ATHENS, Ga. — United States egg production totaled 9.19 billion during April 2021, up 1 percent from last year. Production included 7.93 billion table eggs, and 1.27 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.19 billion were broiler-type and 75.8 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during April 2021 totaled 389 million, down 1 percent from last year. April egg production per 100 layers was 2,360 eggs, up 2 percent from April 2020.
Total layers in the United States on May 1, 2021 totaled 386 million, down 1 percent from last year. The 386 million layers consisted of 319 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 64.4 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.02 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on May 1, 2021, averaged 78.5 eggs per 100 layers, up 3 percent from May 1, 2020
–USDA, NASS