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United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

ISSN: 1948-9056

Chickens and Eggs 2014 Summary

February 2015

Contents
   
Highlights...............................................................................................  5
Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production - States and United States: 
2013 and 2014............................................................................................  6
Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type - States and United States: 2013 and 2014.........................  7
Average Number of Layers on Hand During the Month by Type - United States: 2013-2014.....................  8
Number of Layers on Hand First Day of the Month by Type - United States: 2013-2014.......................  8
Average Number of Hatching Type Layers on Hand During the Month by Type - United States: 2013-2014.......  9
Number of Hatching Type Layers on Hand First Day of the Month by Type - United States: 2013-2014.........  9
Number of Eggs Layed per 100 Layers During the Month by Type - United States: 2013-2014.................. 10
Egg-Type Chicks:  Number Hatched by Month, Selected States and United States, 2013 1/.................... 10
Number of Hatching Type Eggs Layed per 100 Layers During the Month by Type - United States: 2013-2014.... 11
Number of Hatching Type Eggs Layed per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type - 
United States: 2013-2014................................................................................. 11
Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2013-2014....................................... 12
Number of All Pullets on Hand First Day of the Month - United States: 2013-2014.......................... 13
Percent of All Layers being Force Molted First Day of the Month - United States: 2013-2014............... 13
Number Slaughtered, Lost, and Added During the Month - United States: 2013-2014.......................... 13
Average Number of Table Egg Layers in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month - States and 
United States: 2013...................................................................................... 14
Average Number of Table Egg Layers in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month - States and 
United States: 2014...................................................................................... 16
Average Number of All Layers on Hand During the Month - States and United States: 2013................... 18
Average Number of All Layers on Hand During the Month - States and United States: 2014................... 20
Number of Eggs Layed per 100 For All Layers During the Month - States and United States: 2013............ 22
Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed:  19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2014 Thru 
December 29, 2014 (continued)............................................................................ 24
Percent of All Layers Being Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: 2013............... 26
Percent of All Layers Being Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: 2014............... 28
Percent of All Layers Molt Completed First Day of the Month - State and United States: 2013.............. 30
Percent of All Layers Molt Completed First Day of the Month - States and United States: 2014............. 32
Egg Production by Type During December - States and United States: 2013 and 2014......................... 34
Egg Production by Type During January - States and United States: 2013 and 2014.......................... 35
Egg Production by Type During February - States and United States: 2013 and 2014......................... 36
Egg Production by Type During March - States and United States: 2013 and 2014............................ 37
Egg Production by Type During April - States and United States: 2013 and 2014............................ 38
Egg Production by Type During May - States and United States: 2013 and 2014.............................. 39
Egg Production by Type During June - States and United States: 2013 and 2014............................. 40
Egg Production by Type During July - States and United States: 2013 and 2014............................. 41
Egg Production by Type During August - States and United States: 2013 and 2014........................... 42
Egg Production by Type During September - States and United States: 2013 and 2014........................ 43
Egg Production by Type During October - States and United States: 2013 and 2014.......................... 44
Egg Production by Type During November - State and United States: 2013 and 2014.......................... 45
Layers, Pullets, and Other Chickens - States and United States: December 1, 2013-2014.................... 46
Number, Value per Head, and Total Value - States and United States: December 1, 2013-2014................ 47
Statistical Methodology.................................................................................. 48
Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates..................................................... 49
Information Contacts..................................................................................... 49

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Highlights

United States Average Number of Layers Up 2 Percent: Layer numbers during 
2014 averaged 361 million, up 2 percent from the year earlier. The annual 
average production per layer on hand in 2014 was 277 eggs, up 1 percent from 
2013.

United States Egg Production Up 2 Percent: Egg production during the year 
ending November 30, 2014 totaled 99.8 billion eggs, up 2 percent from 2013. 
Table egg production, at 87.0 billion eggs, was up 3 percent from the 
previous year. Hatching egg production, at 12.8 billion eggs, was up slightly 
from 2013.

United States December 1 Inventory Numbers: The total number of chickens on 
hand on December 1, 2014 (excluding commercial broilers) was 479 million 
birds, up 1 percent from last year.

United States Total Value: The total value of all chickens on December 1, 
2014 was $1.96 billion, down slightly from December 1, 2013. The average 
value decreased from $4.15 per bird on December 1, 2013, to $4.10 per bird on 
December 1, 2014.

Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production - States
and United States: 2013 and 2014
[Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30.
Totals may not add due to rounding]
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                :   Average number    :       Eggs per       :       Total egg       
                :      of layers      :       layer 1/       :      production       
      State     :--------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013   :   2014   :   2013   :   2014    :   2013    :   2014    
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                : -- 1,000 layers --      ---- number ---       -- million eggs --   
                :                                                                    
Alabama ........:   9,286      9,280      238         232        2,207       2,148   
Arkansas .......:  12,069     12,131      245         244        2,952       2,962   
California .....:  18,010     16,173      280         281        5,048       4,551   
Colorado .......:   4,460      4,845      289         299        1,289       1,450   
Connecticut ....:   2,369      2,367      282         283          668         669   
Florida ........:   8,177      8,610      269         278        2,198       2,390   
Georgia ........:  17,748     18,270      255         259        4,525       4,723   
Illinois .......:   4,399      4,832      276         292        1,216       1,409   
Indiana ........:  26,664     27,400      277         283        7,382       7,747   
Iowa ...........:  58,007     59,154      279         278       16,156      16,449   
                :                                                                    
Kentucky .......:   4,443      4,717      257         258        1,143       1,219   
Louisiana ......:   1,938      2,006      275         270          532         541   
Maine ..........:   3,524      3,524      281         281          989         989   
Maryland .......:   2,458      2,782      279         282          686         785   
Massachusetts ..:     152        140      317         315           48          44   
Michigan .......:  12,959     13,044      295         297        3,818       3,867   
Minnesota ......:  10,348     10,926      280         281        2,899       3,071   
Mississippi ....:   5,753      5,626      243         240        1,395       1,351   
Missouri .......:   8,519      8,666      281         278        2,396       2,407   
Montana ........:     436        455      328         314          143         143   
                :                                                                    
Nebraska .......:   9,292      9,466      299         302        2,776       2,860   
New York .......:   4,795      5,048      295         296        1,416       1,493   
North Carolina .:  12,990     13,458      245         251        3,184       3,381   
Ohio ...........:  29,180     30,624      280         285        8,171       8,731   
Oklahoma .......:   3,139      3,054      238         233          746         712   
Oregon .........:   2,336      2,323      308         313          719         727   
Pennsylvania ...:  25,347     25,529      295         297        7,467       7,570   
South Carolina .:   4,311      4,260      264         262        1,139       1,117   
South Dakota ...:   2,730      2,632      298         286          814         752   
Tennessee ......:   1,443      1,530      228         223          329         341   
                :                                                                    
Texas ..........:  18,801     18,932      271         270        5,098       5,109   
Utah ...........:   3,793      4,144      286         285        1,084       1,180   
Vermont ........:     162        143      260         252           42          36   
Virginia .......:   2,878      2,977      250         257          719         765   
Washington .....:   6,842      6,928      287         282        1,962       1,950   
West Virginia ..:   1,085      1,188      219         227          238         270   
Wisconsin ......:   5,377      5,105      285         284        1,532       1,449   
                :                                                                    
Other States 2/ :   8,626      8,585      282         281        2,429       2,410   
                :                                                                    
United States ..: 354,844    360,873      275         277       97,555      99,768   
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1/ Total egg production divided by average number of layers on hand.                 
2/ Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New  
   Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Wyoming combined to avoid         
   disclosing individual operations.                                                 

Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type - States and United States: 2013 and 2014
[Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30.
Totals may not add due to rounding]
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                :        Total        :      Table eggs      :     Hatching eggs     
      State     :--------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013   :   2014   :   2013   :   2014    :   2013    :   2014    
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                :                            million eggs                            
                :                                                                    
Alabama ........:   2,207      2,148        423        448       1,784       1,700   
Arkansas .......:   2,952      2,962      1,051      1,061       1,901       1,901   
California .....:   5,048      4,551        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
Colorado .......:   1,289      1,450        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
Connecticut ....:     668        669        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
Florida ........:   2,198      2,390      2,142      2,332          56          58   
Georgia ........:   4,525      4,723      2,522      2,724       2,003       1,999   
Illinois .......:   1,216      1,409      1,158      1,351          58          58   
Indiana ........:   7,382      7,747      7,170      7,534         212         213   
Iowa ...........:  16,156     16,449     15,961     16,251         195         198   
                :                                                                    
Kentucky .......:   1,143      1,219        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
Louisiana ......:     532        541        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
Maine ..........:     989        989        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
Maryland .......:     686        785        671        771          15          14   
Massachusetts ..:      48         44        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
Michigan .......:   3,818      3,867        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
Minnesota ......:   2,899      3,071      2,815      2,998          84          73   
Mississippi ....:   1,395      1,351        449        424         946         927   
Missouri .......:   2,396      2,407        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
Montana ........:     143        143        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
                :                                                                    
Nebraska .......:   2,776      2,860      2,776      2,860           -           -   
New York .......:   1,416      1,493        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
North Carolina .:   3,184      3,381      1,623      1,753       1,561       1,628   
Ohio ...........:   8,171      8,731        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
Oklahoma .......:     746        712        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
Oregon .........:     719        727        704        727          14           -   
Pennsylvania ...:   7,467      7,570      7,158      7,256         309         314   
South Carolina .:   1,139      1,117        878        865         261         252   
South Dakota ...:     814        752        814        752           -           -   
Tennessee ......:     329        341        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
                :                                                                    
Texas ..........:   5,098      5,109        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
Utah ...........:   1,084      1,180      1,084      1,180           -           -   
Vermont ........:      42         36        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
Virginia .......:     719        765        352        387         367         378   
Washington .....:   1,962      1,950        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
West Virginia ..:     238        270        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
Wisconsin ......:   1,532      1,449        (D)        (D)         (D)         (D)   
                :                                                                    
Other States 1/ :   2,429      2,410       (NA)       (NA)        (NA)        (NA)   
                :                                                                    
United States ..:  97,555     99,768     84,789     86,971      12,770      12,803   
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-    Represents zero.                                                                
(D)  Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                    
(NA) Not available.                                                                  
1/   Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
     Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Wyoming combined to avoid       
     disclosing individual operations.                                               

Average Number of Layers on Hand During the Month by Type -
United States: 2013-2014
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            :        Total         :    Table egg type     :   All hatching type   
    Month   :----------------------------------------------------------------------
            :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014    
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            :                             1,000 layers                             
            :                                                                      
December 1/ :  354,144    360,673     300,166     305,151     53,978      55,522   
January ....:  353,292    359,556     298,678     303,392     54,614      56,164   
February ...:  354,436    358,967     299,686     302,666     54,750      56,301   
March ......:  356,126    359,955     300,399     303,711     55,727      56,244   
April ......:  354,615    360,826     298,071     304,256     56,544      56,570   
May ........:  353,318    360,383     296,590     303,607     56,728      56,776   
June .......:  353,247    359,729     296,942     303,025     56,305      56,704   
July .......:  353,257    360,787     297,353     304,161     55,904      56,626   
August .....:  355,022    361,731     299,442     305,415     55,580      56,316   
September ..:  355,160    361,813     300,095     306,022     55,065      55,791   
October ....:  355,968    362,034     301,104     306,340     54,864      55,694   
November ...:  359,542    364,017     304,497     308,126     55,045      55,891   
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1/ December preceding year.                                                        

Number of Layers on Hand First Day of the Month by Type - United States: 2013-2014
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            :        Total         :    Table egg type     :   All hatching type   
    Month   :----------------------------------------------------------------------
            :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014    
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            :                             1,000 layers                             
            :                                                                      
January ....:  353,275    360,079     298,578     304,292     54,697      55,787   
February ...:  353,322    358,861     298,809     302,343     54,513      56,518   
March ......:  355,565    359,078     300,592     303,008     54,973      56,070   
April ......:  356,700    360,800     300,238     304,398     56,462      56,402   
May ........:  352,645    360,986     296,032     304,258     56,613      56,728   
June .......:  354,002    359,752     297,179     302,943     56,823      56,809   
July .......:  352,507    359,671     296,735     303,092     55,772      56,579   
August .....:  354,019    361,873     297,999     305,218     56,020      56,655   
September ..:  356,032    361,560     300,908     305,597     55,124      55,963   
October ....:  354,261    362,044     299,272     306,438     54,989      55,606   
November ...:  357,685    361,986     302,965     306,224     54,720      55,762   
December ...:  361,403    366,045     306,054     310,052     55,349      55,993   
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Average Number of Hatching Type Layers on Hand During the Month by Type -
United States: 2013-2014
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            :  All hatching type   :     Broiler type      :       Egg type        
    Month   :----------------------------------------------------------------------
            :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014    
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            :                             1,000 layers                             
            :                                                                      
December 1/ :  53,978      55,522     50,819      52,205       3,159       3,317   
January ....:  54,614      56,164     51,339      52,858       3,275       3,306   
February ...:  54,750      56,301     51,443      52,990       3,307       3,311   
March ......:  55,727      56,244     52,309      53,005       3,418       3,239   
April ......:  56,544      56,570     53,069      53,267       3,475       3,303   
May ........:  56,728      56,776     53,255      53,446       3,473       3,330   
June .......:  56,305      56,704     52,878      53,455       3,427       3,249   
July .......:  55,904      56,626     52,471      53,441       3,433       3,185   
August .....:  55,580      56,316     52,132      53,130       3,448       3,186   
September ..:  55,065      55,791     51,660      52,594       3,405       3,197   
October ....:  54,864      55,694     51,499      52,525       3,365       3,169   
November ...:  55,045      55,891     51,669      52,717       3,376       3,174   
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1/ December preceding year.                                                        

