Poultry industry in Poland: Central Statistical Office data on egg consumption may be underestimated

Published Mar 30, 2024

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Katarzyna Gawrońska, the director of the Chamber, has highlighted a significant discrepancy in Poland's reported annual per capita egg consumption, which is notably lower at 159 eggs compared to neighboring countries like the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Germany, and Ukraine. This discrepancy is attributed to a difference in production estimates between the Central Statistical Office and egg producers, with the latter estimating the annual production at almost 14 billion pieces, in contrast to the official estimate of just over 10 billion. This longstanding issue affects the accuracy of determining per capita egg consumption in Poland, the sixth largest egg producer in the EU, which primarily utilizes a cage system for laying hens.

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According to the director of the Chamber, Katarzyna Gawrońska, a simple comparison with the levels of egg consumption per capita reported by neighboring countries shows that the Central Statistical Office's information on egg consumption in Poland may be underestimated. Do we eat the least eggs in Europe? According to KIPDiP monitoring, an average Czech eats 263 eggs a year, a Slovak 212 eggs, a Lithuanian 246 eggs, a German 235 eggs, and a Ukrainian 310 eggs. So why should the average consumption in Poland be only 159 eggs and differ so much from what is shown in neighboring countries? - asks Gawrońska. Discrepancies in data between the Central Statistical Office and producers have been the subject of dialogue for years. The difference is primarily in production estimates. According to the Central Statistical Office, the annual production of chicken eggs in Poland is just over 10 billion pieces. Meanwhile, owners of flocks of laying hens believe that production amounts to almost ...

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