Whether you like them whipped into a fluffy meringue, used in a hearty quiche or scrambled the old-fashioned way, eggs are a year-round staple. North Carolina’s egg industry is vital to the state’s agriculture industry, ranking No. 7 in the list of top 10 commodities. See more interesting facts:

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North Carolina has approximately 9 million hens that lay 7.5 million eggs per day. That’s about one chicken per person in the state.

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North Carolina Field & Family Spring 2026
Flip through the pages of the Spring 2026 edition of North Carolina Field and Family magazine. In this issue, impress your guests with creative yet easy spring holiday recipes, learn how farmers face challenges planning the future of their farmland, meet some North Carolina beef producers raising the steaks, start your engines with eight reasons to visit Richmond County, get crabby with Sheri Castle’s Deviled Crab recipe and much more.

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