Number of Hatching Type Layers on Hand First Day of the Month by Type -
United States: 2013-2014
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            :  All hatching type   :     Broiler type      :       Egg type        
    Month   :----------------------------------------------------------------------
            :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014    
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            :                             1,000 layers                             
            :                                                                      
January ....:  54,697      55,787     51,394      52,557       3,303       3,230   
February ...:  54,513      56,518     51,271      53,146       3,242       3,372   
March ......:  54,973      56,070     51,609      52,823       3,364       3,247   
April ......:  56,462      56,402     52,997      53,174       3,465       3,228   
May ........:  56,613      56,728     53,133      53,354       3,480       3,374   
June .......:  56,823      56,809     53,363      53,529       3,460       3,280   
July .......:  55,772      56,579     52,381      53,369       3,391       3,210   
August .....:  56,020      56,655     52,551      53,501       3,469       3,154   
September ..:  55,124      55,963     51,699      52,750       3,425       3,213   
October ....:  54,989      55,606     51,609      52,430       3,380       3,176   
November ...:  54,720      55,762     51,376      52,607       3,344       3,155   
December ...:  55,349      55,993     51,949      52,811       3,400       3,182   
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Number of Eggs Layed per 100 Layers During the Month by Type -
United States: 2013-2014
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            :        Total         :      Table eggs       :     Hatching eggs     
    Month   :----------------------------------------------------------------------
            :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014    
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            :                                number                                
            :                                                                      
December 1/ :   2,347      2,354       2,420       2,432       1,940       1,924   
January ....:   2,328      2,335       2,397       2,413       1,950       1,918   
February ...:   2,090      2,104       2,148       2,174       1,774       1,726   
March ......:   2,327      2,342       2,396       2,421       1,956       1,915   
April ......:   2,262      2,274       2,333       2,353       1,891       1,847   
May ........:   2,330      2,339       2,402       2,416       1,957       1,927   
June .......:   2,251      2,266       2,316       2,340       1,904       1,869   
July .......:   2,316      2,357       2,383       2,434       1,961       1,943   
August .....:   2,331      2,347       2,400       2,421       1,958       1,950   
September ..:   2,274      2,262       2,342       2,329       1,903       1,900   
October ....:   2,353      2,355       2,424       2,426       1,963       1,964   
November ...:   2,283      2,311       2,355       2,386       1,884       1,893   
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1/ December preceding year.                                                        

Number of Hatching Type Eggs Layed per 100 Layers During the Month by Type -
United States: 2013-2014
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            :    Hatching eggs     :     Broiler type      :       Egg type        
    Month   :----------------------------------------------------------------------
            :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014    
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            :                                number                                
            :                                                                      
December 1/ :   1,940      1,924       1,911       1,891       2,406       2,442   
January ....:   1,950      1,918       1,915       1,882       2,504       2,480   
February ...:   1,774      1,726       1,740       1,695       2,298       2,235   
March ......:   1,956      1,915       1,916       1,877       2,575       2,532   
April ......:   1,891      1,847       1,852       1,812       2,475       2,422   
May ........:   1,957      1,927       1,923       1,892       2,476       2,492   
June .......:   1,904      1,869       1,874       1,835       2,364       2,432   
July .......:   1,961      1,943       1,927       1,911       2,476       2,480   
August .....:   1,958      1,950       1,920       1,918       2,523       2,480   
September ..:   1,903      1,900       1,866       1,873       2,467       2,346   
October ....:   1,963      1,964       1,926       1,934       2,526       2,461   
November ...:   1,884      1,893       1,852       1,861       2,370       2,426   
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1/ December preceding year.                                                        

Number of Hatching Type Eggs Layed per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type -
United States: 2013-2014
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            :    Hatching eggs     :     Broiler type      :       Egg type        
    Month   :----------------------------------------------------------------------
            :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014    
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            :                                number                                
            :                                                                      
January ....:   62.4        61.9       61.4        60.8        78.5        81.4    
February ...:   63.0        61.4       61.8        60.3        82.3        78.7    
March ......:   63.2        61.9       62.0        60.7        82.6        81.6    
April ......:   62.7        61.1       61.4        59.9        82.7        80.9    
May ........:   62.7        61.6       61.6        60.5        80.5        79.0    
June .......:   63.2        62.3       62.1        61.1        79.6        81.5    
July .......:   63.5        62.5       62.6        61.5        77.8        80.1    
August .....:   62.5        62.3       61.3        61.3        80.5        79.4    
September ..:   63.8        63.0       62.6        62.0        82.0        78.8    
October ....:   63.1        63.4       61.9        62.6        82.4        76.5    
November ...:   63.0        63.3       61.9        62.2        81.0        81.3    
December ...:   62.2        62.6       61.3        61.6        76.2        79.8    
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Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2013-2014
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
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            :        Total        :      Table eggs      :    Hatching eggs     
    Month   :-------------------------------------------------------------------
            :   2013   :   2014   :   2013    :   2014   :   2013   :   2014    
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            :                           million eggs                            
            :                                                                   
December 1/ :   8,310      8,489      7,263       7,422      1,047      1,068   
January ....:   8,225      8,397      7,160       7,321      1,065      1,077   
February ...:   7,408      7,551      6,437       6,579        971        972   
March ......:   8,288      8,430      7,198       7,354      1,090      1,077   
April ......:   8,023      8,205      6,954       7,160      1,069      1,045   
May ........:   8,234      8,428      7,124       7,336      1,110      1,094   
June .......:   7,950      8,151      6,878       7,091      1,072      1,060   
July .......:   8,181      8,503      7,085       7,404      1,096      1,100   
August .....:   8,274      8,491      7,186       7,394      1,088      1,098   
September ..:   8,076      8,186      7,028       7,126      1,048      1,060   
October ....:   8,377      8,526      7,300       7,433      1,077      1,094   
November ...:   8,209      8,411      7,172       7,353      1,037      1,058   
During year :  97,555     99,768     84,789      86,971     12,770     12,803   
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1/ December preceding year.                                                     

Hatching Type Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2013-2014
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
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            :    Hatching eggs    :     Broiler type     :       Egg type       
    Month   :-------------------------------------------------------------------
            :   2013   :   2014   :   2013    :   2014   :   2013   :   2014    
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            :                           million eggs                            
            :                                                                   
December 1/ :   1,047      1,068        971         987       76          81    
January ....:   1,065      1,077        983         995       82          82    
February ...:     971        972        895         898       76          74    
March ......:   1,090      1,077      1,002         995       88          82    
April ......:   1,069      1,045        983         965       86          80    
May ........:   1,110      1,094      1,024       1,011       86          83    
June .......:   1,072      1,060        991         981       81          79    
July .......:   1,096      1,100      1,011       1,021       85          79    
August .....:   1,088      1,098      1,001       1,019       87          79    
September ..:   1,048      1,060        964         985       84          75    
October ....:   1,077      1,094        992       1,016       85          78    
November ...:   1,037      1,058        957         981       80          77    
During year :  12,770     12,803     11,774      11,854      996         949    
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1/ December preceding year.                                                     

Number of All Pullets on Hand First Day of the Month - United States: 2013-2014
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                        :                           :                           
          Month         :           2013            :           2014            
                        :                           :                           
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                        :                     1,000 pullets                     
                        :                                                       
January ................:          106,701                     108,526          
February ...............:          107,055                     108,122          
March ..................:          106,885                     107,660          
April ..................:          108,881                     107,290          
May ....................:          108,587                     108,185          
June ...................:          107,006                     109,397          
July ...................:          108,295                     109,567          
August .................:          109,960                     109,322          
September ..............:          108,095                     109,413          
October ................:          108,819                     107,168          
November ...............:          108,285                     108,600          
December ...............:          106,646                     106,602          
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Percent of All Layers being Force Molted First Day of the Month -
United States: 2013-2014
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               :         Being molted          :         Molt completed         
     Month     :----------------------------------------------------------------
               :     2013      :     2014      :      2013      :     2014      
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               :                            percent                             
               :                                                                
January .......:      2.9             2.7             18.9            18.2      
February ......:      3.6             2.8             18.5            18.0      
March .........:      2.5             2.4             19.0            18.0      
April .........:      2.0             1.9             18.7            17.9      
May ...........:      3.4             2.8             18.0            17.7      
June ..........:      2.8             3.0             18.0            17.2      
July ..........:      3.0             2.6             18.1            18.0      
August ........:      2.8             3.3             18.8            18.0      
September .....:      2.7             2.9             18.9            18.9      
October .......:      2.8             3.3             18.7            19.3      
November ......:      2.1             2.0             18.7            19.9      
December ......:      1.6             1.3             18.4            19.3      
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Number Slaughtered, Lost, and Added During the Month - United States: 2013-2014
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            :   Layers sold    :    Layers rendered, died,     :         :         
            :       for        :   destroyed, composted, or    :         :         
    Month   :    slaughter     :  disappeared for any reason   :      Pullets      
            :         :        :       (other than sold)       :     added 1/      
            :----------------------------------------------------------------------
            :  2013   :  2014  :     2013      :     2014      :  2013   :  2014   
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            : --------------- 1,000 layers ---------------         1,000 pullets   
            :                                                                      
December 2/ : 13,451    14,156       7,882           7,573       21,907    23,722  
January ....: 15,629    15,707       7,582           8,222       24,992    22,821  
February ...: 13,696    15,877       6,847           8,244       23,524    24,543  
March ......: 13,508    13,410       7,085           7,895       25,178    24,201  
April ......: 18,128    14,441       7,843           6,942       22,953    24,222  
May ........: 15,619    15,207       9,470           8,373       25,615    24,570  
June .......: 14,370    14,402       8,006           8,148       23,269    23,230  
July .......: 13,126    14,071       6,967           8,284       23,864    25,601  
August .....: 14,250    16,393       5,846           7,271       21,767    25,047  
September ..: 14,324    15,709       9,021           7,767       24,169    23,334  
October ....: 15,191    14,723       7,041           7,111       26,380    24,850  
November ...: 13,756    13,483       6,167           7,234       23,850    23,639  
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1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks.                      
2/ December preceding year.                                                        

Average Number of Table Egg Layers in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the
Month - States and United States: 2013
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                :           :          :          :          :           :          
      State     :December 1/: January  : February :  March   :   April   :   May    
                :           :          :          :          :           :          
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                :                           1,000 layers                            
                :                                                                   
Alabama ........:    1,537      1,468      1,468      1,547       1,473      1,479  
Arkansas .......:    3,709      3,744      3,795      3,701       3,620      3,699  
California .....:   18,553     18,118     17,964     17,872      17,880     17,455  
Colorado .......:    3,747      3,719      3,814      3,870       3,606      3,656  
Connecticut ....:    2,330      2,285      2,242      2,272       2,296      2,272  
Florida ........:    8,210      8,070      7,983      7,856       7,723      7,512  
Georgia ........:    8,965      8,993      8,934      8,875       8,833      8,959  
Illinois .......:    3,938      3,930      4,031      3,910       3,824      3,752  
Indiana ........:   25,450     25,549     25,802     25,973      25,691     25,497  
Iowa ...........:   56,560     56,437     56,741     57,157      56,853     56,755  
                :                                                                   
Maine ..........:    3,480      3,476      3,503      3,496       3,476      3,434  
Maryland .......:    2,258      2,261      2,295      2,211       2,198      2,247  
Michigan .......:   12,598     12,600     12,766     12,890      12,855     12,663  
Minnesota ......:    9,673      9,800      9,826      9,873       9,813      9,825  
Mississippi ....:    1,576      1,578      1,579      1,579       1,579      1,579  
Missouri .......:    6,672      6,505      6,362      6,444       6,303      6,099  
Nebraska .......:    9,245      9,221      9,245      9,191       9,067      9,008  
New York .......:    4,399      4,470      4,591      4,522       4,321      4,227  
North Carolina .:    5,967      5,796      5,775      5,743       5,684      5,790  
Ohio ...........:   28,029     28,051     28,309     28,426      28,232     28,310  
                :                                                                   
Oregon .........:    2,156      2,153      2,083      2,121       2,206      2,216  
Pennsylvania ...:   23,627     23,334     23,431     23,547      23,371     23,159  
South Carolina .:    2,955      2,907      3,028      3,153       3,058      2,960  
South Dakota ...:    2,214      2,447      2,639      2,598       2,471      2,518  
Texas ..........:   15,322     14,989     14,644     14,480      14,633     14,835  
Utah ...........:    3,769      3,678      3,601      3,709       3,746      3,636  
Virginia .......:    1,200      1,113      1,122      1,174       1,176      1,086  
Washington .....:    6,486      6,464      6,634      6,700       6,778      6,809  
Wisconsin ......:    4,633      4,638      4,600      4,609       4,534      4,369  
                :                                                                   
Other States 2/ :   12,926     12,935     12,930     12,951      12,871     12,835  
                :                                                                   
United States ..:  292,184    290,729    291,737    292,450     290,171    288,641  
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                         --continued

