Slight Dip In January Egg Output
WASHINGTON - Feb 23/04 - SNS -- Egg production in the United States slipped below year earlier levels during January, totalling 7.38 billion, according to the USDA.
Production included 6.32 billion table eggs, and 1.06 billion hatching eggs, of which 996 million were broiler-type and 60.0 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during January 2004 averaged 338 million, down 1% from a year earlier. January egg production per 100 layers was 2,184 eggs, up 1% from January 2003.
All layers in the U.S. on February 1, 2004, totaled 338 million, down 1% from a year ago. The 338 million layers consisted of 280 million layers producing table or commercial type eggs, 55.9 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.48 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on February 1, 2004, averaged 69.8 eggs per 100 layers, down slightly from a year ago.
Laying flocks in the 30 major egg producing States produced 6.88 billion eggs during January 2004, down 1% from a year ago. The average number of layers during January, at 315 million, was down 1% from a year ago.
Egg-type chicks hatched during January totaled 35.4 million, up 6% from January 2003. Eggs in incubators totaled 30.5 million on February 1, 2004, up 11% from a year ago.
Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 164,000 during January 2004, down 17% from January 2003.
The January 2004 hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 774 million, was up 2% from January of the previous year. There were 636 million eggs in incubators on February 1, 2004, up 1% from a year earlier.
Leading breeders placed 6.8 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during January 2004, up 9% from January 2003.
All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month,
United States, 2001-04
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Month : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004
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: 1,000 Layers
:
Dec 1/ : 332,283 339,970 340,316 338,243
Jan : 333,748 340,815 340,910 337,892
Feb : 335,763 339,857 340,575
Mar : 336,822 339,329 339,885
Apr : 337,141 338,647 338,182
May : 335,163 337,377 336,164
Jun : 332,928 337,133 334,789
Jul : 332,244 337,610 334,179
Aug : 332,808 338,119 334,332
Sep : 335,276 339,197 334,198
Oct : 337,593 340,111 335,333
Nov : 338,366 340,118 338,283
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1/ December preceding year.
Eggs: Production During the Month by Type,
United States, 2003-04
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: Total Eggs : Table Eggs : Hatching Eggs
Month :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004
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: Million Eggs
:
Dec 1/ : 7,451 7,520 6,392 6,466 1,058 1,055
Jan : 7,390 7,380 6,301 6,324 1,088 1,056
Feb : 6,665 5,673 991
Mar : 7,424 6,316 1,108
Apr : 7,187 6,103 1,084
May : 7,327 6,200 1,127
Jun : 7,105 6,028 1,077
Jul : 7,403 6,316 1,086
Aug : 7,367 6,296 1,070
Sep : 7,112 6,095 1,017
Oct : 7,439 6,381 1,058
Nov : 7,326 6,301 1,025
During Year: 87,196 14,900 74,402 12,790 12,789 2,111
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1/ December preceding year.
Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type,
and Forced Molt, United States, December-January 2002-04
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: : : : 2003
Item : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : as % of
: : : : 2002
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: :
Layers During Dec : 1,000 :
All Layers : : 340,316 338,243 99
Table Egg Type : : 282,719 280,746 99
Hatching Egg Type : : 57,597 57,497 100
Broiler-Type Hatching : : 54,957 55,009 100
Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,640 2,488 94
: :
Eggs per 100 Layers During Dec : Number :
All Layers : : 2,189 2,223 102
Table Egg Type : : 2,261 2,303 102
Hatching Egg Type : : 1,837 1,835 100
Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,812 1,807 100
Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,348 2,452 104
: :
Eggs Produced During Dec : Million :
All Layers : : 7,451 7,520 101
Table Egg Type : : 6,392 6,466 101
Hatching Egg Type : : 1,058 1,055 100
Broiler-Type Hatching : : 996 994 100
Egg-Type Hatching : : 62 61 98
: :--------------------------------
: : : : 2004
: : 2003 : 2004 : as % of
: : : : 2003
: :--------------------------------
: :
Layers on Jan 1 : 1,000 :
All Layers : : 340,752 337,571 99
Table Egg Type : : 282,140 280,096 99
Hatching Egg Type : : 58,612 57,475 98
Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,922 55,037 98
Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,690 2,438 91
: :
Eggs per 100 Layers on Jan 1 : Number :
All Layers : : 69.8 71.0 102
Table Egg Type : : 72.0 73.4 102
Hatching Egg Type : : 59.2 59.2 100
Broiler-Type Hatching : : 58.3 58.3 100
Egg-Type Hatching : : 77.5 80.1 103
: :
Forced Molt Layers on Jan 1 : Percent :
Percent Being Molted : : 4.4 3.9 89
Percent with Molt Completed : : 23.7 22.4 95
: :
Layers Sold for Slaughter During Dec: 1,000 : 14,560 15,708 108
: :
Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : :
Composted or Disappeared For Any : :
Reason During Dec : : 6,922 5,848 84
: :
Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : 1,000 :
of Age, Jan 1 : : 94,620 100,807 107
: :
Pullets Added During Dec 1/ : 1,000 : 22,938 23,598 103
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1/ Pullet chicks one day old added to pullet flocks.
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