Wisconsin Egg Production Down in September

Thursday, October 28th, 2021 -- 9:01 AM

(Wisconsin Ag Connection) Wisconsin egg production during September was 163 million eggs, down 10 percent from the same time last year, and five percent less than in August.

According to the Wisconsin Ag Connection, that's According to the USDA's latest Chickens and Eggs report, which stated the average number of all layers on hand was 6.67 million, about 12 percent fewer than in 2020 and slightly below the previous month.

Eggs per 100 layers for September were 2,441, down two percent and four percent from last year and last month, respectively. Nationally, egg production totaled 9.18 billion during September, up one percent from last year.

The average number of layers totaled 386 million, also a slight increase from 2020.

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