The United States egg production totaled 9.80 billion during December 2019, a 4-percent increase from last year. Production included 8.59 billion table eggs, and 1.21 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.12 billion were broiler-type and 88.6 million were egg type. The total number of layers during December 2019 averaged 403 million, a 3-percent increase from last year. December egg production, per 100 layers was 2,429 eggs, a 1-percent increase from December 2018.
Egg-type chicks hatched during December 2019 totaled 46.9 million, a 1-percent increase from December 2018. Eggs in incubators totaled 48.3 million on January 1, 2020, a 6 percent decrease from a year ago.
Broiler-type chicks hatched during December 2019 totaled 858 million, a 4-percent increase from December 2018. Eggs in incubators totaled 715 million on January 1, 2020, a 5-percent increase from a year ago.
Leading breeders placed 8.66 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during December 2019, 1-percent increase from December 2018.
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board Chickens and Eggs report.
Total frozen poultry supplies on December 31, 2019 were down 1-percent from the previous month but had a 1-percent increase from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were down 2 percent from the previous month but up 9 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 5 percent from last month but down 23 percent from December 31, 2018.
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board Cold Storage report.
