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April Egg Output Rises 1 PercentWASHINGTON - May 22/09 - SNS -- U.S, according to the latest USDA sector report. egg quantityed to 7.46 billion within April 2009, up 1% from last year. Production included 6.41 billion table eggs, and 1.05 billion hatching eggs, of which 980 million were broiler-type and 71 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during April 2009 averaged 340 million, down somewhat from last year. April egg production per 100 layers was 2,196 eggs, up 2% from April 2008. All layers in the U.S. on May 1, 2009 totalled 339 million, down slightly from last year. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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