................................. 4 Value of Production, Commercial Broilers, Mature Chickens, and Eggs, Georgia, 2008 ................... 6 Broiler Type Eggs Set, Jan 5, 2008 through Dec 27, 2008, Georgia .................................................. 7 Broiler Type Chicks Placed, Jan 5, 2008 through Dec 27, 2008, Georgia .......................................... 7 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched Monthly, Georgia, 2006-2008 ............................................................. 11 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION TABLE OF CONTENTS United States Tables Page 22 Poultry--Production, Sales and Value, United States, 2001-2008..................................................... 18 23 Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries: Number and Incubator Egg Capacity by Region and United States, January 1, 2008 and 2009 .................................................................................... 19 24 Number of All Chickens on Farms by States--December 1, 2001-2008 ........................................... 20 25 Total Value of All Chickens on Farms by States--December 1, 2001-2008 ...................................... 21 26 Broiler Type Eggs Set--Selected States, Weekly, 2001-2008........................................................... 23 27 Broiler Type Chicks Placed--Selected States, Weekly, 2001-2008................................................... 24 28 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries, United States, Monthly, 2001-2008 ........ 25 29 Domestic Placements--Pullet Chicks for Broiler Hatchery Supply Flocks, United States, Monthly, 2001-2008...................................................................................................................... 26 30 Prices Received by Farmers for Commercial Broilers, United States, Monthly, 2001-2008 ............. 26 31 Egg Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries, United States, Monthly, 2001-2008 ........... 27 32 Domestic Placements--Pullet Chicks for Egg Type Hatchery Supply Flocks, United States, Monthly, 2001-2008...................................................................................................................... 28 33 Prices Received by Farmers for All Eggs, United States, Monthly, 2001-2008 ................................ 28 34 Layers--Average Number in All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 2001-2008 .................................... 29 35 Eggs Laid per 100 Layers--All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 2001-2008 ...................................... 29 36 Egg Production--All Flocks, United States, Monthly, 2001-2008....................................................... 29 37 Forced Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age, First of Month, United States, 2001-200....................................................................................... 30 38 Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, United States, Monthly, Mature Chickens by Weight Group, 2007-2008 ........................................................................... 30 39 Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, United States, Monthly, 2001-2008 ........................ 31 40 Per Capita Consumption of Red Meat and Poultry-Selected Years, 2004-2008, United States ....... 32 United States Graphs Value of Production, Broilers, Eggs, Mature Chickens & Turkeys, and Total, United States, 2001-2008............................................................................................................. 17 Value of Production, Broilers, Eggs, and Mature Chickens & Turkeys, United States, 2008............ 17 Chickens, Number and Value of Production, United States, 2001-2008 .......................................... 19 Broiler Type Eggs Set, Jan 5, 2008 through Dec 27, 2008, United States ....................................... 22 Broiler Type Chicks Placed, Jan 5, 2008 through Dec 27, 2008, United States ............................... 22 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched Monthly, United States, 2006-2008 .................................................... 25 Egg Type Chicks Hatched Monthly, United States, 2006-2008 ........................................................ 27 Per Capita Consumption, Pork, Beef, and Chicken, United States, 2004-2008 ............................... 32 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2008 EDITION GEORGIA POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS 2008 FARM VALUE OF PRODUCTION1/ All Poultry and Eggs .............................................$3,935,384,000 Broilers...................................................................$3,360,960,000 Eggs ..........................................................................$564,244,000 Chickens* .................................................................... $10,180,000 2008 -- GEORGIA NATIONAL RANK First ................................................ Broilers Value of Production First ..................................................................Broilers Produced First ............................................All Poultry Value of Production First ....................................... Chickens Sold (excludes broilers) Second ................. Chickens Value of Sales (excludes broilers) Third .................................................... Eggs Value of Production Seventh ................................................................ Eggs Produced SUMMARY--2008 The total farm value of poultry and eggs produced in Georgia increased 8 percent to $3.94 billion for the 2008 production year. Value of production from broilers totaled $3.36 billion, up 5 percent from 2007. The value of production for all eggs was $564 million, up 29 percent from 2007. The sale of chickens, excluding broilers, totaled 15.4 million birds with a value of sales of $10.2 million. BROILER PRODUCTION For the twenty-fifth consecutive year, Georgia has been the leader in broiler production with 1.41 billion birds in 2008. Production increased 1 percent from 1.40 billion broilers produced in 2007. Pounds produced in 2008 totaled 7.47 billion. The average price received per pound for broilers in 2008 was 45.0 cents per pound, up 2 cents from the 2007 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 2008. For the fourteenth 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, 2008, totaled 4.58 billion eggs, down 5 percent from 2007. The number of layers averaged 18.5 million in 2008, down 5 percent from the previous year. In hatching egg flocks, the average number of layers was down 5 percent, to 9.19 million from 9.66 million in 2007. The average number of layers in table egg flocks was 9.30 million in 2008. All layers in Georgia produced an average of 247 eggs per hen in 2008, the same as 2007. Hatching egg flocks produced 2.10 billion eggs during 2008, 5 percent less than the previous year. Table egg flocks produced 2.47 billion eggs in 2008, down 4 percent from 2007. The average price for all eggs in 2008 was 148.0 cents per dozen, 38.0 cents more than the previous year. Table egg prices averaged 104.0 cents per dozen, up 29.2 cents from the previous year. Hatching egg prices averaged $2.00 per dozen, up 50.0 cents from the previous year. Of the total eggs produced in 2008, 57 percent were sold as table eggs and 43 percent were used as hatching eggs. Georgia ranked sixth in the Nation in 2008 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 mature chickens is quantity sold multiplied by the price per unit. USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 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 TABLE 1 STATE RANK BY VALUE OF PRODUCTION FROM COMMERCIAL BROILERS, EGGS, AND VALUE OF SALES FROM MATURE CHICKENS, 