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2120 final report.pdf - Agra CEAS Consulting

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APPENDIX 1: MEMBER STATE REPORTSTable A1.48: Performance of egg production in Greece (2003)Traditional cages Barn Free-rangeLaying cycle (days) 355 355 355Empty period (days) 50 80 50Feed/bird/year (Kg) 36.18 35.22 41.12Feed/bird/day (g) 110 115 125Eggs/bird/year (collected) 270 220 231Kg feed per kg eggs 2.14 2.53 2.85Mortality (%) 4.5% 4.5% 13.0%Number of hens managed/labourer 16,500 6,250 5,500Hens housed per m 2 house 55 9 9Space allowance per hen per cm 2 550 1,111 1,111Pullet cost (€) 3.65 3.70 3.70End of lay hen weight (Kg) 1.75 1.90 2.00End of lay hen price (€) 0.15 0.15 0.15Note: data relating to the barn system were sparse and some figures have beenextrapolated from the cage system data.Source: Hypodomi, based on interviews with major producers.A1.7.2.5. Production costsVariable production costs established through interviews with the Greek industry are presented inTable A1.49 and fixed costs in Table A1.50. The industry was reluctant to pass on detailedinformation on costs and revenues and the figures presented provide the fullest picture possible.However, it should be noted that in some cases individual items have had to be extrapolated frominformation given for the same cost item in a different system. This most usually applies to thefigures for barn systems and a degree of caution should be exercised when using these figures.All cost items are cheapest in the caged system and most expensive in the free range system. Totalvariable costs are 29% higher in the barn system compared to the caged system and 37% higher inthe free range system relative to caged production. Total fixed costs are 43% higher in barncompared to caged systems and 112% higher in free range systems.Table A1.49: Variable costs of production per kg eggs 2003 (Euro cents)Traditional cages Barn Free rangeFeed cost 53.32 69.32 73.98Medication/vet 2.67 4.00 4.67Miscellaneous 1.33 2.00 4.00Bird depreciation/live pullets 21.60 26.62 25.66Total variable costs 78.92 101.94 108.31Note: data relating to the barn system were sparse and some figures have beenextrapolated from the cage system data.Source: Hypodomi, based on interviews with major producers.198

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