United States egg production totaled 9.34 billion during April 2019, up 5 percent from last year. Production included 8.18 billion table eggs, and 1.17 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.08 billion were broiler-type and 87.1 million were egg-type.

The average number of layers during April 2019 totaled 403 million, up 3 percent from last year. April egg production per 100 layers was 2,318 eggs, up 2 percent from April 2018.

All layers in the United States on May 1, 2019 totaled 402 million, up 2 percent from last year. The 402 million layers consisted of 339 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 59.4 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.59 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on May 1, 2019, averaged 77.2 eggs per 100 layers, up 2 percent from May 1, 2018. Click to read the entire Chickens and Eggs Report.

Broiler-type chicks hatched during April 2019 totaled 817 million, up 2 percent from April 2018. Eggs in incubators totaled 701 million on May 1, 2019, up 1 percent from a year ago.

Leading breeders placed 8.04 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during April 2019, up 5 percent from April 2018.

Total frozen poultry supplies on April 30, 2019 were up 2 percent from the previous month and up slightly from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were up 3 percent from the previous month and up 3 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up slightly from last month but down 5 percent from April 30, 2018. USDA’s full Cold Storage report is available by clicking the link.