Poultry Production and Value - 2014 Summary - Release

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Department of
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Agricultural
Statistics
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Poultry - Production and
Value
2014 Summary
April 2015

ISSN: 1949-1573

Contents
Summary ................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Poultry Value of Production – United States: 2013 and 2014 ................................................................................................ 5
Broiler Production and Value – States, 19 States, and United States Total: 2013 .................................................................. 6
Broiler Production and Value – States, 19 States, and United States Total: 2014 .................................................................. 7
Turkey Production and Value – States and United States: 2013............................................................................................. 8
Turkey Production and Value – States and United States: 2014............................................................................................. 9
Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value – States and United States: 2013 ........................................... 10
Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value – States and United States: 2014 ........................................... 11
All Eggs Production and Value – States and United States: 2013 and 2014 ........................................................................ 12
Statistical Methodology ........................................................................................................................................................ 13
Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................ 13

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Special Note
Production and value data for broilers, chickens, and eggs are now available on quick stats starting with 2008. Quick stats
data for turkeys is available back to 1929. Please contact the Livestock Branch at (202) 720-3570 or email at
HQ_SD_LB@nass.usda.gov with any questions or concerns.

Summary
Value of Production and Sales Up 9 Percent
The combined value of production from broilers, eggs, turkeys, and the value of sales from chickens in 2014 was $48.3
billion, up 9 percent from $44.4 billion in 2013. Of the combined total, 68 percent was from broilers, 21 percent from
eggs, 11 percent from turkeys, and less than 1 percent from chickens.
The value of broilers produced during 2014 was $32.7 billion, up 6 percent from 2013. The total number of broilers
produced in 2014 was 8.54 billion, up slightly from 2013. The total amount of live weight broilers produced in 2014 was
51.4 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2013.
The value of turkeys produced during 2014 was $5.30 billion, up 10 percent from the $4.84 billion the previous year. The
total number of turkeys raised in 2014 was 238 million, down 1 percent from 2013. Turkey production in 2014 totaled
7.22 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the 7.28 billion pounds produced in 2013.
The value of sales from chickens (excluding broilers) in 2014 was $96.6 million, up 10 percent from $87.9 million a year
ago. The number of chickens sold in 2014 totaled 188 million, up 1 percent from the total sold during the previous year.
Value of all egg production in 2014 was $10.2 billion, up 17 percent from $8.68 billion in 2013. Egg production totaled
99.8 billion eggs, up 2 percent from 97.6 billion eggs produced in 2013.
Poultry Value of Production – United States: 2013 and 2014
Year

2013 ................................................
2014 ................................................
1
2

Broilers 1

Turkeys

Chickens 2

Eggs

Total

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

30,761,669
32,724,667

4,839,562
5,304,537

87,939
96,557

8,678,859
10,166,321

44,368,029
48,292,082

Excludes States which produced less than 500,000 broilers.
Value of sales.

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Broiler Production and Value – States, 19 States, and United States Total: 2013
[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
produced

Pounds
produced

Value of
production

(1,000 head)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 dollars)

Alabama ......................................................
Arkansas ......................................................
Delaware .....................................................
Florida ..........................................................
Georgia ........................................................
Kentucky ......................................................
Maryland ......................................................
Minnesota ....................................................
Mississippi ...................................................
Missouri .......................................................

1,048,600
996,400
215,600
64,400
1,334,600
309,500
305,200
48,200
734,100
277,400

5,872,200
5,978,400
1,530,800
392,800
7,607,200
1,671,300
1,617,600
284,400
4,478,000
1,331,500

3,564,425
3,628,889
929,196
238,430
4,617,570
1,014,479
981,883
172,631
2,718,146
808,221

North Carolina ..............................................
Ohio .............................................................
Oklahoma ....................................................
Pennsylvania ...............................................
South Carolina .............................................
Tennessee ...................................................
Texas ...........................................................
Virginia .........................................................
West Virginia ................................................
Wisconsin ....................................................

786,600
69,800
206,100
170,700
226,700
182,500
610,100
250,100
96,300
51,300

5,899,500
404,800
1,360,300
955,900
1,586,900
949,000
3,599,600
1,350,500
385,200
215,500

3,580,997
245,714
825,702
580,231
963,248
576,043
2,184,957
819,754
233,816
130,809

Other States 1 ..............................................

