(NAFB.com) – U.S. egg production totaled 8.92 billion during November 2024, down four percent from last year. Production included 7.68 billion table eggs and 1.24 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.15 billion were broiler-type and 90.3 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during November totaled 376 million, down three percent from last year. November egg production per 100 layers was 2,374 eggs, down one percent from November 2023. Total layers in the U.S. on December 1, 2024, was 375 million, down three percent from last year. The 375 million layers consisted of 311 million layers producing table or market-type eggs, 60.7 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.78 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. The rate of lay per day on December 1, 2024, averaged 79 eggs per 100 layers, down one percent from December 1, 2023. Egg-type chicks hatched during November 2024 totaled 48.8 million, up one percent from November 2023.