EASTER EGGSELECENCE
04/18/2025 |
The Friday File: President Rutherford Hayes hosted the first White House egg roll in 1878. Iowa produces more eggs than any state, the next biggest states: Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. Total US 2024 table egg production was 93.1 billion, down 1% from 2023. The daily rate of lay averaged 82.5 eggs/100 table egg layers, or 301 eggs/hen, up 1% from 2023. In March, a dozen eggs cost a record $6.23.