December 3, 2012

US October egg productions totalled 7.9 billion up by 2% from 2011.

According to USDA October report, production included 6.88 billion table eggs, and 1.02 billion hatching eggs, of which 952 million were broiler-type and 69 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during October 2012 averaged 340 million, up 1% from last year. October egg production per 100 layers was 2,321 eggs, up slightly from October 2011.

All layers in the US on November 1, 2012 totalled 342 million, up 2% from last year. The 342 million layers consisted of 291 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 49.1 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.82 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on November 1, 2012, averaged 75.4 eggs per 100 layers, up 1% from November 1, 2011.

Egg-type chicks hatched during October 2012 totalled 39.1 million, up 4% from October 2011. Eggs in incubators totalled 35.0 million on November 1, 2012, down 7% from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totalled 196,000 during October 2012, down 26% from October 2011.

Broiler-type chicks hatched during October 2012 totalled 727 million, up 2% from October 2011. Eggs in incubators totalled 569 million on November 1, 2012, down 1% from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 6.22 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during October 2012, down 1% from October 2011.