The Quiz: Around how many eggs does the average American consume each year?
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280
900
According to a 2019 government forecast, the average American consumes around 279 eggs per year. Egg consumption bottomed out in 1992 as Americans only consumed an average of 229 eggs that year, but at the end of World War II in 1945, the average American was consuming 404 eggs per year — more than one per day.
The correct answer to this quiz is 280.