United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Southern Region News Release
Chicken and Eggs
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and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture
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May 23, 2018 Media Contact: Jim Ewing

United States egg production totaled 8.79 billion during April 2018, up 1 percent from last year. Production included
7.65 billion table eggs, and 1.14 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.06 billion were broiler-type and 79.6 million were egg-
type. The average number of layers during April 2018 totaled 386 million, up 3 percent from last year. April egg production
per 100 layers was 2,277 eggs, down 2 percent from April 2017.

All layers in the United States on May 1, 2018 totaled 385 million, up 3 percent from last year. The 385 million layers
consisted of 322 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 59.3 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs,
and 3.46 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on May 1, 2018, averaged 75.8 eggs per
100 layers, down 1 percent from May 1, 2017.

Egg Production by Type — States and United States: April 2017 and 2018
Total production Table eggs Hatching eggs
State Percent of Percent of Percent of
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
previous year previous year previous year
(million (million (million (million (million (million
(percent) (percent) (percent)
eggs) eggs) eggs) eggs) eggs) eggs)
Alabama ............... 167.6 176.8 105 32.4 28.6 88 135.2 148.2 110
Florida .................. 180.1 163.1 91 175.2 157.8 90 4.9 5.3 108
Georgia................. 406.6 385.6 95 226.8 203.7 90 179.8 181.9 101
South Carolina ...... 87.6 94.0 107 65.5 72.7 111 22.1 21.3 96

United States ........ 8,686.6 8,787.5 101 7,572.8 7,646.3 101 1,113.8 1,141.2 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Chickens and Eggs, May 2018

Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced — States and United States: During April 2017 and 2018
Total egg layers in flocks
All layers Eggs per 100 for all layers
30,000 and above
State
Percent of Percent of Percent of
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
previous year previous year previous year
(1,000 (1,000 (1,000 (1,000
(percent) (percent) (eggs) (eggs) (percent)
layers) layers) layers) layers)
Alabama ............... 1,287 1,275 99 9,044 9,796 108 1,853 1,805 97
Florida .................. 7,496 7,040 94 7,882 7,483 95 2,285 2,180 95
Georgia................. 9,408 9,200 98 19,259 19,347 100 2,111 1,993 94
South Carolina ...... 2,578 3,146 122 3,770 4,369 116 2,324 2,152 93

United States ........ 306,351 313,581 102 375,748 385,978 103 2,312 2,277 98
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Chickens and Eggs, May 2018

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Average Layers During the Month — United States
Million layers
390

385

380

375

2017 2018
370
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

December previous year

All Egg Production During the Month — United States

Million eggs
9,300

9,100

8,900

8,700

8,500

8,300

8,100
2017 2018
7,900
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
December previous year

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All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://nass.usda.gov