May Egg Output Rises 3 Percent

United States egg production totaled 8.24 billion during May 2014, up

3 percent from last year. Production included 7.15 billion table eggs, and

1.09 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.01 billion were broiler-type and 78

million were egg-type. The total number of layers during May 2014 averaged

352 million, up 2 percent from last year. May egg production per 100 layers