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APPENDIX 2: THIRD COUNTRIES35030025020015010050020032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960No. eggs/personFigure A2.7: Trend in U.S. per capita consumption of shell eggs and egg products 1960-2003Source: USDASince 1989, the production of eggs has steadily risen in the U.S. reaching 74.4 billion eggs in 2003.Between 1990 and 2003, production rose 26% or by an average annual rate of 1.8% (see FigureA2.8).Egg production was only fractionally higher in 2003. The slower rate of growth in 2003 was due to acombination of producers scaling back their stocking densities in compliance with new animal welfareguidelines (discussed later in the <strong>report</strong>), an outbreak of Exotic Newcastle Disease in California, andat least two years of low returns. Production in 2004 is forecast by USDA to be up around 1.3%,partly in response to the record high egg prices in late 2003 and early 2004.369

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