Average Number of Table Egg Layers in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the
Month - States and United States: 2013 (continued)
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                :           :          :          :          :           :          
      State     :   June    :   July   :  August  :September :  October  : November 
                :           :          :          :          :           :          
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                :                           1,000 layers                            
                :                                                                   
Alabama ........:    1,445      1,304      1,305      1,347       1,419      1,486  
Arkansas .......:    3,585      3,616      3,660      3,694       3,723      3,614  
California .....:   17,210     17,291     17,525     17,430      17,103     16,761  
Colorado .......:    4,037      4,218      4,216      4,301       4,435      4,514  
Connecticut ....:    2,286      2,311      2,280      2,250       2,210      2,249  
Florida ........:    7,479      7,532      7,653      7,729       7,721      7,968  
Georgia ........:    9,053      8,689      8,814      9,162       9,207      9,352  
Illinois .......:    3,695      3,768      3,880      3,887       4,111      4,307  
Indiana ........:   25,504     25,492     25,719     26,017      25,953     26,110  
Iowa ...........:   56,794     56,761     57,049     56,876      56,786     57,325  
                :                                                                   
Maine ..........:    3,408      3,422      3,445      3,476       3,505      3,511  
Maryland .......:    2,133      2,050      2,250      2,447       2,512      2,651  
Michigan .......:   12,626     12,747     12,888     12,677      12,613     12,917  
Minnesota ......:    9,859      9,957     10,007      9,927       9,918     10,100  
Mississippi ....:    1,579      1,579      1,579      1,558       1,535      1,533  
Missouri .......:    6,229      6,287      6,112      6,195       6,410      6,419  
Nebraska .......:    9,154      9,251      9,206      9,143       9,203      9,279  
New York .......:    4,314      4,319      4,393      4,377       4,500      4,751  
North Carolina .:    5,690      5,586      5,832      5,893       5,864      5,933  
Ohio ...........:   28,483     28,434     28,431     28,490      28,686     29,007  
                :                                                                   
Oregon .........:    2,143      2,085      2,188      2,222       2,144      2,152  
Pennsylvania ...:   23,039     23,115     23,368     23,573      24,039     24,432  
South Carolina .:    2,997      3,079      3,103      3,074       2,987      3,064  
South Dakota ...:    2,670      2,751      2,639      2,643       2,733      2,732  
Texas ..........:   14,714     14,442     14,567     14,630      14,764     14,946  
Utah ...........:    3,758      3,954      3,887      3,714       3,731      3,871  
Virginia .......:    1,016      1,126      1,184      1,188       1,213      1,201  
Washington .....:    6,778      6,804      6,814      6,671       6,551      6,654  
Wisconsin ......:    4,465      4,560      4,605      4,649       4,792      4,878  
                :                                                                   
Other States 2/ :   12,850     12,874     12,894     12,883      12,787     12,825  
                :                                                                   
United States ..:  288,993    289,404    291,493    292,123     293,155    296,542  
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1/ December preceding year.                                                         
2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.              

Average Number of Table Egg Layers in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the
Month - States and United States: 2014
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                :           :          :          :          :           :          
      State     :December 1/: January  : February :  March   :   April   :   May    
                :           :          :          :          :           :          
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                :                           1,000 layers                            
                :                                                                   
Alabama ........:    1,482      1,506      1,502      1,465       1,470      1,509  
Arkansas .......:    3,602      3,698      3,672      3,622       3,613      3,652  
California .....:   16,448     16,306     16,261     16,402      16,335     15,791  
Colorado .......:    4,552      4,515      4,472      4,497       4,410      4,357  
Connecticut ....:    2,326      2,285      2,242      2,272       2,296      2,272  
Florida ........:    8,273      8,264      8,193      8,181       8,106      8,066  
Georgia ........:    9,369      9,252      9,289      9,585       9,655      9,526  
Illinois .......:    4,287      4,251      4,423      4,547       4,414      4,206  
Indiana ........:   26,546     26,576     26,491     26,473      26,300     26,449  
Iowa ...........:   57,561     57,386     57,728     58,048      58,019     58,188  
                :                                                                   
Maine ..........:    3,478      3,476      3,503      3,496       3,476      3,434  
Maryland .......:    2,719      2,669      2,546      2,569       2,658      2,635  
Michigan .......:   12,812     12,482     12,724     13,044      12,885     12,760  
Minnesota ......:   10,310     10,214     10,129     10,194      10,258     10,329  
Mississippi ....:    1,532      1,531      1,530      1,530       1,530      1,530  
Missouri .......:    6,257      6,196      6,248      6,402       6,414      6,202  
Nebraska .......:    9,257      9,325      9,318      9,288       9,351      9,338  
New York .......:    4,759      4,676      4,608      4,593       4,655      4,694  
North Carolina .:    5,863      5,805      5,727      5,627       5,744      5,718  
Ohio ...........:   28,924     28,751     28,948     29,224      29,851     30,197  
                :                                                                   
Oregon .........:    2,197      2,199      2,127      2,168       2,178      2,181  
Pennsylvania ...:   24,384     24,274     23,842     23,458      23,240     23,102  
South Carolina .:    3,221      3,115      3,024      2,968       2,993      3,080  
South Dakota ...:    2,593      2,498      2,517      2,503       2,550      2,532  
Texas ..........:   14,989     14,885     14,786     14,696      14,658     14,800  
Utah ...........:    3,865      3,855      3,897      3,947       3,944      3,956  
Virginia .......:    1,196      1,093        990      1,098       1,250      1,197  
Washington .....:    6,756      6,829      6,662      6,594       6,802      6,836  
Wisconsin ......:    4,726      4,459      4,274      4,223       4,254      4,183  
                :                                                                   
Other States 2/ :   12,946     13,018     13,008     12,994      12,944     12,884  
                :                                                                   
United States ..:  297,230    295,389    294,681    295,708     296,253    295,604  
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                         --continued

Average Number of Table Egg Layers in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the
Month - States and United States: 2014 (continued)
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                :           :          :          :          :           :          
      State     :   June    :   July   :  August  :September :  October  : November 
                :           :          :          :          :           :          
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                :                           1,000 layers                            
                :                                                                   
Alabama ........:    1,534      1,529      1,508      1,508       1,467      1,500  
Arkansas .......:    3,673      3,584      3,620      3,653       3,717      3,866  
California .....:   15,571     15,585     15,429     15,234      15,033     14,653  
Colorado .......:    4,537      4,628      4,537      4,359       4,281      4,390  
Connecticut ....:    2,286      2,311      2,280      2,250       2,210      2,249  
Florida ........:    8,128      8,170      8,185      8,191       8,328      8,536  
Georgia ........:    9,388      9,407      9,453      9,550       9,609      9,812  
Illinois .......:    4,081      4,268      4,424      4,417       4,411      4,481  
Indiana ........:   26,656     26,486     26,532     26,599      26,226     26,017  
Iowa ...........:   57,779     57,584     58,024     58,415      58,522     58,523  
                :                                                                   
Maine ..........:    3,408      3,422      3,445      3,476       3,505      3,511  
Maryland .......:    2,614      2,603      2,595      2,585       2,564      2,613  
Michigan .......:   12,877     12,865     12,757     12,766      12,888     12,985  
Minnesota ......:   10,389     10,632     10,838     10,813      10,814     10,848  
Mississippi ....:    1,407      1,318      1,397      1,422       1,429      1,489  
Missouri .......:    6,206      6,481      6,712      6,549       6,460      6,736  
Nebraska .......:    9,374      9,468      9,422      9,342       9,371      9,447  
New York .......:    4,718      4,737      4,721      4,701       4,676      4,762  
North Carolina .:    5,768      6,009      6,073      6,180       6,283      6,546  
Ohio ...........:   30,115     30,268     30,030     30,104      30,328     30,416  
                :                                                                   
Oregon .........:    2,243      2,239      2,238      2,184       2,129      2,121  
Pennsylvania ...:   23,191     23,329     23,489     23,702      23,849     23,942  
South Carolina .:    3,066      2,966      2,913      2,996       2,952      2,895  
South Dakota ...:    2,471      2,409      2,519      2,484       2,328      2,473  
Texas ..........:   14,900     14,827     14,668     14,760      15,081     15,163  
Utah ...........:    3,996      4,160      4,303      4,432       4,495      4,417  
Virginia .......:    1,201      1,300      1,292      1,283       1,276      1,268  
Washington .....:    6,633      6,686      6,882      6,863       6,797      6,838  
Wisconsin ......:    4,034      4,116      4,250      4,344       4,444      4,656  
                :                                                                   
Other States 2/ :   12,778     12,771     12,876     12,857      12,864     12,953  
                :                                                                   
United States ..:  295,022    296,158    297,412    298,019     298,337    300,106  
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1/ December preceding year.                                                         
2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.              

Average Number of All Layers on Hand During the Month - States and
United States: 2013
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                :           :          :          :          :           :          
      State     :December 1/: January  : February :  March   :   April   :   May    
                :           :          :          :          :           :          
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                :                           1,000 layers                            
                :                                                                   
Alabama ........:    9,244      9,286      9,304      9,555       9,539      9,519  
Arkansas .......:   12,130     12,021     12,098     12,113      12,125     12,289  
California .....:   18,961     18,531     18,378     18,289      18,299     17,877  
Colorado .......:    4,199      4,129      4,205      4,260       4,012      4,125  
Connecticut ....:    2,426      2,381      2,338      2,368       2,393      2,370  
Florida ........:    8,602      8,478      8,390      8,250       8,110      7,900  
Georgia ........:   17,412     17,528     17,528     17,687      17,815     18,039  
Illinois .......:    4,389      4,398      4,499      4,391       4,307      4,235  
Indiana ........:   26,275     26,400     26,666     26,864      26,628     26,491  
Iowa ...........:   57,737     57,531     57,855     58,343      58,082     57,958  
                :                                                                   
Maine ..........:    3,535      3,531      3,558      3,551       3,531      3,489  
Maryland .......:    2,419      2,422      2,449      2,372       2,365      2,413  
Michigan .......:   12,811     12,824     13,003     13,130      13,090     12,887  
Minnesota ......:   10,147     10,257     10,285     10,332      10,272     10,285  
Mississippi ....:    5,532      5,582      5,624      5,773       5,919      5,915  
Missouri .......:    8,702      8,727      8,591      8,659       8,536      8,334  
Nebraska .......:    9,353      9,329      9,353      9,299       9,175      9,116  
New York .......:    4,764      4,839      4,964      4,891       4,679      4,581  
North Carolina .:   12,986     12,879     12,785     12,886      12,966     13,135  
Ohio ...........:   28,785     28,810     29,069     29,179      28,987     29,070  
                :                                                                   
Oregon .........:    2,376      2,366      2,284      2,322       2,406      2,404  
Pennsylvania ...:   25,386     25,232     25,304     25,425      25,243     24,997  
South Carolina .:    4,241      4,213      4,314      4,432       4,354      4,285  
South Dakota ...:    2,356      2,589      2,781      2,740       2,613      2,660  
Texas ..........:   19,260     18,992     18,693     18,617      18,811     18,961  
Utah ...........:    3,807      3,716      3,639      3,747       3,784      3,674  
Virginia .......:    2,838      2,818      2,853      2,917       2,931      2,819  
Washington .....:    6,651      6,629      6,799      6,865       6,943      6,974  
Wisconsin ......:    5,410      5,396      5,359      5,369       5,295      5,129  
                :                                                                   
Other States 2/ :   21,410     21,458     21,468     21,500      21,405     21,387  
                :                                                                   
United States ..:  354,144    353,292    354,436    356,126     354,615    353,318  
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                         --continued

