Canada's Egg Output Reaches 48.6 Million Dozen
OTTAWA - May 8/02 - STAT -- Canadian egg production continued its year over year increases during March, with egg output rising 2.3% over year earlier levels to 48.6 million dozen, according to the latest data available from Statistics Canada.
This lifted calendar year to date output to 143.5 million dozen eggs, 3.1% above the 139.2 million dozen produced during the opening quarter of the 2001 calendar year.
One anomaly with the March egg production data was that production in March was significantly lower than the January totals. During the previous four years, March egg production was normally higher and in the other year it was lower, the difference was only 111,0000 dozen eggs. This year, March output is 1.3 million dozen below January's production levels.
In releasing the egg production data, Statistics Canada noted poultry meat production in March was slipped 1.7% below year earlier levels to 88 million kilograms or roughly 193.6 million pounds.
Canada -- Egg Production Summary
(000 dozen)
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
January 41,537 43,639 46,507 47,506 49,900
February 37,656 39,727 43,486 44,214 45,000
March 41,762 43,793 46,396 47,508 48,600
April 40,646 42,460 44,610 46,076
May 42,408 43,934 46,545 47,804
June 41,062 42,980 45,199 45,600
July 42,529 44,613 46,692 48,100
August 42,364 44,493 46,380 48,200
September 41,084 42,839 44,996 46,279
October 42,738 44,003 46,341 48,342
November 41,748 44,156 45,445 47,900
December 43,312 46,524 47,106 49,800
Jan-Mar 120,955 127,159 136,389 139,228 143,500
Year Total 498,846 523,161 549,703 567,329 143,500
Based on Statistics Canada data
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