January Egg Output Rises 2 Percent

United States egg production totaled 8.54 billion during January 2015, up

2 percent from last year. Production included 7.43 billion table eggs, and

1.11 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.03 billion were broiler-type and 86

million were egg-type. The total number of layers during January 2015

averaged 364 million, up 1 percent from last year. January egg production per