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2120 final report.pdf - Agra CEAS Consulting

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THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS TO KEEP LAYING HENSThe Figure A1.23 below shows the evolution of production since 1990 and indicates that productionhas tended to proceed along a cycle but with a rising trend to 1999 since when production has tendedto decline.1,100,0001,050,0001,000,000950,000900,000850,000800,000199019911992199319941995199619971998Egg production in million kgs19992000200120022003Figure A1.23: Egg Production in France 1990 to 2003Source: Eurostat and Agriculture Directorate-General.Note: Usable production. 2003: estimate.As is shown in Figure A1.28 the French production sector is heavily regionally concentrated withover one third of production in 2002 occurring in Brittany.Table A1.26: Regional distribution of egg production 1990-2002 (%)1990 1995 2000 2001 2002Total egg production (‘000 eggs) 10.6 11.9 13.1 13.2 13.2Bretagne 32.6 33.4 34.9 36 35.2Rhône Alpe 10.8 8.9 8.3 8.9 8.9Pays de la Loire 7.0 8.9 9.0 7.8 8.4Ile de France 6.6 6.4 6.8 6.4 6.8Poitou Charentes 6.4 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.3Source: ITAVIThe French industry has also become significantly more concentrated over the last fifteen years asFigure A1.24 and Figure A1.25 showing the evolution of the proportion of laying hens by flock sizedemonstrates. While between 1990 and 2000 the total number of holdings with hens fell by over50% from 473,000 to 232,000 well over 95% of holdings have between 1-99 hens. 670 holdings with164

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