US chicken egg production, chicks hatched up in May

U.S. chicken egg production totaled 7.78 billion during May 2011, up 1% from the same time in 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Production included 6.67 billion table eggs and 1.11 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.04 billion were broiler-type and 72 million were egg-type.

Egg production for May 2011 included 6.67 billion table eggs.
Egg production for May 2011 included 6.67 billion table eggs.

U.S. chicken egg production totaled 7.78 billion during May 2011, up 1% from the same time in 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Production included 6.67 billion table eggs and 1.11 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.04 billion were broiler-type and 72 million were egg-type.

The total number of layers during May 2011 averaged 338 million, down slightly from 2010. May egg production per 100 layers was 2,302 eggs, up 1% from May 2010. All layers in the U.S. on June 1 totaled 336 million, down 1% from 2010. The 336 million layers consisted of 279 million layers producing table or market-type eggs, 54.8 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs and 3.01 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on June 1 averaged 74.1 eggs per 100 layers, up 1% from 2010.

Egg-type chicks hatched during May 2011 totaled 43.3 million, up slightly from May 2010. Eggs in incubators totaled 37.6 million on June 1, down 2% from 2010. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 211,000 during May, down 8% from the same time in 2010.

Broiler-type chicks hatched during May totaled 807 million, up 1% from 2010. Eggs in incubators totaled 642 million on June 1, down 2% from 2010 numbers. Leading breeders placed 7.72 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during May, down 8% from 2010. 

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