In 2023, Bavaria's 377 laying hen farms, each housing at least 3,000 hens, collectively produced around 1.1 billion eggs, averaging 3.1 million eggs daily. The majority of these eggs, 55.8%, came from barn farming, with organic farming contributing 19%. Lower Bavaria was the top-producing region, accounting for 30.7% of the total egg production. On average, each hen in Bavaria laid 288 eggs annually. The distribution of egg production spanned various regions including Upper Bavaria, the Upper Palatinate, Swabia, and Franconia, underscoring southeastern Bavaria's pivotal role in the state's egg production.