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Chicken and Eggs
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April 23, 2018 Media Contact: Jim Ewing

March Egg Production Up 1 Percent

United States egg production totaled 9.10 billion during March 2018, up 1 percent from last year. Production included
7.93 billion table eggs, and 1.17 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.08 billion were broiler-type and 83.0 million were egg-
type. The average number of layers during March 2018 totaled 386 million, up 3 percent from last year. March egg
production per 100 layers was 2,355 eggs, down 2 percent from March 2017.

All layers in the United States on April 1, 2018 totaled 387 million, up 3 percent from last year. The 387 million layers
consisted of 324 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 59.0 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs,
and 3.52 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on April 1, 2018, averaged 75.9 eggs per
100 layers, down 2 percent from April 1, 2017.

Egg Production by Type — States and United States: March 2017 and 2018
Total production Table eggs Hatching eggs
State Percent of Percent of Percent of
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
previous year previous year previous year
(million (million (million (million (million (million
(percent) (percent) (percent)
eggs) eggs) eggs) eggs) eggs) eggs)
Alabama ............... 172.6 182.2 106 33.5 32.6 97 139.1 149.6 108
Florida .................. 185.5 171.5 92 181.0 166.7 92 4.5 4.8 107
Georgia................. 429.1 402.8 94 243.2 217.7 90 185.9 185.1 100
South Carolina ...... 89.2 91.9 103 67.2 70.1 104 22.0 21.8 99

United States ........ 9,006.5 9,097.3 101 7,861.5 7,930.3 101 1,145.0 1,167.0 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Chickens and Eggs, April 2018

Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced — States and United States: During March 2017 and 2018
Total egg layers in flocks
All layers Eggs per 100 for all layers
30,000 and above
State
Percent of Percent of Percent of
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
previous year previous year previous year
(1,000 (1,000 (1,000 (1,000
(percent) (percent) (eggs) (eggs) (percent)
layers) layers) layers) layers)
Alabama ............... 1,353 1,327 98 8,988 9,733 108 1,920 1,872 98
Florida .................. 7,698 7,042 91 8,100 7,457 92 2,290 2,300 100
Georgia................. 9,413 9,388 100 19,157 19,376 101 2,240 2,079 93
South Carolina ...... 2,627 2,920 111 3,799 4,142 109 2,348 2,219 95

United States ........ 307,245 314,661 102 376,257 386,368 103 2,394 2,355 98
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Chickens and Eggs, April 2018

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Average Layers During the Month — United States
Million layers
390

385

380

375

2017 2018
370
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

December previous year

All Egg Production During the Month — United States

Million eggs
9,300

9,100

8,900

8,700

8,500

8,300

8,100
2017 2018
7,900
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
December previous year

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