New York egg production drops more than 5 percent in June

New York farms produced 132 million eggs in June, down 5.2 percent from 139.3 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service recently reported.

The total number of layers in the Empire State fell nearly 7 percent to 5.31 million eggs this June from 5.7 million eggs in June 2017. 

New York egg production per 100 layers totaled 2,427 eggs in June, down 0.7 percent from 2,444 eggs in the year-earlier period.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, egg production edged up 0.3 percent to 670.5 million eggs in June from 668.2 million eggs a year prior, the USDA reported. 

Egg production in the U.S. as a whole increased 2.2 percent to 8.83 billion eggs in June from 8.64 billion eggs in the year-ago month.

New York farms produced 132 million eggs in June, down 5.2 percent from 139.3 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service recently reported.

The total number of layers in the Empire State fell nearly 7 percent to 5.31 million eggs this June from 5.7 million eggs in June 2017. 

New York egg production per 100 layers totaled 2,427 eggs in June, down 0.7 percent from 2,444 eggs in the year-earlier period.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, egg production edged up 0.3 percent to 670.5 million eggs in June from 668.2 million eggs a year prior, the USDA reported. 

Egg production in the U.S. as a whole increased 2.2 percent to 8.83 billion eggs in June from 8.64 billion eggs in the year-ago month.