United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1949- 1573 Poultry - Production and Value 2016 Summary April 2017 Contents Summary..................................................................................... 5 Broiler Production and Value - States and United States Total: 2015......................... 6 Broiler Production and Value - States and United States Total: 2016......................... 7 Turkey Production and Value - States and United States: 2015................................ 8 Turkey Production and Value - States and United States: 2016................................ 9 Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value - States and United States: 2015.. 10 Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value - States and United States: 2016.. 11 All Eggs Production and Value - States and United States: 2015 and 2016..................... 12 Statistical Methodology..................................................................... 13 Information Contacts........................................................................ 13 This page intentionally left blank Summary Value of Production and Sales Down 20 Percent The combined value of production from broilers, eggs, turkeys, and the value of sales from chickens in 2016 was $38.7 billion, down 20 percent from $48.1 billion in 2015. Of the combined total, 67 percent was from broilers, 17 percent from eggs, 16 percent from turkeys, and less than 1 percent from chickens. The value of broilers produced during 2016 was $25.9 billion, down 10 percent from 2015. The total number of broilers produced in 2016 was 8.78 billion, up 1 percent from 2015. The total amount of live weight broilers produced in 2016 was 54.3 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2015. The value of turkeys produced during 2016 was $6.18 billion, up 8 percent from the $5.71 billion the previous year. The total number of turkeys raised in 2016 was 244 million, up 5 percent from 2015. Turkey production in 2016 totaled 7.49 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the 7.04 billion pounds produced in 2015. The value of sales from chickens (excluding broilers) in 2016 was $84.9 million, down 18 percent from $103 million a year ago. The number of chickens sold in 2016 totaled 206 million, up 5 percent from the total sold during the previous year. Value of all egg production in 2016 was $6.48 billion, down 52 percent from $13.6 billion in 2015. Egg production totaled 102 billion eggs, up 5 percent from 97.2 billion eggs produced in 2015. Poultry Value of Production - United States: 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :Broilers 1/: Turkeys :Chickens 2/: Eggs : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dollars : 2015 ...............:28,716,398 5,707,928 103,206 13,608,194 48,135,726 2016 ...............:25,935,852 6,184,247 84,869 6,483,307 38,688,275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes States which produced less than 500,000 broilers. 2/ Value of sales. Broiler Production and Value - States and United States Total: 2015 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Broiler production including other domestic meat-type strains. Excludes States producing less than 500,000 broilers] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Value of : produced : produced : production ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Alabama ....................: 1,082,900 6,172,500 3,320,805 Arkansas ...................: 962,000 6,156,800 3,312,358 Delaware ...................: 244,300 1,759,000 946,342 Florida ....................: 65,100 377,600 203,149 Georgia ....................: 1,339,600 7,903,600 4,252,137 Kentucky ...................: 307,700 1,784,700 960,169 Maryland ...................: 303,500 1,730,000 930,740 Minnesota ..................: 46,400 278,400 149,779 Mississippi ................: 722,500 4,551,800 2,448,868 Missouri ...................: 294,600 1,414,100 760,786 : North Carolina .............: 822,700 6,417,100 3,452,400 Ohio .......................: 80,400 450,200 242,208 Oklahoma ...................: 217,000 1,432,200 770,524 Pennsylvania ...............: 190,400 1,066,200 573,616 South Carolina .............: 242,600 1,746,700 939,725 Tennessee ..................: 185,200 981,600 528,101 Texas ......................: 608,700 3,773,900 2,030,358 Virginia ...................: 262,800 1,471,700 791,775 West Virginia ..............: 93,700 356,100 191,582 Wisconsin ..................: 53,900 226,400 121,803 : Other States 1/ ............: 562,700 3,325,600 1,789,173 : United States ..............: 8,688,700 53,376,200 28,716,398 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, and Washington combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Broiler Production and Value - States and United States Total: 2016 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Broiler production including other domestic meat-type strains. Excludes States producing less than 500,000 broilers] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Value of : produced : produced : production ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Alabama ....................: 1,070,100 5,992,600 2,864,463 Arkansas ...................: 1,009,400 6,561,100 3,136,206 Delaware ...................: 252,500 1,843,300 881,097 Florida ....................: 63,200 366,600 175,235 Georgia ....................: 1,367,100 8,065,900 3,855,500 Kentucky ...................: 300,300 1,831,800 875,600 Maryland ...................: 303,500 1,851,400 884,969 Minnesota ..................: 48,400 295,200 141,106 Mississippi ................: 739,400 4,658,200 2,226,620 Missouri ...................: 293,000 1,435,700 686,265 : North Carolina .............: 818,700 6,467,700 3,091,561 Ohio .......................: 88,000 475,200 227,146 Oklahoma ...................: 209,700 1,363,100 651,562 Pennsylvania ...............: 185,700 1,039,900 497,072 South Carolina .............: 244,700 1,810,800 865,562 Tennessee ..................: 175,200 928,600 443,871 Texas ......................: 629,500 3,840,000 1,835,520 Virginia ...................: 269,100 1,533,900 733,204 West Virginia ..............: 90,300 352,200 168,352 Wisconsin ..................: 54,100 227,200 108,602 : Other States 1/ ............: 564,800 3,318,700 1,586,339 : United States ..............: 8,776,700 54,259,100 25,935,852 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Turkey Production and Value - States and United States: 2015 [Based on turkeys placed September 1, 2014, through August 31, 2015] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Value of : raised : produced : production ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Arkansas ...................: 27,500 561,000 454,971 California .................: 11,500 338,100 274,199 Indiana ....................: 19,300 752,700 610,440 Iowa .......................: 9,100 353,990 287,086 Michigan ...................: 5,200 204,880 166,158 Minnesota ..................: 40,500 976,050 791,577 Missouri ...................: 19,000 600,400 486,924 North Carolina .............: 31,000 1,091,200 884,963 Ohio .......................: 5,200 209,040 169,531 Pennsylvania ...............: 6,500 163,150 132,315 : South Dakota ...............: 4,300 181,460 147,164 Utah .......................: 3,800 95,380 77,353 Virginia ...................: 17,000 460,700 373,628 West Virginia ..............: 3,000 90,600 73,477 : Other States 1/ ............: 30,200 959,486 778,142 : United States ..............: 233,100 7,038,136 5,707,928 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes State estimates not shown and States withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Turkey Production and Value - States and United States: 2016 [Based on turkeys placed September 1, 2015, through August 31, 2016] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Value of : raised : produced : production ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Arkansas ...................: 26,000 525,200 433,815 California .................: 11,400 323,760 267,426 Indiana ....................: 19,500 758,550 626,562 Iowa .......................: 11,700 460,980 380,769 Michigan ...................: 5,400 216,540 178,862 Minnesota ..................: 44,500 1,103,600 911,574 Missouri ...................: 19,200 625,920 517,010 North Carolina .............: 33,500 1,202,650 993,389 Ohio .......................: 5,800 236,640 195,465 Pennsylvania ...............: 7,300 189,800 156,775 : South Dakota ...............: 4,200 180,180 148,829 Utah .......................: 4,700 121,730 100,549 Virginia ...................: 17,200 467,840 386,436 West Virginia ..............: 3,700 111,000 91,686 : Other States 1/ ............: 29,900 962,588 795,100 : United States ..............: 244,000 7,486,978 6,184,247 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes State estimates not shown and States withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value - States and United States: 2015 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Excludes broilers] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Number sold : Pounds : Value of State : lost 1/ : for slaughter : sold : sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 head ----- 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Alabama ..............: 2,730 11,513 88,650 14,716 Arkansas .............: 3,386 14,422 105,281 16,845 California ...........: 