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The European Egg industry
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Speaker: François Caudal
The European Egg industry: situation and recent developments description:
The egg market is evolving due to new regulations and consumer concerns. Since 2012, conventional cages have been banned and only enriched cages, free range or organic production systems are allowed in Europe.
In 2016, 7 Mt eggs were produced in EU with 7 countries representing 75% among with Germany, UK, Poland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain. Within EU, 20% of eggs produced are traded but only 2% eggs are traded on the world market. Most of eggs are traded as shelleggs. In some countries, up to 20-30% of eggs are sold as egg products
The European Egg industry: situation and recent developments description:
The egg market is evolving due to new regulations and consumer concerns. Since 2012, conventional cages have been banned and only enriched cages, free range or organic production systems are allowed in Europe.
In 2016, 7 Mt eggs were produced in EU with 7 countries representing 75% among with Germany, UK, Poland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain. Within EU, 20% of eggs produced are traded but only 2% eggs are traded on the world market. Most of eggs are traded as shelleggs. In some countries, up to 20-30% of eggs are sold as egg products
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