Economics
The U.S. Produced Enough Eggs in January to Reach the Moon
- Egg production totaled 9.41 billion last month, USDA data show
- Per-capita consumption projected to reach highest in decades
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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Americans can’t seem to get enough eggs.
The U.S. produced 9.41 billion eggs in January, according to government data. That’s enough to go to the moon and halfway back if you stacked them together. January’s total was the second-largest on record, falling just 0.3 percent lower than the all-time high set in December.