South Dakota’s layer numbers during 2024 averaged 2.02 million, up 37% from the year earlier, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The annual average production per layer on hand in 2024 was 320 eggs, up 6% from 2023.
South Dakota egg production during the year ending November 30, 2024 totaled 647 million eggs, up 45% from 2023.
Total number of chickens on hand on December 1, 2024 (excluding commercial broilers) was 2.71 million birds, up 15% from last year.
The total value of all chickens in South Dakota on December 1, 2024 was $16.8 million, up 17% from December 1, 2023. The average value increased from $6.10 per bird on December 1, 2023,
to $6.20 per bird on December 1, 2024.
Access the National publication for this release at: https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/1v53jw96n.
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