February 22, 2013

Czech Republic sees drop in egg production during 2012

Egg output for the Czech Republic has declined by one-tenth to 1.149 billion pieces in 2012 due to strict conditions of hen breeding in the EU, according to the Czech Statistical Office (CSU).

The fastest growth in egg production was last year recorded in the Olomoucky region, northern Moravia, where the output rose by 40% on-year to 31.65 million pieces. The production also grew due to a higher number of laying hens bred in the region.

Production of eggs also increased in the Liberecky region (northern Bohemia) and Stredocesky region (central Bohemia) last year, while egg output in the remaining regions dropped compared with 2011.

The number of laying hens bred in the Czech Republic grew by almost one-quarter to 4.285 million in 2012. Egg output per hen increased by one piece on average to 308 pieces last year, the CSU said.

There was a marked shortage of eggs on the Czech as well as EU market at the beginning of 2012 owing to a drop in poultry farms' output.