Germany's egg production up 1.4 percent in 2022

Barn husbandry continues to be the dominant form of husbandry, free-range and ecological husbandry has increased significantly. With 59.7% of the eggs produced, barn husbandry was again the dominant form of husbandry in Germany, despite a reduced proportion. Five years ago, their share was 65.4%. Accordingly, the proportion of free-range eggs increased from 15.9% to 21.5% and organically produced eggs from 10.7% to 13.8% in the same period. The remaining 5% of the total production of table eggs was kept in small groups, which was 8% five years ago. The average stock of laying hens kept in barn systems fell by 1.4% in 2022 compared to the previous year to around 26.2 million animals. At the same time, the number of barn eggs fell by 2.1% to 7.9 billion eggs. After a decline in the previous year, the average number of free-range laying hens rose by almost 1 million to 9.5 million animals in 2022 (+11.7%). The number of free-range eggs rose by almost 299 million to a good 2.8 billion ...