Average Number of All Layers on Hand During the Month - States and United States:
2013 (continued)
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                :           :          :          :          :           :          
      State     :   June    :   July   :  August  :September :  October  : November 
                :           :          :          :          :           :          
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                :                           1,000 layers                            
                :                                                                   
Alabama ........:    9,360      9,142      9,106      9,106       9,126      9,141  
Arkansas .......:   12,190     12,086     12,030     12,012      11,958     11,779  
California .....:   17,633     17,707     17,933     17,837      17,510     17,167  
Colorado .......:    4,535      4,700      4,689      4,772       4,904      4,987  
Connecticut ....:    2,382      2,406      2,374      2,343       2,303      2,343  
Florida ........:    7,874      7,942      8,044      8,113       8,103      8,321  
Georgia ........:   18,067     17,536     17,581     17,833      17,879     18,074  
Illinois .......:    4,187      4,258      4,366      4,372       4,599      4,791  
Indiana ........:   26,529     26,492     26,696     26,953      26,887     27,085  
Iowa ...........:   57,954     57,933     58,238     58,065      57,931     58,458  
                :                                                                   
Maine ..........:    3,463      3,477      3,500      3,531       3,560      3,566  
Maryland .......:    2,300      2,215      2,419      2,617       2,679      2,821  
Michigan .......:   12,844     12,962     13,103     12,892      12,828     13,131  
Minnesota ......:   10,327     10,435     10,477     10,408      10,375     10,579  
Mississippi ....:    5,847      5,878      5,894      5,811       5,661      5,596  
Missouri .......:    8,418      8,470      8,264      8,328       8,581      8,620  
Nebraska .......:    9,262      9,359      9,314      9,251       9,311      9,387  
New York .......:    4,676      4,681      4,750      4,734       4,864      5,118  
North Carolina .:   13,059     12,914     13,101     12,997      12,957     13,209  
Ohio ...........:   29,242     29,202     29,208     29,280      29,500     29,831  
                :                                                                   
Oregon .........:    2,312      2,247      2,350      2,384       2,295      2,291  
Pennsylvania ...:   24,837     24,933     25,218     25,407      25,869     26,315  
South Carolina .:    4,315      4,369      4,385      4,333       4,220      4,266  
South Dakota ...:    2,812      2,893      2,781      2,785       2,875      2,874  
Texas ..........:   18,747     18,496     18,647     18,622      18,759     19,001  
Utah ...........:    3,796      3,992      3,925      3,752       3,769      3,909  
Virginia .......:    2,770      2,893      2,925      2,947       2,943      2,886  
Washington .....:    6,943      6,969      6,979      6,836       6,716      6,796  
Wisconsin ......:    5,223      5,324      5,378      5,423       5,564      5,650  
                :                                                                   
Other States 2/ :   21,343     21,346     21,347     21,416      21,442     21,550  
                :                                                                   
United States ..:  353,247    353,257    355,022    355,160     355,968    359,542  
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1/ December preceding year.                                                         
2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.              

Average Number of All Layers on Hand During the Month - States and
United States: 2014
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      State     :December 1/: January  : February :  March   :   April   :   May    
                :           :          :          :          :           :          
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                :                           1,000 layers                            
                :                                                                   
Alabama ........:    9,176      9,275      9,292      9,273       9,434      9,562  
Arkansas .......:   11,823     11,930     11,873     11,858      11,962     12,152  
California .....:   16,811     16,736     16,691     16,832      16,764     16,215  
Colorado .......:    5,014      4,929      4,847      4,871       4,783      4,730  
Connecticut ....:    2,420      2,379      2,336      2,366       2,390      2,366  
Florida ........:    8,634      8,655      8,578      8,548       8,488      8,460  
Georgia ........:   18,096     18,105     18,200     18,395      18,474     18,407  
Illinois .......:    4,764      4,726      4,894      5,015       4,882      4,690  
Indiana ........:   27,545     27,572     27,434     27,392      27,258     27,423  
Iowa ...........:   58,676     58,522     58,918     59,210      59,206     59,422  
                :                                                                   
Maine ..........:    3,533      3,531      3,558      3,551       3,531      3,489  
Maryland .......:    2,888      2,830      2,709      2,742       2,829      2,804  
Michigan .......:   13,025     12,708     12,962     13,282      13,123     12,991  
Minnesota ......:   10,757     10,634     10,552     10,616      10,696     10,784  
Mississippi ....:    5,709      5,782      5,801      5,848       5,805      5,662  
Missouri .......:    8,511      8,502      8,556      8,675       8,681      8,472  
Nebraska .......:    9,365      9,433      9,426      9,396       9,459      9,446  
New York .......:    5,122      5,036      4,964      4,949       5,014      5,052  
North Carolina .:   13,252     13,205     13,075     13,032      13,289     13,232  
Ohio ...........:   29,752     29,599     29,800     30,085      30,717     31,053  
                :                                                                   
Oregon .........:    2,336      2,338      2,266      2,307       2,317      2,320  
Pennsylvania ...:   26,290     26,185     25,777     25,373      25,114     24,958  
South Carolina .:    4,441      4,368      4,260      4,210       4,254      4,361  
South Dakota ...:    2,735      2,640      2,659      2,645       2,692      2,674  
Texas ..........:   19,084     19,003     18,916     18,811      18,750     18,920  
Utah ...........:    3,903      3,893      3,935      3,985       3,982      3,994  
Virginia .......:    2,851      2,834      2,775      2,920       3,048      3,006  
Washington .....:    6,920      6,993      6,827      6,759       6,967      7,002  
Wisconsin ......:    5,497      5,231      5,048      4,997       5,027      4,957  
                :                                                                   
Other States 2/ :   21,743     21,982     22,038     22,012      21,890     21,779  
                :                                                                   
United States ..:  360,673    359,556    358,967    359,955     360,826    360,383  
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Number of Eggs Layed per 100 For All Layers During the Month - States and
United States: 2013
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                :           :          :          :          :           :          
      State     :December 1/: January  : February :  March   :   April   :   May    
                :           :          :          :          :           :          
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                :                              number                               
                :                                                                   
Alabama ........:   2,001      2,003      1,838      2,051       1,950      2,007   
Arkansas .......:   2,102      2,071      1,860      2,072       2,021      2,083   
California .....:   2,342      2,320      2,117      2,395       2,301      2,377   
Colorado .......:   2,334      2,373      2,117      2,347       2,493      2,570   
Connecticut ....:   2,308      2,352      2,053      2,365       2,340      2,447   
Florida ........:   2,337      2,253      2,014      2,303       2,244      2,278   
Georgia ........:   2,148      2,145      1,968      2,194       2,094      2,123   
Illinois .......:   2,370      2,342      2,156      2,300       2,159      2,220   
Indiana ........:   2,333      2,345      2,104      2,308       2,261      2,378   
Iowa ...........:   2,401      2,348      2,100      2,374       2,326      2,383   
                :                                                                   
Maine ..........:   2,376      2,407      2,192      2,450       2,351      2,436   
Maryland .......:   2,315      2,395      2,164      2,361       2,241      2,279   
Michigan .......:   2,537      2,534      2,253      2,536       2,437      2,452   
Minnesota ......:   2,375      2,369      2,110      2,342       2,317      2,392   
Mississippi ....:   2,133      2,096      1,885      2,044       1,977      2,046   
Missouri .......:   2,390      2,406      2,153      2,356       2,355      2,400   
Nebraska .......:   2,502      2,540      2,331      2,549       2,463      2,545   
New York .......:   2,519      2,501      2,337      2,597       2,436      2,445   
North Carolina .:   2,102      2,104      1,862      2,041       1,982      2,033   
Ohio ...........:   2,449      2,381      2,102      2,320       2,253      2,363   
                :                                                                   
Oregon .........:   2,567      2,536      2,320      2,455       2,452      2,621   
Pennsylvania ...:   2,509      2,501      2,241      2,521       2,468      2,532   
South Carolina .:   2,264      2,231      1,947      2,166       2,205      2,310   
South Dakota ...:   2,589      2,511      2,229      2,482       2,488      2,594   
Texas ..........:   2,316      2,333      2,097      2,294       2,201      2,263   
Utah ...........:   2,417      2,368      2,198      2,322       2,141      2,422   
Virginia .......:   2,149      2,094      1,858      1,988       2,047      2,199   
Washington .....:   2,481      2,399      2,177      2,535       2,420      2,395   
Wisconsin ......:   2,495      2,446      2,127      2,440       2,304      2,340   
                :                                                                   
Other States 2/ :   2,223      2,246      2,008      2,233       2,172      2,235   
                :                                                                   
United States ..:   2,347      2,328      2,090      2,327       2,262      2,330   
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Number of Eggs Layed per 100 For All Layers During the Month - States and
United States: 2013 (continued)
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      State     :   June    :   July   :  August  :September :  October  : November 
                :           :          :          :          :           :          
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                :                              number                               
                :                                                                   
Alabama ........:   1,987      2,035      2,010      1,944       1,994      1,947   
Arkansas .......:   2,026      2,093      2,070      1,965       2,066      2,029   
California .....:   2,314      2,417      2,420      2,304       2,387      2,342   
Colorado .......:   2,227      2,383      2,581      2,494       2,508      2,446   
Connecticut ....:   2,309      2,452      2,527      2,390       2,388      2,262   
Florida ........:   2,223      2,292      2,250      2,132       2,271      2,283   
Georgia ........:   2,053      2,133      2,156      2,108       2,204      2,169   
Illinois .......:   2,197      2,395      2,405      2,356       2,392      2,338   
Indiana ........:   2,296      2,314      2,341      2,271       2,380      2,356   
Iowa ...........:   2,279      2,344      2,351      2,296       2,370      2,280   
                :                                                                   
Maine ..........:   2,339      2,358      2,286      2,237       2,331      2,299   
Maryland .......:   2,261      2,438      2,439      2,331       2,464      2,233   
Michigan .......:   2,382      2,469      2,496      2,459       2,518      2,391   
Minnesota ......:   2,295      2,396      2,405      2,335       2,381      2,297   
Mississippi ....:   1,967      2,024      2,036      1,996       2,067      1,984   
Missouri .......:   2,210      2,302      2,481      2,426       2,354      2,297   
Nebraska .......:   2,440      2,479      2,512      2,486       2,567      2,461   
New York .......:   2,374      2,521      2,442      2,366       2,549      2,442   
North Carolina .:   2,029      2,075      2,091      2,077       2,076      2,036   
Ohio ...........:   2,281      2,305      2,352      2,360       2,464      2,370   
                :                                                                   
Oregon .........:   2,595      2,759      2,638      2,517       2,702      2,619   
Pennsylvania ...:   2,424      2,491      2,502      2,421       2,466      2,386   
South Carolina .:   2,202      2,243      2,212      2,169       2,299      2,180   
South Dakota ...:   2,525      2,558      2,481      2,442       2,539      2,401   
Texas ..........:   2,219      2,303      2,290      2,223       2,324      2,253   
Utah ...........:   2,503      2,455      2,446      2,399       2,467      2,430   
Virginia .......:   2,094      2,005      2,017      2,138       2,243      2,148   
Washington .....:   2,247      2,310      2,379      2,370       2,531      2,443   
Wisconsin ......:   2,317      2,367      2,380      2,360       2,480      2,425   
                :                                                                   
Other States 2/ :   2,179      2,244      2,244      2,171       2,243      2,176   
                :                                                                   
United States ..:   2,251      2,316      2,331      2,274       2,353      2,283   
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1/ December preceding year.                                                         
2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.              

Number of Eggs Layed per 100 For All Layers During the Month - States and
United States: 2014 (continued)
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      State     :   June    :   July   :  August  :September :  October  : November 
                :           :          :          :          :           :          
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                :                              number                               
                :                                                                   
Alabama ........:   1,931      2,009      1,978      1,924       2,006      1,937   
Arkansas .......:   1,982      2,086      2,102      2,008       2,070      2,022   
California .....:   2,326      2,400      2,349      2,249       2,408      2,369   
Colorado .......:   2,464      2,500      2,525      2,473       2,535      2,456   
Connecticut ....:   2,312      2,454      2,527      2,389       2,431      2,262   
Florida ........:   2,218      2,319      2,323      2,213       2,363      2,406   
Georgia ........:   2,089      2,159      2,175      2,116       2,215      2,166   
Illinois .......:   2,468      2,520      2,503      2,508       2,532      2,297   
Indiana ........:   2,320      2,403      2,347      2,254       2,389      2,347   
Iowa ...........:   2,295      2,375      2,369      2,317       2,385      2,317   
                :                                                                   
Maine ..........:   2,339      2,358      2,286      2,237       2,331      2,299   
Maryland .......:   2,335      2,451      2,459      2,360       2,454      2,340   
Michigan .......:   2,413      2,523      2,551      2,511       2,503      2,409   
Minnesota ......:   2,314      2,444      2,408      2,289       2,360      2,326   
Mississippi ....:   1,968      2,036      2,011      1,942       2,036      2,058   
Missouri .......:   2,258      2,338      2,402      2,359       2,379      2,337   
Nebraska .......:   2,531      2,600      2,581      2,508       2,606      2,501   
New York .......:   2,405      2,493      2,500      2,434       2,567      2,485   
North Carolina .:   2,064      2,120      2,108      2,036       2,120      2,088   
Ohio ...........:   2,298      2,459      2,433      2,254       2,391      2,407   
                :                                                                   
Oregon .........:   2,645      2,691      2,692      2,626       2,690      2,566   
Pennsylvania ...:   2,431      2,513      2,515      2,443       2,559      2,509   
South Carolina .:   2,164      2,166      2,103      2,088       2,323      2,238   
South Dakota ...:   2,258      2,430      2,443      2,475       2,551      2,371   
Texas ..........:   2,202      2,312      2,321      2,156       2,224      2,272   
Utah ...........:   2,305      2,382      2,465      2,371       2,471      2,424   
Virginia .......:   2,132      2,180      2,158      2,102       2,239      2,183   
Washington .....:   2,324      2,481      2,427      2,305       2,427      2,364   
Wisconsin ......:   2,349      2,433      2,387      2,304       2,375      2,392   
                :                                                                   
Other States 2/ :   2,149      2,229      2,231      2,151       2,223      2,190   
                :                                                                   
United States ..:   2,266      2,357      2,347      2,262       2,355      2,311   
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1/ December preceding year.                                                         
2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.              

