Economics, Statistics, and Market Information System

Chickens and Eggs: 2013 Summary

U.S. Department of Agriculture

This file contains the monthly estimates of the number of layers on hand, rate of lay and egg production, potential layers by geographic regions, and chicken inventories and values by states.
Highlights
United States Average Number of Layers Up 2 Percent: Layer numbers during 2013 averaged 346 million, up 2 percent from the year earlier. The annual average production per layer on hand in 2013 was 275 eggs, up slightly from 2012.
United States Egg Production Up 2 Percent: Egg production during the year ending November 30, 2013 totaled 95.2 billion eggs, up 2 percent from 2012. Table egg production, at 82.5 billion eggs, was up 2 percent from the previous year. Hatching egg production, at 12.7 billion eggs, was up 3 percent from 2012.
United States December 1 Inventory Numbers: The total number of chickens on hand on December 1, 2013 (excluding commercial broilers) was 464 million birds, up 1 percent from last year.
United States Total Value: The total value of all chickens on December 1, 2013 was $1.98 billion, up 7 percent from December 1, 2012. The average value increased from $4.06 per bird on December 1, 2012, to $4.27 per bird on December 1, 2013.