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May Egg Output Rises 3 Percent

United States egg production totaled 8.02 billion during May 2013, up

3 percent from last year. Production included 6.92 billion table eggs, and

1.10 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.02 billion were broiler-type and 79

million were egg-type. The total number of layers during May 2013 averaged

345 million, up 1 percent from last year. May egg production per 100 layers

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