HDR1012000150050531961500Poultry Production and Value                           
                                                                                
         Poultry Production and Value by States, 1994-95                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
           Value of Production and Sales Up 4 Percent                           
                                                                                
The combined value of production from broilers, eggs, and turkeys and the       
value of sales from chickens in 1995, was $18.6 billion, up 4 percent from the  
$17.9 billion in 1994, according to the Agricultural Statistics Board.  Total   
poultry value consisted of: 63 percent from broilers, 21 percent from eggs, 15  
percent from turkeys, and less than 1 percent from other chickens.              
                                                                                
                                                                                
                    Value of Broiler Production Up 3 Percent                    
                                                                                
The value of broilers produced during 1995 was $11.8 billion, up 3 percent      
from the $11.4 billion in 1994.  The total number of broilers produced in 1995  
was 7.33 billion, up 4 percent from 1994.  The 1995 average price per pound on  
a live weight equivalent basis was 34.4 cents per pound, compared to 35.0       
cents per pound in 1994.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                     Value of Egg Production Up 5 Percent                       
                                                                                
Value of egg production in 1995 was $3.96 billion, up 5 percent from the $3.78  
billion in 1994.  Egg production totaled 74.3 billion eggs, up fractionally     
from the 73.9 billion eggs produced in 1994.  In 1995, eggs averaged 64.0       
cents per dozen, compared with 61.4 cents in 1994.                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
                     Value of Turkey Production Up 5 Percent                    
                                                                                
The value of turkeys produced during 1995 was $2.77 billion, up 5 percent from  
the $2.64 billion the previous year.  Turkey production in 1995 totaled 6.77    
billion pounds live weight, compared with 6.54 billion pounds in 1994.  The     
average price received by producers during 1995 was 41.0 cents per pound,       
compared with 40.4 cents in 1994.                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
          Value of Sales from Chickens Down 12 Percent                          
                                                                                
