Facts & Figures About the Egg Industry

In General:

There are 420 layer farms in Ontario
8,218,375 birds are held by 380 egg producers; while 9,392,292 birds are held by 139 pullet growers
The economic value of farm gate sales is approximately $244 million
Total economic value to the province is $403 million in total cash receipts
Counties/areas with highest concentration of farms Egg Producers of Wellington County (26 Producers, total production = 886,014); Pullet Growers for Middlesex County (17 Producers, total production = 1,234,929)
The average number of birds per egg producer in Ontario is approximately 20,377, the average number of birds per Pullet Producer in Ontario is 65,583