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Southern Region News Release
Chicken and Eggs
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August 22, 2018 Media Contact: Jim Ewing

July Egg Production Up 2 Percent

United States egg production totaled 9.10 billion during July 2018, up 2 percent from last year. Production included
7.90 billion table eggs, and 1.20 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.12 billion were broiler-type and 84.0 million were egg-
type. The average number of layers during July 2018 totaled 385 million, up 3 percent from last year. July egg production per
100 layers was 2,364 eggs, down 2 percent from July 2017.

All layers in the United States on August 1, 2018 totaled 384 million, up 3 percent from last year. The 384 million layers
consisted of 323 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 58.2 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs,
and 3.37 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on August 1, 2018, averaged 76.4 eggs per
100 layers, down 2 percent from August 1, 2017.

Egg Production by Type — States and United States: July 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 ............... 176.8 179.0 101 35.0 29.5 84 141.8 149.5 105
Florida .................. 163.2 165.3 101 158.4 159.7 101 4.8 5.6 117
Georgia................. 432.3 402.3 93 231.2 202.7 88 201.1 199.6 99
South Carolina ...... 91.8 99.3 108 69.2 76.1 110 22.6 23.2 103

United States ........ 8,952.9 9,104.0 102 7,782.1 7,903.1 102 1,170.8 1,200.9 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Chickens and Eggs, August 2018

Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced — States and United States: During July 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 9,173 9,496 104 1,927 1,885 98
Florida .................. 6,639 6,585 99 7,007 7,015 100 2,329 2,356 101
Georgia................. 9,473 8,784 93 19,379 19,123 99 2,231 2,104 94
South Carolina ...... 2,775 2,919 105 3,984 4,175 105 2,304 2,378 103

United States ........ 302,993 313,458 103 372,632 385,034 103 2,403 2,364 98
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Chickens and Eggs, August 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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