United States egg production totaled 7.19 billion during February 2013, down
1 percent from last year. Production included 6.23 billion table eggs, and
962 million hatching eggs, of which 893 million were broiler-type and 69
million were egg-type. The total number of layers during February 2013
averaged 344 million, up 2 percent from last year. February egg production
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