United States egg production totaled 7.99 billion during January 2013, up 2 percent from last year. Production included 6.94 billion table eggs, and 1.06 billion hatching eggs, of which 985 million were broiler-type and 74 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during January 2013 averaged 344 million, up 1 percent from last year. January egg production per
100 layers was 2,326 eggs, up slightly from January 2012.
All layers in the United States on February 1, 2013 totaled 344 million, up 2 percent from last year. The 344 million layers consisted of 290 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 51.4 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.96 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on February 1, 2013, averaged 74.8 eggs
per 100 layers, up 2 percent from February 1, 2012.
Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 5 Percent
Egg-type chicks hatched during January 2013 totaled 42.2 million, up 5 percent from January 2012. Eggs in incubators totaled 39.7 million on February 1, 2013, up 1 percent from a year ago.
Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 350 thousand during January 2013, up 33 percent from January 2012.
Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 1 Percent
Broiler-type chicks hatched during January 2013 totaled 762 million, up 1 percent from January 2012. Eggs in incubators totaled 614 million on February 1, 2013, up 2 percent from a year earlier.
Leading breeders placed 6.30 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during January 2013, down 6 percent from January 2012.
Source: USDA