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March U.S. egg production up 1%
The USDA reports U.S. egg production during March 2015 was 8.53 billion eggs, up 1% from the March 2014 total.
Most of the total was table eggs, 7.42 billion, with hatching eggs at 1.12 billion. Most of the hatching eggs, 1.03 billion, were for broiler type chickens, with the rest for egg type production. The total number of egg laying hens in the U.S. on April 1st was 361 million head, a little more than last year, with the rate of lay per day at 76.8 eggs per 100 egg layers.
Egg type chicks hatched during March were 50.4 million head, 14% more than a year ago, and broiler type chicks hatched last month were 791 million head, 3% higher.
Iowa was the top egg producing state at more than 1.4 billion, with Ohio the next closest at 759 million.
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