Nebraska's layer numbers during 2021 averaged 8.16 million, down 5% from 2020, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The annual average production per layer on hand in 2021 was 295 eggs, up 4% from 2020.
Nebraska egg production during the year ending November 30, 2021 totaled 2.40 billion eggs, down 1% from 2020.
Total number of chickens on hand on December 1, 2021 (excluding commercial broilers) was 10.2 million birds, up 3% from last year.
The total value of all chickens in Nebraska on December 1, 2021 was $50.9 million, up 61% from December 1, 2020. The average value increased from $3.20 per bird on December 1, 2020, to $5.00 per bird on December 1, 2021.
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