549,600

3,206,800

1,946,528

............................................

8,235,800

49,080,800

29,792,046

United States ...............................................

8,533,800

50,678,200

30,761,669

19 State Total

2

1

California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, and Washington combined to avoid disclosing individual
operations.
2
States in the 19 State Total include Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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Broiler Production and Value – States, 19 States, and United States Total: 2014
[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
produced

Pounds
produced

Value of
production

(1,000 head)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 dollars)

Alabama ......................................................
Arkansas .....................................................
Delaware .....................................................
Florida .........................................................
Georgia .......................................................
Kentucky ......................................................
Maryland ......................................................
Minnesota ....................................................
Mississippi ...................................................
Missouri .......................................................

1,061,500
969,800
244,100
66,700
1,324,200
308,000
287,800
46,800
727,200
288,500

6,050,600
6,012,800
1,733,100
386,900
7,547,900
1,724,800
1,554,100
280,800
4,508,600
1,384,800

3,854,232
3,830,154
1,103,985
246,455
4,808,012
1,098,698
989,962
178,870
2,871,978
882,118

North Carolina .............................................
Ohio .............................................................
Oklahoma ....................................................
Pennsylvania ...............................................
South Carolina .............................................
Tennessee ...................................................
Texas ..........................................................
Virginia ........................................................
West Virginia ...............................................
Wisconsin ....................................................

795,200
75,600
205,300
181,300
232,500
180,600
591,800
262,000
95,300
53,400

6,043,500
430,900
1,334,500
997,200
1,650,800
939,100
3,550,800
1,441,000
371,700
224,300

3,849,710
274,483
850,077
635,216
1,051,560
598,207
2,261,860
917,917
236,773
142,879

Other States 1 ..............................................

546,500

3,204,900

2,041,521

............................................

8,241,500

49,759,000

31,696,483

United States ...............................................

8,544,100

51,373,100

32,724,667

19 State Total

2

1

California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, and Washington combined to avoid disclosing individual
operations.
2
States in the 19 State Total include Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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Turkey Production and Value – States and United States: 2013
[Based on turkeys placed September 1, 2012, through August 31, 2013]
State

Number
raised

Pounds
produced

Value of
production

(1,000 head)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 dollars)

Arkansas ....................................................................
California ...................................................................
Indiana .......................................................................
Michigan ....................................................................
Minnesota ..................................................................
Missouri .....................................................................
North Carolina ............................................................
Ohio ...........................................................................
Pennsylvania .............................................................
South Carolina ...........................................................

28,000
13,000
17,500
5,200
44,000
17,000
33,500
5,700
7,000
12,000

560,000
365,300
663,250
210,600
1,126,400
544,000
1,139,000
233,130
170,800
478,800

372,400
242,925
441,061
140,049
749,056
361,760
757,435
155,031
113,582
318,402

South Dakota .............................................................
Utah ...........................................................................
Virginia .......................................................................
West Virginia ..............................................................

4,300
4,000
15,500
3,100

176,300
108,800
403,000
80,600

117,240
72,352
267,995
53,599

Other States 1 ............................................................

30,200

1,017,556

676,675

United States .............................................................

240,000

7,277,536

4,839,562

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Includes State estimates not shown and States withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

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Turkey Production and Value – States and United States: 2014
[Based on turkeys placed September 1, 2013, through August 31, 2014]
State

Number
raised

Pounds
produced

Value of
production

(1,000 head)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 dollars)

Arkansas ...................................................................
California ...................................................................
Indiana ......................................................................
Iowa ...........................................................................
Michigan ....................................................................
Minnesota ..................................................................
Missouri .....................................................................
North Carolina ...........................................................
Ohio ...........................................................................
Pennsylvania .............................................................

30,000
11,000
19,000
10,500
5,100
45,500
17,000
28,500
5,100
7,000

612,000
310,200
754,300
435,750
205,530
1,178,450
544,000
997,500
209,100
175,700

449,820
227,997
554,411
320,276
151,065
866,161
399,840
733,163
153,689
129,140

South Dakota .............................................................
Utah ...........................................................................
Virginia ......................................................................
West Virginia .............................................................