20081/2/ Commercial Broilers3/4/ ($000) GA 3,360,960 AR 2,807,200 NC 2,691,619 AL 2,630,700 MS 2,194,245 TX 1,557,135 MD 790,076 DE 773,661 KY 743,805 SC 712,614 VA 563,175 OK 554,532 TN 458,325 PA 438,604 FL 169,380 WV 165,158 OH 147,510 MN 107,100 WI 102,037 NE 18,894 All Eggs ($000) IA 1,117,850 OH 585,477 GA 564,244 IN 535,571 PA 487,467 TX 460,307 CA 440,730 AR 418,062 NC 373,944 AL 298,550 MN 237,237 FL 234,515 NE 225,242 MI 211,524 MS 179,075 MO 165,703 WA 136,448 KY 130,387 IL 120,770 ME 104,433 SC 104,178 WI 102,910 NY 96,871 CO 96,842 OK 80,888 VA 77,103 UT 72,422 OR 64,775 MD 62,682 CT 60,116 SD 55,752 LA 47,694 TN 42,815 NJ 41,590 WV 30,390 ID 13,630 MT 9,567 HI 8,678 NH 7,321 VT 5,252 MA 3,718 WY 193 Mature Chickens ($000) AR 10,711 GA 10,180 AL 8,607 NC 7,715 MS 5,257 TX 4,161 OK 2,236 KY 2,049 TN 1,649 SC 1,608 VA 1,425 WV 1,098 MO 996 LA 966 PA 650 CO 439 FL 389 WI 306 IN 265 MN 261 OH 181 MD 137 IA 107 IL 100 NH 68 HI 59 CA 29 NE 21 VT 21 NY 20 CT 19 OR 9 ME 8 MI 8 ID 6 UT 6 NJ 2 SD 2 MA 1 WA 1 MT 0 WY 0 All Poultry5/ ($000) GA 3,935,384 NC 3,725,598 AR 3,584,072 AL 2,937,857 MS 2,378,577 TX 2,021,603 IA 1,319,557 MN 1,088,790 SC 1,085,800 PA 1,065,089 VA 912,855 KY 876,241 OH 866,800 MD 852,895 IN 842,105 DE 773,661 CA 693,175 OK 637,656 MO 537,769 TN 502,789 FL 404,284 WV 253,889 NE 244,157 MI 211,532 WI 205,253 SD 144,777 WA 136,449 UT 133,305 IL 120,870 ME 104,441 CO 97,281 NY 96,891 OR 64,784 CT 60,135 LA 48,660 NJ 41,592 ID 13,636 MT 9,567 HI 8,737 NH 7,389 VT 5,273 MA 3,719 WY 193 All Other States 2,125,454 6/ 112,563 7/ 72 7/ 2,821,482 US 23,112,184 8,225,486 61,845 35,876,569 Puerto Rico 14,685 312 14,997 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, 2009 EDITION Number (million) 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 2001 2002 BROILERS Number and Value of Production Georgia, 2001 - 2008 2003 2004 2005 2006 Number Value 2007 Dollars (million) 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 2008 TABLE 2 POULTRY--PRODUCTION, SALES AND VALUE, GEORGIA, 2001-20081/ Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Commercial Broilers Number Produced 1,000 Head 1,247,300 1,290,500 1,260,500 1,298,900 1,324,000 1,358,800 1,398,800 1,409,200 Pounds Produced 1,000 Price per Pound2/ Cents 6,236,500 6,452,500 6,302,500 6,494,500 6,752,400 7,065,800 7,413,600 7,468,800 39.0 30.0 34.0 44.0 43.0 36.0 43.0 45.0 Value of Production 1,000 $ 2,432,235 1,935,750 2,142,850 2,857,580 2,903,532 2,543,688 3,187,848 3,360,960 Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Mature Chickens3/ Number Sold 1,000 Head 19,630 16,947 17,957 15,707 14,043 13,843 15,318 15,417 Pounds Sold 1,000 147,225 127,103 113,129 102,096 103,918 103,823 111,821 109,461 Price per Pound Cents 7.8 8.2 6.9 8.0 11.6 8.6 8.0 9.3 Value of Sales 1,000 $ 11,484 10,422 7,806 8,168 12,054 8,929 8,946 10,180 1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Live weight equivalent price. 3/ Mature chickens includes Hatching Egg and Table Egg Flocks. USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION 3 Dozen (million) 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2001 2002 TABLE EGGS Number and Value of Production Georgia 2001 - 2008 2003 2004 Number 2005 2006 Value 2007 Dollars (million) 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2008 Dozen (million) 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2001 2002 HATCHING EGGS Number and Value of Production Georgia 2001 - 2008 2003 2004 Number 2005 2006 Value 2007 Dollars (million) 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2008 4 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION TABLE 3 EGGS--PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION BY TYPE, GEORGIA 2001-20081/2/ Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Table Eggs Average Number Layers 1,000 Head 11,596 11,052 11,225 11,169 10,257 9,734 9,673 Eggs per Layer Number 258 258 267 269 269 269 266 Eggs Produced Million 2,991 2,853 2,998 3,002 2,760 2,614 2,576 Price per Dozen Cents 42.6 38.6 55.9 55.8 34.5 43.2 74.8 Value of Production 1,000 $ 106,198 91,815 139,657 139,603 79,430 94,111 160,491 Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Hatching Eggs Average Number Layers 1,000 Head 9,398 9,422 9,217 9,054 9,380 9,635 9,664 Eggs per Layer Number 223 224 222 225 229 228 229 Eggs Produced Million 2,095 2,114 2,049 2,036 2,146 2,197 2,216 Price per Dozen Cents 149.9 149.9 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 Value of Production 1,000 $ 261,689 264,153 256,112 254,517 268,250 274,625 277,000 Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total Eggs Average Number Layers 1,000 Head 20,994 20,473 20,442 20,323 19,737 19,469 19,434 Eggs per Layer Number 242 243 247 248 249 247 247 Eggs Produced Million 5,086 4,967 5,047 5,038 4,906 4,811 4,792 Price per Dozen Cents 86.8 86.0 94.1 93.9 85.0 92.0 110.0 Value of Production 1,000 $ 367,887 355,968 395,769 394,120 347,680 368,736 437,491 1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Includes both commercial and farm flocks. 2008 9,300 266 2,472 104.0 213,577 2008 9,189 229 2,104 200.0 350,667 2008 18,539 247 4,576 148.0 564,244 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION 5 Value of Production Commercial Broilers, Mature Chickens, and Eggs Georgia 2008 (Million Dollars) Broilers $3,361 Mature Chickens* $10 Eggs (Total) Mature Chickens * Includes hatching and table egg flocks. Eggs (Total) $564 Broilers TABLE 4 POULTRY--VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA, 2003-20081/ 2003 2004 2005 2006 --Thousand Dollars-- 20072/ 2008 Commercial Broilers Mature Chickens, Value of Sales3/ 2,142,850 7,806 2,857,580 8,168 2,903,532 12,054 2,543,688 8,929 3,187,848 8,946 3,360,960 10,180 All Chickens, Including Commercial Broilers 2,150,656 2,865,748 2,915,586 2,552,617 3,196,794 3,371,140 Eggs 395,769 394,120 347,680 368,736 437,491 564,244 All Poultry 2,546,425 3,259,868 3,263,266 2,921,353 3,634,285 3,935,384 1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Revised. 3/ Includes hatching and table egg flocks. 6 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION Million Eggs 37.0 36.0 35.0 34.0 33.0 32.0 31.0 30.0 29.0 28.0 5 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET Jan 5, 2008 through Dec 27, 2008 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 24.0 23.0 5 BROILER TYPE CHICKS PLACED Jan 5, 2008 through Dec 27, 2008 Georgia 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Week USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION 7 Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE 5 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061/ --Million-- 30.8 31.3 30.7 33.6 33.8 33.6 31.0 31.9 31.0 33.1 33.5 33.5 30.6 31.4 30.9 33.1 33.4 34.2 30.6 31.3 31.4 33.1 32.9 33.7 30.4 31.2 31.3 33.2 33.7 33.3 6 30.7 31.6 31.2 33.4 33.9 33.4 7 31.1 31.5 31.3 33.2 33.5 33.7 8 31.5 31.6 31.6 33.5 33.4 34.2 9 32.4 31.5 31.9 33.5 33.6 34.2 10 31.7 32.2 32.3 32.7 33.2 34.2 11 31.9 31.6 31.6 32.8 33.4 33.7 12 31.9 31.8 31.6 32.3 33.4 34.0 13 31.5 31.3 31.2 32.7 32.9 34.3 14 32.4 32.3 32.3 32.3 31.7 34.3 15 32.6 31.9 32.5 33.4 33.4 34.2 16 31.9 32.3 31.9 33.4 33.6 34.1 17 32.5 31.9 31.9 33.3 33.4 33.7 18 32.0 31.5 31.9 32.9 33.2 33.6 19 32.5 32.9 32.4 32.8 32.9 34.0 20 32.3 32.8 32.9 33.3 33.8 33.9 21 32.6 32.6 32.5 33.4 33.7 34.1 22 32.5 32.7 32.9 33.7 33.6 34.3 23 32.5 32.7 33.0 33.1 33.7 34.6 24 32.4 32.7 32.7 34.0 33.4 34.4 25 30.7 32.2 32.4 33.6 33.5 33.9 26 32.1 32.4 32.1 34.0 32.9 34.2 27 30.8 31.7 32.3 33.7 32.0 33.5 28 31.9 32.6 32.6 33.4 33.4 34.3 29 31.4 31.9 32.9 33.8 33.5 34.1 30 30.9 32.2 32.9 33.1 33.6 34.1 31 31.7 32.4 32.3 34.3 33.1 34.2 32 31.7 32.0 32.6 34.3 33.4 33.8 33 31.8 31.1 32.3 33.8 33.2 34.3 34 31.9 31.5 32.8 33.8 33.5 34.4 35 32.0 31.6 32.5 33.5 33.3 34.7 36 32.0 30.9 33.2 33.7 32.6 33.6 37 29.0 