Poultry and poultry products are among the most efficient converters of grain into animal protein products. The feed conversion ratio (FCR) for eggs at 2/1 or less is only beaten by farmed fish like catfish. The global average FCR includes backyard hens that may not be fed an optimal diet and thus have a lower FCR. Still, the farmgate price of eggs is highly correlated to the cost of corn, a primary feed ingredient. Eggs tend to be expensive in places like Hong Kong or Switzerland. The number one per capita consuming country for eggs is Mexico, at 409 eggs/year. Japan (337/capita) and Colombia (334/capita) are also high consumers of eggs. Must as poultry is substituted for pork and beef as animal protein prices rise, egg consumption should...