Egg industry in Chile starts the year with an increase in production and the number of birds in lay

The egg industry in Chile started 2024 on the right foot. According to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), the production of this food grew by 4.2% year-on-year, going from 325,916,383 to 339,661,111 units in January. This increase was attributed to the greater volume of production of white eggs (4.3%, about 9,813,945 more), while for colored eggs the increase was 3.9% (equivalent to 3,930,783 more units). ). During this analysis period, the number of laying hens also increased by 0.8%, reaching 14,302,581 birds. Egg production in Chile: Weight per unit Regarding the weight of the eggs, the twelve-month production of the “extra large” eggs (61 to 68 grams) grew by 11.4%. In the case of “large” white eggs (54 to 61 grams), they also increased by 10.2%. In total, both groups reached a total of 74,887,205 and 70,402,537 units, respectively. In colored eggs, extra-large size eggs grew 15.8% (to a total of 33,771,663 units), while large-size eggs fell 2.2%, totaling ...