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December Egg Output Drops SlightlyWASHINGTON - Jan 23/09 - SNS -- U.S, reveals this USDA update on the sector. egg came in at 7.78 billion throughout December 2008, down a bit from last year. Production included 6.71 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 December 2008 averaged 341 million, down 1% from last year. December egg production per 100 layers was 2,281 eggs, up 1% from December 2007. All layers in the U.S. on January 1, 2009 totalled 341 million, down 1% from last year. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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