Alberta Egg Industry

Egg farming is an integral part of Alberta’s agriculture sector.  Egg farming families help feed Albertans, and are a vital part of many rural communities throughout the province.

Alberta Egg Farming: 2023 Snapshot

Number of Alberta eggs produced: 82,260,116 million dozen eggs  (over 987,000,000 eggs!)

Number of Alberta egg farmers: 168

Number of Alberta egg-laying hens: 2,946,831

Alberta’s average flock size: 17,540

Alberta’s average Start Clean – Stay Clean® (food safety) program score: 99.91%

Alberta’s average Animal Care Program score: 99.93%

Egg Grading

YearJXLLMSPWBC
20230.69%23.93%50.12%18.77%3.02%0.37%0.27%1.66%
20220.60%24.39%49.53%18.56%3.07%0.43%0.25%1.85%
20210.73%21.73%48.75%19.16%3.13%0.46%0.29%1.77%
20200.65%20.45%48.33%20.62%3.37%0.48%0.30%2.07%
20190.87%19.54%50.11%22.17%3.44%0.55%0.35%2.02%
20180.99%19.36%47.73%21.49%3.36%0.42%0.30%1.73%
20170.98%19.75%46.84%21.57%2.62%0.52%0.47%2.11%
20160.98%19.38%43.87%22.76%4.16%0.68%0.56%2.43%
20150.98%21.55%44.54%20.60%3.87%0.69%0.58%2.36%
20140.96%21.35%45.37%20.90%3.84%0.67%0.60%2.36%
20131.04%23.09%45.62%19.50%3.60%0.61%0.64%2.33%
20120.99%21.92%45.59%20.41%3.67%0.62%0.70%2.40%
20110.91%20.69%45.50%21.25%3.83%0.74%0.54%2.45%
20100.90%18.36%46.98%21.22%3.62%0.64%0.53%2.91%
20090.9318.00%46.97%21.56%3.71%0.6%0.55%2.83%