date:Nov 26, 2013
Egg production in the United States climbed 2 percent in October, while broiler-type chicks hatched climbed 1 percent higher, the US Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service reported.
Egg production in October included 7.06 billion table eggs and 1.07 billion hatching eggs, according to NASS. Broiler-type eggs totaled 993 million while egg-types 78 million. The total number of layers in October averaged 346 million, up 1 percent from 2012. October egg production per