German consumers eat eggs more often

A total of 19.9 billion eggs were consumed in Germany last year. The Federal Information Center for Agriculture (BZL) explains the increase in egg consumption by population growth and increasing demand. The organization attributes the increase in demand to a change in diet. Less meat is eaten and the loss of proteins is replaced by eggs. Another factor is that eggs are relatively cheap. The number of laying hens in Germany last year amounted to 50.25 million, reports BZL. The information center has included an estimated number of laying hens in small flocks with fewer than 3,000 places. Those 50.25 million laying hens are a slight decrease compared to a year earlier. In 2022, Germany had 50.4 million hens. Laying performance dropped to 291 eggs per hen. A total of 14.6 billion table eggs were produced. A decrease of 0.8 percent compared to 2022. More eggs imported 73 percent of the domestic demand for eggs could be met with German products. That is 3 percent less than a year ...