Wisconsin
The average number of all layers on hand in Wisconsin during 2024 was 7.76 million, down slightly from the previous year, according to the Chickens and Eggs – 2024 Summary from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Eggs per layer for 2024 was 313, up 1 percent from 2023.
Egg production during 2024 was 2.43 billion eggs, up 1 percent from the previous year.
Total inventory of all chickens (excluding commercial broilers) on December 1, 2024, was 10.3 million birds, up 4 percent from the previous year.
The total value of all chickens on December 1, 2024, was 69.1 million dollars, up 11 percent from December 1, 2023.
National
Layers during 2024 averaged 375 million, down 2 percent from the year earlier. The annual average production per layer on hand in 2024 was 290 eggs, up 1 percent from 2023.
Egg production during the year ending November 30, 2024, totaled 109 billion eggs, down 1 percent from 2023.
Table egg production, at 93.1 billion eggs, was down 1 percent from the previous year. Hatching egg production, at 15.4 billion eggs, was down slightly from 2023.
The total inventory of chickens on hand on December 1, 2024, (excluding commercial broilers) was 514 million birds, down 2 percent from last year.
The total value of all chickens on December 1, 2024, was $4.13 billion, up 8 percent from December 1, 2023.
The average value increased from $7.31 per bird on December 1, 2023, to $8.05 per bird on December 1, 2024.
The complete report can be found on the USDA NASS website at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications.