
December Egg Production Down 3%
Egg Production in the United States totaled 9.12 billion during December 2024, down 3% from 2023. Production included 7.83 billion table eggs and 1.29 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.9 billion were broiler-type and 95.9 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during December averaged 373 million, down 3% from 2023. December egg production per 100 layers was 2,448 eggs, 1% lower than December 2023.
All layers on January 1st, 2025, totaled 369 million, down 2% from last year. The 369 million layers consisted of 304 million layers producing table or market eggs, 61.2 layers producing broiler-hatching eggs, and 3.91 million producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of laying per day on January 1st averaged 78.6 eggs per 100 layers, 1% lower than January 1st, 2024. Egg-type chicks hatched in December were down 1% while broiler-type chick hatching was up 3% from 2023.
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