Egg production in Germany is declining, while imports of Dutch eggs are increasing

Published 2024년 3월 18일

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In 2023, Germany's egg production slightly dropped to 13.14 billion, a decrease of 91 million from 2022, with free-range eggs accounting for the largest share of production at 58.8%. The production of organic eggs also fell by 3.9% to 1.8 billion. The number of chickens in the country also saw a slight decrease, standing at just under 44.1 million. Despite the decrease in production, per capita egg consumption increased, leading to a rise in egg imports, primarily from the Netherlands, and a decrease in German egg exports.

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German egg production saw a small decline to 13.14 billion eggs in 2023, which represents a deficit of 91 million eggs compared to 2022, according to Destatis data. These production figures include companies with at least 3,000 hen places, excluding smaller mobile stables. Free-range eggs made up the largest share of production at 7.7 billion, although this number fell by 172 million (2.2%) compared to the previous year. The share of free-range eggs in total production fell slightly to 58.8%. At the same time, the share of free-range eggs increased to 23.0% in 2023, which represents an increase of 173 million eggs (6.1%) compared to 2022. Read more below the graph Fewer organic eggs The production of organic eggs decreased by 71 million units (3.9%) to 1.8 billion, which brings the share of organically produced eggs to 13.4%. Eggs from enriched cages made up a smaller share of production, falling to 640 million eggs (4.9%). The number of chickens in Germany decreased slightly to ...

Source: Boerderij