All layers in South Dakota during July 2022 totaled 1.71 million, down from 1.83 million the previous year, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
South Dakota egg production during July totaled 43.6 million eggs, down from 49.3 million in 2021. July egg production per 100 layers was 2,557 eggs, compared to 2,697 eggs in 2021.
United States egg production totaled 9.00 billion during July 2022, down 3 percent from last year. Production included 7.69 billion table eggs, and 1.31 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.22 billion were broiler-type and 90.7 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during July 2022 totaled 368 million, down 4 percent from last year. July egg production per 100 layers was 2,449 eggs, up 2 percent from July 2021.
Total layers in the United States on August 1, 2022, totaled 369 million, down 4 percent from last year. The 369 million layers consisted of 303 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 63.0 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.49 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on August 1, 2022, averaged 79.0 eggs per 100 layers, up 2 percent from August 1, 2021.
Egg-type chicks hatched during July 2022 totaled 50.1 million, down 2 percent from July 2021. Eggs in incubators totaled 49.9 million on August 1, 2022, up 11 percent from a year ago.
Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 166 thousand during July 2022, down 17 percent from July 2021.
Broiler-type chicks hatched during July 2022 totaled 859 million, up 2 percent from July 2021. Eggs in incubators totaled 727 million on August 1, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago.
Categories: South Dakota, Livestock, Poultry