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Egg production totalled 293.0 million dozen during the first six months of the year, up 1.9% from the same period in 2005. Egg production edged down 0.3% in June compared to the same month last year.
Available on CANSIM: tables 003-0020, 003-0022 to 003-0024, 003-0038 and 003-0039.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey numbers, including related surveys, 3424, 3425 and 5039.
The publication Poultry and Egg Statistics, Vol. 3, no. 2 (23-015-XIE, free) is now available online. From the Publications page, under Free Internet publications, choose Agriculture.
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