The value of sales from chickens (excluding broilers) in 1995 was $68.2         
million, down 12 percent from the $77.5 million a year ago.  Prices averaged    
6.4 cents per pound, compared with 7.6 cents in 1994.  The number of chickens   
sold in 1995 totaled 205 million, up 2 percent from the total sold during the   
previous year.                                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
     Value of Production:  Broilers, Eggs, Turkeys, Chickens,                   
                        and Total, United States, 1986-95                       
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   Year   : Broilers 1/ :    Eggs     :   Turkeys   : Chickens 2/ :    Total    
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          :                            1,000 Dollars                            
          :                                                                     
1986      :  6,784,088     3,543,295     1,951,087      127,730     12,406,200  
1987      :  6,177,127     3,209,327     1,703,137      111,827     11,201,418  
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      : 11,762,683     3,958,976     2,774,301       68,155     18,564,115  
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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, 1994-95 1/                         
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         :    Eggs Produced     :  Price per Dozen 2/   :  Value of Production  
  State  :----------------------------------------------------------------------
         :   1994    :   1995   :   1994    :   1995    :   1994    :   1995    
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         :  ----- Million ----      ---- Dollars ----     --- 1,000 Dollars --- 
         :                                                                      
AL       :   2,733       2,693       .902        .961       205,431     215,664 
AR       :   3,803       3,608      1.040        .979       329,593     294,353 
CA       :   6,602       6,444       .464        .537       255,277     288,369 
CO       :     778         805       .660        .706        42,790      47,361 
CT       :     972         944       .997       1.040        80,757      81,813 
DE       :     152         138      1.080       1.130        13,680      12,995 
FL       :   2,538       2,374       .465        .481        98,348      95,158 
GA       :   4,543       4,376       .745        .794       282,045     289,545 
HI       :     195         186       .859        .872        13,959      13,516 
ID       :     254         238       .648        .607        13,716      12,039 
IL       :     768         762       .640        .684        40,960      43,434 
IN       :   5,452       5,496       .508        .516       230,801     236,328 
IA       :   3,808       4,032       .398        .434       126,299     145,824 
KS       :     352         325       .388        .440        11,381      11,917 
KY       :     680         679       .637        .654        36,097      37,006 
LA       :     442         472      1.110        .984        40,885      38,704 
ME       :   1,403       1,364       .922        .971       107,797     110,370 
MD       :     852       1,003       .637        .640        45,227      53,493 
MA       :     207         133       .987       1.020        17,026      11,305 
MI       :   1,435       1,387       .425        .435        50,823      50,279 
MN       :   2,669       2,823       .400        .418        88,967      98,335 
MS       :   1,513       1,443       .964        .990       121,544     119,048 
MO       :   1,713       1,705       .433        .490        61,811      69,621 
MT       :      99         104       .550        .570         4,538       4,940 
NE       :   2,027       2,364       .360        .380        60,810      74,860 
NH       :      39          44       .970       1.090         3,153       3,997 
NJ       :     451         444       .710        .746        26,684      27,602 
NM       :     301         303       .598        .648        15,000      16,362 
NY       :   1,049       1,071       .572        .626        50,002      55,871 
NC       :   3,214       3,152       .735        .773       196,858     203,041 
ND       :      51          47       .360        .384         1,530       1,504 
OH       :   5,644       5,964       .487        .509       229,052     252,973 
OK       :     799         897       .899        .860        59,858      64,285 
OR       :     708         709       .783        .816        46,197      48,212 
PA       :   5,597       5,655       .511        .562       238,339     264,843 
RI       :      56          34       .949        .996         4,429       2,822 
SC       :   1,326       1,289       .637        .658        70,389      70,680 
SD       :     525         481       .325        .345        14,219      13,829 
TN       :     256         254       .720        .790        15,360      16,722 
TX       :   3,860       3,950       .616        .663       198,147     218,238 
UT       :     491         513       .451        .471        18,453      20,135 
VT       :      20          21       .993       1.050         1,655       1,838 
VA       :     940         916       .885        .895        69,325      68,318 
WA       :   1,371       1,455       .730        .769        83,403      93,241 
WV       :     250         239      1.150       1.180        23,958      23,502 
WI       :     883         849       .410        .433        30,169      30,635 
WY       :     2.8         2.4       .676        .741           158         148 
         :                                                                      
Oth St 3/:      84          74       .497        .641         3,477       3,901 
         :                                                                      
US 4/    :  73,911      74,268       .614        .640     3,780,377   3,958,976 
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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.  AK    
    price estimate discontinued in 1995.                                        
4/  States may not add to U.S. total due to rounding.                           
                     Broilers:  Production, Price, and Value                    
