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2120 final report.pdf - Agra CEAS Consulting

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APPENDIX 1: MEMBER STATE REPORTSrecorded a significant surge in 2003 as Spanish exports to the rest of the EU, partially as a result ofavian flu in northern Europe, expanded sharply.1,200,0001,000,000800,000600,000400,000200,00001990199119921993Egg production in million kgs1994199519961997199819992000200120022003Figure A1.70: Egg production in Spain 1990 to 2003Source: Eurostat and Agriculture Directorate-General.Note: Usable production. 2003: estimate.The Spanish industry has also become significantly more concentrated since 1990 as Figures A1.71and A1.72, which show the evolution of proportion of flocks by flock size and the evolution ofproportion of laying hens by flock size, demonstrate. In 1990 there were 900 producers with morethan 10,000 laying hens. Ninety–nine per cent of the 387,160 enterprises with laying hens had lessthan 99 hens but these accounted for only 10% of the total national flock and were effectively notmarketing their eggs. By 2000 the top 1,010 producers with more than 10,000 birds accounted for89% of the national flock. National data from the Association of Egg Producers (ASEPRHU) showsthat in 2001 9 producers had more than 500,000 hens and a further 8 had between 250,000 and500,000 (average size of flock 312,500 hens).282

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