Calvary of egg production in Hungary

Published 2021년 2월 22일

Tridge summary

Mizsetáp Kft., a company that produces 100 million eggs per year, is facing challenges due to increasing feed prices. The company, which operates its own feeding plant, spends HUF 1.2 billion annually on feed materials. The cost of feeding one egg is HUF 16.52. The price of soybean meal, a crucial feed component, has surged by 75% in the past six to seven months. The company is looking into feed optimization strategies and considering alternative proteins. The rising feed prices are affecting the sustainability of egg production.
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Original content

What are the consequences of higher feed prices for egg production? Many people still try to answer this today, but unfortunately, most of the time, the data is not in a thankful relationship with the facts. For the sake of clarity, we contacted Csaba Kollár, the managing owner of Mizsetáp Kft. In Lajosmizse. 100 million eggs are produced each year, of which 95 million are grade “A” and the remaining 5 million are used for industrial purposes. In addition, 520,000 chickens for slaughter and 150,000 laying hens are sold annually. These are also affected by the rise in feed prices. The necessary feeds are produced in their own mixing plant. Their production of broilers is 1,300 tons per year, and in addition to the 100 million eggs already mentioned, they produce and sell 150,000 pre-bred egg hybrids per year in addition to their own needs of about 260,000 farmed breeding animals. Laying hens produce 365 eggs by the age of 80 - this is calculated on the number of people killed - ...

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