                         by State and Total, 1994 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        :     909,600         4,184,200           .345           1,443,549    
AR        :   1,078,600         4,853,700           .375           1,820,138    
CA        :     226,200         1,131,000           .330             373,230    
DE        :     258,300         1,369,000           .335             458,615    
FL        :     132,700           570,600           .335             191,151    
GA        :   1,005,000         4,723,500           .350           1,653,225    
HI        :       1,120             5,000           .515               2,575    
IA        :      15,000            82,500           .360              29,700    
KY        :      56,500           237,300           .300              71,190    
MD        :     285,000         1,311,000           .330             432,630    
MI        :         650             3,200           .340               1,088    
MN        :      47,800           248,600           .340              84,524    
MS        :     602,600         2,711,700           .340             921,978    
MO        :     153,100           658,300           .380             250,154    
NE        :       2,800            18,200           .360               6,552    
NY        :       1,200             5,600           .340               1,904    
NC        :     643,500         3,217,500           .330           1,061,775    
OH        :      33,100           165,500           .345              57,098    
OK        :     185,800           798,900           .380             303,582    
OR        :      21,500           107,500           .310              33,325    
PA        :     119,300           596,500           .335             199,828    
SC        :     147,200           588,800           .350             206,080    
TN        :     124,700           548,700           .330             181,071    
TX        :     371,000         1,669,500           .395             659,453    
VA        :     252,700         1,187,700           .335             397,880    
WA        :      40,900           200,400           .350              70,140    
WV        :      89,400           384,400           .335             128,774    
WI        :      17,500            82,300           .300              24,690    
          :                                                                     
Oth Sts 4/:     194,770           867,400           .355             305,824    
          :                                                                     
Total 5/  :   7,017,540        32,528,500           .350          11,371,723    
          :                                                                     
15 Weekly :                                                                     
 Sts 6/   :   6,245,800        29,047,800           .349          10,129,377    
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1/  December 1, 1993, through November 30, 1994.                                
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, 1995 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        :     900,000         4,230,000           .340           1,438,200    
AR        :   1,107,300         4,982,900           .355           1,768,930    
CA        :     235,800         1,179,000           .325             383,175    
DE        :     263,100         1,394,400           .340             474,096    
FL        :     139,800           615,100           .355             218,361    
GA        :   1,070,000         5,136,000           .345           1,771,920    
HI        :         940             3,800           .525               1,995    
IA        :      15,000            72,000           .350              25,200    
KY        :      64,500           258,000           .320              82,560    
MD        :     295,700         1,360,200           .340             462,468    
MI        :         630             2,850           .340                 969    
MN        :      48,000           249,600           .335              83,616    
MS        :     644,000         2,962,400           .335             992,404    
MO        :     190,600           800,500           .350             280,175    
NE        :       2,900            18,600           .360               6,696    
NY        :       1,400             6,900           .345               2,381    
NC        :     670,100         3,417,500           .340           1,161,950    
OH        :      43,000           215,000           .315              67,725    
OK        :     198,300           852,700           .355             302,709    
OR        :      21,100           105,500           .320              33,760    
PA        :     121,400           607,000           .335             203,345    
SC        :     162,000           680,400           .345             234,738    
TN        :     130,000           572,000           .325             185,900    
TX        :     395,200         1,746,800           .370             646,316    
VA        :     260,100         1,196,500           .335             400,828    
WA        :      40,300           197,500           .345              68,138    
WV        :      88,900           391,200           .335             131,052    
WI        :      22,200           104,300           .335              34,941    
          :                                                                     
Oth Sts 4/:     193,400           863,350           .345             297,674    
          :                                                                     
Total 5/  :   7,325,670        34,222,000           .344          11,762,222    
          :                                                                     
15 Weekly :                                                                     
 Sts 6/   :   6,483,400        30,471,400           .344          10,473,683    
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1/  December 1, 1994, through November 30, 1995.                                
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.                                              
                                                                                
