Production last year totaled 90.6 billion eggs, down 1 percent from the 91.3 billion eggs produced in 2006. In 2007, all eggs averaged 88.5 cents per dozen compared with 58.2 cents in 2006.
The combined value of production from broilers, eggs, turkeys, and the value of sales from chickens in 2007 was $31.9 billion, up 24 percent from the $25.8 billion in 2006. Of the combined total, 67 percent was from broilers, 21 percent from eggs, 12 percent from turkeys, and less than 1 percent from chickens.US egg value up 51 percent in 2007
The value of all egg production in 2007 was $6.68 billion, up 51 percent from the $4.43 billion in 2006, according to last month’s USDA publication, Poultry – Production and Value 2007 Summary.
May 6, 2008
