Germany: With 238 eggs per person, consumption declines again for the first time

03/18/2022 | 11:35:00 | ID: 32601 | Department: Agriculture | animal Bonn (agrar-PR) - According to preliminary data from the Federal Information Center for Agriculture (BZL), Germans consumed four fewer eggs than in 2020 per capita in 2021. This means that food consumption, including eggs in processed products, has fallen again for the first time. While per capita consumption was still 242 eggs per person in 2020, it fell to 238 eggs in 2021. It is possible that egg product factories had stocked up in 2020 as a precautionary measure to prepare for potential bottlenecks in the corona pandemic. On the other hand, the trend towards home baking and cooking may have slightly decreased again in 2021. The increase in vegan products could also have influenced this development. Self-sufficiency rises to 73 percent In 2021, the number of laying hens in German barns was increased by around 400,000 animals to 49.6 million, including an estimated number of laying hens in small farms with ...