United States egg production totaled 7.49 billion during September 2015, down 8 percent from last year. Production included 6.40 billion table eggs, and 1.10 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.02 billion were broiler-type and 78 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during September 2015 averaged 333 million, down 8 percent from last year. September egg production per 100 layers was 2,249 eggs, down 1 percent from September 2014.
All layers in the United States on October 1, 2015 totaled 334 million, down 8 percent from last year. The 334 million layers consisted of 277 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 54.3 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.27 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on October 1, 2015, averaged 74.6 eggs per 100 layers, down 1 percent from October 1, 2014.
Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 13 Percent
Egg-type chicks hatched during September 2015 totaled 49.3 million, up 13 percent from September 2014. Eggs in incubators totaled 49.9 million on October 1, 2015, up 15 percent from a year ago.
Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 222 thousand during September 2015, down 44 percent from September 2014.
Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up Slightly
Broiler-type chicks hatched during September 2015 totaled 761 million, up slightly from September 2014. Eggs in incubators totaled 608 million on October 1, 2015, down 2 percent from a year ago.
Leading breeders placed 8.57 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during September 2015, up 18 percent from September 2014.
Source: USDA