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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 HENSTable A1.36: Germany egg production 1990-2003Year Production ‘000 t No.eggs (bn)1990 692 11.51991 922 15.41992 882 14.51993 826 13.51994 843 13.81995 836 13.71996 842 13.81997 850 13.91998 855 141999 874 14.22000 893 14.42001 877 14.12002 859 13.92003 825 13.3Source: Eurostat and DG AgriThere has also been significant concentration in the production sector as illustrated in Figure A1.31which shows the evolution of the proportion of laying hens by flock size of the birds of half a year orolder. In 1992 there were 290,876 producers, of which 97% had a flock size of less than 100 layinghens. On the other hand, the largest 240 producers with flocks of over 30,000 hens accounted for55% of the national flock (of hens of half a year or older) in 1992 compared to the 232 producers inthis size category in 2001 who accounted for 66% of the flock (hens ≥ 0.5 years). The level ofconcentration by 2001 is even more striking since 79% of the flock (hens ≥ 0.5 years) was held by564 producers with more than 10,000 hens. Overall by 2001 the total number of producers withlaying hens had fallen to 97,165 and the average number of laying hens held (taking into considerationall flocks of more than 100 birds) increased from 5.688 in 1990 to 7,145 over the same period. Thelargest individual producer was estimated to hold over 10 mn hens, followed by two with some 3 mnhens and there are an estimated 80 further producers with a flock in excess of 100,000 hens.180

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