United States
Department of
Agriculture
 
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service
 
 
 
 
 
Pou 3-1 (98)
 
 
 
 
Poultry - Production and Value
1997 Summary
 
April 1998
Pou 3-1 (4-98)
 
 
              Production and Value by States, 1996-97
 
            Value of Production and Sales Down 1 Percent
 
The combined value of production from broilers, eggs, and turkeys and
the value of sales from chickens in 1997, was $21.6 billion, down 1
percent from the $21.9 billion in 1996, according to the Agricultural
Statistics Board. Of the combined total, 65 percent was from broilers,
21 percent from eggs, 13 percent from turkeys, and less than 1 percent
from other chickens.
 
              Value of Broiler Production Up 2 Percent
 
The value of broilers produced during 1997 was $14.2 billion, up 2
percent from the $13.9 billion in 1996. The total number of broilers
produced in 1997 was 7.76 billion, up 2 percent from 1996. The total
amount of live weight broilers produced in 1997 was 37.5 billion pounds,
up 3 percent from 1996. The 1997 average price per pound on a live
weight equivalent basis was 37.7 cents per pound, compared to 38.1 cents
per pound in 1996.
 
               Value of Egg Production Down 5 Percent
 
Value of egg production in 1997 was $4.53 billion, down 5 percent from
the $4.76 billion in 1996. Egg production totaled 77.4 billion eggs, up
1 percent from the 76.3 billion eggs produced in 1996. In 1997, eggs
averaged 70.2 cents per dozen, compared with 74.9 cents in 1996.
 
             Value of Turkey Production Down 8 Percent
 
The value of turkeys produced during 1997 was $2.88 billion, down 8
percent from the $3.13 billion the previous year. Turkey production in
1997 totaled 7.22 billion pounds live weight, compared with 7.23 billion
pounds in 1996. The average price received by producers during 1997 was
39.9 cents per pound, compared with 43.3 cents in 1996.
 
              Value of Sales of Chicken Up 18 Percent
 
The value of sales from chickens (excluding broilers) in 1997 was $72.5
million, up 18 percent from the $61.5 million a year ago. Prices
averaged 7.7 cents per pound, compared with 6.7 cents in 1996. The
number of chickens sold in 1997 totaled 191 million, up 10 percent from
the total sold during the previous year.
 
 
 
 
            Value of Production:  Broilers, Eggs, Turkeys, Chickens,
                        and Total, United States, 1988-97
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   Year   : Broilers 1/ :    Eggs     :   Turkeys   : Chickens 2/ :    Total
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          :                            1,000 Dollars
          :
1988      :  7,435,300     3,073,382     1,951,351       99,011     12,559,044
1989      :  8,777,915     3,876,822     2,235,145      142,409     15,032,291
1990      :  8,365,704     4,021,355     2,393,375       94,392     14,874,826
1991      :  8,383,046     3,914,659     2,352,986       72,199     14,722,890
1992      :  9,174,136     3,397,462     2,396,364       89,105     15,057,067
1993      : 10,416,962     3,800,237     2,509,127       96,409     16,822,735
1994      : 11,371,723     3,780,377     2,643,765       77,496     17,873,361
1995      : 11,762,222     3,879,609     2,776,372       61,315     18,479,518
1996      : 13,904,924     4,762,131     3,128,814       61,465     21,857,334
1997      : 14,152,519     4,530,522     2,880,461       72,474     21,635,976
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1/  Excludes States which produced less than 500,000 broilers.
2/  Value of sales.
 
