Top 25 US egg producers in 2024 - WATTPoultry.com
Feb 5, 2024 · 1. Cal-Maine Foods, 44.51 million. Cal-Maine Foods is the largest producer and marketer of shell eggs in the United States. Its operations consist of hatching chicks; growing and maintaining flocks of pullets, layers and breeders; manufacturing feed; and producing, processing, packaging and distributing shell eggs.
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Top 25 US egg producers in 2023 | WATTPoultry.com
Jan 19, 2023 · The top 25 U.S. egg producers – according to data from Egg Industry’s Top Egg Company Survey, which is part of WATT Global Media’s database on the world’s leading broiler, turkey and egg producers – are ranked according to the size of …
4 presumed human H5N1 cases reported in Washington
Oct 21, 2024 · Four workers a commercial egg farm in Franklin County, Washington, have tested presumptively positive for H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported.. The farm where they were working had a flock of 839,700 laying hens affected by HPAI, with that case being confirmed on October 15.
Avian flu claims 1.8 million hens in California, Arizona
Nov 21, 2024 · The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) claimed more than a million commercial laying hens in California. The agency also gave an update on a previously reported case of HPAI in Arizona – the first involving commercial poultry in the state during the 2022-24 outbreak.
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Is there any truth behind insect consumption myths?
Nov 18, 2024 · Many of the myths surrounding insects are simply that, nothing more than myths, but as we all know myths can persist. For the insect industry to flourish, and to bring both human and poultry nutrition all the benefits that it could offer, producers will have to address all of these issues and, according to Grabowski, emphasize the rich and varied flavors that insects offer.
FDA’s updated “healthy” definition includes eggs
Dec 20, 2024 · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that eggs meet the agency's newly updated definition of "healthy.” The FDA created the new definition using current nutrition science and federal dietary guidelines, such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.Additionally, the definition determines when the claim “healthy” can be ...
HPAI infections continue in California, British Columbia
Nov 26, 2024 · Two more commercial poultry flocks in California have been affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported. On November 21, the presence of HPAI was confirmed in a commercial meat duck flock in Tulare County, involving 96,900 birds.
The largest US egg-producing companies of 2024
Feb 5, 2024 · All Top 5 egg producer flocks grew in 2023. The Top 5 egg producers in the U.S. saw growth in their layer flock size, according to the 2023 and 2024 Top Egg Company surveys.. Cal-Maine Foods continues to be the largest egg producer in the country, with a reported 44.51 million layers housed, a 1.2% increase compared with last year.