                     Turkeys:  Production, Price, and Value                     
                        by State and United States, 1994                        
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          :     Number     :      Pounds     :     Price      :      Value      
   State  :     Raised     :     Produced    :      per       :       of        
          :       1/       :                 :    Pound 2/    :   Production    
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          :   1,000 Head      1,000 Pounds        Dollars        1,000 Dollars  
          :                                                                     
AR        :     25,000            510,000           0.44              224,400   
CA        :     21,000            449,400           0.43              193,242   
CO        :      4,900            164,640             3/                   3/   
CT        :         20                468           1.00                  468   
GA        :      1,410             42,018           0.41               17,227   
IL        :      3,800             78,280           0.43               33,660   
IN        :     14,000            336,000           0.43              144,480   
IA        :      8,800            249,920           0.40               99,968   
KS        :      1,600             34,400           0.42               14,448   
MD & DE   :        140              3,150           0.48                1,517   
MA        :        140              3,724           1.22                4,543   
MN        :     41,500            846,600           0.36              304,776   
MO        :     20,500            477,650           0.43              205,390   
NH        :         15                374           1.19                  445   
NJ        :         85              2,040           0.85                1,734   
NY        :        500             13,250           0.40                5,300   
NC        :     60,000          1,362,000           0.40              544,800   
ND        :      1,150             25,300           0.36                9,108   
OH        :      6,000            176,400           0.36               63,504   
PA        :     10,500            201,600           0.42               84,672   
SC        :      5,800            172,840           0.40               69,136   
SD        :      2,500             75,750           0.36               27,270   
VT        :         30                675           0.99                  688   
VA        :     22,000            409,200           0.42              171,864   
WV        :      4,800             89,280           0.42               37,498   
          :                                                                     
Oth Sts 4/:     30,415            815,928           0.39              383,647   
          :                                                                     
US        :    286,605          6,540,877          0.404            2,643,765   
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1/  Based on turkeys placed Sep 1, 1993 through Aug 31,1994.  Excludes young    
    turkeys lost.                                                               
2/  Equivalent live returns to producers in most States.                        
3/  Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.  Value of       
    production included Other States.                                           
3/  MI, NE, OK, OR, TX, UT, and WI combined to avoid disclosing individual      
    operations.                                                                 
                     Turkeys:  Production, Price, and Value                     
                        by State and United States, 1995                        
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          :     Number     :      Pounds     :     Price      :      Value      
   State  :     Raised     :     Produced    :      per       :       of        
          :       1/       :                 :    Pound 2/    :   Production    
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          :   1,000 Head      1,000 Pounds        Dollars        1,000 Dollars  
          :                                                                     
AR        :     26,000            535,600           0.45              241,020   
CA        :     22,000            462,000           0.46              212,520   
CO        :      4,300            158,670             3/                   3/   
CT        :         15                291           1.25                  364   
GA        :      1,450             43,935           0.44               19,331   
IL        :      3,600             74,880           0.42               31,450   
IN        :     14,200            335,120           0.42              140,750   
IA        :      8,000            227,200           0.39               88,608   
KS        :      1,600             44,800           0.44               19,712   
MD & DE   :        160              2,971           0.48                1,430   
MA        :        105              2,153           1.23                2,648   
MN        :     40,500            854,550           0.35              299,093   
MO        :     22,500            551,250           0.42              231,525   
NH        :         17                347           1.17                  406   
NJ        :         88              1,980           0.90                1,782   
NY        :        505             12,979           0.42                5,451   
NC        :     61,200          1,419,840           0.41              582,134   
ND        :      1,670             35,070           0.35               12,275   
OH        :      6,500            192,400           0.35               67,340   
PA        :     11,500            230,000           0.40               92,000   
SC        :      6,120            184,824           0.41               75,778   
SD        :      2,800             87,360           0.40               34,944   
VT        :         31                639           1.14                  728   
VA        :     23,500            441,800           0.45              198,810   
WV        :      4,800             90,240           0.45               40,608   
          :                                                                     
Oth Sts 4/:     29,465            783,678           0.40              373,594   
          :                                                                     
US        :    292,626          6,774,577          0.410            2,774,301   
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1/  Based on turkeys placed Sep 1, 1994 through Aug 31,1995.  Excludes young    
    turkeys lost.                                                               
2/  Equivalent live returns to producers in most States.                        
3/  Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.  Value of       
    production included Other States.                                           
4/  MI, NE, OK, OR, TX, UT, and WI combined to avoid disclosing individual      
    operations.                                                                 
                                                                                
