Our carbon footprint analysis of the distribution and magnitude
of GHG emissions for egg production and processing supply chains
in the Midwestern United States for 2009 provides both a benchmark
of current performance and a basis for future mitigation
efforts. Several key insights emerge.
From a supply chain perspective, the key leverage point for
emissions reduction is continued efforts to maximize feed use
efficiencies, because feed production accounts for the largest share of emissions in egg production. Achieving feed use efficiencies
comparable to the best performing facilities industry-wide would
much reduce aggregate emissions.