4,500
4,000
16,800
3,100

188,550
96,800
443,520
81,840

138,584
71,148
325,987
60,152

Other States 1 ............................................................

30,400

983,816

723,104

United States .............................................................

237,500

7,217,056

5,304,537

1

Includes State estimates not shown and States withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

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Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value – States and United States: 2013
[Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Excludes broilers. Totals may not add due to rounding]
State

Number
lost 1

Number sold
for slaughter

Pounds
sold

Value of
sales

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 dollars)

Alabama .............................
Arkansas .............................
California ............................
Colorado .............................
Connecticut .........................
Florida .................................
Georgia ...............................
Illinois ..................................
Indiana ................................
Iowa ....................................

2,628
3,866
7,289
462
1,805
3,603
4,229
751
4,322
26,396

10,893
12,058
5,848
2,968
34
2,556
16,025
2,607
13,263
9,717

82,787
89,229
19,298
12,169
194
9,713
107,368
9,125
43,768
32,066

12,749
13,563
174
694
23
447
15,032
219
481
160

Kentucky .............................
Louisiana ............................
Maine ..................................
Maryland .............................
Massachusetts ....................
Michigan .............................
Minnesota ...........................
Mississippi ..........................
Missouri ..............................
Montana ..............................

2,450
272
507
250
9
1,129
2,217
1,346
1,086
281

2,385
1,674
1,225
1,752
83
5,737
5,072
5,849
6,155
52

18,842
10,211
3,920
5,957
266
18,358
17,245
42,113
32,006
166

2,996
1,307
4
107
(Z)
18
310
6,233
3,329
(Z)

Nebraska ............................
New York ............................
North Carolina .....................
Ohio ....................................
Oklahoma ...........................
Oregon ................................
Pennsylvania ......................
South Carolina ....................
South Dakota ......................
Tennessee ..........................

807
384
3,319
9,035
729
1,116
3,033
1,526
907
287

5,862
4,111
11,021
11,393
2,558
495
12,062
2,839
707
1,846

18,758
13,155
76,045
37,597
18,418
1,634
42,217
18,454
2,262
14,583

19
26
10,874
376
2,744
15
929
2,528
2
2,319

Texas ..................................
Utah ....................................
Vermont ..............................
Virginia ................................
Washington .........................
West Virginia .......................
Wisconsin ...........................

5,758
788
12
887
4,781
217
546

12,964
2,281
159
2,521
32
1,443
2,799

62,227
7,299
588
17,143
109
11,255
10,076

5,600
7
19
2,417
2
1,767
312

Other States 2 .....................

2,136

4,791

15,925

137

United States ......................

101,166

185,837

922,546

87,939

(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, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Wyoming
combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.

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Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value – States and United States: 2014
[Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Excludes broilers. Totals may not add due to rounding]
State

Number
lost 1

Number sold
for slaughter

Pounds
sold

Value of
sales

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 dollars)

Alabama .............................
Arkansas ............................
California ............................
Colorado .............................
Connecticut ........................
Florida ................................
Georgia ..............................
Illinois .................................
Indiana ...............................
Iowa ....................................

2,762
3,834
6,405
484
1,818
3,378
4,636
625
7,781
25,811

10,855
13,270
3,569
3,536
25
1,964
15,226
2,410
11,768
15,502

83,584
100,852
12,135
14,144
123
7,463
106,582
8,194
38,834
49,606

13,624
16,136
206
834
12
343
16,094
197
505
149

Kentucky .............................
Louisiana ............................
Maine .................................
Maryland .............................
Massachusetts ....................
Michigan .............................
Minnesota ...........................
Mississippi ..........................
Missouri ..............................
Montana .............................

1,591
340
507
234
7
2,232
1,952
1,410
1,173
324

4,278
2,014
1,225
892
97
6,206
7,457
6,062
6,916
55

25,668
12,688
3,920
3,300
310
19,859
25,354
44,253
35,963
176

3,363
1,738
4
129
(Z)
20
482
6,859
3,812
(Z)

Nebraska ............................
New York ............................
North Carolina ....................
Ohio ....................................
Oklahoma ...........................
Oregon ...............................
Pennsylvania ......................
South Carolina ....................
South Dakota ......................
Tennessee ..........................

