Table 32. Poultry - Inventory and Number Sold: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
INVENTORY 
NUMBER SOLD - Con. 
Layers (see text) 
198,272 
350,715,978 
145,615 
349,772,508 
Pullets for laying 
Farms with inventory of- 
flock replacement 
4,634 
176,802,415 
4,169 
161,354,686 
1 to 49 
174,211 
2,725,732 
125,195 
2,006,251 
Farms by number sold- 
50 to 99 
13,074 
810,819 
10,648 
651,314 
1 to 1 ,999 
2,985 
229,087 
2,382 
155,483 
too to 399 
6,268 
998,790 
5,001 
785,699 
2,000 to 15,999 
148 
1,286,790 
126 
1,150,407 
400 to 3,199 
1,103 
1,033,178 
785 
783,776 
16,000 to 29,999 
222 
4,924,639 
286 
6,199,685 
3,200 to 9,999 
482 
3,599,091 
626 
4,691,571 
30,000 to 59,999 
530 
22,604,550 
625 
26,423,877 
10,000 to 19,999 
1,199 
17,957,784 
1,373 
20,218,149 
60,000 to 99,999 
375 
28,024,785 
382 
28,132,401 
20,000 to 49,999 
1,292 
36,270,491 
1,292 
35,972,247 
100,000 or more 
374 
119,732,564 
368 
99,292,833 
50,000 to 99,999 
256 
18,067,593 
261 
18,129,706 
100,000 or more 
387 
269,252,500 
434 
266,533,795 
Broilers and other meat-type 
chickens 
32,935 
8,463,194,794 
27,091 
8,914,828,122 
Pullets for laying 
Farms by number sold- 
flock replacement 
26,749 
110,297,133 
22,514 
105,876,529 
1 to 1 ,999 
16,514 
1,818,029 
9,743 
1,178,804 
2,000 to 15,999 
457 
2,274,309 
334 
2,044,755 
16,000 to 29,999 
82 
1,759,100 
87 
1,903,683 
Broilers and other meat-type 
30,000 to 59,999 
175 
7,627,130 
197 
8,800,795 
chickens 
42,226 
1,506,276,846 
32,668 
1,602,574,592 
60,000 to 99,999 
373 
29,357,429 
623 
49,932,801 
100,000 to 199,999 
1,810 
273,093,537 
2,270 
341,362,565 
Turkeys (see text) 
19,956 
100,792,198 
17,226 
107,173,804 
200,000 to 299,999 
2,577 
631,801,712 
2,493 
604,600,599 
300,000 to 499,999 
4,615 
1,744,451,076 
4,840 
1,892,461,973 
Chukars 
604 
805,552 
(NA) 
(NA) 
500,000 or more 
6,332 
5,771,012,472 
6,504 
6,012,542,147 
Ducks 
21,115 
5,018,661 
31,391 
3,984,982 
T urkeys (see text) 
9,677 
286,030,261 
8,284 
295,793,159 
Farms by number sold- 
Emus 
1,550 
13,281 
3,621 
28,443 
1 to 1 ,999 
7,237 
275,382 
5,529 
213,253 
2,000 to 7,999 
80 
376,577 
85 
350,941 
Geese 
10,286 
106,462 
18,869 
177,812 
8,000 to 15,999 
102 
1,246,107 
110 
1,288,711 
16,000 to 29,999 
202 
4,598,901 
255 
5,752,318 
Guineas 
14,694 
460,932 
(NA) 
(NA) 
30,000 to 59,999 
617 
27,274,512 
792 
34,512,017 
60,000 to 99,999 
606 
45,428,208 
686 
51,117,518 
Hungarian partridge 
44 
52,245 
(NA) 
(NA) 
100,000 or more 
833 
206,830,574 
827 
202,558,401 
Ostriches 
258 
6,540 
714 
11,188 
Chukars 
440 
1,910,813 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peacocks or peahens 
6,076 
46,998 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Ducks 
5,264 
23,180,663 
5,946 
27,321,288 
Pheasants 
2,322 
2,436,570 
5,313 
3,773,593 
Emus 
272 
3,064 
524 
6,540 
Pigeons or squabs 
2,149 
415,365 
5,369 
531,489 
Geese 
1,743 
201,548 
2,497 
161,133 
Quail 
2,310 
6,304,956 
3,983 
10,611,067 
Guineas 
2,489 
640,087 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Rheas 
218 
1,424 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Hungarian partridge 
39 
77,184 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Roosters 
13,399 
7,564,783 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Ostriches 
47 
3,141 
155 
5,697 
Other poultry (see text) 
2,213 
372,483 
34,401 
2,993,318 
Peacocks or peahens 
1,014 
10,379 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pheasants 
1,415 
7,944,207 
2,582 
10,876,586 
NUMBER SOLD 
Pigeons or squabs 
793 
1,115,218 
1,441 
1,294,163 
Layers (see text) 
31,089 
204,941,679 
24,971 
194,955,057 
Farms by number sold- 
Quail 
1,416 
27,130,545 
2,072 
39,968,045 
1 to 99 
24,794 
464,100 
19,091 
386,526 
100 to 399 
2,157 
373,792 
1,669 
281,575 
Rheas 
43 
558 
(NA) 
(NA) 
400 to 3,199 
747 
727,712 
563 
604,332 
3,200 to 9,999 
546 
4,081,425 
721 
5,417,492 
Roosters 
4,770 
8,354,819 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10,000 to 19,999 
1,296 
19,568,509 
1,433 
21,419,741 
20,000 to 49,999 
1,109 
31,338,987 
1,053 
29,334,123 
Other poultry (see text) 
740 
925,903 
6,640 
4,354,448 
50,000 to 99,999 
183 
12,387,167 
197 
13,887,039 
100,000 or more 
257 
135,999,987 
244 
123,624,229 
Poultry hatched (see text) 
26,153 
9,819,660,443 
22,022 
10,583,506,243 
Table 33. Aquaculture Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Item 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Cattish 
1,183 
356,482 
1,725 
455,378 
Mollusks 
908 
267,962 
1,097 
243,007 
Trout 
1,041 
210,207 
1,124 
210,568 
Ornamental fish 
495 
66,119 
684 
61,049 
Other food fish (see text) 
752 
284,593 
643 
187,711 
Sport or game fish 
593 
88,149 
815 
80,568 
Baitfish 
298 
41,612 
358 
40,343 
Other aquaculture products (see text) 
514 
157,406 
341 
85,793 
Crustaceans 
709 
79,845 
788 
50,855 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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