 
 
                  Eggs:  Production, Price, and Value by State
                          and United States, 1996-97 1/
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         :    Eggs Produced     :  Price per Dozen 2/   :  Value of Production
  State  :----------------------------------------------------------------------
         :   1996    :   1997   :   1996    :   1997    :   1996    :   1997
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         :  ----- Million ----      ---- Dollars ----     --- 1,000 Dollars ---
         :
AL       :   2,481       2,499      1.090       1.060       225,358     220,745
AR       :   3,433       3,215      1.050       1.030       300,388     275,954
CA       :   6,569       6,663      0.671       0.621       367,317     344,810
CO       :     827         855      0.756       0.719        52,101      51,229
CT       :     950         917      0.740       0.598        58,583      45,697
DE       :     147         112      1.190       1.150        14,578      10,733
FL       :   2,502       2,499      0.633       0.594       131,981     123,701
GA       :   4,584       4,867      0.911       0.885       348,002     358,941
HI       :     180         172      0.869       0.901        13,035      12,914
ID       :     258         236      0.700       0.700        15,050      13,767
IL       :     902         838      0.689       0.620        51,790      43,297
IN       :   5,663       5,652      0.678       0.637       319,960     300,027
IA       :   5,011       5,528      0.591       0.526       246,792     242,311
KS       :     315         322      0.574       0.566        15,068      15,188
KY       :     664         717      0.792       0.750        43,824      44,813
LA       :     477         460      0.964       0.908        38,319      34,807
ME       :   1,449       1,434      0.720       0.694        86,940      82,933
MD       :     938         882      0.796       0.732        62,221      53,802
MA       :     142         156      0.740       0.610         8,757       7,930
MI       :   1,318       1,327      0.623       0.560        68,426      61,927
MN       :   3,087       2,957      0.585       0.559       150,491     137,747
MS       :   1,523       1,547      1.210       1.130       153,569     145,676
MO       :   1,674       1,719      0.665       0.592        92,768      84,804
MT       :     108          88      0.660       0.570         5,940       4,180
NE       :   2,341       2,469      0.560       0.520       109,247     106,990
NH       :      42          46      0.810       0.830         2,835       3,182
NJ       :     475         463      0.728       0.623        28,817      24,037
NM       :     306         302      0.675       0.593        17,213      14,924
NY       :   1,042         931      0.771       0.666        66,949      51,671
NC       :   2,988       2,788      0.875       0.875       217,875     203,292
ND       :      55          50      0.585       0.530         2,681       2,208
OH       :   6,502       6,976      0.662       0.614       358,694     356,939
OK       :     916         842      0.876       0.893        66,868      62,659
OR       :     741         783      0.739       0.644        45,633      42,021
PA       :   5,640       5,788      0.628       0.653       295,160     314,964
RI       :      43          24      0.720       0.590         2,580       1,180
SC       :   1,224       1,228      0.854       0.768        87,108      78,592
SD       :     534         542      0.520       0.500        23,140      22,583
TN       :     257         255      0.913       0.930        19,553      19,763
TX       :   3,986       4,186      0.875       0.768       290,646     267,904
UT       :     464         436      0.566       0.576        21,885      20,928
VT       :      27          50      0.770       0.660         1,733       2,750
VA       :     888         862      0.953       0.901        70,522      64,722
WA       :   1,413       1,410      0.764       0.650        89,961      76,375
WV       :     227         245      1.190       1.210        22,511      24,704
WI       :     896         998      0.606       0.564        45,248      46,906
WY       :     2.4         3.5      0.750       0.630           150         184
         :
Oth St 3/:      69          61      0.670       0.610         3,864       3,111
         :
US 4/    :  76,281      77,401      0.749       0.702     4,762,131   4,530,522
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1/  Estimates cover the 12 month period Dec 1, previous year through Nov 30.
2/  Average of all eggs sold by producers, including hatching eggs.
3/  AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
4/  States may not add to U.S. total due to rounding.
 
