Wisconsin egg production during September 2022 was 144 million eggs, down 4 percent from last month and down 14 percent from last year, according to the latest report from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
The average number of all layers on hand during September was 5.71 million, up slightly from last month but down 16 percent from the same month last year. The double digit drop in both eggs and layers is due to the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza’s impact on the poultry industry, according to State Statistician Greg Bussler.
Eggs per 100 layers for September were 2,528, down 4 percent from last month but up 3 percent from last September.
Looking at the total U.S. egg production numbers — that totaled 8.83 billion during September, down 3 percent from last year.
The average number of layers during September 2022 totaled 373 million, down 3 percent from last year. September egg production per 100 layers was 2,365 eggs, up 1 percent from September 2021.
Total layers in the U.S. on Oct. 1 totaled 373 million, down 4 percent from last year. Rate of lay per
day averaged 78.6 eggs per 100 layers, up slightly from Oct. 1, 2021.
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