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EGG CONSUMPTION REBOUNDS AFTER FIVE YEAR DECLINE
Mar. 21, 2013
BrownfieldAgNews reports:
After five years of decline, egg consumption in the U.S. is showing signs of a comeback.
Back at the peak of the low-carb diet craze in 2006, each American consumed an average of 260 eggs annually. But USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam says after that it was downhill, "dropping to about 248 eggs per person in 2011."
So basically, each of us was eating a dozen fewer eggs than five years before. However, Shagam says last year egg consumption ticked up a bit, to a little over 249 eggs person. And for 2013?
"We're looking at about 252 eggs per person," Shagam says.
One reason for the egg rebound may be the record high prices for other protein sources, like beef, Shagam says. "Given the price of meat proteins, eggs may be considered to be a fair alternative for addition to the protein diet."
The USDA projects table egg production in the U.S. this year will increase about one percent compared to last year.
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