(NAFB.com) – The USDA said egg output in December rose narrowly year-over-year. A report said last month’s production totaled 9.125 million eggs, up slightly from 9.116 million during the same month in 2024. About 7.818 million of those were table eggs, and the rest were hatching eggs. The number of egg layers averaged about 371.6 million, down from 373 million during the previous year. Production per layer in December was 2,456 eggs, up slightly year over year. About 52.7 million egg-type chicks were hatching last month, up three percent from the prior year, while eggs in incubators on January 1 rose one percent to 53.1 million. Placements of egg-type pullets were up one percent to 218,000. Hatchings of broiler types were reported at 890 million, up one percent from the same month during the prior year. Eggs in incubators at the beginning of January rose two percent to 757 million.
