Egg consumption lags population growth in the United States
Despite a 42 million rise in population over 15 years Americans eat fewer eggs per person. A Kermit Birth of Penn State notes per capita consumption dropped from 393 in 1951 to 303 in 1966 as population age structure shifts. Prices fell from 74 to 53 cents per dozen before rising near 60 cents in 1966.
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