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U.S. Egg Output Drops 1 PercentWASHINGTON - Oct 21/08 - SNS -- U.S, judging from the latest USDA statistics. egg quantityed to 7.34 billion throughout September 2008, down 1% from the previous year. Production included 6.28 billion table eggs, and 1.06 billion hatching eggs, of which 990 million were broiler-type and 65 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during September 2008 averaged 334 million, down 2% from last year. September egg production per 100 layers was 2,194 eggs, up 1% from September 2007. All layers in the U.S. on October 1, 2008 totalled 333 million, down 2% from last year. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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