Percent of All Layers Being Molted First Day of the Month - States and
United States: 2013
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                :          :          :           :           :           :          
      State     : January  : February :   March   :   April   :    May    :   June   
                :          :          :           :           :           :          
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                :                              percent                               
                :                                                                    
Alabama ........:    0.5       1.0         0.5         0.5         3.0        0.5    
Arkansas .......:    2.0       0.5         1.0         3.0         4.0        1.0    
California .....:    2.5       3.0         3.0         2.0         5.0        4.0    
Colorado .......:    4.5       4.0         3.5         4.0         1.0        1.5    
Connecticut ....:      -       9.0         9.0         8.0         8.0          -    
Florida ........:    8.0       7.0         7.0         1.0         4.0        6.0    
Georgia ........:    3.5       4.5         3.5         1.0         3.0        2.0    
Illinois .......:    2.0       2.5         2.0         4.5         2.5        2.0    
Indiana ........:    4.0       4.5         1.5         2.0         3.5        1.5    
Iowa ...........:    3.5       6.5         2.5         3.0         3.5        2.5    
                :                                                                    
Maine ..........:      -         -           -           -           -          -    
Maryland .......:      -         -           -           -        11.0          -    
Michigan .......:    2.5       7.0         4.0         2.0         3.0        1.0    
Minnesota ......:    3.0       3.0         4.5         2.0         6.0        4.0    
Mississippi ....:    2.0       2.0         2.0         2.0         2.0        2.0    
Missouri .......:    1.5       3.5           -           -         2.5        6.5    
Nebraska .......:    1.0         -           -           -           -        1.0    
New York .......:    1.5         -         1.0         1.0         1.0          -    
North Carolina .:    3.0       2.0           -           -         2.0        3.0    
Ohio ...........:    2.5       2.0         2.5         1.5         2.5        5.5    
                :                                                                    
Oregon .........:   12.0       0.5         7.0        10.0           -          -    
Pennsylvania ...:    1.0       2.5         1.5         1.0         2.0        2.0    
South Carolina .:      -       1.5         2.0           -           -        1.5    
South Dakota ...:    4.0         -           -           -         3.5        4.0    
Texas ..........:    5.0       4.0         4.0         3.5         5.5        4.5    
Utah ...........:    4.0       8.0         4.0         7.5         9.5          -    
Virginia .......:    3.5         -         4.5         2.5         2.5        3.5    
Washington .....:    3.5       4.5         6.0         3.5         8.5        5.5    
Wisconsin ......:    2.0       1.5         2.0         1.5         1.5        3.5    
                :                                                                    
Other States 1/ :    2.2       2.2         2.9         1.8         3.5        2.7    
                :                                                                    
United States ..:    2.9       3.6         2.5         2.0         3.4        2.8    
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Percent of All Layers Being Molted First Day of the Month - States and
United States: 2013 (continued)
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                :          :          :           :           :           :          
      State     :   July   :  August  : September :  October  : November  : December 
                :          :          :           :           :           :          
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                :                              percent                               
                :                                                                    
Alabama ........:   0.5        0.5           -         0.5           -        0.5    
Arkansas .......:   2.0        1.0         2.0         2.0         1.0          -    
California .....:   5.0        2.0         3.0         3.0         4.0        0.5    
Colorado .......:   4.5          -         1.0           -           -        3.0    
Connecticut ....:     -          -           -           -           -          -    
Florida ........:   5.0        6.5         7.0        10.0         2.5          -    
Georgia ........:   3.0        5.5         1.0         2.0         0.5          -    
Illinois .......:   2.5        4.0         3.5         4.0         3.0          -    
Indiana ........:   3.0        2.5         4.0         3.5         2.0        1.5    
Iowa ...........:   2.5        4.0         3.5         4.0         4.0        3.5    
                :                                                                    
Maine ..........:     -          -           -           -           -          -    
Maryland .......:     -          -           -           -         5.0          -    
Michigan .......:   3.5        1.0         1.0           -           -        0.5    
Minnesota ......:   2.5        2.0         2.5         4.5         3.5        2.0    
Mississippi ....:   2.0        2.0         2.0         1.5         1.0        1.0    
Missouri .......:     -          -         3.5         5.0           -        2.0    
Nebraska .......:     -        2.0         1.0         1.0         2.0        1.0    
New York .......:   2.0        2.0           -         1.5         1.0          -    
North Carolina .:     -        3.0         3.0         2.0           -          -    
Ohio ...........:   5.5        2.5         2.0         3.0         3.0        2.5    
                :                                                                    
Oregon .........:   2.0        5.0         4.0         4.5           -        4.5    
Pennsylvania ...:   3.0        2.0         2.0         1.0         3.0        1.5    
South Carolina .:     -          -           -           -           -          -    
South Dakota ...:   3.5        7.0         1.0           -           -        3.5    
Texas ..........:   4.5        3.5         5.0         3.0         1.0        3.0    
Utah ...........:   2.0        5.0         9.0        10.0         1.5          -    
Virginia .......:   3.5        4.0         4.0           -           -          -    
Washington .....:   8.0        6.5         5.5         3.5         3.5        1.0    
Wisconsin ......:   9.5        3.0         4.0         2.0         1.5          -    
                :                                                                    
Other States 1/ :   2.7        2.7         1.8         2.6         2.0        1.6    
                :                                                                    
United States ..:   3.0        2.8         2.7         2.8         2.1        1.6    
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-  Represents zero.                                                                  
1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Percent of All Layers Being Molted First Day of the Month - States and
United States: 2014
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                :          :          :           :           :           :          
      State     : January  : February :   March   :   April   :    May    :   June   
                :          :          :           :           :           :          
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                :                              percent                               
                :                                                                    
Alabama ........:   1.0        1.5         1.0         0.5         1.0         1.5   
Arkansas .......:   1.5        1.5         1.0         1.0         2.0         3.0   
California .....:   2.0        8.0         4.0         3.5         7.0         4.5   
Colorado .......:   6.0        5.5         1.5         2.0         2.5         5.5   
Connecticut ....:     -        9.0         9.0         8.0         8.0           -   
Florida ........:   7.0        8.5         4.0         1.0         5.5        10.5   
Georgia ........:   0.5        2.5         1.5         1.0         1.5         4.0   
Illinois .......:     -        2.0           -         4.0         1.0           -   
Indiana ........:   3.5        1.5         1.0         1.0         3.5         2.5   
Iowa ...........:   4.0        3.0         3.5         4.0         2.0         2.5   
                :                                                                    
Maine ..........:     -          -           -           -           -           -   
Maryland .......:     -          -           -           -         3.5           -   
Michigan .......:   4.5        1.0         1.0         1.5         1.0         2.0   
Minnesota ......:   3.5        4.5         2.0         3.0         6.5         5.0   
Mississippi ....:   1.0        1.0         1.5         1.5         1.5         1.5   
Missouri .......:   3.0        1.5         3.0           -         1.0         2.5   
Nebraska .......:   1.5          -           -           -           -           -   
New York .......:   0.5        2.0         3.0           -           -         4.0   
North Carolina .:     -          -         2.0         0.5         2.5           -   
Ohio ...........:   2.0        3.0         3.0         2.5         4.0         4.5   
                :                                                                    
Oregon .........:   4.5          -         3.0           -         7.5           -   
Pennsylvania ...:   2.5        1.0         1.5         0.5         1.0         0.5   
South Carolina .:     -          -         1.0           -           -           -   
South Dakota ...:   8.0        4.5        10.5         6.5         6.0         4.0   
Texas ..........:   3.5        5.0         1.5         0.5         3.0         6.0   
Utah ...........:   4.0        4.0         5.0         5.5         4.0         5.5   
Virginia .......:     -        4.0         4.0           -         9.5           -   
Washington .....:   5.5        6.5         2.5         4.0         6.5         5.0   
Wisconsin ......:   2.5        6.5         6.0           -         6.5         4.5   
                :                                                                    
Other States 1/ :   1.7        2.2         3.1         2.2         2.2         2.7   
                :                                                                    
United States ..:   2.7        2.8         2.4         1.9         2.8         3.0   
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Percent of All Layers Being Molted First Day of the Month - States and
United States: 2014 (continued)
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                :          :          :           :           :           :          
      State     :   July   :  August  : September :  October  : November  : December 
                :          :          :           :           :           :          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                              percent                               
                :                                                                    
Alabama ........:     -         1.0        2.0         0.5           -        1.0    
Arkansas .......:   2.0         1.5        2.0         2.5         0.5        1.0    
California .....:   3.5         6.0        7.0         3.5         2.5        2.5    
Colorado .......:   4.0         3.5        4.5         5.0         3.0          -    
Connecticut ....:     -           -          -           -           -          -    
Florida ........:   8.0         8.0        5.5         9.0         5.0          -    
Georgia ........:   3.0         4.0        3.0         5.0         2.0        1.0    
Illinois .......:   4.0         4.0          -           -           -        2.5    
Indiana ........:   2.0         3.5        3.0         4.0         1.0          -    
Iowa ...........:   3.5         5.0        3.0         4.0         4.0        3.5    
                :                                                                    
Maine ..........:     -           -          -           -           -          -    
Maryland .......:     -           -        4.5           -           -          -    
Michigan .......:   1.5         3.5          -         2.5           -          -    
Minnesota ......:   1.5         2.0        2.5         3.5         4.0        3.0    
Mississippi ....:   2.0         2.5        3.5         3.5         3.0        0.5    
Missouri .......:     -         1.0        2.5         3.0           -          -    
Nebraska .......:     -           -          -           -           -          -    
New York .......:   5.0         3.5          -         0.5         1.5          -    
North Carolina .:   2.5         2.0        1.0         3.5           -          -    
Ohio ...........:   4.0         3.0        4.5         5.0         2.5        2.5    
                :                                                                    
Oregon .........:     -           -        7.0         6.5           -        4.5    
Pennsylvania ...:   0.5         1.0          -           -         0.5        0.5    
South Carolina .:     -         2.5          -         1.0         2.5          -    
South Dakota ...:   3.5         4.0          -           -         4.0          -    
Texas ..........:   3.0         3.0        6.0         5.5         2.0        0.5    
Utah ...........:   7.0         6.0        3.5         6.0         1.0        1.0    
Virginia .......:     -         6.0        9.0         3.5         2.0          -    
Washington .....:   3.0         1.0        7.0         6.0         3.5        3.0    
Wisconsin ......:   4.5        12.5        4.0         2.0         2.0          -    
                :                                                                    
Other States 1/ :   2.8         1.9        1.8         1.9         2.1        0.8    
                :                                                                    
United States ..:   2.6         3.3        2.9         3.3         2.0        1.3    
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-  Represents zero.                                                                  
1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Percent of All Layers Molt Completed First Day of the Month - State and
United States: 2013
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :          :          :           :           :           :          
      State     : January  : February :   March   :   April   :    May    :   June   
                :          :          :           :           :           :          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                              percent                               
                :                                                                    
Alabama ........:    5.5        4.5        5.0         5.5         6.0         7.5   
Arkansas .......:    9.5       11.0       10.5         7.5         6.5         9.5   
California .....:   31.0       29.0       30.5        30.5        29.0        28.5   
Colorado .......:   34.0       33.0       27.5        30.5        31.5        23.0   
Connecticut ....:    8.5        8.5        8.5        17.0        16.5        18.0   
Florida ........:   32.5       35.5       36.0        38.0        34.5        33.5   
Georgia ........:   14.5       15.5       17.5        16.5        17.5        15.0   
Illinois .......:   14.0       14.5       11.5         8.0        12.5        15.0   
Indiana ........:   24.0       24.5       26.5        26.0        24.0        23.0   
Iowa ...........:   23.5       22.0       24.5        24.0        24.5        25.5   
                :                                                                    
Maine ..........:      -          -          -           -           -           -   
Maryland .......:    4.0        4.0          -           -           -        11.0   
Michigan .......:    8.0        6.0        8.5         8.5         8.0         9.0   
Minnesota ......:   24.0       21.0       20.5        23.5        23.0        24.0   
Mississippi ....:    9.5        9.5        9.0         8.5         8.5         9.0   
Missouri .......:   14.5       14.0       15.0        14.0        10.5        13.0   
Nebraska .......:    4.5        4.0        4.0         3.0         3.0         1.5   
New York .......:   10.0        9.5        6.5         6.5         7.5         7.5   
North Carolina .:   12.5       15.0       14.5        13.0        12.0        12.0   
Ohio ...........:   27.0       27.5       27.5        25.5        23.5        18.5   
                :                                                                    
Oregon .........:   22.5       26.0       24.0        22.0        30.5        31.0   
Pennsylvania ...:    8.0        6.0        6.5         7.0         6.0         6.0   
South Carolina .:   13.5       13.5       13.0        14.5        12.5        12.0   
South Dakota ...:   15.5       13.5       13.0        12.0         8.5         9.0   
Texas ..........:   21.0       22.0       22.5        22.5        22.0        24.0   
Utah ...........:   35.0       33.0       33.5        30.5        36.5        39.0   
Virginia .......:   16.5       14.0       10.0        14.0        13.0        10.0   
Washington .....:   31.0       27.0       25.0        23.5        21.5        22.5   
Wisconsin ......:   29.5       28.5       27.5        25.5        18.0        17.5   
                :                                                                    
Other States 1/ :   16.2       16.6       15.7        16.5        16.3        17.9   
                :                                                                    
United States ..:   18.9       18.5       19.0        18.7        18.0        18.0   
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Percent of All Layers Molt Completed First Day of the Month - States and
United States: 2013 (continued)
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                :          :          :           :           :           :          
      State     :   July   :  August  : September :  October  : November  : December 
                :          :          :           :           :           :          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                              percent                               
                :                                                                    
Alabama ........:    6.0        6.5        6.0         6.0         6.0         6.0   
Arkansas .......:    8.0       10.0       10.0        11.5        10.5        10.5   
California .....:   28.0       29.5       29.5        27.5        26.0        25.5   
Colorado .......:   15.5       18.0       18.0        13.0         9.5         8.5   
Connecticut ....:   17.5       14.0       10.5        10.5        10.5         9.5   
Florida ........:   31.0       30.5       31.0        30.0        34.5        35.0   
Georgia ........:   16.5       16.0       15.5        14.0        15.5        14.5   
Illinois .......:   17.0       19.5       21.5        22.5        22.5        25.5   
Indiana ........:   22.0       21.0       23.0        24.5        25.5        26.0   
Iowa ...........:   26.5       25.5       25.5        24.0        23.5        23.0   
                :                                                                    
Maine ..........:      -          -          -           -           -           -   
Maryland .......:   11.5        9.0        4.0         4.0         3.5         8.0   
Michigan .......:    9.0       11.5       12.0        13.5        10.0         9.0   
Minnesota ......:   22.5       21.5       23.5        21.5        19.0        20.0   
Mississippi ....:    9.0        8.5        8.0        10.0        10.5        10.0   
Missouri .......:   18.5       19.0       20.0        22.0        26.5        22.0   
Nebraska .......:    2.0        2.0        3.0         3.0         3.0         4.0   
New York .......:    3.0        5.0        5.5         4.5         5.5         6.5   
North Carolina .:   14.0       13.0       15.5        17.0        18.0        17.5   
Ohio ...........:   20.0       24.0       20.5        20.5        23.0        22.0   
                :                                                                    
Oregon .........:   24.0       26.5       23.5        24.5        24.5        25.0   
Pennsylvania ...:    6.0        8.0        9.5         8.0         7.0         6.0   
South Carolina .:   14.0       13.5       13.0        11.5        12.0        11.0   
South Dakota ...:   10.5       10.0        7.0         7.0         4.0         4.0   
Texas ..........:   24.0       25.0       26.0        27.0        28.0        26.5   
Utah ...........:   31.5       32.0       33.0        44.5        40.0        40.0   
Virginia .......:   12.5       15.5       12.5        15.5        16.0        16.0   
Washington .....:   23.0       28.5       25.5        26.0        24.0        27.5   
Wisconsin ......:   21.5       19.0       23.5        26.0        23.0        22.5   
                :                                                                    
Other States 1/ :   17.1       17.1       17.2        16.7        16.8        16.3   
                :                                                                    
United States ..:   18.1       18.8       18.9        18.7        18.7        18.4   
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-  Represents zero.                                                                  
1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Percent of All Layers Molt Completed First Day of the Month - States and
United States: 2014
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :          :          :           :           :           :          
      State     : January  : February :   March   :   April   :    May    :   June   
                :          :          :           :           :           :          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                              percent                               
                :                                                                    
Alabama ........:    4.5        4.5        4.5         4.0         4.0         5.0   
Arkansas .......:   10.5       10.0       11.0        11.0         9.5        10.5   
California .....:   22.5       22.0       27.0        27.5        28.5        29.5   
Colorado .......:   11.5       16.5       16.5        15.5        16.5        18.0   
Connecticut ....:    8.5        8.5        8.5        16.5        16.5        18.0   
Florida ........:   32.0       26.5       31.0        29.0        24.5        21.0   
Georgia ........:   14.0       13.5       14.5        15.5        14.5        14.5   
Illinois .......:   21.5       14.5       15.0        14.0        17.0        10.5   
Indiana ........:   25.0       27.5       24.5        24.0        23.0        23.5   
Iowa ...........:   26.5       27.0       26.0        25.0        26.0        24.0   
                :                                                                    
Maine ..........:      -          -          -           -           -           -   
Maryland .......:    7.5        7.5        4.0         3.5         3.5         7.0   
Michigan .......:    9.5        9.0        8.0         8.5         8.5         6.5   
Minnesota ......:   17.0       17.0       17.5        17.5        19.5        18.5   
Mississippi ....:    9.5       10.0        9.0         9.0         9.0         9.5   
Missouri .......:   20.0       23.0       19.5        21.5        21.5        19.5   
Nebraska .......:    5.0        6.5        4.0         3.0         3.0         3.0   
New York .......:    5.0        4.5        4.0         6.0         5.5         4.5   
North Carolina .:   15.0       13.5       12.0        13.0        12.5        14.0   
Ohio ...........:   21.5       22.0       23.5        23.0        23.0        22.0   
                :                                                                    
Oregon .........:   24.0       14.0       17.0        14.5        11.5        15.5   
Pennsylvania ...:    7.0        7.0        6.5         8.0         5.5         6.0   
South Carolina .:   11.0       11.5       10.0        10.5         9.5         9.5   
South Dakota ...:    4.5        8.0       12.5        15.0        15.0        15.5   
Texas ..........:   26.0       24.0       26.5        25.0        24.5        24.0   
Utah ...........:   34.0       29.0       29.0        31.0        32.0        31.5   
Virginia .......:   15.5       15.0       10.0        10.5        10.5        13.5   
Washington .....:   24.0       24.5       23.0        21.0        21.0        18.0   
Wisconsin ......:   21.5       21.0       21.5        22.0        18.5        22.0   
                :                                                                    
Other States 1/ :   16.2       14.3       13.0        13.5        13.6        13.3   
                :                                                                    
United States ..:   18.2       18.0       18.0        17.9        17.7        17.2   
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                          --continued

