New York egg production rose 5 percent in 2014

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York farms produced 1.49 billion eggs last year, up 5 percent from 1.42 billion in 2013, the USDA’s New York field office reported this week.

The number of chickens that lay eggs averaged 5.05 million in 2014, up 5 percent from a year earlier, the field office said in a news release. New York state had 6.51 million total chickens on hand last year, up 6 percent from 2013.

The total value of all chickens in the state was $18.9 million, as of Dec. 1, 2014, up 46 percent from Dec. 1, 2013. The average value of a bird increased from $2.10 to $2.90 in that one-year period, the release stated.

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York farms produced 1.49 billion eggs last year, up 5 percent from 1.42 billion in 2013, the USDA’s New York field office reported this week.

The number of chickens that lay eggs averaged 5.05 million in 2014, up 5 percent from a year earlier, the field office said in a news release. New York state had 6.51 million total chickens on hand last year, up 6 percent from 2013.

The total value of all chickens in the state was $18.9 million, as of Dec. 1, 2014, up 46 percent from Dec. 1, 2013. The average value of a bird increased from $2.10 to $2.90 in that one-year period, the release stated.