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2120 final report.pdf - Agra CEAS Consulting

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APPENDIX 1: MEMBER STATE REPORTSIt is worth noting that Greece moved into caged production only in the mid-1950s (14% of totalproduction in 1958 rising to 67% in 2003). Over the past five years the sector has experienced theopposite trend, albeit slowly in the commercial sector.The evolution of total laying hen numbers from 1990 to 2002 is presented in Figure A1.36. The 11%decline between 1990 and 2002 results from a reduction in the number of hens kept by smallagricultural holdings.181614Total laying hen numbers (millions)1210864201990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002Figure A1.36: Evolution of total laying hen numbers from 1990 to 2002Source: Eurostat.The fragmented sector results in fierce competition as, with the exception of Golden Eggs with 15%market share, the largest producers/packers have market shares of less than 5% and as a result littlemarket power over the large retail chains. Although the number of farmers producing eggs hasdeclined dramatically already, further consolidation in the sector is expected with the implementationof stricter rules for marketing egg products in Greece and in particular labelling. A second majorconsolidation is expected with the implementation of Directive 1999/74 by the year 2012.Table A1.44 below shows the number of farms with poultry and laying hens by size category in 1991and 2000. There were just over 300,000 holdings with poultry in 2000, a 15% decline on numbers in1991. Over the same period, laying hen numbers were virtually unchanged (-2%). The Table showsthat the proportion of laying hens held on holdings with more than 1,000 head of poultry increasedover the period while the proportion kept in all smaller units declined. This is not the case for farms192

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