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Forced Molting Drives Egg Supply In 1971 Outlook
The chief supply determinant for table eggs is current production. In 1970 a larger flock offset fewer eggs per hen due to longer laying periods from pullet shortages and high prices. By April 1971 forced molt levels reached 97 percent, with state variation, signaling potential shifts in the laying flock and output while pullet shortages loom if molt trends persist.
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