30.9 32.6 33.8 32.3 33.5 38 30.1 31.0 31.9 31.9 33.5 33.8 39 28.7 30.2 30.7 32.5 32.9 32.9 40 29.5 30.9 31.7 33.1 34.0 34.0 41 31.2 29.8 31.9 32.9 33.3 34.1 42 29.0 28.4 29.7 30.9 31.2 31.9 43 28.6 27.3 28.5 31.2 31.1 31.6 44 29.4 28.3 30.2 31.1 30.3 31.7 45 31.2 29.9 31.5 31.5 31.5 33.6 46 31.5 30.6 33.1 33.4 32.2 34.1 47 30.7 29.9 32.2 32.6 32.5 34.4 48 32.6 30.4 33.5 33.1 34.0 35.0 49 31.3 30.4 32.8 33.3 33.4 33.6 50 31.5 30.5 33.6 33.8 33.3 34.7 51 31.7 30.0 52 30.8 30.9 53 Total2/ 1,634.3 1,624.2 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 32.7 34.0 33.1 33.8 1,659.6 1,719.1 34.1 33.5 33.9 1,722.0 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 20081/ 35.9 34.9 35.1 35.5 35.9 35.5 35.3 35.3 35.1 35.1 35.2 34.4 34.7 34.9 34.1 34.7 34.0 34.6 34.0 34.8 34.5 34.1 34.1 34.3 33.8 34.0 32.6 34.0 33.6 33.3 32.8 33.5 32.8 32.9 32.9 32.4 30.9 31.1 32.2 29.8 30.3 28.7 30.0 28.6 28.9 31.1 32.0 32.5 31.4 32.5 32.8 32.7 1,730.2 8 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE 6 BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED, GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061/ 20071/ --Million-- 24.9 26.3 25.0 27.5 27.8 27.7 28.3 24.8 25.9 24.5 26.7 28.2 27.4 28.0 24.9 25.2 25.3 27.0 27.6 27.7 28.3 24.9 25.7 25.4 27.3 27.9 27.6 28.1 25.1 26.0 25.6 27.2 27.9 27.5 28.2 6 24.9 25.6 25.5 27.4 28.0 28.0 28.1 7 25.0 25.7 25.8 27.3 27.6 27.8 27.7 8 24.8 25.5 25.4 27.4 28.2 27.3 28.0 9 25.2 26.2 25.5 27.7 28.1 27.6 28.0 10 25.3 26.1 25.6 27.5 27.9 27.7 28.3 11 25.8 26.0 26.1 27.7 27.7 28.2 28.3 12 26.4 25.7 26.4 27.7 28.1 28.2 28.5 13 26.0 26.1 26.7 27.1 27.7 28.2 28.4 14 26.1 25.9 26.2 27.2 27.9 27.6 28.7 15 25.8 26.0 26.2 26.7 27.8 27.4 28.7 16 25.6 25.8 25.8 27.0 27.6 28.4 28.4 17 26.3 26.4 26.8 26.6 26.5 28.5 29.3 18 26.6 26.3 26.9 27.2 28.1 28.7 29.4 19 26.1 26.5 26.4 27.6 28.2 28.2 29.4 20 26.5 26.2 26.5 27.6 28.1 28.2 29.2 21 26.1 26.0 26.5 27.3 27.6 28.0 28.9 22 26.5 27.0 26.9 27.2 27.8 28.4 29.0 23 26.4 26.8 27.3 27.6 28.3 28.0 29.2 24 26.5 26.6 27.0 27.8 28.2 28.1 29.2 25 26.7 26.5 27.4 27.9 28.2 28.3 29.1 26 26.5 26.7 27.6 27.6 28.3 28.8 29.5 27 26.5 26.9 27.2 28.2 27.9 28.6 29.0 28 25.0 26.5 26.9 27.9 28.0 28.1 28.5 29 26.1 26.7 26.6 27.9 27.4 28.1 28.1 30 25.1 25.9 26.8 27.5 26.6 27.6 29.5 31 25.9 26.7 27.0 27.5 27.8 28.2 29.3 32 25.5 25.9 27.3 28.1 27.8 28.1 29.0 33 24.9 26.1 27.2 27.2 27.7 28.1 28.8 34 25.7 26.2 26.9 28.1 27.4 27.9 28.8 35 25.8 26.2 27.1 28.0 27.3 27.8 28.5 36 25.6 25.7 26.8 27.5 27.2 28.1 28.3 37 25.7 25.9 27.2 28.0 27.7 28.3 28.4 38 25.9 25.9 26.9 27.5 27.3 28.6 28.6 39 25.2 26.3 25.4 27.6 27.5 26.7 27.4 40 25.5 23.9 25.5 26.8 27.7 26.4 27.2 41 24.5 24.9 25.6 26.4 26.2 26.9 27.6 42 24.9 23.5 24.9 24.9 26.2 26.9 26.6 43 26.5 24.4 25.5 26.1 26.9 28.0 28.5 44 25.3 24.4 26.4 26.8 27.2 27.7 27.7 45 23.6 23.5 24.4 25.4 25.8 26.2 26.6 46 23.0 22.2 23.4 25.2 25.6 25.5 27.3 47 24.0 23.3 24.8 25.9 24.7 26.1 27.0 48 25.4 24.5 25.9 26.0 26.0 27.1 28.3 49 25.8 25.3 27.1 27.8 26.6 27.8 28.3 50 24.7 24.6 26.3 26.9 26.9 28.3 28.7 51 26.5 25.0 52 25.4 24.8 53 Total2/ 1,331.8 1,337.1 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 27.3 27.5 26.8 27.8 1,369.1 1,423.9 28.0 27.4 27.5 1,431.8 28.7 27.3 1,448.7 28.6 27.7 1,480.8 20081/ 28.8 29.1 28.9 29.1 28.2 28.4 28.6 28.7 28.8 28.7 29.0 28.7 28.9 28.8 27.8 28.2 28.4 28.0 28.5 28.0 28.8 28.3 29.0 28.6 28.4 28.3 28.4 27.8 28.0 27.0 28.3 27.9 27.5 27.3 27.6 27.2 27.1 26.9 26.8 25.4 25.8 26.9 24.7 24.9 23.8 25.0 23.7 24.1 25.8 26.7 27.0 26.2 1,438.1 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION 9 Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE 7 BROILER TYPE CHICKS PLACED, GEORGIA, WEEKLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061/ 20071/ 24.0 26.4 24.5 24.2 25.8 24.2 24.7 24.9 24.8 24.3 26.1 25.1 24.3 25.7 25.1 --Million-- 26.4 26.8 27.2 28.2 24.9 27.1 27.1 27.8 26.2 26.7 27.7 28.2 25.9 27.2 26.8 27.8 25.7 27.2 27.0 26.8 6 24.7 25.5 25.6 25.7 27.0 27.0 27.5 7 24.7 25.2 25.8 25.6 26.4 27.5 28.5 8 24.9 25.3 25.0 26.0 26.8 27.1 27.9 9 24.3 26.0 25.7 26.3 27.2 27.2 28.1 10 24.9 26.0 24.4 26.3 27.8 27.6 28.1 11 26.4 25.8 25.1 26.5 27.1 27.7 27.7 12 26.6 25.5 25.4 26.4 27.5 28.2 28.4 13 26.3 26.0 25.5 25.8 27.9 27.6 28.1 14 25.7 26.0 25.1 26.0 27.4 26.6 28.4 15 25.8 25.8 25.2 25.5 26.9 27.3 28.7 16 25.5 25.1 24.6 26.2 27.0 28.5 27.7 17 25.1 26.5 25.7 26.2 25.9 28.2 29.3 18 26.1 26.3 26.4 27.0 27.2 28.2 29.3 19 25.8 26.4 24.9 26.6 28.4 27.7 29.3 20 26.2 25.9 24.7 26.9 28.2 27.7 27.8 21 25.6 25.3 25.2 26.6 26.9 27.8 29.5 22 26.7 26.9 25.4 25.2 28.2 27.7 28.9 23 25.4 26.3 26.0 26.4 27.9 28.8 29.1 24 25.9 25.7 26.4 27.0 27.7 28.2 28.7 25 26.7 26.1 26.2 27.0 26.8 28.3 29.0 26 25.8 26.0 26.5 27.2 28.3 28.1 29.7 27 26.3 26.6 26.1 27.7 27.1 28.2 28.7 28 24.6 26.2 25.3 26.9 27.7 27.8 28.8 29 25.9 26.3 25.2 27.8 27.3 27.7 27.9 30 24.5 25.6 25.2 27.1 26.0 28.0 29.7 31 25.9 26.4 25.6 25.5 27.5 27.8 29.8 32 25.1 25.8 26.3 27.1 27.2 28.4 28.4 33 24.9 25.8 26.2 26.2 27.8 27.5 28.5 34 25.5 25.4 25.3 26.7 26.6 27.6 29.4 35 25.3 25.7 26.2 27.2 26.6 28.0 28.1 36 25.7 25.1 25.1 26.4 26.9 27.3 28.5 37 25.5 25.8 26.0 27.0 27.4 27.9 28.6 38 25.9 25.5 25.4 27.1 26.6 29.1 28.0 39 25.6 26.2 24.7 27.4 27.1 27.0 27.6 40 25.5 23.4 23.9 25.3 27.9 26.3 27.6 41 24.1 24.7 24.4 25.7 25.8 26.9 28.2 42 24.9 22.9 24.1 23.3 26.1 26.7 26.5 43 25.9 24.2 24.4 25.5 25.9 28.0 27.4 44 25.0 24.1 25.3 25.5 25.9 27.5 27.8 45 23.2 23.4 23.8 24.7 25.4 26.3 27.9 46 23.0 21.5 22.5 24.4 25.6 25.8 26.3 47 23.3 22.8 23.3 24.6 24.0 26.1 26.9 48 25.1 24.3 24.9 25.7 25.7 25.9 27.9 49 25.6 25.1 24.9 26.3 26.7 27.4 28.4 50 24.2 24.7 24.7 24.8 26.2 27.7 29.0 51 26.1 24.8 25.9 52 25.2 24.7 25.9 53 Total2/ 1,312.7 1,319.3 1,359.8 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 26.2 26.4 1,360.2 27.2 27.0 26.5 1,400.2 28.4 27.3 1,431.3 28.6 28.0 1,470.9 20081/ 29.1 28.9 28.5 29.7 28.0 28.9 29.0 29.3 28.7 29.6 29.4 29.8 29.2 29.0 28.2 28.8 29.0 27.8 28.6 28.1 29.0 29.0 29.1 28.0 29.0 29.3 28.6 27.7 27.9 27.0 28.2 27.6 27.6 27.7 27.3 26.8 27.1 26.6 26.6 25.9 26.0 26.4 24.5 25.3 23.6 25.1 23.8 24.1 25.8 26.6 27.1 26.4 1,438.5 10 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION Million Chicks 135.0 BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED MONTHLY Georgia, 2006-2008 130.0 125.0 120.0 115.0 110.0 105.0 100.0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2006 2007 2008 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2001 110.3 99.8 114.4 111.4 116.6 113.7 113.8 112.9 109.7 112.2 103.3 113.6 TABLE 8 BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 --Million- 114.1 111.4 120.1 123.7 122.2 124.7 103.0 102.2 113.7 111.8 110.6 111.8 115.0 115.9 121.6 123.3 124.1 125.5 111.7 112.8 115.3 118.0 120.0 123.5 116.9 117.8 121.6 123.9 125.2 129.2 114.4 117.1 119.1 120.8 121.3 125.3 117.4 119.0 122.9 121.7 124.5 127.6 115.8 120.0 123.3 121.7 124.1 127.8 110.6 113.5 117.9 118.0 119.7 120.7 107.3 113.4 115.6 117.8 120.1 121.9 100.5 106.5 110.8 109.9 113.0 117.2 110.4 119.5 121.8 121.2 123.9 125.6 Total1/ 1,331.8 1,337.1 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 1,369.1 1,423.9 1,431.8 1,448.7 1,480.8 2008 127.8 118.5 127.7 120.9 125.6 122.5 123.3 122.2 115.0 113.3 103.9 117.5 1,438.1 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION 11 Month Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 9 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN ALL FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 --Thousand-- 20,775 21,489 20,515 20,672 20,223 19,524 19,791 20,686 21,391 20,393 20,674 20,565 19,662 19,881 20,749 20,928 20,630 20,567 20,828 19,550 19,755 21,385 20,420 20,734 20,510 20,535 19,740 19,780 21,503 20,438 20,516 20,233 19,856 19,836 19,593 20,757 19,968 20,553 20,106 19,380 19,639 19,246 20,492 19,973 20,554 20,197 19,272 19,107 19,099 20,458 20,124 20,337 20,076 19,119 19,101 19,121 20,511 20,005 20,230 