en.Wedoany.com Reported - In April 2026, Chile's table egg production reached 354,500,903 units, a 1.8% increase compared to 348,241,105 units in the same period of 2025, while the laying hen inventory decreased by 0.9% to 14,670,349 birds.

According to data from the National Institute of Statistics of Chile (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, INE), production increased despite a reduction in the number of laying hens, indicating improvements in production efficiency and poultry management. By shell color, white egg production fell by 2.2%, a decrease of 5,589,380 units; colored egg production rose by 12.1%, an increase of 11,849,178 units. The strong growth in colored eggs was the main driver of the overall production increase.

By production region, the Metropolitan Region (Región Metropolitana) contributed 39.2% of the national total, but production fell by 2.4% year-on-year; the Valparaíso Region (Región de Valparaíso) accounted for a 14.8% share, with production down 5.0%; the regional cluster comprising the Biobío Region and the La Araucanía Region accounted for 9.5% of production, a slight increase of 0.1% year-on-year.

Regarding laying hen inventory, the Metropolitan Region held 38.4% of the national total, with inventory down 6.0% year-on-year; the Valparaíso Region accounted for 15.5%, with inventory down 2.1%; the Biobío and La Araucanía cluster accounted for 10.2%, with inventory down 3.7%. The increase in total production indicates that the production system has successfully improved efficiency, enabling more eggs to be obtained from fewer laying hens.

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