Percent of All Layers Molt Completed First Day of the Month - States and
United States: 2014 (continued)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :          :          :           :           :           :          
      State     :   July   :  August  : September :  October  : November  : December 
                :          :          :           :           :           :          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                              percent                               
                :                                                                    
Alabama ........:    6.5        6.0        6.0         7.5         7.0         6.5   
Arkansas .......:   12.0       12.5       11.5        13.5        15.0        14.5   
California .....:   31.5       30.5       30.5        31.0        33.0        32.5   
Colorado .......:   18.5       21.5       24.5        24.5        26.5        21.5   
Connecticut ....:   17.5       14.0       10.5        10.5        10.5         9.5   
Florida ........:   25.0       29.5       33.0        35.0        41.0        43.5   
Georgia ........:   17.0       16.5       17.5        18.5        19.0        19.5   
Illinois .......:    9.5        9.5       13.0        13.0        12.5        12.0   
Indiana ........:   24.5       24.5       26.0        26.5        28.5        28.5   
Iowa ...........:   23.5       23.5       26.0        27.0        26.0        25.0   
                :                                                                    
Maine ..........:      -          -          -           -           -           -   
Maryland .......:    7.0        4.5        1.0         5.5         3.5           -   
Michigan .......:    5.5        6.5        8.5         8.0         9.5         9.5   
Minnesota ......:   22.0       20.0       18.5        19.0        17.5        18.5   
Mississippi ....:    9.0       11.0        9.5        12.0        14.0        15.5   
Missouri .......:   17.5       16.5       16.0        15.5        18.0        16.0   
Nebraska .......:    3.0        1.5        1.5         1.5           -           -   
New York .......:    6.0        5.5        9.0         7.0         7.0         8.0   
North Carolina .:   12.5       13.5       14.5        14.5        17.0        16.0   
Ohio ...........:   25.5       25.0       24.5        22.5        23.5        22.5   
                :                                                                    
Oregon .........:   13.5       13.5       14.5        12.0        17.0        13.5   
Pennsylvania ...:    5.5        5.5        5.0         3.5         1.5         2.0   
South Carolina .:    9.5        7.5        9.5         6.5         8.0        10.0   
South Dakota ...:   15.5       15.5       13.5        15.5        14.5        13.0   
Texas ..........:   27.0       28.0       28.5        31.5        35.0        33.0   
Utah ...........:   31.5       28.5       31.0        28.0        34.5        33.0   
Virginia .......:   13.0       13.0       12.5        16.5        20.0        22.0   
Washington .....:   20.5       21.0       20.5        23.0        25.0        21.0   
Wisconsin ......:   21.5       22.0       34.0        37.0        35.5        32.5   
                :                                                                    
Other States 1/ :   13.4       13.8       13.4        13.1        11.5        11.3   
                :                                                                    
United States ..:   18.0       18.0       18.9        19.3        19.9        19.3   
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-  Represents zero.                                                                  
1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Egg Production by Type During December - States and United States: 2013 and 2014
[December preceding year. Totals may not add due to rounding]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :        Total         :      Table eggs       :    Hatching eggs     
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                            million eggs                             
                :                                                                     
Alabama ........:     185        183          38          37         147        146   
Arkansas .......:     255        248          93          93         162        155   
California .....:     444        411         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Colorado .......:      98        126         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Connecticut ....:      56         56         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Florida ........:     201        204         196         200           5          4   
Georgia ........:     374        405         211         235         163        170   
Illinois .......:     104        115         100         110           4          5   
Indiana ........:     613        660         598         642          15         18   
Iowa ...........:   1,386      1,373       1,370       1,359          16         14   
                :                                                                     
Maine ..........:      84         84         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Maryland .......:      56         64          55          63           1          1   
Michigan .......:     325        325         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Minnesota ......:     241        255         234         249           7          6   
Mississippi ....:     118        116          40          38          78         78   
Missouri .......:     208        200         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Nebraska .......:     234        234         234         234           -          -   
New York .......:     120        129         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
North Carolina .:     273        285         147         150         126        135   
Ohio ...........:     705        738         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Oregon .........:      61         63          59          63           2          -   
Pennsylvania ...:     637        656         613         628          24         28   
South Carolina .:      96        100          75          80          21         20   
South Dakota ...:      61         69          61          69           -          -   
Texas ..........:     446        442         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Utah ...........:      92         96          92          96           -          -   
Virginia .......:      61         63          33          33          28         30   
Washington .....:     165        166         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Wisconsin ......:     135        140         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Other States 1/ :     476        483         348         349         128        135   
                :                                                                     
United States ..:   8,310      8,489       7,263       7,422       1,047      1,068   
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-   Represents zero.                                                                  
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                      
1/  Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Egg Production by Type During January - States and United States: 2013 and 2014
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :        Total         :      Table eggs       :    Hatching eggs     
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                            million eggs                             
                :                                                                     
Alabama ........:     186        179          35          35         151        144   
Arkansas .......:     249        247          92          92         157        155   
California .....:     430        396         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Colorado .......:      98        124         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Connecticut ....:      56         56         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Florida ........:     191        201         186         197           5          4   
Georgia ........:     376        400         210         229         166        171   
Illinois .......:     103        115          98         111           5          4   
Indiana ........:     619        660         603         641          16         19   
Iowa ...........:   1,351      1,364       1,336       1,348          15         16   
                :                                                                     
Maine ..........:      85         85         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Maryland .......:      58         66          57          65           1          1   
Michigan .......:     325        310         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Minnesota ......:     243        257         236         251           7          6   
Mississippi ....:     117        117          38          37          79         80   
Missouri .......:     210        195         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Nebraska .......:     237        237         237         237           -          -   
New York .......:     121        126         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
North Carolina .:     271        283         142         148         129        135   
Ohio ...........:     686        732         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Oregon .........:      60         61          58          61           2          -   
Pennsylvania ...:     631        651         604         623          27         28   
South Carolina .:      94        101          72          80          22         21   
South Dakota ...:      65         65          65          65           -          -   
Texas ..........:     443        435         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Utah ...........:      88         94          88          94           -          -   
Virginia .......:      59         61          30          30          29         31   
Washington .....:     159        161         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Wisconsin ......:     132        131         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Other States 1/ :     482        487         353         352         129        136   
                :                                                                     
United States ..:   8,225      8,397       7,160       7,321       1,065      1,077   
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-   Represents zero.                                                                  
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                      
1/  Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Egg Production by Type During February - States and United States: 2013 and 2014
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
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                :        Total         :      Table eggs       :    Hatching eggs     
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                            million eggs                             
                :                                                                     
Alabama ........:     171        160          33          32        138        128    
Arkansas .......:     225        219          83          80        142        139    
California .....:     389        355         (D)         (D)        (D)        (D)    
Colorado .......:      89        110         (D)         (D)        (D)        (D)    
Connecticut ....:      48         48         (D)         (D)        (D)        (D)    
Florida ........:     169        183         165         179          4          4    
Georgia ........:     345        360         193         206        152        154    
Illinois .......:      97        106          93         102          4          4    
Indiana ........:     561        599         547         583         14         16    
Iowa ...........:   1,215      1,229       1,200       1,213         15         16    
                :                                                                     
Maine ..........:      78         78         (D)         (D)        (D)        (D)    
Maryland .......:      53         59          52          58          1          1    
Michigan .......:     293        291         (D)         (D)        (D)        (D)    
Minnesota ......:     217        229         211         224          6          5    
Mississippi ....:     106        108          34          34         72         74    
Missouri .......:     185        177         (D)         (D)        (D)        (D)    
Nebraska .......:     218        218         218         218          -          -    
New York .......:     116        112         (D)         (D)        (D)        (D)    
North Carolina .:     238        258         120         134        118        124    
Ohio ...........:     611        659         (D)         (D)        (D)        (D)    
                :                                                                     
Oregon .........:      53         52          51          52          2          -    
Pennsylvania ...:     567        581         542         556         25         25    
South Carolina .:      84         85          63          67         21         18    
South Dakota ...:      62         58          62          58          -          -    
Texas ..........:     392        392         (D)         (D)        (D)        (D)    
Utah ...........:      80         84          80          84          -          -    
Virginia .......:      53         53          25          24         28         29    
Washington .....:     148        144         (D)         (D)        (D)        (D)    
Wisconsin ......:     114        105         (D)         (D)        (D)        (D)    
                :                                                                     
Other States 1/ :     431        439         316         317        115        122    
                :                                                                     
United States ..:   7,408      7,551       6,437       6,579        971        972    
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-   Represents zero.                                                                  
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                      
1/  Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Egg Production by Type During March - States and United States: 2013 and 2014
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
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                :        Total         :      Table eggs       :    Hatching eggs     
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                            million eggs                             
                :                                                                     
Alabama ........:     196        178          40          38         156        140   
Arkansas .......:     251        245          92          91         159        154   
California .....:     438        406         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Colorado .......:     100        124         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Connecticut ....:      56         56         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Florida ........:     190        207         185         202           5          5   
Georgia ........:     388        404         217         236         171        168   
Illinois .......:     101        121          96         116           5          5   
Indiana ........:     620        674         603         657          17         17   
Iowa ...........:   1,385      1,362       1,367       1,345          18         17   
                :                                                                     
Maine ..........:      87         87         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Maryland .......:      56         66          55          65           1          1   
Michigan .......:     333        343         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Minnesota ......:     242        253         235         247           7          6   
Mississippi ....:     118        120          38          38          80         82   
Missouri .......:     204        198         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Nebraska .......:     237        237         237         237           -          -   
New York .......:     127        125         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
North Carolina .:     263        280         129         143         134        137   
Ohio ...........:     677        741         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Oregon .........:      57         58          55          58           2          -   
Pennsylvania ...:     641        635         614         607          27         28   
South Carolina .:      96         92          74          71          22         21   
South Dakota ...:      68         65          68          65           -          -   
Texas ..........:     427        438         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Utah ...........:      87         93          87          93           -          -   
Virginia .......:      58         62          27          30          31         32   
Washington .....:     174        162         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Wisconsin ......:     131        112         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Other States 1/ :     480        486         352         351         128        136   
                :                                                                     
United States ..:   8,288      8,430       7,198       7,354       1,090      1,077   
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-   Represents zero.                                                                  
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                      
1/  Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Egg Production by Type During April - States and United States: 2013 and 2014
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
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                :        Total         :      Table eggs       :    Hatching eggs     
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                            million eggs                             
                :                                                                     
Alabama ........:     186        175          34          36         152        139   
Arkansas .......:     245        240          86          88         159        152   
California .....:     421        387         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Colorado .......:     100        121         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Connecticut ....:      56         56         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Florida ........:     182        199         177         194           5          5   
Georgia ........:     373        393         206         231         167        162   
Illinois .......:      93        118          88         113           5          5   
Indiana ........:     602        647         584         630          18         17   
Iowa ...........:   1,351      1,360       1,332       1,343          19         17   
                :                                                                     
Maine ..........:      83         83         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Maryland .......:      53         65          52          64           1          1   
Michigan .......:     319        326         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Minnesota ......:     238        245         231         240           7          5   
Mississippi ....:     117        114          37          36          80         78   
Missouri .......:     201        199         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Nebraska .......:     226        231         226         231           -          -   
New York .......:     114        121         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
North Carolina .:     257        270         128         139         129        131   
Ohio ...........:     653        711         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Oregon .........:      59         59          57          59           2          -   
Pennsylvania ...:     623        610         598         583          25         27   
South Carolina .:      96         92          75          71          21         21   
South Dakota ...:      65         59          65          59           -          -   
Texas ..........:     414        418         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Utah ...........:      81         92          81          92           -          -   
Virginia .......:      60         64          30          32          30         32   
Washington .....:     168        160         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Wisconsin ......:     122        118         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Other States 1/ :     465        472         340         342         125        130   
                :                                                                     
United States ..:   8,023      8,205       6,954       7,160       1,069      1,045   
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-   Represents zero.                                                                  
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                      
1/  Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Egg Production by Type During May - States and United States: 2013 and 2014
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
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                :        Total         :      Table eggs       :    Hatching eggs     
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                            million eggs                             
                :                                                                     
Alabama ........:     191        186          34          39         157        147   
Arkansas .......:     256        250          88          88         168        162   
California .....:     425        386         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Colorado .......:     106        123         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Connecticut ....:      58         58         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Florida ........:     180        197         175         192           5          5   
Georgia ........:     383        402         208         232         175        170   
Illinois .......:      94        117          89         112           5          5   
Indiana ........:     630        660         610         641          20         19   
Iowa ...........:   1,381      1,423       1,363       1,405          18         18   
                :                                                                     
Maine ..........:      85         85         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Maryland .......:      55         67          54          66           1          1   
Michigan .......:     316        323         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Minnesota ......:     246        251         239         245           7          6   
Mississippi ....:     121        115          38          37          83         78   
Missouri .......:     200        204         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Nebraska .......:     232        245         232         245           -          -   
New York .......:     112        125         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
North Carolina .:     267        283         134         144         133        139   
Ohio ...........:     687        723         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Oregon .........:      63         63          62          63           1          -   
Pennsylvania ...:     633        628         608         602          25         26   
South Carolina .:      99         97          76          75          23         22   
South Dakota ...:      69         60          69          60           -          -   
Texas ..........:     429        428         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Utah ...........:      89         95          89          95           -          -   
Virginia .......:      62         66          30          32          32         34   
Washington .....:     167        162         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Wisconsin ......:     120        119         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Other States 1/ :     478        487         349         353         129        135   
                :                                                                     
United States ..:   8,234      8,428       7,124       7,336       1,110      1,094   
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-   Represents zero.                                                                  
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                      
1/  Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Egg Production by Type During June - States and United States: 2013 and 2014
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
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                :        Total         :      Table eggs       :    Hatching eggs     
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                            million eggs                             
                :                                                                     
Alabama ........:     186        183          36          40         150        143   
Arkansas .......:     247        243          84          83         163        160   
California .....:     408        372         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Colorado .......:     101        121         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Connecticut ....:      55         55         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Florida ........:     175        189         170         184           5          5   
Georgia ........:     371        380         202         216         169        164   
Illinois .......:      92        113          87         108           5          5   
Indiana ........:     609        641         590         623          19         18   
Iowa ...........:   1,321      1,354       1,306       1,336          15         18   
                :                                                                     
Maine ..........:      81         81         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Maryland .......:      52         65          51          64           1          1   
Michigan .......:     306        316         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Minnesota ......:     237        251         230         245           7          6   
Mississippi ....:     115        109          37          34          78         75   
Missouri .......:     186        191         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Nebraska .......:     226        240         226         240           -          -   
New York .......:     111        122         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
North Carolina .:     265        275         132         140         133        135   
Ohio ...........:     667        712         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Oregon .........:      60         63          59          63           1          -   
Pennsylvania ...:     602        609         578         585          24         24   
South Carolina .:      95         94          73          72          22         22   
South Dakota ...:      71         59          71          59           -          -   
Texas ..........:     416        419         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Utah ...........:      95         93          95          93           -          -   
Virginia .......:      58         64          26          32          32         32   
Washington .....:     156        158         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Wisconsin ......:     121        113         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Other States 1/ :     465        466         339         336         126        130   
                :                                                                     
United States ..:   7,950      8,151       6,878       7,091       1,072      1,060   
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-   Represents zero.                                                                  
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                      
1/  Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Egg Production by Type During July - States and United States: 2013 and 2014
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
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                :        Total         :      Table eggs       :    Hatching eggs     
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                            million eggs                             
                :                                                                     
Alabama ........:     186        187          34          41         152        146   
Arkansas .......:     253        256          88          88         165        168   
California .....:     428        384         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Colorado .......:     112        125         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Connecticut ....:      59         59         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Florida ........:     182        199         177         194           5          5   
Georgia ........:     374        392         202         223         172        169   
Illinois .......:     102        120          97         115           5          5   
Indiana ........:     613        660         594         641          19         19   
Iowa ...........:   1,358      1,396       1,342       1,378          16         18   
                :                                                                     
Maine ..........:      82         82         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Maryland .......:      54         68          52          66           2          2   
Michigan .......:     320        330         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Minnesota ......:     250        271         242         264           8          7   
Mississippi ....:     119        112          38          33          81         79   
Missouri .......:     195        204         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Nebraska .......:     232        249         232         249           -          -   
New York .......:     118        127         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
North Carolina .:     268        291         135         151         133        140   
Ohio ...........:     673        766         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Oregon .........:      62         64          61          64           1          -   
Pennsylvania ...:     621        632         595         607          26         25   
South Carolina .:      98         91          75          69          23         22   
South Dakota ...:      74         62          74          62           -          -   
Texas ..........:     426        437         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Utah ...........:      98        100          98         100           -          -   
Virginia .......:      58         67          26          35          32         32   
Washington .....:     161        170         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Wisconsin ......:     126        119         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Other States 1/ :     479        483         350         349         129        135   
                :                                                                     
United States ..:   8,181      8,503       7,085       7,404       1,096      1,100   
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-   Represents zero.                                                                  
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                      
1/  Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Egg Production by Type During August - States and United States: 2013 and 2014
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
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                :        Total         :      Table eggs       :    Hatching eggs     
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                            million eggs                             
                :                                                                     
Alabama ........:     183        182          32          38         151        144   
Arkansas .......:     249        260          88          91         161        169   
California .....:     434        372         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Colorado .......:     121        124         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Connecticut ....:      60         60         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Florida ........:     181        200         177         194           4          6   
Georgia ........:     379        394         208         224         171        170   
Illinois .......:     105        123         100         118           5          5   
Indiana ........:     625        646         606         627          19         19   
Iowa ...........:   1,369      1,402       1,352       1,386          17         16   
                :                                                                     
Maine ..........:      80         80         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Maryland .......:      59         68          57          66           2          2   
Michigan .......:     327        331         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Minnesota ......:     252        272         245         265           7          7   
Mississippi ....:     120        111          38          34          82         77   
Missouri .......:     205        215         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Nebraska .......:     234        246         234         246           -          -   
New York .......:     116        127         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
North Carolina .:     274        289         141         150         133        139   
Ohio ...........:     687        752         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Oregon .........:      62         64          61          64           1          -   
Pennsylvania ...:     631        636         604         612          27         24   
South Carolina .:      97         87          74          66          23         21   
South Dakota ...:      69         65          69          65           -          -   
Texas ..........:     427        434         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Utah ...........:      96        107          96         107           -          -   
Virginia .......:      59         67          27          35          32         32   
Washington .....:     166        171         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Wisconsin ......:     128        120         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Other States 1/ :     479        486         350         350         129        137   
                :                                                                     
United States ..:   8,274      8,491       7,186       7,394       1,088      1,098   
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-   Represents zero.                                                                  
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                      
1/  Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Egg Production by Type During September - States and United States: 2013 and 2014
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
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                :        Total         :      Table eggs       :    Hatching eggs     
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                            million eggs                             
                :                                                                     
Alabama ........:     177        176          33          36         144        140   
Arkansas .......:     236        247          82          84         154        163   
California .....:     411        352         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Colorado .......:     119        117         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Connecticut ....:      56         56         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Florida ........:     173        190         169         185           4          5   
Georgia ........:     376        384         212         220         164        164   
Illinois .......:     103        123          98         118           5          5   
Indiana ........:     612        621         594         603          18         18   
Iowa ...........:   1,333      1,380       1,317       1,365          16         15   
                :                                                                     
Maine ..........:      79         79         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Maryland .......:      61         65          60          64           1          1   
Michigan .......:     317        326         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Minnesota ......:     243        258         236         252           7          6   
Mississippi ....:     116        106          37          32          79         74   
Missouri .......:     202        208         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Nebraska .......:     230        237         230         237           -          -   
New York .......:     112        123         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
North Carolina .:     270        278         140         144         130        134   
Ohio ...........:     691        698         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Oregon .........:      60         61          59          61           1          -   
Pennsylvania ...:     615        625         589         600          26         25   
South Carolina .:      94         88          73          68          21         20   
South Dakota ...:      68         65          68          65           -          -   
Texas ..........:     414        405         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Utah ...........:      90        106          90         106           -          -   
Virginia .......:      63         65          31          33          32         32   
Washington .....:     162        162         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Wisconsin ......:     128        118         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Other States 1/ :     465        467         339         335         126        132   
                :                                                                     
United States ..:   8,076      8,186       7,028       7,126       1,048      1,060   
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-   Represents zero.                                                                  
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                      
1/  Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Egg Production by Type During October - States and United States: 2013 and 2014
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
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                :        Total         :      Table eggs       :    Hatching eggs     
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                            million eggs                             
                :                                                                     
Alabama ........:     182        182          37          38         145        144   
Arkansas .......:     247        255          88          89         159        166   
California .....:     418        372         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Colorado .......:     123        118         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Connecticut ....:      55         56         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Florida ........:     184        206         179         201           5          5   
Georgia ........:     394        406         225         235         169        171   
Illinois .......:     110        124         105         119           5          5   
Indiana ........:     640        648         621         631          19         17   
Iowa ...........:   1,373      1,423       1,357       1,406          16         17   
                :                                                                     
Maine ..........:      83         83         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Maryland .......:      66         67          64          66           2          1   
Michigan .......:     323        328         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Minnesota ......:     247        266         240         259           7          7   
Mississippi ....:     117        110          38          34          79         76   
Missouri .......:     202        207         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Nebraska .......:     239        247         239         247           -          -   
New York .......:     124        129         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
North Carolina .:     269        293         136         152         133        141   
Ohio ...........:     727        746         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Oregon .........:      62         61          62          61           -          -   
Pennsylvania ...:     638        659         611         632          27         27   
South Carolina .:      97         97          75          75          22         22   
South Dakota ...:      73         63          73          63           -          -   
Texas ..........:     436        425         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Utah ...........:      93        112          93         112           -          -   
Virginia .......:      66         68          34          36          32         32   
Washington .....:     170        169         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Wisconsin ......:     138        124         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Other States 1/ :     481        482         348         348         133        135   
                :                                                                     
United States ..:   8,377      8,526       7,300       7,433       1,077      1,094   
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-   Represents zero.                                                                  
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                      
1/  Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Egg Production by Type During November - State and United States: 2013 and 2014
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
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                :        Total         :      Table eggs       :    Hatching eggs     
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013    :   2014   :   2013    :   2014    :   2013    :   2014   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                            million eggs                             
                :                                                                     
Alabama ........:     178        177          37          38         141        139   
Arkansas .......:     239        252          87          94         152        158   
California .....:     402        358         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Colorado .......:     122        117         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Connecticut ....:      53         53         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Florida ........:     190        215         186         210           4          5   
Georgia ........:     392        403         228         237         164        166   
Illinois .......:     112        114         107         109           5          5   
Indiana ........:     638        631         620         615          18         16   
Iowa ...........:   1,333      1,383       1,319       1,367          14         16   
                :                                                                     
Maine ..........:      82         82         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Maryland .......:      63         65          62          64           1          1   
Michigan .......:     314        318         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Minnesota ......:     243        263         236         257           7          6   
Mississippi ....:     111        113          36          37          75         76   
Missouri .......:     198        209         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Nebraska .......:     231        239         231         239           -          -   
New York .......:     125        127         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
North Carolina .:     269        296         139         158         130        138   
Ohio ...........:     707        753         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Oregon .........:      60         58          60          58           -          -   
Pennsylvania ...:     628        648         602         621          26         27   
South Carolina .:      93         93          73          71          20         22   
South Dakota ...:      69         62          69          62           -          -   
Texas ..........:     428        436         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Utah ...........:      95        108          95         108           -          -   
Virginia .......:      62         65          33          35          29         30   
Washington .....:     166        165         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
Wisconsin ......:     137        130         (D)         (D)         (D)        (D)   
                :                                                                     
Other States 1/ :     469        478         338         346         131        132   
                :                                                                     
United States ..:   8,209      8,411       7,172       7,353       1,037      1,058   
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-   Represents zero.                                                                  
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                      
1/  Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.               

