New York Egg Production Up 1 Percent

New York egg production totaled 151.6 million during December 2022, up 1 percent from last year.

The total number of layers during December 2022 averaged 5.75 million, down 1 percent from last year.

December egg production per 100 layers was 2,636 eggs, up 2 percent from December 2021.

United States egg production totaled 9.12 billion during December 2022, down 6 percent from last year. Production included 7.83 billion table eggs, and 1.29 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.19 billion were broilertype and 100 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during December 2022 averaged 374 million, down 5 percent from last year. December egg production per 100 layers was 2,435 eggs, down 1 percent from December 2021.

All layers in the United States on January 1, 2023, totaled 373 million, down 5 percent from last year. The 373 million layers consisted of 306 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 63.0 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.83 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on January 1, 2023, averaged 78.2 eggs per 100 layers, down 1 percent from January 1, 2022.

Egg-type chicks hatched during December 2022 totaled 48.0 million, down slightly from December 2021. Eggs in incubators totaled 49.2 million on January 1, 2023, up 6 percent from a year ago.

Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 217 thousand during December 2022, up 1 percent from December 2021.

Broiler-type chicks hatched during December 2022 totaled 854 million, up 1 percent from December 2021. Eggs in incubators totaled 719 million on January 1, 2023, up 1 percent from a year ago.