Iowa produced nearly 15% of nation’s eggs in January

Iowa egg production during January 2023 was 1.06 billion eggs, up 1% from last month but down 15% from last year, according to the latest Chickens and Eggs report from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

The average number of all layers on hand during January 2023 was 42.3 million, up 3% from last month but down 13% from the same month last year. Eggs per 100 layers for January were 2,498, down 2% from last month and down 2% from last January.

Nationally, United States egg production totaled 9.06 billion during January 2023, down 6% from last year. Production included 7.76 billion table eggs and 1.3 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.19 billion were broiler-type and 102 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during January 2023 averaged 375 million, down 5% from last year. January egg production per 100 layers was 2,413 eggs, down 2% from January 2022.

All layers in the United States on Feb. 1, 2023, totaled 376 million, down 4% from last year. The 376 million layers consisted of 309 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 63.2 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.80 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on Feb. 1, 2023, averaged 77.6 eggs per 100 layers, down 2 percent from Feb. 1, 2022.

Egg-type chicks hatched during January 2023 totaled 44.6 million, down 9% from January 2022. Eggs in incubators totaled 45.9 million on Feb. 1, 2023, down 11% from a year ago.

Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 197 thousand during January 2023, down 25% from January 2022.

Broiler-type chicks hatched during January 2023 totaled 847 million, up 1% from January 2022. Eggs in incubators totaled 718 million on Feb. 1, 2023, up slightly from a year ago.