20,054 19,131 19,356 19,190 21,124 20,237 20,145 20,280 19,318 19,373 19,198 21,661 20,330 20,200 20,323 19,354 19,345 19,252 21,830 20,377 20,499 20,179 19,258 19,392 19,306 Annual Average 20,994 1/ Dec preceding year. 20,473 20,442 20,323 19,737 19,469 19,434 2008 19,184 19,175 19,163 19,043 18,673 18,443 18,402 18,236 18,016 17,959 18,008 18,167 18,539 Month Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 10 EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--ALL FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 --Number-- 2,108 2,066 2,159 2,095 2,171 2,120 2,117 2,026 1,963 2,084 2,075 2,120 2,085 2,062 1,827 1,821 1,852 1,940 1,892 1,908 1,883 2,104 2,120 2,088 2,101 2,099 2,107 2,154 2,014 2,031 2,042 2,031 2,009 2,011 2,042 1,995 2,068 2,082 2,069 2,069 2,077 2,058 1,913 1,968 1,980 2,025 2,039 2,015 2,005 2,033 1,973 2,065 2,117 2,113 2,073 2,061 2,077 2,039 2,101 2,084 2,054 2,087 2,048 1,979 2,016 2,040 2,027 2,024 2,039 2,016 2,064 2,105 2,139 2,140 2,165 2,109 2,130 2,080 2,095 2,059 2,086 2,108 2,078 2,082 2008 2,132 2,096 1,946 2,101 2,008 2,050 1,994 2,067 2,065 2,005 2,127 2,092 Average per Layer2/ 242 243 247 248 249 247 247 247 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 11 EGG PRODUCTION--ALL FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 --Million Eggs-- 438 444 443 433 439 414 419 419 420 425 429 436 410 410 379 381 382 399 394 373 372 450 433 433 431 431 416 426 433 415 419 411 399 399 400 414 413 428 416 401 408 396 392 393 407 409 393 385 383 416 397 420 425 404 396 394 426 408 425 418 393 404 393 418 408 411 411 391 395 387 447 428 432 435 419 408 410 454 427 422 421 406 403 402 Annual Total 5,086 1/ Dec preceding year. 4,967 5,047 5,038 4,906 4,811 4,792 2008 409 402 373 400 375 378 367 377 372 360 383 380 4,576 12 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION Month Dec3/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 12 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN TABLE EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2001-20081/ 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20072/ --Thousand-- 11,737 12,012 11,285 11,531 10,991 9,934 10,039 11,544 11,894 11,186 11,403 11,020 9,923 10,089 11,440 11,460 11,283 11,285 11,204 9,785 10,019 11,908 10,864 11,287 11,287 10,951 9,897 10,021 11,892 10,787 11,013 11,065 10,318 10,025 9,815 11,185 10,199 10,989 10,978 9,871 9,892 9,397 11,062 10,155 10,996 11,098 9,829 9,431 9,247 11,198 10,508 10,953 10,965 9,776 9,399 9,387 11,270 10,604 10,958 10,918 9,617 9,595 9,464 11,629 10,880 10,999 11,120 9,768 9,607 9,433 12,005 10,979 11,138 11,227 9,911 9,609 9,548 12,287 11,080 11,416 11,148 9,824 9,711 9,614 2008 9,611 9,606 9,513 9,452 9,106 8,931 9,046 9,086 9,141 9,278 9,324 9,503 Average 11,596 10,952 11,125 11,169 10,257 1/ Average numbers of layers in flocks 30,000 and above. 2/ Revised. 3/ Dec preceding year. 9,734 9,673 9,300 Month Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 13 EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--TABLE EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 --Number-- 2,222 2,188 2,372 2,261 2,380 2,312 2,288 2,104 2,026 2,242 2,234 2,284 2,245 2,189 1,906 1,920 1,985 2,090 2,017 2,064 2,026 2,240 2,326 2,275 2,275 2,244 2,291 2,361 2,143 2,204 2,223 2,185 2,131 2,163 2,199 2,065 2,214 2,254 2,185 2,186 2,212 2,169 1,953 2,087 2,118 2,143 2,175 2,151 2,129 2,124 2,036 2,226 2,268 2,268 2,200 2,171 2,216 2,149 2,279 2,224 2,171 2,228 2,143 2,106 2,158 2,207 2,166 2,128 2,194 2,129 2,214 2,247 2,305 2,322 2,337 2,256 2,291 2,252 2,272 2,223 2,285 2,328 2,263 2,260 2008 2,319 2,247 2,081 2,273 2,163 2,194 2,111 2,178 2,187 2,123 2,283 2,272 Average per Layer2/ 258 261 269 269 269 269 266 266 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 14 EGG PRODUCTION--TABLE EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 --Million Eggs-- 263 265 270 263 264 232 232 245 243 253 257 254 225 223 220 222 226 238 228 204 205 269 255 259 259 248 229 239 257 240 247 244 222 219 218 233 228 250 242 218 221 206 218 214 235 240 216 205 199 240 216 246 251 224 209 206 252 230 252 245 211 216 205 247 237 245 243 210 213 203 268 249 259 263 234 219 221 279 254 256 257 231 222 219 Annual Total 1/ Dec preceding year. 2,991 2,853 2,998 3,002 2,760 2,614 2,576 2008 224 217 199 216 198 197 192 199 201 198 214 217 2,472 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION 13 TABLE 15 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN HATCHING EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2001-20081/ Month Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 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 9,130 9,107 9,247 9,347 9,403 9,464 9,458 9,284 9,172 9,046 8,962 8,983 2004 2005 --Thousand-- 9,041 9,132 9,171 9,445 9,182 9,524 9,123 9,484 9,068 9,438 9,028 9,409 8,999 9,343 9,011 9,243 9,036 9,414 9,060 9,450 8,996 9,343 8,931 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 9,617 2008 9,523 9,519 9,600 9,541 9,517 9,462 9,306 9,100 8,825 8,631 8,634 8,614 Average 9,298 9,422 9,217 9,054 9,380 1/ Hatching egg flocks used principally for hatchery broiler chicks. 2/ Dec preceding year. 9,635 9,664 9,189 Month Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 16 EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--HATCHING EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 --Number-- 1,958 1,909 1,895 1,880 1,916 1,918 1,937 1,943 1,924 1,884 1,889 1,875 1,927 1,919 1,929 1,943 1,727 1,697 1,687 1,753 1,743 1,749 1,733 1,813 1,930 1,882 1,862 1,885 1,930 1,919 1,936 1,929 1,850 1,832 1,829 1,842 1,875 1,854 1,881 1,860 1,911 1,913 1,881 1,927 1,945 1,938 1,949 1,913 1,865 1,842 1,819 1,878 1,894 1,880 1,887 1,881 1,921 1,902 1,874 1,931 1,947 1,948 1,951 1,956 1,904 1,914 1,886 1,915 1,933 1,946 1,953 1,938 1,820 1,847 1,835 1,854 1,915 1,883 1,904 1,877 1,873 1,935 1,930 1,912 1,980 1,961 1,968 1,957 1,853 1,881 1,848 1,836 1,875 1,889 1,903 1,892 Average per Layer2/ 225 224 222 225 229 228 229 229 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 17 EGG PRODUCTION--HATCHING EGG FLOCKS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 --Million Eggs-- 175 179 173 170 175 182 187 174 177 172 172 182 185 187 159 159 156 161 166 169 167 181 178 174 172 183 187 187 176 175 172 167 177 180 182 181 185 178 174 183 187 190 174 179 172 169 177 180 184 176 181 174 174 180 187 188 174 178 173 173 182 188 188 171 171 166 168 181 182 184 179 179 173 172 185 189 189 175 173 166 164 175 181 183 Annual Total 2,095 1/ Dec preceding year. 2,114 2,049 2,036 2,146 2,197 2,216 2008 185 185 174 184 177 181 175 178 171 162 169 163 2,104 14 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION Month Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 18 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR ALL EGGS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 --Cents per Dozen-- 99.1 80.6 88.9 103.8 87.2 96.8 104.5 90.3 89.5 91.1 108.2 84.8 94.0 109.8 90.3 81.8 88.1 107.2 84.6 87.0 100.4 90.5 91.4 89.2 120.4 83.2 99.4 103.9 90.4 80.9 91.7 96.5 82.1 85.8 98.8 85.4 83.2 85.1 91.1 82.0 81.2 104.7 84.2 90.9 90.9 89.8 81.2 90.6 98.0 81.8 86.9 91.5 84.0 84.5 85.1 112.9 81.5 88.6 98.2 82.1 82.7 93.0 109.8 80.9 83.6 97.3 81.2 94.0 91.5 121.1 83.2 81.9 102.4 78.1 83.7 92.5 114.4 84.3 93.6 114.3 83.8 90.5 105.9 135.8 Weighted Average 1/ Dec preceding year. 86.8 86.1 94.1 93.9 85.0 92.0 110.0 2008 166.0 164.9 162.7 165.4 145.1 135.6 145.1 131.2 136.6 140.6 138.3 140.2 148.0 Month Dec1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 19 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR TABLE EGGS, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 --Cents per Dozen-- 65.2 33.7 49.8 73.9 45.5 55.0 67.9 47.9 45.4 51.0 80.3 38.0 48.0 76.0 47.1 32.9 45.3 78.3 37.0 34.9 60.0 50.5 50.5 48.4 100.8 33.9 58.0 67.9 49.6 30.6 51.1 59.9 28.0 33.0 56.0 35.3 29.0 38.9 48.7 25.0 23.0 63.0 31.6 41.4 47.7 47.4 24.9 38.5 49.9 31.7 34.0 50.2 38.2 31.8 27.0 79.0 34.2 41.0 62.7 34.1 24.7 43.3 73.0 33.0 35.7 61.6 33.6 45.8 41.6 95.0 38.6 33.0 70.6 31.0 31.2 42.9 84.0 43.1 54.2 91.2 41.6 45.5 69.9 124.0 2008 138.0 135.0 130.0 136.0 96.1 76.4 95.1 69.6 82.6 92.0 89.5 95.3 Weighted Average 1/ Dec preceding year. 42.6 38.6 55.9 55.8 34.5 43.2 74.8 104.0 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION 15 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 20 FORCED MOLT LAYERS AS A PERCENT OF HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE FIRST OF MONTH, GEORGIA, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 Percent Being Molted 2004 2005 2006 2007 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 2.0 1.0 1.5 4.