 
 
                     Broilers:  Production, Price, and Value
                         by State and Total, 1996 1/ 2/
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          :                :                 :     Price      :      Value
   State  :     Number     :     Pounds      :      per       :       of
          :    Produced    :    Produced     :    Pound 3/    :   Production
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          :   1,000 Head      1,000 Pounds        Dollars        1,000 Dollars
          :
AL        :     873,300         4,191,800          0.390           1,634,802
AR        :   1,155,000         5,659,500          0.375           2,122,313
CA        :     234,200         1,171,000          0.390             456,690
DE        :     257,600         1,416,800          0.370             524,216
FL        :     131,400           591,300          0.390             230,607
GA        :   1,154,000         5,654,600          0.390           2,205,294
HI        :         950             4,000          0.520               2,080
IA        :      17,200            77,400          0.370              28,638
KY        :      77,000           331,100          0.370             122,507
MD        :     294,800         1,385,600          0.370             512,672
MI        :         550             2,200          0.380                 836
MN        :      47,500           251,800          0.375              94,425
MS        :     675,900         3,109,100          0.385           1,197,004
MO        :     246,300         1,059,100          0.375             397,163
NE        :       2,300            13,300          0.360               4,788
NY        :       1,500             8,000          0.410               3,280
NC        :     681,100         3,541,700          0.370           1,310,429
OH        :      48,000           240,000          0.365              87,600
OK        :     204,000           877,200          0.375             328,950
OR        :      21,300           106,500          0.380              40,470
PA        :     128,200           653,800          0.375             245,175
SC        :     177,500           786,300          0.390             306,657
TN        :     134,000           603,000          0.385             232,155
TX        :     419,200         1,886,400          0.385             726,264
VA        :     259,100         1,243,700          0.375             466,388
WA        :      40,000           196,000          0.380              74,480
WV        :      89,700           394,700          0.375             148,013
WI        :      32,400           152,300          0.380              57,874
          :
Oth Sts 4/:     193,600           874,850          0.392             343,154
          :
Total 5/  :   7,597,600        36,483,050          0.381          13,904,924
          :
15 Weekly :
 Sts 6/   :   6,665,000        32,289,300          0.382          12,318,679
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1/  December 1, 1995, through November 30, 1996.
2/  Broiler production including other domestic meat-type breeds.
3/  Liveweight equivalent prices, derived from ready-to-cook (RTC) prices using
    the following formulas:  RTC price minus processing cost X (dressing
    percentage) =  liveweight equivalent price.
4/  CT, IL, IN, LA, ND, & SD, combined to avoid disclosing individual
    operations.
5/  Excludes States producing less than 500,000 birds.
6/  15 states in the weekly estimating program:  AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, MD, MS,
    NC, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA and WV.
 
 
 
                     Broilers:  Production, Price, and Value
                         by State and Total, 1997 1/ 2/
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          :                :                 :     Price      :      Value
   State  :     Number     :     Pounds      :      per       :       of
          :    Produced    :    Produced     :    Pound 3/    :   Production
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          :   1,000 Head      1,000 Pounds        Dollars        1,000 Dollars
          :
AL        :     906,200         4,349,800          0.380           1,652,924
AR        :   1,164,600         5,590,100          0.375           2,096,288
CA        :     237,300         1,210,200          0.390             471,978
DE        :     256,900         1,413,000          0.375             529,875
FL        :     132,400           595,800          0.385             229,383
GA        :   1,182,800         5,914,000          0.385           2,276,890
HI        :       1,000             4,400          0.520               2,288
KY        :     110,600           497,700          0.370             184,149
MD        :     295,300         1,417,400          0.375             531,525
MI        :         640             2,900          0.365               1,059
MN        :      46,300           240,800          0.375              90,300
MS        :     720,300         3,313,400          0.370           1,225,958
MO        :     250,000         1,075,000          0.375             403,125
NE        :       1,600             8,200          0.375               3,075
NY        :       1,400             7,000          0.390               2,730
NC        :     665,000         3,657,500          0.375           1,371,563
OH        :      45,800           229,000          0.365              83,585
OK        :     197,400           868,600          0.375             325,725
OR        :      21,700           108,500          0.385              41,773
PA        :     135,200           689,500          0.375             258,563
SC        :     182,800           829,900          0.385             319,512
TN        :     138,600           623,700          0.380             237,006
TX        :     455,100         2,093,500          0.370             774,595
VA        :     259,400         1,219,200          0.365             445,008
WA        :      38,800           194,000          0.385              74,690
WV        :      90,800           381,400          0.365             139,211
WI        :      32,900           157,900          0.375              59,213
          :
Oth Sts 4/:     189,420           831,000          0.386             320,528
          :
Total 5/  :   7,760,260        37,523,400          0.377          14,152,519
          :
15 Weekly :
 Sts 6/   :   6,822,700        33,298,400          0.377          12,560,279
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1/  December 1, 1996, through November 30, 1997.
2/  Broiler production including other domestic meat-type breeds.
3/  Liveweight equivalent prices, derived from ready-to-cook (RTC) prices using
    the following formulas:  RTC price minus processing cost X (dressing
    percentage) =  liveweight equivalent price.
4/  CT, IA, IL, IN, LA, ME, ND, & SD combined to avoid disclosing individual
    operations.
5/  Excludes States producing less than 500,000 birds.
6/  15 states in the weekly estimating program:  AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, MD, MS,
    NC, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA and WV.
 
