Egg Industry Has Very Large Impact on Colorado's Economy

K99 has teamed up with LaSalle Oil to “Celebrate Colorado’s Farmers and Ranchers". I love eggs. Most of us do. On average a person consumes five eggs a week. A hen produces just over five eggs a week and we have 4,250,000 hens laying eggs in our state.

Egg Production Numbers in Colorado

According to Colorado Egg Producers:

In Colorado, egg production ranks 9th among agricultural products. In 2012, Colorado hens were very productive producing 291 eggs per hen for a total of nearly 1.3 billion eggs. Total gross income from egg production was $96.2 million. In 2012 the farmer producing eggs received .89 cents per dozen. In terms of egg producing states, Colorado ranks as 23rd in the nation.

The Far Reaching Impact of Colorado Egg Production

Colorado egg farmers support more than 250 farm families. Eggs from Colorado are distributed to Colorado, Arizona, California, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Utah, and Wyoming. Egg producers purchase over 4,400,000 bushels of corn each year to feed their hens.

Celebrating Northern Colorado's Farmers and Ranchers is brought to you exclusively by LaSalle Oil Company. Established in 1991 as a provider of bulk oils and fuels in the Northern Colorado area, LaSalle Oil is committed to providing only the highest quality products and services to our customers. For more information about Northern Colorado’s premiere oil and fuel distributor please visit LaSalleOil.com.