New York egg production rises nearly 6 percent in May

New York farms produced 146.7 million eggs in May, up 5.8 percent from 138.6 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported.

The number of layers in the Empire State averaged 5.58 million in May, up 1 percent from 5.52 million layers a year prior. May egg production per 100 layers totaled 2,631 eggs, up almost 5 percent from 2,511 eggs in May 2019.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, farms produced 762 million eggs during May, up more than 1.5 percent from over 750 million eggs a year ago.

U.S. egg production totaled nearly 9.1 billion eggs in May, down 5.4 percent from the nearly 9.62 billion eggs produced in the same month a year earlier.  

New York farms produced 146.7 million eggs in May, up 5.8 percent from 138.6 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported.

The number of layers in the Empire State averaged 5.58 million in May, up 1 percent from 5.52 million layers a year prior. May egg production per 100 layers totaled 2,631 eggs, up almost 5 percent from 2,511 eggs in May 2019.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, farms produced 762 million eggs during May, up more than 1.5 percent from over 750 million eggs a year ago.

U.S. egg production totaled nearly 9.1 billion eggs in May, down 5.4 percent from the nearly 9.62 billion eggs produced in the same month a year earlier.