6,428 5,029 16,093 32 Colorado .............: 686 3,041 12,772 843 Florida ..............: 5,351 351 2,597 416 Georgia ..............: 6,141 16,470 111,996 16,687 Illinois .............: 989 2,514 9,050 244 Indiana ..............: 8,679 12,424 42,242 549 Iowa .................: 42,790 11,309 37,320 187 Kentucky .............: 838 4,142 24,852 3,256 : Louisiana ............: 365 2,159 13,602 1,891 Maryland .............: 232 1,303 4,691 155 Massachusetts ........: 8 95 304 (Z) Michigan .............: 1,104 9,305 29,776 30 Minnesota ............: 4,976 5,923 20,731 518 Mississippi ..........: 1,462 5,659 41,311 6,568 Missouri .............: 1,329 8,036 36,966 3,216 Montana ..............: 323 54 173 (Z) Nebraska .............: 4,222 4,094 13,101 13 New York .............: 623 3,283 10,834 22 : North Carolina .......: 3,400 13,841 96,887 14,824 Ohio .................: 12,333 11,871 40,361 444 Oklahoma .............: 715 2,656 20,451 3,374 Oregon ...............: 748 819 2,621 3 Pennsylvania .........: 2,469 10,538 38,991 1,482 South Carolina .......: 1,576 2,784 16,982 2,293 South Dakota .........: 1,517 336 1,075 1 Tennessee ............: 383 1,960 15,484 2,601 Texas ................: 3,012 12,975 64,875 6,488 Utah .................: 863 2,484 7,949 8 : Vermont ..............: 17 108 486 39 Virginia .............: 623 2,459 17,213 2,634 Washington ...........: 3,486 301 963 2 West Virginia ........: 262 1,567 12,379 2,092 Wisconsin ............: 1,653 4,204 15,555 529 : Other States 2/ ......: 4,960 6,586 21,974 204 : United States ........: 130,679 196,615 996,588 103,206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Includes rendered, died, destroyed, composted, or disappeared for any reason except sold during the 12-month period. 2/ Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Wyoming combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value - States and United States: 2016 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Excludes broilers] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Number sold : Pounds : Value of State : lost 1/ : for slaughter : sold : sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 head ----- 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Alabama ..............: 2,891 11,431 89,162 11,859 Arkansas .............: 3,849 16,426 119,910 15,229 California ...........: 4,361 5,606 19,621 216 Colorado .............: 1,907 2,369 10,897 730 Florida ..............: 6,417 425 3,145 415 Georgia ..............: 5,823 15,814 102,791 11,821 Illinois .............: 1,415 3,356 12,082 217 Indiana ..............: 11,590 15,668 53,271 373 Iowa .................: 17,723 8,511 28,086 140 Kentucky .............: 955 4,957 28,255 2,769 : Louisiana ............: 324 1,885 11,876 1,330 Maryland .............: 256 1,572 5,659 113 Massachusetts ........: 9 108 356 (Z) Michigan .............: 1,046 10,235 33,776 34 Minnesota ............: 2,228 4,873 17,543 386 Mississippi ..........: 1,460 6,145 44,859 5,697 Missouri .............: 1,433 8,183 37,642 2,560 Montana ..............: 297 52 172 (Z) Nebraska .............: 889 3,706 12,230 12 New York .............: 838 3,899 12,867 26 : North Carolina .......: 3,939 15,088 104,107 12,597 Ohio .................: 12,337 12,062 41,011 369 Oklahoma .............: 678 2,637 19,778 2,591 Oregon ...............: 1,353 569 1,878 2 Pennsylvania .........: 2,708 10,399 38,476 923 South Carolina .......: 1,227 4,127 21,873 1,881 South Dakota .........: 924 176 581 1 Tennessee ............: 363 2,199 17,372 2,345 Texas ................: 3,346 14,468 72,340 5,643 Utah .................: 950 3,003 9,910 10 : Vermont ..............: 11 88 343 12 Virginia .............: 1,140 2,245 17,062 2,235 Washington ...........: 5,528 321 1,059 2 West Virginia ........: 298 1,646 13,168 1,817 Wisconsin ............: 1,097 2,772 10,534 337 : Other States 2/ ......: 4,480 8,987 30,348 177 : United States ........: 106,090 206,008 1,044,040 84,869 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Includes rendered, died, destroyed, composted, or disappeared for any reason except sold during the 12-month period. 