Layers, Pullets, and Other Chickens - States and United States: December 1, 2013-2014
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :        Total        :        Total         :         Other         
                :       Layers        :       Pullets        :       Chickens        
      State     :--------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013   :   2014   :   2013   :   2014    :   2013    :   2014    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                : -- 1,000 layers --    -- 1,000 pullets --      -- 1,000 other --   
                :                                                                    
Alabama ........:   9,175      9,279      5,596       5,820        943         961   
Arkansas .......:  11,794     12,529      6,783       7,284      1,100       1,097   
California .....:  17,003     14,890      3,752       2,704         21          19   
Colorado .......:   5,052      4,791        905       1,052         52          50   
Connecticut ....:   2,419      2,418        559         558          7           9   
Florida ........:   8,556      8,998      1,795       2,053         24          26   
Georgia ........:  18,158     18,797      8,078       8,442      1,061         909   
Illinois .......:   4,763      5,026        405         212         28          24   
Indiana ........:  27,339     26,913      8,210       7,522         91         115   
Iowa ...........:  58,867     59,889     12,893      14,038         78          69   
                :                                                                    
Kentucky .......:   4,656      4,583      2,047       2,306        200         161   
Louisiana ......:   1,994      2,086        680         651        115         100   
Maine ..........:   3,535      3,535         61          24          -           -   
Maryland .......:   2,888      2,844        687         676         10           7   
Massachusetts ..:     139        144          8           8          -           -   
Michigan .......:  13,195     13,192      3,080       2,819          3           -   
Minnesota ......:  10,714     11,277      3,941       3,379         40          37   
Mississippi ....:   5,650      5,571      3,294       3,446        500         492   
Missouri .......:   8,578      9,138      3,696       3,139        209         167   
Montana ........:     455        458        184         162          -           -   
                :                                                                    
Nebraska .......:   9,339      9,571      2,138       1,983          -           -   
New York .......:   5,116      5,155      1,009       1,346         13           8   
North Carolina .:  13,311     14,441      7,053       6,523        870         850   
Ohio ...........:  29,977     31,542      7,975       7,584         42          40   
Oklahoma .......:   3,065      3,072      1,041       1,186        198         179   
Oregon .........:   2,291      2,253        410         554          -           -   
Pennsylvania ...:  26,320     25,900      4,637       4,666        132         143   
South Carolina .:   4,414      4,218      1,199       1,443        133         110   
South Dakota ...:   2,872      2,715        384         716          -           -   
Tennessee ......:   1,491      1,495      1,050       1,076        165         132   
                :                                                                    
Texas ..........:  19,069     19,116      5,610       5,564        424         380   
Utah ...........:   3,940      4,473        761         773          -           -   
Vermont ........:     143        141         12          11          3           1   
Virginia .......:   2,875      2,939      1,079         979        185         135   
Washington .....:   6,867      7,094      1,186       1,320          2           -   
West Virginia ..:   1,187      1,207        744         715        135         102   
Wisconsin ......:   5,619      5,626      1,285       1,408         35          36   
                :                                                                    
Other States 1/ :   8,577      8,729      2,419       2,460         34          44   
                :                                                                    
United States ..: 361,403    366,045    106,646     106,602      6,853       6,403   
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-  Represents zero.                                                                  
1/ Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New  
   Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Wyoming combined to avoid         
   disclosing individual operations.                                                 

Number, Value per Head, and Total Value - States and United States:
December 1, 2013-2014
[Excludes commercial broilers. Totals may not add due to rounding]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :       Number        :    Value per Head    :      Total Value      
      State     :--------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2013   :   2014   :   2013   :   2014    :   2013    :   2014    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                : --- 1,000 head ---      --- dollars ---      --- 1,000 dollars --- 
                :                                                                    
Alabama ........:  15,714     16,060      7.70       7.60        120,998     122,056 
Arkansas .......:  19,677     20,910      7.10       7.70        139,707     161,007 
California .....:  20,776     17,613      3.40       2.80         70,638      49,316 
Colorado .......:   6,009      5,893      2.30       2.30         13,821      13,554 
Connecticut ....:   2,985      2,985      2.90       2.90          8,657       8,657 
Florida ........:  10,375     11,077      2.40       2.30         24,900      25,477 
Georgia ........:  27,297     28,148      6.40       5.50        174,701     154,814 
Illinois .......:   5,196      5,262      3.00       3.90         15,588      20,522 
Indiana ........:  35,640     34,550      2.10       2.90         74,844     100,195 
Iowa ...........:  71,838     73,996      3.40       2.60        244,249     192,390 
                :                                                                    
Kentucky .......:   6,903      7,050      4.70       5.00         32,444      35,250 
Louisiana ......:   2,789      2,837      4.60       5.10         12,829      14,469 
Maine ..........:   3,596      3,559      2.70       2.70          9,709       9,609 
Maryland .......:   3,585      3,527      3.30       3.30         11,831      11,639 
Massachusetts ..:     147        152      6.30       6.80            926       1,034 
Michigan .......:  16,278     16,011      2.10       2.20         34,184      35,224 
Minnesota ......:  14,695     14,693      4.30       3.90         63,189      57,303 
Mississippi ....:   9,444      9,509      7.00       7.20         66,108      68,465 
Missouri .......:  12,483     12,444      4.30       5.30         53,677      65,953 
Montana ........:     639        620      4.70       5.00          3,003       3,100 
                :                                                                    
Nebraska .......:  11,477     11,554      3.60       3.10         41,317      35,817 
New York .......:   6,138      6,509      2.10       2.90         12,890      18,876 
North Carolina .:  21,234     21,814      9.00       8.10        191,106     176,693 
Ohio ...........:  37,994     39,166      2.80       3.80        106,383     148,831 
Oklahoma .......:   4,304      4,437      6.90       7.00         29,698      31,059 
Oregon .........:   2,701      2,807      2.80       2.90          7,563       8,140 
Pennsylvania ...:  31,089     30,709      3.60       3.40        111,920     104,411 
South Carolina .:   5,746      5,771      3.70       4.40         21,260      25,392 
South Dakota ...:   3,256      3,431      3.30       2.30         10,745       7,891 
Tennessee ......:   2,706      2,703      7.50       7.70         20,295      20,813 
                :                                                                    
Texas ..........:  25,103     25,060      4.00       3.80        100,412      95,228 
Utah ...........:   4,701      5,246      2.60       2.50         12,223      13,115 
Vermont ........:     158        153      5.90       5.40            932         826 
Virginia .......:   4,139      4,053      6.00       6.30         24,834      25,534 
Washington .....:   8,055      8,414      3.20       3.30         25,776      27,766 
West Virginia ..:   2,066      2,024      7.60       8.00         15,702      16,192 
Wisconsin ......:   6,939      7,070      3.30       2.60         22,899      18,382 
                :                                                                    
Other States 1/ :  11,030     11,233      3.59       3.31         39,632      37,126 
                :                                                                    
United States ..: 474,902    479,050      4.15       4.10      1,971,590   1,962,126 
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1/ Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New  
   Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Wyoming combined to avoid         
   disclosing individual operations.                                                 

Statistical Methodology

Survey Procedures: Primary data for the "Chickens and Eggs" report are from 
monthly questionnaires sent to producers. An attempt is made to collect 
information for layer and egg estimates from each known contractor and 
independent producer who has at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of 
hatchery supply layers, or pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets. 
Coverage for operations with less than 30,000 table egg layers are estimated 
each month based on Agricultural Census data and data reported in December. 
Approximately 500 contractors, independent egg producers, and pullet only 
operations are contacted each month. 

Estimating Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive 
estimates from the reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values. 
Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and 
to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations are estimated 
based on similar operations or historical data. NASS field offices prepare 
these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic 
trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural 
Statistics Board for reasonableness. 

Revision Policy: The previous 24 month's estimates are subject to revision if 
late reports or corrected data indicates a different level. Estimates will 
also be reviewed after data from the Department of Agriculture five-year 
Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that 
date.
 
Reliability: Estimates are based on a census of all known contractors and 
independent producers who have at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of 
hatchery supply layers, and pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets 
and therefore, have no sampling error. However, estimates are subject to 
errors such as omission, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, 
and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they 
are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process 
and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.

Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates

All Layers includes both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of 
size.

Information Contacts

Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries 
may be sent to [email protected]

Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 720-3570

Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .............. (202) 720-4447
   Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage ..................................... (202) 720-4751
   Heidi Gleich - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ...................... (202) 720-0585
   Michael Klamm - Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ..... (202) 690-3237
   Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture ................................... (202) 690-4870
   Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ............................................. (202) 690-8632
   Sammy Neal - Catfish Production, Egg Products, Mink, Trout Production .. (202) 720-3244
   Joshua O'Rear - Honey .................................................. (202) 690-3676

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