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APPENDIX 2: THIRD COUNTRIES800007000060000500004000030000200001000001990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Billion eggsFigure A2.8: U.S. table egg production 1990 – 2003Note: December to November marketing year. Source: USDA, NASS.A2.4.2.1. Main producers/packersAs of December 31, 2003, there were 62 firms with 1 million or more layers in production.Collectively, these firms accounted for about 84% of national production. While the compositionand ranking of these firms changes slightly from year-to-year, the total number has remained fairlysteady, ranging between 54 (in 1999) to 63 (in 2002). Of the leading firms, 13 had more than 5million layers in production at the end of 2003 and 6 firms had more than 10 million layers inproduction. The largest ten companies are presented in Table A2.37 ranked by layers held in 2003.370

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