All layers in South Dakota during January 2023 totaled 957,000 layers, down from 1.97 million the previous year, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
South Dakota egg production during January totaled 25.0 million eggs, down from 51.9 million in 2022.
January egg production per 100 layers was 2,612 eggs, compared to 2,641 eggs in 2022.
United States egg production totaled 9.06 billion during January 2023, down 6 percent from last year. Production included 7.76 billion table eggs, and 1.30 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.19 billion were broiler-type and 102 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during January 2023 averaged 375 million, down 5 percent from last year. January egg production per 100 layers was 2,413 eggs, down 2 percent from January 2022.
All layers in the United States on February 1, 2023, totaled 376 million, down 4 percent from last year. The 376 million layers consisted of 309 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 63.2 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.80 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on February 1, 2023, averaged 77.6 eggs per 100 layers, down 2 percent from February 1, 2022.
Egg-type chicks hatched during January 2023 totaled 44.6 million, down 9 percent from January 2022. Eggs in incubators totaled 45.9 million on February 1, 2023, down 11 percent from a year ago.
Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 197 thousand during January 2023, down 25 percent from January 2022.
Broiler-type chicks hatched during January 2023 totaled 847 million, up 1 percent from January 2022. Eggs in incubators totaled 718 million on February 1, 2023, up slightly from a year ago.
Categories: South Dakota, Livestock, Poultry