January Egg Production Up 9 Percent
United States egg production totaled 9.04 billion during January 2017, up 9 percent from last year. Production included 7.91 billion table eggs, and 1.12 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.04 billion were broiler-type and 87.7 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during January 2017 averaged 376 million, up 5 percent from last year. January egg production per 100 layers was 2,401 eggs, up 3 percent from January 2016.
All layers in the United States on February 1, 2017 totaled 376 million, up 5 percent from last year. The 376 million layers consisted of 318 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 54.7 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.50 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on February 1, 2017, averaged 77.1 eggs per 100 layers, up 3 percent from February 1, 2016.
Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Down 9 Percent
Egg-type chicks hatched during January 2017 totaled 43.4 million, down 9 percent from January 2016. Eggs in incubators totaled 48.0 million on February 1, 2017, up slightly from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 222 thousand during January 2017, up 50 percent from January 2016.
Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 1 Percent
Broiler-type chicks hatched during January 2017 totaled 809 million, up 1 percent from January 2016. Eggs in incubators totaled 659 million on February 1, 2017, up 1 percent from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 7.16 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during January 2017, up 6 percent from January 2016.
Read the full January chicken and egg report.