January Egg Production Down 5 Percent
United States egg production totaled 8.15 billion during January 2016, down 5 percent from last year. Production included 7.01 billion table eggs, and 1.14 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.05 billion were broiler-type and 89 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during January 2016 averaged 351 million, down 4 percent from last year. January egg production per 100 layers was 2,323 eggs, down 1 percent from January 2015.
All layers in the United States on February 1, 2016 totaled 352 million, down 4 percent from last year. The 352 million layers consisted of 293 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 54.8 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.53 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on February 1, 2016, averaged 74.8 eggs per 100 layers, down slightly from February 1, 2015.
Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 8 Percent
Egg-type chicks hatched during January 2016 totaled 47.6 million, up 8 percent from January 2015. Eggs in incubators totaled 47.1 million on February 1, 2016, up 16 percent from a year ago.
Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 148 thousand during January 2016, down 45 percent from January 2015.
Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 1 Percent
Broiler-type chicks hatched during January 2016 totaled 799 million, up 1 percent from January 2015. Eggs in incubators totaled 649 million on February 1, 2016, up 1 percent from a year ago.
Leading breeders placed 6.73 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during January 2016, down 3 percent from January 2015.
