March Egg Output Drops Slightly

United States egg production totaled 7.83 billion during March 2011, down

slightly from last year. Production included 6.75 billion table eggs, and

1.08 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.01 billion were broiler-type and 73

million were egg-type. The total number of layers during March 2011 averaged

340 million, down 1 percent from last year. March egg production per