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Southern Region News Release
Chicken and Eggs
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September 24, 2018 Media Contact: Jim Ewing

August Egg Production Up 3 Percent

United States egg production totaled 9.16 billion during August 2018, up 3 percent from last year. Production included
7.96 billion table eggs, and 1.20 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.11 billion were broiler-type and 87.2 million were egg-
type. The average number of layers during August 2018 totaled 385 million, up 3 percent from last year. August egg
production per 100 layers was 2,379 eggs, down slightly from August 2017.

All layers in the United States on September 1, 2018 totaled 386 million, up 3 percent from last year. The 386 million layers
consisted of 325 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 57.4 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs,
and 3.53 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on September 1, 2018, averaged 77.1 eggs per
100 layers, up 1 percent from September 1, 2017.

Egg Production by Type — States and United States: August 2017 and 2018
Total production Table eggs Hatching eggs
State Percent of Percent of Percent of
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
previous year previous year previous year
(million (million (million (million (million (million
(percent) (percent) (percent)
eggs) eggs) eggs) eggs) eggs) eggs)
Alabama ............... 176.3 181.9 103 35.1 32.4 92 141.2 149.5 106
Florida .................. 162.0 168.7 104 156.9 162.9 104 5.1 5.8 114
Georgia................. 416.8 402.9 97 223.6 205.3 92 193.2 197.6 102
South Carolina ...... 96.0 97.0 101 73.3 74.2 101 22.7 22.8 100

United States ........ 8,922.3 9,162.1 103 7,755.2 7,964.5 103 1,167.1 1,197.6 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Chickens and Eggs, September 2018

Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced — States and United States: During August 2017 and 2018
Total egg layers in flocks
All layers Eggs per 100 for all layers
30,000 and above
State
Percent of Percent of Percent of
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
previous year previous year previous year
(1,000 (1,000 (1,000 (1,000
(percent) (percent) (eggs) (eggs) (percent)
layers) layers) layers) layers)
Alabama ............... 1,354 1,316 97 9,098 9,499 104 1,938 1,915 99
Florida .................. 6,718 6,765 101 7,133 7,208 101 2,271 2,340 103
Georgia................. 9,339 8,804 94 19,084 19,071 100 2,184 2,113 97
South Carolina ...... 2,966 3,085 104 4,171 4,299 103 2,302 2,256 98

United States ........ 304,422 314,059 103 373,901 385,051 103 2,386 2,379 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Chickens and Eggs, September 2018

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Average Layers During the Month — United States
Million layers
390

385

380

375

2017 2018
370
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

December previous year

All Egg Production During the Month — United States

Million eggs
9,300

9,100

8,900

8,700

8,500

8,300

2017 2018
8,100
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
December previous year

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