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2120 final report.pdf - Agra CEAS Consulting

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APPENDIX 1: MEMBER STATE REPORTSTable A1.69: Main egg packers in the Netherlands (listed alphabetically)Top 4 Top 8Beekhuis Ovocare B.V.Beekhuis Ovocare B.V.G. Kwetters & Zn. B.V. Cootjans Eierhandel B.V.Gebr. van Beek B.V.Egga B.V.R. van Zetten & Zn. Eierhandel Wulro B.V.G. Kwetters & Zn. B.V.Gebr. van Beek B.V.Natuurfarm de Boed B.V.R. van Zetten & Zn.48% of eggs bought-in 59% of eggs bought-inNote:Based on proportion of total eggs bought in 2001.Source: Industry estimates.A1.10.2.2. Main production systemsJust under three quarters (72%) of total egg production in the Netherlands was derived from cagedproduction systems in 2002. Barn systems accounted for 15% of production with free range systemscontributing some 13%. The proportion of eggs sold to packing centres by production system isbroadly in line with this as can be seen in Table A1.70.Table A1.70: Egg production and sales to packing centres by system (million eggs) 1990-20021992 2000 2002Calculated production:- Caged 8,501 7,736 6,917- Barn 976 1,294 1,411- Free range (Free range and semi-intensive) n.a. 995 1,222Total eggs 9,477 10,025 9,550Sold to egg packing centres:- Caged 7,217 7,104 5,742- Barn 741 1,064 1,145- Free range (Free range and semi-intensive) n.a. 781 921Total eggs 7,958 8,949 7,808Notes:Barn includes perchery and deep litter barn systems.1992 barn figures include free range and semi-intensive data.Source: PVE-publication: Vee, vlees en eieren in cijfers, various years and <strong>Agra</strong> <strong>CEAS</strong> <strong>Consulting</strong> calculations.Table A1.71 presents national data showing the evolution of the use of alternative systems in theNetherlands in terms of numbers of producers and laying hens. Whilst the number of producersusing barn systems declined between 1992 and 2002, the numbers using free range systemsincreased. Despite the decrease in barn producer numbers, there was an increase in laying hens keptin this system resulting in an increase in average laying hen numbers of 74% per producer. Theaverage size of free range flocks increased by more than 5 times as expansion was driven more byincreases in scale rather than increases in producers. It should be noted that it is quite common inthe Netherlands for producers to operate caged and alternative systems.238

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