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S.D. Layer Numbers Down, Egg Production Up
South Dakota Ag Connection - 11/22/2017

All layers in South Dakota during October 2017 totaled 2.58 million, down from 2.62 million the previous year, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

South Dakota egg production during October totaled 64.3 million eggs, up from 60.3 million in 2016. October egg production per 100 layers was 2,495 eggs, compared to 2,305 eggs in 2016.

United States egg production totaled 8.83 billion during October 2017, down slightly from last year. Production included 7.67 billion table eggs, and 1.16 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.08 billion were broiler-type and 73.0 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during October 2017 totaled 374 million, up 1 percent from last year. October egg production per 100 layers was 2,359 eggs, down 1 percent from October 2016.

All layers in the United States on November 1, 2017 totaled 375 million, up 1 percent from last year. The 375 million layers consisted of 315 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 56.8 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.12 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on November 1, 2017, averaged 76.4 eggs per 100 layers, down 1 percent from November 1, 2016.

Egg-type chicks hatched during October 2017 totaled 51.0 million, up 18 percent from October 2016. Eggs in incubators totaled 44.9 million on November 1, 2017, up 9 percent from a year ago.

Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 198 thousand during October 2017, down 39 percent from October 2016.

Broiler-type chicks hatched during October 2017 totaled 794 million, up 2 percent from October 2016. Eggs in incubators totaled 650 million on November 1, 2017, up 3 percent from a year ago.

Leading breeders placed 7.59 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during October 2017, up 10 percent from October 2016.


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