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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 HENS9080Large, fragmented sectorFranceLarge, concentrated sector70Number of laying hens (millions)60504030GermanyEU-15NetherlandsItalySpainUKSmall, fragmented sector20Small, concentrated sectorBelgiumGreece10AustriaPortugalIrelandDenmarkSwedenFinland0- 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000Average flock sizeFigure 2.11: Number of laying hens versus average flock sizeNote: average flock size excludes flocks with less than 100 hens.Source: EU Farm Structure Survey (2000).Figure 2.12 presents the number of producers versus average flock size. This allows classificationaccording to concentration without reference to total flock size. Under this classification, Swedenand Finland join the UK and the Netherlands as the most concentrated sectors, i.e. the sector withthe least producers and the largest average flocks. The egg sectors in France, Italy and Spain are alsoconcentrated, but have a larger producer base. Greece and Portugal have the largest producer basesand the smallest average flock sizes suggesting that they have large, fragmented egg sectors. Ireland,Belgium, Denmark, Austria and Germany have smaller than average producer numbers and are alsorelatively fragmented.14

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