 
 
                     Turkeys:  Production, Price, and Value
                        by State and United States, 1996
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          :     Number     :                 :     Price      :      Value
   State  :   Raised 1/    :     Pounds      :      per       :       of
          :                :    Produced     :    Pound 2/    :   Production
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          :   1,000 Head      1,000 Pounds        Dollars        1,000 Dollars
          :
AR        :     28,000            526,400           0.44             231,616
CA        :     22,500            492,750           0.45             221,738
CO        :      4,800            179,040              3/                 3/
CT        :          8                176           1.01                 178
GA        :        550             16,995           0.43               7,308
IL        :      3,300             78,870           0.43              33,914
IN        :     14,000            351,400           0.43             151,102
IA        :      8,000            221,600           0.46             101,936
KS        :      1,750             49,000           0.44              21,560
MD & DE   :        360              7,248           0.45               3,261
MA        :         80              1,760           1.20               2,112
MN        :     43,500            948,300           0.45             426,735
MO        :     22,000            578,600           0.43             248,798
NH        :         15                323           1.17                 378
NJ        :         73              1,650           0.85               1,403
NY        :        520             12,792           0.42               5,373
NC        :     59,500          1,457,750           0.42             612,255
ND        :      2,300             50,600           0.42              21,252
OH        :      6,800            227,120           0.43              97,662
PA        :     11,700            245,700           0.42             103,194
SC        :      9,100            281,190           0.42             118,100
SD        :      3,100             99,200           0.45              44,640
VT        :         35                735           1.00                 735
VA        :     25,000            485,000           0.43             208,550
WV        :      4,500             87,300           0.44              38,412
          :
Oth Sts 4/:     31,217            831,575           0.42             426,602
          :
US        :    302,708          7,233,074           0.433          3,128,814
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1/  Based on turkeys placed Sep 1, 1995, through Aug 31, 1996.  Excludes young
    turkeys lost.
2/  IN, IA, MN, & PA are actual live weight price.  All other States' prices are
    equivalent live weight returns to producers.
3/  Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.  Value of
    production included in other States.
4/  MI, NE, OK, OR, TX, UT, and WI combined to avoid disclosing individual
    operations.
 
 
 
