The most recent government report on the nation’s poultry industry shows egg production rose 5 percent in May compared to the same period last year.
At the same time, hatchery figures showed a split trend. The number of egg-type chicks hatched fell by 1 percent, while broiler-type chicks — the kind raised for meat — were up 3 percent during the same reporting period.
The data was released by federal agriculture officials as part of their ongoing tracking of the U.S. poultry and egg sector.
