Key Takeaways
- The global egg production was 99,630,439 tonnes in 2022.
- The United States produced 9,283,468 tonnes of eggs in 2022.
- China produced 31,192,000 tonnes of eggs in 2022.
- The United States egg price index (producer) averaged 289.2 in 2021 (2012=100).
- The United States egg price index (producer) averaged 326.1 in 2022 (2012=100).
- The United States egg price index (producer) averaged 289.2 in 2020 (2012=100).
- The global egg market is affected by policy shifts like cage-free transitions, which are tracked by EU/US policy documents.
- The EU animal welfare rules for laying hens phase out conventional cages; this drives consumer demand for cage-free eggs.
- The EU “End of the cage era” target for laying hens is implemented through legislation (EU Directive/Regulation) described on official EU animal welfare pages.
- USDA AMS “Egg Products” and “Shell Egg Prices” reporting supports marketing performance monitoring via price trends and grade mixes.
- USDA Market News shell egg prices are published on the shell egg prices page with weekly price tables.
- USDA AMS publishes a “Shell Eggs” report as a tab-delimited text file (lswegtab.txt) used by industry for pricing/marketing decisions.
- The EU has harmonized egg marketing standards requiring class and weight categories for shell eggs (marketing standards overview).
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 lays down marketing standards for eggs; it is accessible via EUR-Lex.
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 defines classes (A/B) and sizing requirements (marketing standards).
In 2022, global egg production hit 99.6 million tonnes, led by China and the US.
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