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2120 final report.pdf - Agra CEAS Consulting

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APPENDIX 1: MEMBER STATE REPORTSwhere many producers have hen houses on both sides of the border (particularly in CountyMonaghan and County Cavan). This allows expansion in Northern Ireland where planning controlsare not so restrictive. Caged production is generally carried out to contract and it is common forpackers to own the laying stock and supply the feed whilst paying a fixed price (linked to the price offeed) for management. Contracts typically cover a laying cycle, but movement between packers isnot common and relationships tend to be long-term. Free range production tends to be moreindependent and producers are usually paid a price per egg.Despite the general lack of co-operation amongst producers in the Irish agricultural sector, a freerange producer co-operative was established in May 2003. This has 50 members which is just morethan a third of all commercial free range producers. The intention of this co-operative is to captureadded value through increasing market power. This is likely to take the form of vertical integrationthrough either establishing a packing facility or through co-operation with an existing packer, theexact strategy has yet to be <strong>final</strong>ised.A1.8.2.1. Main producers/packersThere are six main packers in Ireland, of which the largest is Greenfield Foods Ltd (accounting forslightly more than a quarter of total eggs packed) followed by Corby Rock Ltd with just over a tenthof the total. Box A1.19 profiles Greenfield Foods.Box A1.19: Profile of Greenfield Foods LtdGreenfield Foods Ltd is the largest Irish egg packer and accounts for 28% of all eggs packedOwnership: Limited companyTurnover: €18 million in 2003Profit: €630,000 in 2003Employment: 35 staffMain markets: domestic market with any surplus exported207

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