NYS Egg Production Up 2 Percent from Last Year

New York egg production totaled 149.9 million during January 2023, up 2 percent from last year.

The total number of layers during January 2023 averaged 5.73 million, down slightly from last year.

January egg production per 100 layers was 2,615 eggs, up 3 percent from January 2022.

United States egg production totaled 9.06 billion during January 2023, down 6 percent from last year. Production included 7.76 billion table eggs, and 1.30 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.19 billion were broiler-type and 102 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during January 2023 averaged 375 million, down 5 percent from last year. January egg production per 100 layers was 2,413 eggs, down 2 percent from January 2022.

All layers in the United States on February 1, 2023, totaled 376 million, down 4 percent from last year. The 376 million layers consisted of 309 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 63.2 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.80 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on February 1, 2023, averaged 77.6 eggs per 100 layers, down 2 percent from February 1, 2022.

Egg-type chicks hatched during January 2023 totaled 44.6 million, down 9 percent from January 2022. Eggs in incubators totaled 45.9 million on February 1, 2023, down 11 percent from a year ago.

Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 197 thousand during January 2023, down 25 percent from January 2022.

Broiler-type chicks hatched during January 2023 totaled 847 million, up 1 percent from January 2022. Eggs in incubators totaled 718 million on February 1, 2023, up slightly from a year ago.