PARK RIDGE, Ill. — Researchers from the Egg Industry Center recently released results from a new lifecycle analysis (LCA) study of U.S. egg production systems that showed the egg supply chain has significantly decreased its environmental impact in the past 50 years. Even though egg supply has increased since 1960, the U.S. egg industry is leaving a smaller environmental footprint today.
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In 2010, the total supply of eggs produced was 77.8 billion, which is 30 percent higher than the 58.9 billion eggs produced in 1960.
Despite producing more eggs in 2010, the total. . .
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