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 3.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 2003 3.0 3.0 5.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 1.0 5.5 5.0 4.0 5.5 2.5 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.5 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 6.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 Percent with Molt Complete 2004 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 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 22.5 13.0 20.0 13.0 21.0 13.0 20.5 13.5 18.5 11.5 16.5 14.0 18.0 15.5 16.0 14.5 15.5 15.0 13.5 17.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 17.0 18.5 17.0 16.5 16.5 16.0 13.0 17.0 17.0 14.5 11.5 13.5 16.5 14.5 18.5 15.5 17.5 18.0 15.0 17.5 18.0 18.5 17.0 17.5 17.0 16.0 17.0 15.5 13.5 11.5 15.0 15.0 14.0 13.5 15.0 14.0 13.5 13.0 14.0 11.5 15.5 12.0 17.0 12.5 16.5 10.5 13.0 10.5 14.0 12.5 16.5 12.0 17.0 11.5 15.0 11.0 15.0 13.5 16.0 15.0 14.5 2008 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 4.5 2.5 3.5 4.0 3.0 2.5 0.0 1.5 2008 14.0 13.5 13.5 12.0 8.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 12.0 13.5 11.5 TABLE 21 YOUNG CHICKENS SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION, GEORGIA, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 Month 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20071/ 2008 --Thousand-- Jan 98,541 105,158 108,550 104,155 102,439 106,537 110,557 116,135 Feb 89,693 94,304 90,702 95,147 96,336 96,381 99,973 105,034 Mar 99,260 98,715 98,252 106,673 110,540 111,618 107,319 106,576 Apr 95,722 106,496 102,389 103,597 100,761 101,634 105,026 114,923 May 106,300 108,173 103,584 99,446 107,004 115,418 116,989 113,536 Jun 100,581 96,648 102,178 105,823 107,836 111,227 110,998 110,035 Jul 104,147 109,104 108,293 106,733 103,253 106,748 114,590 115,610 Aug 112,436 109,843 104,516 108,968 112,976 117,710 118,970 108,454 Sep 93,433 99,215 108,755 108,574 107,591 105,768 107,166 111,465 Oct 110,675 113,094 114,258 105,310 105,051 115,698 119,566 113,472 Nov 101,289 94,917 89,376 101,471 103,624 106,792 107,067 92,865 Dec 92,719 100,186 103,141 106,096 103,478 101,308 103,145 103,592 Annual Total 1,204,796 1,235,853 1,233,994 1/ Revised. 1,251,993 1,260,889 1,297,019 1,321,366 1,311,697 16 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION Billion Dollars 40.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 2001 Value of Production Broilers, Eggs, Mature Chickens & Turkeys, and Total United States, 2001-2008 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Broilers Eggs Mature Chickens & Turkeys 2007 Total 2008 Value of Production Broilers, Eggs, and Mature Chickens & Turkeys United States, 2008 (Billion Dollars) Eggs $8.2 Broilers $23.1 Mature Chickens & Turkeys $4.5 Broilers Eggs Mature Chickens & Turkeys USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION 17 TABLE 22 POULTRY--PRODUCTION, SALES AND VALUE, UNITED STATES, 2001-20081/ Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20072/ 2008 Commercial Broilers Number Produced 1,000 Head 8,389,770 8,591,080 8,492,850 8,740,650 8,872,000 8,867,800 89,067,003 9,009,100 Pounds Produced 1,000 Price per Pound3/ Cents Value of Production4/ 1,000 $ 42,452,400 44,058,700 43,958,200 45,796,250 47,855,600 48,829,900 49,330,700 50,440,500 39.3 30.5 34.6 44.6 43.6 36.3 43.6 45.8 16,696,089 13,437,345 15,214,947 20,446,086 20,877,916 17,739,234 21,513,536 23,112,184 Number Sold Pounds Sold Price per Pound Value of Sales Unit 1,000 Head 1,000 Cents 1,000 $ 2001 2002 202,482 199,931 1,032,115 1,039,118 4.5 4.8 47,249 49,931 20032/ 20042/ 20052/ Mature Chickens 189,660 191,971 193,938 984,853 999,066 1,005,838 4.9 5.8 6.5 47,997 57,709 65,072 20062/ 173,883 924,993 5.9 54,141 20072/ 168,283 912,875 5.6 51,498 2008 175,932 936,508 6.6 61,845 Unit Number Raised 1,000 Head Pounds Produced 1,000 Price per Pound5/ Cents Value of Production 1,000 $ 2001 2002 20032/ 20042/ 20052/ 20062/ 20072/ 2008 Turkeys 272,660 275,477 269,556 255,987 249,666 256,334 266,828 273,088 7,173,111 7,494,861 7,230,650 6,949,311 6,991,599 7,223,675 7,566,315 7,922,087 39.0 36.5 34.6 41.5 44.5 48.0 52.3 56.5 2,796,821 2,732,481 2,503,540 2,887,170 3,107,875 3,467,534 3,954,472 4,477,054 Unit 2001 2002 20032/ 20042/ 20052/ 20062/ 20072/ 2008 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 $ 336,330 339,293 338,393 341,956 343,792 347,880 346,498 339,572 256 257 259 261 262 263 263 266 86,093 87,252 87,516 89,198 90,343 91,788 91,101 90,151 62.0 58.9 73.1 71.3 54.0 58.3 88.5 109.0 4,446,335 4,281,416 5,333,736 5,303,038 4,066,669 4,460,211 6,718,853 8,225,486 Unit 2001 2002 20032/ 20042/ 20052/ 20062/ 20072/ 2008 Total Value of All Poultry6/ Production Million $ 23,986 20,501 23,100 28,694 28,118 25,721 32,238 35,877 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. 18 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION TABLE 23 CHICKEN AND TURKEY HATCHERIES: NUMBER AND INCUBATOR EGG CAPACITY BY REGION AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2008 and 20091/ Geographic Region North Atlantic E North Central W North Central South Atlantic South Central West 20082/ Hatcheries --Number-- 29 22 35 80 126 25 Egg Capacity 2009 20082/ --1,000-- Chicken Hatcheries 31 28,554 22 27,533 35 51,191 80 295,482 125 452,623 25 45,663 2009 28,938 28,628 52,646 296,069 451,801 46,156 US 317 318 901,046 904,238 E North Central 11 W North Central 16 N & S Atlantic3/ 20 South Central & West3/ 11 Turkey Hatcheries 11 5,666 15 13,914 19 14,646 10 5,748 5,666 14,126 14,626 5,057 US 58 55 39,974 39,475 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 2001 CHICKENS Number and Value of Production United States, 2001 - 2008 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Number Value 2007 Dollars (million) 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 2008 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION 19 State Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut TABLE 24 NUMBER OF ALL CHICKENS ON FARMS, BY STATES--DECEMBER 1, 2001-20081/2/ 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20073/ 15,903 23,366 29,270 4,210 3,748 15,256 22,787 28,218 4,780 3,793 14,425 24,271 25,981 5,100 3,745 --1,000 Head-- 14,266 14,217 24,012 24,222 23,676 23,640 4,991 4,654 3,626 3,748 15,568 23,401 22,940 4,596 3,954 15,414 23,235 25,290 4,887 3,647 2008 15,715 20,749 24,220 4,711 3,416 Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho 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 28,081 398 869 4/ 12,588 27,190 373 859 Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana 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 6,006 32,113 64,958 6,588 2,689 5,948 30,950 65,429 6,729 2,365 Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota 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 10,977 13,713 5,011 2,620 129 11,529 13,447 Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire 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 9,818 491 12,257 294 10,226 9,608 510 11,505 358 New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma 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 1,655 5,298 20,039 33,117 4,908 1,637 5,758 19,609 33,250 4,788 Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee 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 3,134 26,709 6,536 3,470 2,815 2,957 25,826 6,221 2,837 2,763 Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington 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 4,197 234 4,551 6,726 24,818 3,912 250 4,184 6,789 West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 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 2,021 5,930 13 1,677 6,008 13 Other States 4,974 5,129 8,068 7,584 6,903 6,677 6,718 6,590 United States 444,099 443,851 449,764 453,599 453,301 454,422 458,593 446,072 Puerto Rico5/ 1,769 1,492 1,568 1,415 1,051 643 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. 20 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION TABLE 25 TOTAL VALUE OF ALL CHICKENS ON FARMS, BY STATES--DECEMBER 1, 2001-20081/2/ State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20073/ Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut 77,925 102,810 58,540 7,999 7,871 54,922 107,099 53,614 9,560 8,724 60,585 101,938 49,364 9,690 9,737 --Thousand Dollars-- 52,784 56,868 105,653 113,843 47,352 44,916 9,982 9,308 9,428 9,745 70,056 105,305 43,586 8,273 10,676 73,987 109,205 55,638 11,240 10,212 2008 88,004 132,794 79,926 9,893 9,565 Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho 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/ 28,535 151,637 716 1,651 4/ 27,694 168,578 597 1,632 Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana 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 6,006 41,747 129,916 34,258 9,949 5,948 46,425 157,030 35,664 8,041 Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota 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 18,661 23,312 15,033 9,956 619 21,905 26,894 Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire 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 50,016 28,472 2,013 26,965 1,264 53,175 30,746 1,938 25,311 1,539 New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma 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 1,986 12,715 132,257 52,987 22,577 2,128 12,092 162,755 59,850 27,770 Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee 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 6,581 58,760 18,954 9,022 20,831 5,914 67,148 23,640 10,213 20,999 Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington 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 5,876 632 17,749 28,249 62,045 8,998 800 16,318 24,440 West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 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 11,722 16,604 42 8,720 15,020 42 Other States 8,061 8,516 16,780 17,038 13,209 16,057 17,094 18,774 United States 1,069,335 1,055,316 1,116,273 1,122,923 1,140,696 1,184,728 1,351,549 1,506,573 Puerto Rico5/ 4,423 3,433 6,899 5,377 3,889 3,086 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, 2009 EDITION 21 Million Eggs 225.0 220.0 215.0 210.0 205.0 200.0 195.0 190.0 185.0 5 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET Jan 5, 2008 through Dec 27, 2008 United States 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Week Million Chicks 185 180 175 170 165 160 155 150 5 BROILER TYPE CHICKS PLACED Jan 5, 2008 through Dec 27, 2008 United States 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Week 22 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE 26 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET--SELECTED STATES, WEEKLY, 2001-20081/ 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20062/ 20072/ --Million-- 180.6 207.3 203.9 205.7 210.3 213.3 210.2 181.4 204.9 203.5 206.6 210.2 213.7 211.0 181.1 205.6 202.5 207.0 209.6 214.8 209.2 179.2 207.2 204.6 205.6 211.7 213.7 210.1 179.5 209.0 203.7 204.6 212.6 212.4 211.4 2008 218.2 216.6 217.4 219.0 220.3 6 182.0 208.3 203.0 207.0 213.1 211.8 212.2 218.3 7 183.5 210.5 202.6 208.5 213.9 214.9 214.8 219.9 8 186.1 211.4 204.8 209.9 214.0 216.7 214.5 220.3 9 187.5 210.6 206.5 210.9 214.1 216.7 216.3 220.9 10 186.7 210.6 207.6 210.4 214.8 216.4 215.1 220.4 11 186.6 208.5 205.1 210.5 213.7 213.8 215.6 220.5 12 186.0 209.0 206.4 210.2 213.2 210.6 215.6 217.3 13 184.5 208.0 205.1 211.2 213.0 213.5 216.6 216.3 14 210.5 212.7 210.1 211.7 212.5 215.5 218.9 218.6 15 209.2 211.7 209.3 212.8 217.1 214.5 219.4 217.1 16 211.2 208.9 214.4 215.5 215.5 211.9 220.5 215.8 17 210.2 208.0 213.2 215.1 215.1 210.3 218.5 214.3 18 209.8 209.2 212.6 214.7 214.7 211.5 218.3 214.9 19 211.2 206.7 213.0 215.1 215.1 213.3 220.6 215.1 20 213.4 210.1 213.7 216.0 216.0 213.2 220.4 218.1 21 211.4 213.0 211.2 214.2 216.6 213.7 220.1 217.2 22 210.3 212.3 210.1 212.9 215.7 213.4 219.5 216.9 23 209.5 212.3 211.1 212.4 215.9 214.3 219.7 217.5 24 209.1 210.9 209.4 214.2 215.9 210.6 218.1 213.0 25 204.0 207.6 207.1 214.0 214.6 210.8 216.8 213.2 26 202.6 204.5 201.9 212.9 212.5 208.1 210.7 210.2 27 202.6 206.9 205.4 210.6 209.5 211.0 216.5 207.6 28 207.1 209.2 204.9 211.4 212.3 213.3 218.7 211.5 29 208.2 209.2 208.3 214.3 214.4 213.9 217.5 211.4 30 204.3 208.0 207.4 213.2 215.9 214.2 218.4 209.9 31 206.9 209.0 206.6 214.9 214.2 213.0 216.8 207.2 32 204.6 205.5 206.7 213.1 213.1 212.6 217.8 207.2 33 207.2 206.1 205.4 213.3 210.0 212.6 217.2 207.1 34 207.3 204.8 206.0 212.9 212.2 213.1 216.2 206.8 35 204.6 204.0 203.1 210.5 212.6 211.2 216.1 205.0 36 198.1 203.5 200.7 209.2 210.7 204.1 209.3 201.6 37 194.7 191.8 195.1 202.6 209.1 201.8 206.4 197.8 38 199.9 189.7 193.3 197.4 202.4 207.0 212.6 193.6 39 201.7 191.9 195.9 201.4 207.2 202.6 208.1 198.7 40 205.6 193.1 195.0 200.2 204.7 205.0 214.1 188.4 41 197.1 192.1 196.7 203.0 209.7 203.1 209.3 194.6 42 190.1 185.7 187.7 196.3 201.9 196.8 203.2 188.8 43 186.9 181.1 190.2 194.3 202.4 192.4 202.7 191.3 44 196.6 189.8 192.4 197.6 198.9 198.2 206.5 186.0 45 205.1 197.8 201.1 201.0 205.8 207.7 217.7 193.1 46 206.0 199.0 205.5 207.8 210.7 211.0 216.5 202.1 47 205.8 200.5 204.6 208.3 212.8 210.9 219.6 203.7 48 212.2 202.5 209.1 210.1 215.0 212.6 222.1 204.7 49 204.7 200.0 204.7 208.1 214.2 206.9 214.9 200.7 50 207.4 203.2 207.4 209.8 213.6 211.8 218.2 205.0 51 209.2 200.0 205.6 212.1 215.7 209.6 219.1 203.4 52 207.6 201.0 206.1 209.9 212.1 211.2 219.4 202.5 53 213.9 Total 10,377.9 10,637.1 10,617.3 3/ 10,868.0 11,026.1 10,951.2 11,188.7 10,876.8 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, 2009 EDITION 23 Week Number 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE 27 BROILER TYPE CHICKS PLACED--SELECTED STATES, WEEKLY, 2001-20081/ 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20062/ 20072/ 143.2 144.7 143.5 144.6 145.8 169.4 169.3 168.5 168.3 165.4 164.9 162.4 163.7 166.4 166.3 --Million-- 168.9 172.6 166.9 174.0 167.7 173.0 167.3 173.0 168.7 173.6 175.6 173.4 174.0 174.9 175.0 173.0 171.3 172.8 172.0 172.7 6 143.9 165.3 165.3 169.1 173.6 175.4 171.2 7 142.4 167.6 167.2 167.7 175.5 175.0 171.9 8 143.2 170.3 165.7 166.9 176.0 174.0 172.4 9 145.1 170.0 165.3 168.5 176.1 174.0 173.6 10 147.8 171.4 165.4 169.9 176.7 175.9 174.7 11 150.4 171.7 167.5 171.5 176.9 177.2 174.8 12 152.2 171.1 169.4 172.3 177.6 177.5 176.0 13 151.7 170.7 169.7 172.5 178.2 177.4 176.0 14 166.7 168.7 168.0 172.7 177.2 175.3 177.1 15 168.0 169.8 169.2 172.1 176.2 172.3 177.3 16 166.7 168.9 168.2 173.9 176.6 175.3 177.7 17 170.3 172.8 172.1 173.7 175.5 177.2 180.2 18 169.2 172.6 172.4 174.9 179.7 176.3 180.1 19 169.4 172.1 171.8 176.4 179.0 173.9 180.6 20 169.0 171.0 171.0 175.4 178.4 172.3 178.5 21 168.6 171.3 172.1 175.3 177.5 174.1 179.1 22 171.4 172.4 170.3 175.7 178.1 175.4 180.5 23 171.6 174.1 173.0 176.4 178.3 174.7 180.9 24 173.3 173.3 174.0 177.9 178.3 175.2 180.2 25 170.5 172.8 172.6 175.6 178.1 