New York egg production increases nearly 5 percent in April

New York farms produced 139.5 million eggs in April, up 4.7 percent from 133.2 million eggs in the year-earlier period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported.

The number of layers in the Empire State averaged 5.53 million in April, up almost 3 percent from 5.37 million layers a year prior. April egg production per 100 layers totaled 2,523 eggs, up 1.7 percent from 2,481 eggs in April 2019.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, farms produced 747 million eggs during April, up more than 5 percent from 710.5 million eggs a year ago.

U.S. egg production totaled 9.13 billion eggs in April, down 2.6 percent from the nearly 9.38 billion eggs produced in the same month a year before. 

New York farms produced 139.5 million eggs in April, up 4.7 percent from 133.2 million eggs in the year-earlier period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported.

The number of layers in the Empire State averaged 5.53 million in April, up almost 3 percent from 5.37 million layers a year prior. April egg production per 100 layers totaled 2,523 eggs, up 1.7 percent from 2,481 eggs in April 2019.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, farms produced 747 million eggs during April, up more than 5 percent from 710.5 million eggs a year ago.

U.S. egg production totaled 9.13 billion eggs in April, down 2.6 percent from the nearly 9.38 billion eggs produced in the same month a year before.