New York egg production inches up in September

New York farms produced 144.3 million eggs in September, up slightly from 144.2 million eggs in the year-ago month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

The number of layers in the Empire State averaged nearly 5.76 million in September, up 0.8 percent from 5.71 million in the year-earlier month. September egg production per 100 layers dropped 0.7 percent to 2,507 eggs from 2,525 eggs in September 2021.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, egg production declined nearly 2 percent to 644.5 million eggs in September from 657 million eggs a year prior.

U.S. egg production totaled just over 8.83 billion eggs in September, off 2.6 percent from nearly 9.07 billion eggs a year before.