Chicken Egg Production
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in raising chickens for egg production. The eggs produced may be for use as table eggs or hatching eggs.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 112310, the only detailed industry in this group.
Which code does this activity belong in?
The boundary between chicken egg production and meat chicken production divides establishments by their primary output. Establishments raising chickens specifically for eggs, whether table eggs or hatching eggs, are classified in chicken egg production, while those raising broilers and other meat-type chickens are classified in broilers and other meat type chicken production. Specialized poultry hatcheries that hatch eggs as their primary activity belong in poultry hatcheries rather than egg production.
Written for NAICS 112310, the only detailed industry in this group.