NEW DELHI, 20 February 2017 : India's total egg production has increased from  27.33 Billion during 2015-16 (Rainy) to 29.09 Billion during 2016-17 (Rainy) registering a growth 6.42%.

As against the targeted production of 87.05 Billions of eggs during 2016-17, the total estimated production in two seasons, summer and rainy, is 55.11 Billion showing an achievement of 63.31%.

The production of egg is largely contributed by commercial poultry farms with nearly 75.75% and remaining production is from household/backyard poultry.

The first five highest eggs producing States are Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana , West Bengal & Haryana during the Rainy Season.