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Turkey’s ramped-up exports come as avian flu has killed more than 140 million egg-laying birds in the United States since 2022, and 17 million alone in November and December. Fewer birds means ...
According to the latest USDA report from mid-December, US egg production is down 4% year over year, with 3% fewer egg-laying hens. Per Datasembly , eggs are at their highest price since January 2023.
That’s driving today’s egg shortage, which has caused prices to soar. Wholesale fresh egg prices were 186% higher in January compared to the same month a year earlier, according to government ...
This is a list of countries by eggplant (aubergine) production from the years 2017 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production for eggplants in 2022 was 59,312,600 metric tonnes , up by 1.0% from 58,705,398 tonnes in 2021. [ 1 ]
Originally, the hen presumably laid one clutch, became broody, and incubated the eggs. Selective breeding over the centuries has produced hens that lay more eggs than they can hatch. Some of this progress was ancient, but most occurred after 1900. In 1900, average egg production was 83 eggs per hen per year. In 2000, it was well over 300.
American food markets are running short on eggs, and the situation may not improve for months.
Along with climate and corresponding types of vegetation, the economy of a nation also influences the level of agricultural production. Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products ...
The American Egg Board in a statement said "in the U.S. we’ve lost nearly 50 million laying hens in the past year to bird flu." “The reality is the system for egg production is both complex ...