                     Turkeys:  Production, Price, and Value
                        by State and United States, 1997
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          :     Number     :                 :     Price      :      Value
   State  :   Raised 1/    :     Pounds      :      per       :       of
          :                :    Produced     :    Pound 2/    :   Production
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          :   1,000 Head      1,000 Pounds        Dollars        1,000 Dollars
          :
AR        :     30,000            525,000           0.41             215,250
CA        :     21,000            480,900           0.42             201,978
CO        :      3,900            147,030              3/                 3/
CT        :          5                125           1.07                 134
GA        :        175              5,758           0.45               2,591
IL        :      3,500             86,800           0.41              35,588
IN        :     14,200            352,160           0.41             144,386
IA        :      7,000            187,600           0.43              80,668
KS        :      1,900             52,250           0.41              21,423
MD & DE   :        510              9,195           0.43               3,953
MA        :         81              2,025           1.28               2,592
MN        :     46,000          1,025,800           0.39             400,062
MO        :     22,000            589,600           0.40             235,840
NH        :         15                368           1.35                 497
NJ        :         74              1,576           0.85               1,340
NY        :        510             12,087           0.42               5,077
NC        :     53,500          1,353,550           0.39             527,885
ND        :      2,600             57,980           0.39              22,612
OH        :      6,700            217,750           0.35              76,213
PA        :     11,600            235,480           0.41              96,547
SC        :     11,200            368,480           0.39             143,707
SD        :      3,200            102,400           0.40              40,960
VT        :         39                936           1.18               1,104
VA        :     25,000            485,000           0.39             189,150
WV        :      4,500             87,300           0.39              34,047
          :
Oth Sts 4/:     31,411            828,554           0.41             396,857
          :
US        :    300,620          7,215,704           0.399          2,880,461
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1/  Based on turkeys placed Sep 1, 1996, through Aug 31, 1997.  Excludes young
    turkeys lost.
2/  IN, IA, MN, & PA are actual live weight price.  All other States' prices are
    equivalent live weight returns to producers.
3/  Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.  Value of
    production included in other States.
4/  MI, NE, OK, OR, TX, UT, and WI combined to avoid disclosing individual
    operations.
 
 
 
              Chickens:  Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Price, and Value
                       by State and United States, 1996 1/
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           :   Number   :   Number    :             :    Price    :    Value
   State   :  Lost 2/   :  Sold for   :   Pounds    :     per     :     of
           :            :  Slaughter  :    Sold     :    Pound    :    Sales
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           :   ---- 1,000 Head ----    1,000 Pounds     Dollars    1,000 Dollars
           :
AL         :    3,145         8,755        61,285        0.115         7,048
AR         :    3,040        14,960        97,240        0.110        10,696
CA         :    4,100        11,600        40,600        0.020           812
CO         :      708         1,547         6,188        0.030           186
CT         :      770         1,896         8,532        0.004            34
DE         :       74           618         4,697        0.055           258
FL         :    3,033         4,208        21,882        0.004            88
GA         :    5,062        15,805       109,055        0.103        11,233
HI         :      178           271           949        0.144           137
ID         :       96           755         2,869        0.030            86
IL         :      453         1,122         6,283        0.011            69
IN         :    3,545         8,755        30,643        0.020           613
IA         :    3,580         9,520        57,120        0.012           685
KS         :      176           800         3,200        0.050           160
KY         :      722         1,828         6,032        0.050           302
LA         :      498         1,402         8,132        0.069           561
ME         :      949         3,130        14,085        0.005            70
MD         :      916         2,096        16,139        0.055           888
MA         :       73           223         1,004        0.004             4
MI         :    1,020         2,805        13,184        0.010           132
MN         :    2,185         5,015        18,054        0.011           199
MS         :    3,100         4,200        27,720        0.118         3,271
MO         :    1,685         3,485        19,168        0.110         2,108
MT         :       65           400         1,600        0.020            32
NE         :    1,772         3,950        15,800        0.010           158
NH         :       24           234         1,053        0.004             4
NJ         :      245           595         2,023        0.020            40
NM         :      570           265         1,060        0.020            21
NY         :      990         3,000        14,400        0.002            29
NC         :    3,875        11,050        81,770        0.112         9,158
ND         :       50           150           675        0.011             7
OH         :    4,275        11,135        38,973        0.010           390
OK         :    1,155         3,035        19,121        0.113         2,161
OR         :      515         1,395         7,812        0.020           156
PA         :    4,480        11,220        57,222        0.054         3,090
RI         :       28            79           356        0.005             2
SC         :    1,080         2,720        13,600        0.103         1,401
SD         :      370           735         2,940        0.050           147
TN         :      320           945         4,253        0.100           425
TX         :    3,290         9,010        45,050        0.043         1,937
UT         :      327         1,014         4,056        0.030           122
VT         :       13            90           405        0.004             2
VA         :      871         2,620        15,458        0.111         1,716
WA         :    1,170         3,200        11,200        0.020           224
WV         :      360         1,080         4,752        0.108           513
WI         :      655         1,445         5,347        0.015            80
WY         :       10             7            32        0.050             2
           :
Oth Sts 3/ :       17           144           571        0.015             9
           :
US         :   65,635       174,314       923,590        0.067        61,465
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1/  Estimates cover the 12 month period Dec 1, previous year through Nov 30 and
    excludes broilers.
2/  Includes death, rendered and other losses during the 12 month period.
3/  AK, AZ, and NV combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.
 
