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Egg Production Rises in October
WASHINGTON - Nov 21/06 - SNS -- U.S. egg production totaled 7.67 billion during October 2006, up slightly from last year, according to the USDA.
Production included 6.60 billion table eggs, and 1.07 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.00 billion were broiler-type and 67 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during October 2006 averaged 344 million, up slightly from last year. October egg production per 100 layers was 2,231 eggs, down slightly from October 2005.
All layers in the U.S. on November 1, 2006 totaled 344 million, up slightly from last year. The 344 million layers consisted of 288 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 53.2 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.79 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on November 1, 2006, averaged 72.2 eggs per 100 layers, down slightly from November 1, 2005.
Egg-type chicks hatched during October 2006 totaled 36.3 million, up 2% from October 2005. Eggs in incubators totaled 32.8 million on November 1, 2006, down 3% from a year ago.
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