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APPENDIX 1: MEMBER STATE REPORTSA1.8.2.2. Production (packer) concentrationThe packing industry is small in scale with 71 registered packers. However, the ratio of packers toproducers should be considered and this suggests quite a large number of packers in proportion tocommercial producers. Of these packers, six are considered to be the major players with theremainder being medium to small in scale. Table A1.52 shows the eight largest packers in Ireland andtheir market shares.Table A1.52: Main egg packers in Ireland 2003Rank Company Output 20031 Greenfield Foods 1 165 million eggs (estimate)2 Corby Rock 1 77 million eggs (estimate)3 MacFresh 1 48 million eggs (estimate)4 Nestbox 1 46 million eggs (estimate)5 Riverview 34 million eggs (estimate)6 Annalitten 1 28 million eggs (estimate)7 Clonarn Clover 12 million (estimate)8 Emerald Eggs 8 million (estimate)Note:Total eggs packed550 million eggs1 These companies also pack eggs produced in Northern Ireland and these figures are included above.2 Total eggs packed includes some from Northern Ireland and hence exceeds production.The 4-firm concentration ratio for Irish egg packers is 61.1% and the 8-firm concentration ratio is76.0% 96 . The industry estimates that in 1990 the top eight packers would have accounted for nomore than 55% of all eggs packed in Ireland and the top four only 40%. Two main reasons werecited for this increase in concentration. Firstly, the influence of the multiple retailers in drivingconsolidation, particularly Tesco 97 and more recently (late-1990s) the entry of the discount storesLidl and Aldi; and secondly, the extensive use of EU-funding to facilitate structural change throughoutthe 1990s 98 .A1.8.2.3. Main production systemsThere are no legislative differences between the systems in operation in Ireland and the minimumcriteria set out in the EU legislation. However, the Egg Quality Assurance scheme in operation inIreland covers a large proportion (approximately 80%) of the industry and is thought to include mostfree range producers. This scheme contains a number of provisions which producers must follow,most notably it stipulates a maximum stocking density of 1,000 birds per hectare in the free rangesystem compared to 2,500 birds per hectare under EU legislation.96 Bearing in mind that the total eggs packed will be a small underestimation given that it is derived from 230 of the 257 egg producers (seeSection A1.8.2 above).97 In 1990 Tesco was serviced by more than a dozen suppliers, currently it is just one.98 Aid was provided under the Operational Programme for Agriculture Rural Development and Forestry, Council Regulation 866/90.208
APPENDIX 1: MEMBER STATE REPORTSThe industry estimates that around three quarters of all laying hens in Ireland are kept in cagesystems with 23%-24% in free range systems. The small residual is split between barn and organicsystems with the former accounting for slightly more birds. Egg production broadly follows this withcaged systems assuming slightly greater importance as a result of a higher collection of saleable eggs.However, of the 257 registered egg producers in 2004 (i.e. commercial producers), 142 are freerange (55%), 99 are using cages (39%), 10 are organic 99 (4%) and 6 are using barn systems (2%) 100 .This reflects the fact that free range producers tend to have smaller flocks. There are no enrichedcages in use in Ireland.The evolution of laying hen numbers by production system are presented in Table A1.53.Table A1.53: Evolution of laying hen numbers 1990-2002Notes:Free Range Deep litter Perchery Caged Total Laying hens1990 94,795 3,068,205 3,163,0001991 133,062 3,325,938 3,459,0001992 156,390 4,100 3,163,510 3,324,0001993 201,822 4,960 3,195,218 3,402,0001994 202,579 3,302 2,939,119 3,145,0001995 215,647 4,320 3,008,033 3,228,0001996 219,000 n/a 2,654,000 2,873,0001997 281,673 n/a 1,317,439 1,599,1121998 318,000 n/a 1,221,648 1,539,6481999 364,526 23,000 1,200,690 1,588,2162000 435,215 30,960 1,430,419 1,896,5942001 469,750 44,900 1,430,350 1,945,0002002 509,686 55,100 1,235,214 1,800,0001999 and 2000 total hen numbers are DG Agri estimates, 2001 and 2002 are Agra CEAS Consulting estimates. Perchery and deep litter systems are combined from 2002. Caged hens are calculated as total hens less the sum of those in alternative systems, they therefore include organicbirds as these are not separately presented in the DG Agri data.Sources: DG Agri, Agricultural Situation in the Community, Agra CEAS Consulting.99 There is a large number of small scale organic producers not reflected in these figures.100 As in the UK consumers consider barn systems to be between caged and free range systems offering the advantages of neither.209
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