1,054
708
2,900
11,206
709
1,045
2,786
1,337
780
424

5,624
3,801
12,524
8,236
2,176
207
10,404
2,626
1,150
1,987

17,997
12,163
83,911
28,002
16,538
642
36,414
16,281
3,680
15,300

18
36
12,251
476
2,663
1
947
2,214
4
2,479

Texas .................................
Utah ....................................
Vermont ..............................
Virginia ...............................
Washington ........................
West Virginia ......................
Wisconsin ...........................

4,138
1,201
18
890
5,267
284
378

12,091
1,857
92
2,268
146
1,599
3,496

59,246
5,942
405
16,103
496
12,632
12,935

5,747
6
31
2,448
9
2,072
504

Other States 2 .....................

2,090

4,801

15,804

144

United States ......................

104,519

188,412

947,499

96,557

(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, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Wyoming
combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.

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All Eggs Production and Value – States and United States: 2013 and 2014
[Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Includes hatching and market (table) eggs. Totals may not add
due to rounding]
State

Eggs produced

Value of production

2013

2014

2013

2014

(million eggs)

(million eggs)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Alabama ...........................................
Arkansas ...........................................
California ..........................................
Colorado ...........................................
Connecticut .......................................
Florida ...............................................
Georgia .............................................
Illinois ................................................
Indiana ..............................................
Iowa ..................................................

2,207
2,952
5,048
1,289
668
2,198
4,525
1,216
7,382
16,156

2,148
2,962
4,551
1,450
669
2,390
4,723
1,409
7,747
16,449

388,780
454,913
382,690
103,782
52,024
167,335
585,797
92,194
545,130
1,166,457

400,702
482,351
419,135
130,584
61,646
218,994
665,866
124,258
674,076
1,403,504

Kentucky ...........................................
Louisiana ..........................................
Maine ................................................
Maryland ...........................................
Massachusetts ..................................
Michigan ...........................................
Minnesota .........................................
Mississippi ........................................
Missouri ............................................
Montana ............................................

1,143
532
989
686
48
3,818
2,899
1,395
2,396
143

1,219
541
989
785
44
3,867
3,071
1,351
2,407
143

131,969
62,904
72,208
52,925
3,496
271,400
214,011
222,415
225,228
10,705

154,849
72,828
86,266
70,753
3,844
325,322
265,908
234,653
252,305
12,966

Nebraska ..........................................
New York ..........................................
North Carolina ...................................
Ohio ..................................................
Oklahoma .........................................
Oregon ..............................................
Pennsylvania ....................................
South Carolina ..................................
South Dakota ....................................
Tennessee ........................................

2,776
1,416
3,184
8,171
746
719
7,467
1,139
814
329

2,860
1,493
3,381
8,731
712
727
7,570
1,117
752
341

197,279
107,145
431,359
587,562
97,227
56,228
599,377
116,175
57,804
61,387

240,418
133,257
500,989
744,317
102,226
65,781
715,299
130,060
63,293
67,997

Texas ................................................
Utah ..................................................
Vermont ............................................
Virginia ..............................................
Washington .......................................
West Virginia .....................................
Wisconsin .........................................

5,098
1,084
42
719
1,962
238
1,532

5,109
1,180
36
765
1,950
270
1,449

471,264
81,139
3,701
99,390
147,396
46,209
115,879

526,459
106,640
4,275
114,346
176,805
55,886
129,890

Other States 1 ...................................

2,429

2,410

195,975

227,573

United States ....................................

97,555

99,768

8,678,859

10,166,321

1

Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Wyoming
combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.

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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.

Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to
contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch .......................................................................................................... (202) 720-3570
Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .................................................................. (202) 720-4447
Alissa Cowell-Mytar – Cold Storage ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-4751
Heidi Gleich – Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ................................................................................ (202) 720-0585
Michael Klamm – Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ................................................ (202) 690-3237
Tom Kruchten – Census of Aquaculture .................................................................................................. (202) 690-4870
Kim Linonis – Layers, Eggs ..................................................................................................................... (202) 690-8632
Sammy Neal – Catfish Production, Egg Products, Mink, Trout Production ............................................ (202) 720-3244
Joshua O’Rear – Honey ............................................................................................................................ (202) 690-3676

Poultry - Production and Value 2014 Summary (April 2015)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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