Chicken and Eggs
United States egg production totaled 9.30 billion during November 2023, up 4 percent from last year.
November Egg Production Up 4 Percent
United States egg production totaled 9.30 billion during November 2023, up 4 percent from last year. Production included 8.02 billion table eggs, and 1.28 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.19 billion were broiler-type and 91.8 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during November 2023 totaled 390 million, up 3 percent from last year. November egg production per 100 layers was 2,385 eggs, up 1 percent from November 2022.
Total layers in the United States on December 1, 2023 totaled 389 million, up 3 percent from last year. The 389 million layers consisted of 322 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 63.9 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.62 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on December 1, 2023, averaged 79.4 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from December 1, 2022.
Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 3 Percent
Egg-type chicks hatched during November 2023 totaled 48.0 million, up 3 percent from November 2022. Eggs in incubators totaled 49.0 million on December 1, 2023, up 1 percent from a year ago.
Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 199 thousand during November 2023, down 1 percent from November 2022.
Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Down 3 Percent
Broiler-type chicks hatched during November 2023 totaled 788 million, down 3 percent from November 2022. Eggs in incubators totaled 711 million on December 1, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago.
Leading breeders placed 8.21 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during November 2023, up 7 percent from November 2022.
