20—Lancaster Farming,
Saturday, March 22,1969
Penna Egg Production Up 1%
The Commoncwalth's laying
flock produced 254 million eggs
in February, up 1 percent from
a year ago, and down 11 percent
from January. Rate of lay, how
ever, is down 1 percent from a
year ago record high. Most of
the percentage changes in
monthly production reflects the
variable number of days in the
respective months.
Our flock size decreased only
slightly from January, but is 2
percent larger than a year ago.
The average price received by
fanners for all eggs In Feb
ruary is estimated at 42 cents,
8 cents or 24 percent higher
than a year ago, although down
5 cents from the January aver
age.
Egg production revisions for
1968 show the Commonwealth
lowered egg production about
one-half of one percent from
1967: from 3,165 billion in 1967
to 3,149 million in 1968.
The January, 1969 egg-type
hatch at 1,718,000, was up 26
percent from January, 1968, and
up 2 percent from the previous
month.
Stocks of all eggs in cold
storage January 31, 1969, were
1,587,000 cases, down 29 percent
from a year earlier.
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