March Egg Production Down 7%

U.S. egg production totaled 8.63 billion during March 2025, down 7% from last year.  Production included 7.35 billion table eggs and 1.28 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.18 billion were broiler-type and 104 million were egg-type.  The average number of layers during March totaled 351 million, down 8% from last year.  March egg production per 100 layers was 2,458 eggs, up slightly from March 2024.

Total layers in the U.S. on April 1, 2025, totaled 351 million, down 8% from last year.  The 351 million consisted of 287 million layers producing table or market-type eggs, 60.4 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and four million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs.

The rate of lay per day on April 1 averaged 79.1 eggs per 100 layers, down slightly from April 1, 2024.  Egg-type chicks hatched during March totaled 60.7 million, up 11% from March 2024.

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