2/ Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Wyoming combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. All Eggs Production and Value - States and United States: 2015 and 2016 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Includes hatching and market (table) eggs] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs produced : Value of production State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- million eggs -- --- 1,000 dozen eggs --- ---- 1,000 dollars --- : Alabama ..........: 2,185.0 2,110.7 182,083.4 175,891.8 404,090 367,961 Arkansas .........: 3,275.4 3,411.4 272,950.1 284,283.5 572,449 485,411 California .......: 3,302.8 3,473.5 275,233.7 289,458.4 527,701 210,160 Colorado .........: 1,322.8 1,364.0 110,233.8 113,666.6 177,115 67,929 Florida ..........: 2,463.1 2,364.1 205,258.3 197,008.6 315,651 110,028 Georgia ..........: 4,837.5 4,893.8 403,125.3 407,817.2 764,192 563,152 Illinois .........: 1,356.4 1,534.7 113,033.6 127,892.0 180,895 72,534 Indiana ..........: 8,004.7 8,910.4 667,058.3 742,533.3 1,066,159 403,938 Iowa .............: 12,470.6 13,608.0 1,039,216.8 1,134,000.2 1,535,042 556,138 Kentucky .........: 1,279.4 1,304.1 106,616.8 108,675.2 191,617 118,592 : Louisiana ........: 560.8 541.0 46,733.6 45,083.4 89,081 53,193 Maryland .........: 773.3 795.9 64,441.5 66,325.2 99,117 31,449 Massachusetts ....: 44.7 40.6 3,724.5 3,383.8 5,608 1,425 Michigan .........: 3,844.7 3,963.9 320,391.5 330,325.0 494,947 163,234 Minnesota ........: 2,874.9 2,813.9 239,575.3 234,491.8 366,897 126,454 Mississippi ......: 1,405.5 1,391.9 117,124.8 115,991.3 248,230 221,704 Missouri .........: 3,056.4 3,208.9 254,699.9 267,408.3 421,325 189,889 Montana ..........: 142.1 135.9 11,842.3 11,325.3 22,500 7,870 Nebraska .........: 2,290.7 2,570.2 190,891.6 214,183.6 281,147 99,773 New York .........: 1,523.2 1,673.8 126,933.3 139,483.2 193,585 63,470 : North Carolina ...: 3,659.3 3,729.5 304,941.9 310,791.9 588,368 444,039 Ohio .............: 9,708.4 9,546.0 809,032.8 795,500.0 1,262,374 411,781 Oklahoma .........: 699.0 692.0 58,250.0 57,666.4 114,807 79,088 Oregon ...........: 731.1 732.0 60,925.1 61,000.0 115,960 42,447 Pennsylvania .....: 7,778.2 8,212.4 648,183.3 684,366.5 1,008,202 367,144 South Carolina ...: 1,163.5 1,141.7 96,958.4 95,141.7 167,384 95,367 South Dakota .....: 604.5 594.2 50,375.0 49,516.8 73,798 22,482 Tennessee ........: 349.1 394.5 29,091.9 32,875.1 66,970 76,518 Texas ............: 5,161.1 5,571.8 430,092.0 464,316.6 728,753 361,309 Utah .............: 1,252.2 1,271.4 104,350.1 105,950.1 199,491 73,238 : Vermont ..........: 38.4 38.4 3,199.9 3,200.7 5,152 1,829 Virginia .........: 752.0 782.3 62,666.6 65,191.6 122,443 96,909 Washington .......: 2,094.9 2,006.5 174,574.7 167,208.2 331,830 117,086 West Virginia ....: 279.2 287.1 23,266.8 23,924.1 54,603 55,890 Wisconsin ........: 1,406.3 1,618.8 117,191.3 134,899.7 187,719 79,083 : Other States 1/ ..: 4,517.0 5,223.4 376,416.4 435,283.4 622,992 244,793 : United States ....: 97,208.2 101,952.7 8,100,684.6 8,496,060.5 13,608,194 6,483,307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Wyoming combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: These estimates were based on inventory, disposition, production, and price estimates as published in various NASS poultry and agricultural prices reports, as well as information on imports, exports, and slaughter obtained from other sources. Individual NASS Regional Field Offices (RFOs) maintain a list of all known poultry operations and use known sources to update their lists. Data are collected from broiler hatcheries which hatch over one million chicks annually and from turkey grow-out operations raising 1,000 or more turkeys annually. Also, data are collected from layer and egg contractors and independent producers who have at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, or pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets. In every situation, operations are contacted as close to the reference date as possible and given adequate time to respond via mail, fax, or electronic data reporting (EDR). Those that do not respond are contacted by phone. Care is exercised to ensure that all operations of interest are accounted for in the estimates. Estimation Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive the estimates from 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. RFOs 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: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve estimates and are generally the result of late or corrected data. For all species, previous year estimates are subject to revision when the current year estimates are made. Five years of estimates are also reviewed after the Census of Agriculture data are available. Estimates are considered final after Census review and no revisions are made after the final estimates are published. Reliability: All estimates in this report have no sampling error since they 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, pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets; broiler hatcheries which hatch over one million chicks annually; and turkey grow-out operations raising 1,000 or more turkeys annually. 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. 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