WASHINGTON — Table egg production in third-quarter 2011 was just over 1.65 billion dozen, up slightly from a year earlier, reports the USDA's Economic Research Service.
On a year-over-year basis, table egg production has now risen in the last 11 consecutive quarters. With the number of table egg layers in production increasing from the previous month, table egg production is expected to continue above the previous year’s level in fourth-quarter 2011. However, overall table egg production in 2012 is expected to be only about even with the previous year, as weaker egg prices, high. . .