174.7 180.5 26 170.0 172.5 172.4 175.6 178.9 176.3 179.4 27 169.8 172.4 171.6 176.8 178.7 172.9 178.8 28 165.4 168.9 169.5 176.6 177.0 173.4 178.0 29 164.1 166.5 165.5 176.2 175.3 170.6 172.5 30 164.6 167.7 167.9 173.2 172.8 172.8 177.0 31 167.4 169.9 167.6 174.2 175.3 174.9 180.1 32 168.2 168.5 170.1 176.0 177.1 174.9 178.1 33 165.1 168.3 169.5 175.4 177.0 175.0 179.0 34 167.4 168.8 169.3 176.2 176.1 173.6 177.7 35 165.4 166.5 169.3 175.2 174.6 173.5 177.4 36 167.1 167.1 168.2 174.8 169.7 173.8 176.4 37 167.5 166.3 168.8 175.0 173.1 174.0 176.0 38 166.1 165.5 165.8 173.4 174.1 172.9 176.1 39 160.6 165.2 163.1 172.0 171.9 167.2 171.7 40 156.7 156.2 158.7 165.9 171.1 165.2 168.9 41 162.7 154.3 157.9 162.3 165.8 168.3 174.0 42 163.8 155.8 160.1 165.6 169.3 164.8 169.9 43 166.6 157.6 159.2 164.7 167.5 167.4 175.5 44 160.1 155.8 160.6 166.9 170.8 165.2 171.1 45 153.6 151.4 153.6 160.9 165.8 159.9 166.0 46 151.1 147.6 155.5 159.7 165.6 156.1 164.2 47 158.4 154.9 157.1 162.6 162.8 162.0 168.7 48 165.9 161.8 164.8 166.2 169.3 168.3 177.7 49 167.1 161.6 166.2 170.9 172.2 171.6 176.4 50 166.7 162.9 167.4 171.9 174.1 172.3 178.9 51 171.7 165.1 171.2 172.7 176.1 173.0 180.0 52 166.1 163.2 168.1 172.1 175.3 168.4 175.3 53 174.6 2008 178.4 179.2 179.3 177.7 176.8 177.0 178.2 178.9 178.1 179.6 181.0 181.5 180.7 181.0 178.2 177.0 178.7 178.1 177.3 175.8 177.3 177.0 179.8 179.6 179.6 179.2 175.6 175.3 172.8 170.8 172.9 173.0 172.8 170.3 170.1 170.4 170.7 168.1 165.8 162.5 160.1 163.2 154.4 158.7 155.3 156.1 152.4 159.5 166.2 167.9 168.3 166.2 Total 8,372.4 8,661.1 8,672.9 8,914.5 9,068.9 8,964.1 9,129.8 8,964.1 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. 24 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED MONTHLY United States, 2006-2008 Million Chicks 860.0 840.0 820.0 800.0 780.0 760.0 740.0 720.0 700.0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2006 2007 2008 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TABLE 28 BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED, BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES, 2001 UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061/ 20071/ --Million-- 746.0 777.0 759.7 774.3 797.6 804.4 796.2 683.3 703.3 693.5 728.7 732.1 732.2 722.2 778.8 791.1 774.4 792.3 816.6 816.8 809.5 755.5 765.5 760.6 774.9 792.1 786.3 799.5 785.7 799.3 792.8 810.8 824.0 810.6 836.1 766.5 776.3 774.7 786.9 797.0 787.9 810.4 769.4 781.7 777.8 807.0 808.4 800.6 821.2 771.6 780.0 784.1 810.6 812.5 808.7 828.3 738.4 740.4 739.5 770.3 771.1 771.5 784.1 748.3 720.6 735.2 757.5 776.4 770.7 796.9 703.4 690.1 707.9 730.7 747.5 729.1 762.0 774.5 753.9 780.3 793.6 808.8 795.3 823.5 Total2/ 9,021.1 9,079.1 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 9,080.6 9,337.6 9,483.9 9,414.1 9,590.0 2008 826.0 775.3 836.9 801.5 825.3 805.8 805.2 799.1 755.2 741.0 705.3 779.3 9,455.9 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION 25 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TABLE 29 DOMESTIC PLACEMENTS--PULLET CHICKS FOR BROILER HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2001-20081/ 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 6,269 6,659 6,888 6,735 7,323 6,748 7,071 7,253 6,654 6,312 6,946 6,978 2004 2005 --Thousand-- 6,811 6,409 7,340 7,325 6,815 7,077 6,402 6,800 7,590 7,783 6,890 7,109 6,688 6,657 7,280 7,484 7,758 7,132 6,457 6,944 7,128 7,298 6,772 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 2008 7,012 7,536 7,090 7,119 8,217 7,154 6,462 7,697 6,886 7,042 7,026 6,580 Annual Total 81,531 82,336 81,836 83,931 85,130 85,878 87,391 85,821 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 30 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR COMMERCIAL BROILERS UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2001-20081/ 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 29.0 35.0 34.0 33.0 31.0 34.0 36.0 36.0 36.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 2004 2005 --Cents per Pound-- 38.0 39.0 43.0 43.0 47.0 43.0 47.0 44.0 48.0 44.0 50.0 44.0 52.0 44.0 52.0 44.0 46.0 44.0 40.0 46.0 39.0 43.0 39.0 42.0 2006 36.0 36.0 35.0 34.0 32.0 33.0 36.0 38.0 39.0 39.0 37.0 37.0 20072/ 37.0 39.0 44.0 45.0 46.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 46.0 45.0 40.0 41.0 Marketing Year Average 39.3 30.5 34.6 1/ Equivalent live weight price. 2/ Revised. 3/ Dec preceding year. 44.6 43.6 36.3 43.6 2008 40.0 44.0 46.0 46.0 46.0 48.0 48.0 50.0 47.0 45.0 45.0 46.0 45.8 26 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION Million Chicks 43.0 EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED MONTHLY United States, 2006-2008 41.0 39.0 37.0 35.0 33.0 31.0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2006 2007 2008 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TABLE 31 EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED, BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 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 33.5 30.5 36.8 37.8 37.6 36.6 35.6 33.2 35.8 34.8 30.2 33.6 2004 2005 --Million-- 35.2 38.3 31.9 34.4 37.5 41.9 37.5 37.6 38.3 39.0 37.8 35.1 34.9 34.7 36.7 38.5 36.6 33.8 34.9 35.5 38.8 32.3 37.3 35.9 2006 35.2 33.5 38.9 35.5 39.8 37.5 32.9 35.8 37.0 36.3 31.6 33.3 20071/ 36.2 37.1 38.7 39.6 37.7 40.4 35.9 37.0 35.4 36.3 36.2 36.0 Total2/ 452.7 421.5 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 416.0 437.4 437.1 427.4 446.6 2008 40.3 38.5 42.0 42.3 41.8 40.9 37.3 35.6 37.1 40.2 34.2 37.1 467.2 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION 27 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TABLE 32 DOMESTIC PLACEMENTS--PULLET CHICKS FOR EGG TYPE HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 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 210 225 319 280 289 309 230 188 273 310 319 246 2004 2005 --Thousand-- 124 156 285 203 401 310 343 308 184 190 212 175 234 242 318 261 219 375 268 188 228 180 235 247 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 2008 198 271 245 264 227 231 244 279 210 273 317 199 Total 3,048 2,927 3,198 3,051 2,835 2,873 2,982 2,958 Month Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 33 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR ALL EGGS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 20031/ 20041/ 20051/ 20061/ --Cents per Dozen-- 80.6 67.7 67.6 86.4 65.3 71.6 66.8 74.4 69.1 92.9 56.2 61.3 66.5 55.4 63.7 87.7 55.3 49.5 67.6 67.6 68.5 109.0 52.8 66.3 64.9 52.1 68.6 76.6 47.5 51.4 55.2 50.5 58.7 64.4 45.7 44.6 54.9 62.0 67.2 66.5 45.3 56.2 53.9 56.4 68.7 58.2 52.8 45.6 56.5 61.0 80.8 52.6 47.2 57.7 55.4 57.0 77.6 53.8 63.7 56.0 59.7 53.2 83.8 49.4 51.2 56.9 64.1 70.6 102.0 60.4 65.1 81.4 Marketing Year Average 62.2 1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year. 58.9 73.2 71.4 54.0 58.2 20071/ 81.6 91.8 78.4 83.0 72.8 78.0 67.9 94.5 86.7 107.0 93.6 126.0 88.5 2008 135.0 130.0 131.0 137.0 103.0 86.8 106.0 84.1 96.3 99.6 102.0 102.0 109.0 28 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION Month Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 34 LAYERS--AVERAGE NUMBER IN ALL FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20071/ 2008 --Thousand-- 333,488 341,243 341,131 339,305 345,615 349,699 351,864 346,225 334,982 340,885 341,996 337,948 347,874 351,313 350,948 344,737 337,008 339,529 341,661 338,905 348,784 351,754 351,038 343,299 338,078 339,434 340,971 340,699 347,120 352,116 350,268 342,017 338,414 338,809 339,268 341,550 343,927 350,398 347,635 340,838 336,454 337,566 337,356 341,562 342,162 347,069 344,652 340,116 334,237 337,339 335,979 342,513 340,200 344,631 342,349 338,664 333,571 337,849 335,417 343,180 338,917 343,285 342,146 336,276 334,156 338,397 335,565 343,653 339,777 343,611 342,884 335,265 336,651 339,511 335,426 344,452 341,433 345,217 343,094 334,489 338,996 340,461 336,557 345,075 343,381 346,608 344,720 334,937 339,919 340,490 339,387 344,633 346,314 348,853 346,378 337,995 Average 336,330 339,293 1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year. 338,393 341,956 343,792 347,880 346,498 339,572 Month Dec2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov TABLE 35 EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS--ALL FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20071/ --Number-- 2,193 2,190 2,189 2,223 2,234 2,234 2,233 2,166 2,144 2,167 2,182 2,192 2,209 2,199 1,944 1,947 1,956 2,032 1,986 1,993 1,992 2,178 2,198 2,184 2,209 2,230 2,238 2,241 2,106 2,110 2,125 2,148 2,156 2,163 2,161 2,161 2,173 2,179 2,194 2,215 2,211 2,225 2,101 2,124 2,122 2,128 2,162 2,159 2,168 2,166 2,191 2,215 2,208 2,234 2,240 2,234 2,171 2,189 2,203 2,199 2,218 2,238 2,229 2,103 2,119 2,128 2,136 2,155 2,165 2,167 2,180 2,192 2,218 2,222 2,236 2,228 2,254 2,130 2,139 2,165 2,172 2,172 2,175 2,190 2008 2,255 2,218 2,072 2,244 2,163 2,224 2,175 2,260 2,252 2,194 2,277 2,216 Average per Layer3/ 256 257 259 261 262 263 263 266 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 36 EGG PRODUCTION--ALL FLOCKS, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20071/ --Million Eggs-- 7,315 7,473 7,468 7,543 7,720 7,813 7,856 7,255 7,307 7,412 7,373 7,625 7,761 7,718 6,551 6,611 6,683 6,888 6,926 7,012 6,992 7,364 7,462 7,446 7,526 7,740 7,879 7,851 7,127 7,149 7,209 7,336 7,414 7,579 7,513 7,270 7,335 7,352 7,493 7,579 7,675 7,670 7,022 7,166 7,128 7,289 7,354 7,442 7,423 7,226 7,402 7,429 7,577 7,571 7,689 7,644 7,254 7,408 7,394 7,557 7,537 7,690 7,642 7,079 7,193 7,137 7,356 7,358 7,473 7,436 7,389 7,463 7,465 7,666 7,677 7,724 7,770 7,241 7,283 7,348 7,484 7,522 7,587 7,586 Annual Total 86,093 87,252 1/ Revised. 2/ Dec preceding year. 87,473 89,091 90,027 91,328 91,101 2008 7,808 7,646 7,114 7,675 7,373 7,564 7,367 7,599 7,551 7,339 7,625 7,490 90,151 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION 29 TABLE 37 FORCED MOLT LAYERS AS A PERCENT OF HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE FIRST OF MONTH--UNITED STATES, 2001-20081/ Month 2001 2002 2003 Percent Being Molted 2004 2005 2006 20072/ 2008 Jan 3.5 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.4 3.0 Feb 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.9 4.6 5.2 3.4 3.9 Mar 4.1 3.7 3.4 4.6 3.0 4.0 2.9 2.4 Apr 1.9 3.5 2.2 2.6 4.1 2.3 2.8 2.8 May 5.1 5.5 4.1 4.7 4.0 5.4 5.4 4.1 Jun 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.8 4.2 4.7 3.6 3.7 Jul 4.3 3.7 4.4 4.5 3.3 3.5 4.0 3.4 Aug 4.1 4.7 4.1 4.5 4.3 4.2 3.4 3.9 Sep 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.5 4.4 3.4 3.6 3.9 Oct 4.4 4.7 5.1 3.9 3.9 4.2 3.5 3.7 Nov 3.0 3.8 3.5 4.2 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.1 Dec 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.2 1.8 1.9 Month 2001 2002 Percent with Molt Complete 2003 2004 2005 2006 20072/ 2008 Jan 24.1 22.7 23.7 22.9 23.2 23.0 24.6 22.7 Feb 22.5 21.9 23.9 22.7 21.7 23.7 24.5 21.7 Mar 23.1 22.1 23.5 23.5 22.8 24.4 24.4 22.1 Apr 23.1 22.0 24.5 23.5 22.7 24.9 23.6 21.3 May 20.8 21.4 23.6 22.3 22.4 23.6 22.2 20.8 Jun 23.4 21.9 23.2 23.2 23.0 24.8 24.0 20.9 Jul 23.6 22.5 23.5 23.9 22.6 25.7 24.1 20.8 Aug 23.2 21.5 23.0 23.4 22.2 25.2 23.5 21.2 Sep 22.7 23.3 22.5 23.3 22.4 25.9 24.1 20.8 Oct 22.7 23.6 22.7 23.6 23.4 25.9 23.7 21.9 Nov 23.1 23.3 23.8 23.7 24.3 26.1 24.0 22.7 Dec 23.8 23.7 22.6 23.6 23.7 26.4 23.9 22.1 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 38 POULTRY SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION--UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, MATURE CHICKENS BY WEIGHT GROUP, 2007-2008 2007 2008 All Heavy Light Month All Heavy Light --Thousand-- --Thousand-- 10,821 6,133 4,688 Jan 12,970 6,637 6,333 9,828 5,507 4,321 Feb 11,801 6,445 5,356 10,914 5,922 4,992 Mar 12,720 6,401 6,319 10,522 5,777 4,745 Apr 13,536 6,960 6,576 11,686 6,801 4,885 May 13,772 7,455 6,317 11,865 6,826 5,039 Jun 13,767 7,406 6,361 11,492 6,938 4,554 Jul 13,828 7,887 5,941 12,424 7,405 5,019 Aug 12,822 7,364 5,458 9,356 5,529 3,827 Sep 12,959 7,755 5,204 12,171 7,390 4,781 Oct 13,771 7,919 5,852 10,714 6,212 4,502 Nov 10,574 6,135 4,439 10,756 5,417 5,339 Dec 11,476 5,949 5,527 30 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION TABLE 39 POULTRY SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION, UNITED STATES, MONTHLY, 2001-2008 Month 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20071/ 2008 Young Chickens --Million Head-- Jan 710.7 737.8 725.2 721.0 719.9 744.9 750.6 787.0 Feb 627.4 655.6 633.9 646.4 672.2 678.3 667.8 716.3 Mar 700.8 688.6 683.2 765.0 768.8 777.3 729.5 726.8 Apr 675.8 733.1 712.9 727.6 715.0 693.9 714.0 771.9 May 755.6 762.1 727.3 714.7 758.1 786.2 783.8 762.9 Jun 709.1 685.2 714.6 748.9 772.3 763.4 748.7 746.8 Jul 709.4 755.7 762.9 741.8 719.9 716.9 757.0 785.4 Aug 776.2 758.1 723.8 770.7 793.7 793.8 799.2 743.5 Sep 653.3 686.9 729.2 754.7 750.1 713.0 707.9 753.9 Oct 769.5 773.1 781.9 730.5 745.8 774.2 814.7 778.3 Nov 667.5 647.4 626.7 708.4 720.4 716.3 728.1 638.7 Dec 651.0 662.5 715.4 722.8 717.6 679.5 702.2 709.8 Annual Total2/ Month 8,406.3 2001 8,546.2 2002 Jan 14.0 15.8 Feb 12.7 13.4 Mar 14.3 13.9 Apr 13.0 15.5 May 13.7 14.5 Jun 13.5 13.3 Jul 12.5 14.6 Aug 14.1 14.7 Sep 12.3 13.8 Oct 14.5 15.4 Nov 12.3 11.8 Dec 13.1 13.1 8,536.9 2003 14.4 12.2 12.6 13.9 13.1 12.7 12.8 11.7 11.0 12.3 9.4 11.4 8,752.4 8,853.8 2004 2005 Mature Chickens --Million Head-- 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 8,837.5 2006 8,903.1 2007 12.6 10.8 10.0 9.8 11.6 10.9 10.7 10.5 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.9 9.9 11.5 11.6 12.4 10.0 9.4 11.2 12.2 10.1 10.7 9.9 10.8 8,921.3 2008 13.0 11.8 12.7 13.5 13.8 13.8 13.8 12.8 13.0 13.8 10.6 11.5 Annual Total2/ Month 160.1 2001 169.9 2002 Jan 724.7 753.6 Feb 640.1 669.0 Mar 715.1 702.5 Apr 688.9 748.6 May 769.4 776.6 Jun 722.6 698.5 Jul 721.9 770.4 Aug 790.3 772.8 Sep 665.5 700.7 Oct 784.1 788.5 Nov 679.9 659.2 Dec 664.0 675.6 147.6 2003 739.5 646.1 695.7 726.8 740.4 727.3 775.7 735.5 740.2 794.2 636.1 726.8 143.3 146.7 2004 2005 Total Chickens --Million Head-- 732.3 731.0 656.1 683.2 777.2 782.5 739.6 728.1 726.3 771.1 761.3 786.2 754.3 731.7 783.6 806.8 767.5 761.7 742.7 757.0 719.8 731.7 735.1 729.5 131.1 2006 132.5 20071/ 154.0 2008 757.5 688.3 788.9 704.6 798.1 775.0 726.7 805.4 723.0 785.4 726.4 689.3 761.4 677.7 740.4 724.4 795.6 760.6 768.4 811.6 717.5 823.7 736.9 712.9 800.0 728.1 739.6 785.5 776.7 790.6 799.2 756.3 766.9 792.0 649.2 721.3 Annual Total2/ 8,566.4 8,716.1 8,684.4 1/ Revised. 2/Totals may not add due to rounding. 8,895.7 9,000.5 8,968.7 9,035.6 9,075.3 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION 31 TABLE 40 PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF RED MEAT AND POULTRY--SELECTED YEARS, 2004-20081/ UNITED STATES Red Meat, Retail Weight Basis Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Beef Pork Lamb Total2/ Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds 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 62.8 49.5 1.0 113.3 Eggs Total2/ Number 257.3 255.8 257.8 250.1 248.9 Chickens Commercial Broilers3/ Pounds 84.4 85.8 86.5 85.4 83.5 Turkey4/ Pounds 17.1 16.7 16.9 17.5 17.6 Total2/4/ Pounds 101.5 102.5 103.4 102.9 101.1 1/ Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Situation and Outlook Report, May, 2009. 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/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Retail lb. 4/ Ready-to-Cook Basis. Pounds 100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 2004 PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION Pork, Beef, and Chicken United States 2004 - 2008 2005 Pork 2006 Beef 2007 Chicken 32 USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE, 2009 EDITION 2008 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