                     Chickens:  Lost, Sold, Price, and Value                    
                       by State and United States, 1994 1/                      
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           :   Number   :   Number    :   Pounds    :  Price per  :  Value of   
   State   :  Lost 2/   :    Sold     :    Sold     :    Pound    :    Sales    
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           :   ---- 1,000 Head ----    1,000 Pounds     Dollars    1,000 Dollars
           :                                                                    
AL         :    1,540         9,000         64,800       .111          7,193    
AR         :    2,400        15,000         97,500       .170         16,575    
CA         :    3,100        14,300         52,910       .020          1,058    
CO         :      510         2,200          9,020       .070            631    
CT         :      388         2,486         12,430       .034            423    
DE         :       69           592          4,381       .052            228    
FL         :    1,400         5,100         27,030       .052          1,406    
GA         :    2,323        16,069        102,842       .100         10,284    
HI         :      143           336          1,176       .144            169    
ID         :       88           830          3,154       .023             73    
IL         :      350         2,300         12,650       .013            164    
IN         :    1,450         9,600         33,600       .035          1,176    
IA         :    1,800         9,400         47,000       .012            564    
KS         :      110         1,100          4,950       .100            495    
KY         :      320         1,750          5,775       .060            347    
LA         :      240         1,550          8,990       .050            450    
ME         :      574         3,497         17,485       .034            594    
MD         :      410         3,315         24,863       .054          1,343    
MA         :       80           445          2,225       .034             76    
MI         :      520         3,500         16,100       .015            242    
MN         :    1,600         6,800         24,480       .013            318    
MS         :    1,100         5,500         33,000       .075          2,475    
MO         :      820         4,300         23,650       .170          4,021    
MT         :       64           461          1,844       .020             37    
NE         :    1,280         4,500         18,000       .012            216    
NH         :       14           101            505       .034             17    
NJ         :      160         1,000          3,600       .040            144    
NM         :      335           560          2,184       .040             87    
NY         :      530         3,100         14,570       .025            364    
NC         :    1,825        12,500         90,000       .115         10,350    
ND         :       50           120            528       .013              7    
OH         :    2,200        14,700         54,390       .010            544    
OK         :      504         2,960         17,168       .165          2,833    
OR         :      335         1,700          7,140       .020            143    
PA         :    2,200        12,000         60,000       .055          3,300    
RI         :       22            70            350       .034             12    
SC         :      500         3,200         16,000       .112          1,792    
SD         :      210           790          3,160       .070            221    
TN         :      145           950          4,275       .130            556    
TX         :    1,800        11,000         44,000       .067          2,948    
UT         :      265         1,625          6,500       .030            195    
VT         :       40            65            325       .034             11    
VA         :      445         4,100         20,910       .111          2,321    
WA         :      620         3,800         13,680       .020            274    
WV         :      440         1,200          6,120       .120            734    
WI         :      450         1,800          6,660       .010             67    
WY         :       11             8             38       .050              2    
           :                                                                    
Oth Sts 3/ :       41           132            532       .031             16    
           :                                                                    
US         :   35,821       201,412      1,022,490       .076         77,496    
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1/  Estimates cover the 12 month period Dec 1, previous year through Nov 30 and 
    excludes broilers.                                                          
2/  Includes death and other losses during the 12 month period.                 
3/  AK, AZ, and NV combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.  AK      
    value of sales estimates discontinued.  Number lost, and number and pounds  
    sold are included in U.S. total.                                            
                     Chickens:  Lost, Sold, Price, and Value                    
                       by State and United States, 1995 1/                      
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           :   Number   :   Number    :   Pounds    :  Price per  :  Value of   
   State   :  Lost 2/   :    Sold     :    Sold     :    Pound    :    Sales    
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           :   ---- 1,000 Head ----    1,000 Pounds     Dollars    1,000 Dollars
           :                                                                    
AL         :    1,800         9,000         63,900       .100          6,390    
AR         :    2,600        18,000        117,000       .130         15,210    
CA         :    2,700        15,100         54,360       .019          1,033    
CO         :      450         1,970          7,880       .040            315    
CT         :      484         2,464         12,320       .029            357    
DE         :      102           727          5,307       .043            228    
FL         :    1,892         4,800         25,440       .040          1,018    
GA         :    2,380        15,250        100,650       .095          9,562    
HI         :      143           301          1,084       .121            131    
ID         :       80           510          1,887       .030             57    
IL         :      375         2,170         12,369       .010            124    
IN         :    2,100         8,100         28,350       .025            709    
IA         :    3,100         9,500         57,000       .006            342    
KS         :      150           400          1,600       .050             80    
KY         :      300         1,900          6,270       .060            376    
LA         :      230         1,750         10,150       .058            589    
ME         :      722         3,932         19,660       .029            570    
MD         :      602         2,973         22,000       .046          1,012    
MA         :       86           601          3,005       .029             87    
MI         :      550         3,900         19,500       .010            195    
MN         :    1,400         5,300         19,080       .007            134    
MS         :    2,000         5,200         35,880       .053          1,902    
MO         :      980         4,250         23,375       .130          3,039    
MT         :       63           536          2,144       .030             64    
NE         :    1,290         4,230         16,920       .006            102    
NH         :       24           166            830       .029             24    
NJ         :      150         1,000          3,500       .020             70    
NM         :      450           200            820       .020             16    
NY         :      550         3,350         15,075       .015            226    
NC         :    1,825        12,800         96,000       .096          9,216    
ND         :       60           150            675       .007              5    
OH         :    2,750        14,900         55,130       .010            551    
OK         :      590         3,860         23,932       .130          3,111    
OR         :      276         1,250          7,250       .020            145    
PA         :    2,400        14,500         72,500       .045          3,263    
RI         :       17           133            665       .029             19    
SC         :      600         3,300         16,500       .095          1,568    
SD         :      290         1,090          4,360       .050            218    
TN         :      185           850          3,740       .100            374    
TX         :    1,900        11,700         51,480       .051          2,625    
UT         :      195         1,475          5,900       .026            153    
VT         :        9            55            275       .029              8    
VA         :      536         3,610         18,411       .103          1,896    
WA         :      590         4,000         14,800       .020            296    
WV         :      205         1,250          6,375       .104            663    
WI         :      540         1,900          7,030       .010             70    
WY         :       10             7             32       .050              2    
           :                                                                    
Oth Sts 3/ :       27           175            699       .015             10    
           :                                                                    
US         :   40,758       204,585      1,073,110       .064         68,155    
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1/  Estimates cover the 12 month period Dec 1, previous year through Nov 30 and 
    excludes broilers.                                                          
2/  Includes death and other losses during the 12 month period.                 
3/  AK, AZ, and NV combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.  AK      
    value of sales estimates discontinued.  Number lost, and number and pounds  
    sold are included in U.S. total.                                            
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