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US Population, Egg Production and Consumption

Year

Average
Population*

Cases
Produced

Cases
Broken

Per Capita Consumption

 

(millions)

(millions)

(millions)

(shell & product)

(shell)

(egg product)

1984

236

170.5

25.6

260.8

224.0

36.8

1985

238

169.1

27.1

256.0

217.9

38.1

1986

241

169.0

28.6

254.9

215.8

39.1

1987

243

170.2

31.3

255.0

211.6

43.4

1988

246

169.1

32.5

247.8

203.6

44.2

1989

248

162.5

31.6

238.5

194.0

44.5

1990

250

163.1

35.0

236.0

187.8

48.2

1991

253

165.8

38.2

233.9

183.0

50.9

1992

257

168.6

41.3

234.7

180.5

54.2

1993

260

170.4

42.4

234.6

179.9

54.7

1994

263

174.9

46.7

236.4

176.2

60.2

1995

266

174.4

47.6

233.5

175.5

58.0

1996

269

179.8

50.4

234.6

173.4

61.2

1997

273

182.5

52.7

235.7

174.4

61.4

1998

276

187.1

54.7

240.1

177.4

62.7

1999

279

193.0

58.0

250.7

178.5

72.2

2000

282

198.4

61.6

253.0

179.1

73.8

2001

285

203.0

60.3

254.2

181.0

73.2

2002

288

203.3

62.3

256.0

180.7

75.3

2003

291

206.9

60.9

255.6

182.5

73.0

2004

294

210.3

63.6

257.3

180.8

76.5

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, *U.S. Census Bureau

Note:  Egg Product Exports (Equivalent)

 

1995

4.1 million cases

 

1996

5.6 million cases

 

1997

4.9 million cases

 

1998

5.1 million cases

 

1999

3.0 million cases

 

2000 (est)

3.0 million cases

* Source: US Census Bureau



Table of Contents

Shell Egg Distribution
Egg Production and Consumption
Egg Industry Facts Sheet