 
 
              Chickens:  Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Price, and Value
                       by State and United States, 1997 1/
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           :   Number   :   Number    :             :    Price    :    Value
   State   :  Lost 2/   :  Sold for   :   Pounds    :     per     :     of
           :            :  Slaughter  :    Sold     :    Pound    :    Sales
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           :   ---- 1,000 Head ----    1,000 Pounds     Dollars    1,000 Dollars
           :
AL         :    1,700         8,820        66,150        0.170        11,246
AR         :    2,900        13,100        78,600        0.090         7,074
CA         :    3,500        15,300        53,550        0.023         1,232
CO         :      600         2,300         8,050        0.030           242
CT         :      440         2,192         9,645        0.025           241
DE         :       57           230         1,748        0.102           178
FL         :    3,100         4,900        22,050        0.002            44
GA         :    2,500        15,500       106,950        0.160        17,112
HI         :      152           232           812        0.149           121
ID         :       87           577         2,193        0.030            66
IL         :      680         1,540         8,316        0.059           491
IN         :    2,569        11,311        38,457        0.020           769
IA         :    3,250        10,950        49,275        0.031         1,528
KS         :      224           605         2,420        0.050           121
KY         :      300         1,500         4,950        0.050           248
LA         :      250         1,450         8,410        0.072           606
ME         :      558         3,578        15,743        0.020           315
MD         :      486         2,105        11,578        0.056           648
MA         :       66           390         1,716        0.020            34
MI         :      500         2,600        11,960        0.040           478
MN         :    1,900         5,400        18,900        0.031           586
MS         :    1,910         5,290        34,914        0.144         5,028
MO         :    1,550         3,300        18,150        0.090         1,634
MT         :       39           319         1,276        0.020            26
NE         :    1,750         3,820        15,280        0.031           474
NH         :       22           140           616        0.025            15
NJ         :      330           950         3,135        0.040           125
NM         :      520           340         1,190        0.005             6
NY         :      450         2,800        12,320        0.026           320
NC         :    1,850        10,000        69,000        0.110         7,590
ND         :       60           160           720        0.031            22
OH         :    3,280        16,430        55,862        0.013           726
OK         :      780         2,670        16,554        0.090         1,490
OR         :      485         1,500         7,800        0.020           156
PA         :    3,900        11,600        58,000        0.075         4,350
RI         :        8            67           295        0.025             7
SC         :      900         2,850        14,535        0.111         1,613
SD         :      475           900         3,420        0.030           103
TN         :      173           904         4,158        0.120           499
TX         :    2,970        11,691        53,779        0.036         1,936
UT         :      160         1,068         4,272        0.030           128
VT         :       11            90           396        0.025            10
VA         :      513         3,210        14,766        0.110         1,624
WA         :    1,000         3,000        10,200        0.020           204
WV         :      170         1,160         4,872        0.110           536
WI         :      700         1,990         7,761        0.059           458
WY         :        6             7            32        0.050             2
           :
Oth Sts 3/ :       29           153           607        0.020            12
           :
US         :   49,860       190,989       935,383        0.077        72,474
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1/  Estimates cover the 12 month period Dec 1, previous year through Nov 30 and
    excludes broilers.
2/  Includes death, rendered and other losses during the 12 month period.
3/  AK, AZ, and NV combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.
 
 
 
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