France, Italy and Spain are the largest producers in the EU, but the amounts produced are small compared to the Asian countries. For instance in France 400 thous. Layer quails produce 80-90 mln. Eggs a year. Amounts produced in the other EU countries are even smaller (official data is lacking). Therefore, Ukraine and Russia with annual volumes of 400-600 million quail eggs are probably the largest European producers. Quail meat is more popular in the EU market than eggs, while in most Asian countries it is the other way around. Quail egg production is growing quite rapidly in Australia, Canada, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and some other countries, although overall volumes are still small. Quail population is the second largest among poultry. ...
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