December 24, 2012

US sees 3% rise for egg output in November

US egg output reaches 7.85 billion during November 2012, a 3% increase from 2011, according to the USDA.

Production included 6.85 billion table eggs and 997 million hatching eggs, of which 930 million were broiler-type and 67 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during November gained 2% to average 345 million. November egg production per 100 layers was 2,275 eggs, up 1% from November a year ago.

All layers on December 1, 2012 totaled 346 million, an increase of 2% from last year. The total consisted of 293 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 50.0 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.95 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on December 1 averaged 76.2 eggs per 100 layers, up 1% from the comparable year-ago period.

Egg-type chicks hatched during November declined 5% to 35.6 million. Eggs in incubators totaled 34.0 million on December 1, 2012, down 15% from 2011.

November domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 242,000, up 11% from last year.

Broiler-type chicks hatched during November declined 1% to 693 million. Eggs in incubators climbed 1% to 615 million on December 1.

Leading breeders placed 6.77 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during November, down 2% from the comparable year-ago period.