Off-farm stocks, at 4.06 billion bushels, are down 8 percent from a year ago. The sharp increase in imports by Canada is attributed to higher consumer demand and depletion of some flocks due to HPAI. Exports of shell eggs since March 2022 have been constrained by availability due to progressive and cumulative depletion of 44 million hens over 11 months as a result of HPAI with the national flock at about 20 million hens less than the pre-HPAI complement. THE CAT BLOCKS ARE BACK by CHICKENNUGGETUwU999. Eastern Europe Egg Market 15. Meat and Dairy Production - Our World in Data At 58.6M tonnes in 2020, Chinese consumption was almost 9 times higher than the US, which ranked second in production and consumption. In addition to its per capita domestic use of 287.4 million eggs, the U.S. is expected by the USDA to export 335 million dozen eggs by 2021. The egg market includes eggs from hens, ducks, geese, quails and other birds. Eggs are a favorite food item in most homes around the world. Mexico was the fourth-ranked importer of shell eggs during 2022 with 3.8 million dozen representing 5.4 percent of volume and 2.9 percent of total value corresponding to a unit value of $1.16 per dozen, 49.2 percent of the U.S. benchmark average of $2.36 per dozen in 2022. Per person, Japan consumes the most eggs every year. A large percentage of the eggs consumed in China are produced in small-scale farms in rural China. 2 0 obj The United States, which occupies an important place in egg production, produced only 113 billion eggs during the same period as the continent's largest producer. Consumption of poultry and egg products is significantly higher than combined consumption of beef, pork, mutton and goat meat. National Chicken Council | Per Capita Consumption of Poultry and Only 37 stores. Unit price in 2022 was $2.17 per dozen compared to $1.02 per dozen in 2021. 2. Projected corn exports were held at 1,926 million bushels, based on recent orders, the volume of projected shipments to China and Mexico and taking into account the anticipated lower availability of coarse grains from Eastern Europe.
