Pennsylvania Ag Connection - Pennsylvania Egg Production Up 1 Percent

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Pennsylvania Egg Production Up 1 Percent
Pennsylvania Ag Connection - 05/25/2018

Pennsylvania egg production totaled 680.5 million during April 2018, up 1 percent from last year. Production included 651.9 million table eggs, and 28.6 million hatching eggs. The total number of layers during April 2018 averaged about 27.9 million, down slightly from last year. April egg production per 100 layers was 2,436 eggs, up 1 percent from April 2017.

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-type chicks hatched during April 2018 totaled 58.9 million, up 12 percent from April 2017. Eggs in incubators totaled 56.6 million on May 1, 2018, up 17 percent from a year ago.

Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 215 thousand during April 2018, down 12 percent from April 2017.

Broiler-type chicks hatched during April 2018 totaled 803 million, up 1 percent from April 2017. Eggs in incubators totaled 691 million on May 1, 2018, up 4 percent from a year ago.

Leading breeders placed 7.71 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during April 2018, up 9 percent from April 2017.

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