Table 2: Expected number of laying hens and number of production sites by farming systems in Member States on 31-12-2011 (Updat e 13-05-2011)
Total Number
Free range
Barn
Organic
Enriched cages
Unenriched cages
Production sites with both cage systems Drop out production
Production sites (Sites) Hens
Sites
Hens
Sites
Hens
Sites
Hens
Sites
Hens
Sites
Hens
Sites
Hens
Sites
Hens
1. Austria
1.856 5.591.191
782 1.096.420
747 3.745.332
310 519.165
17
230.274 Prohibited Prohibited
0
0
2. Belgium
312 9.193.666
46
854.225
79 2.978.596
43 222.471
37 2.901.209
107 2.237.165
0
0
3. Bulgaria
126 3.160.264
3
115.810
97 1.995.312
0
0
26 1.049.142
0
0
4. Cyprus
39
476.336
10
36.018
10
60.000
4
6.630
7
202.000
6
93.576
2
78.112a
2
15.100
18
618.200
5
11.900
42 2.586.300
0
0
0
0
5. Czech Republic
67 3.231.500
6. Denmark
NK
NK
0
0
0
0
1
8.000
3
13.060
2
4.100
4
511.900
0
0
0
0
7. Estonia
10
537.060
0
0
8. Finland
385 3.300.000
160 1.000.000
25 100.000
200 2.200.000
9. France
10. Germany
283 7.018.335 Prohibited Prohibited
11. Greece
12. Hungary
Not Known (= NK)
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
7
27.058
19
44.448
38* 1.283.396
0
0
0
0
13. Ireland
196 2.289.776
132
934.874
14. Italy
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
15. Latvia
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
16. Lithuania
23 2.392.372
0
3
116.142
4
2.830
16 2.273.400
0
0
17. Luxembourg
Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited
18. The Netherlands
33.448.526
6.020.729
22.410.492
1.672.425
3.344.850
0
0
0
0
19. Malta
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
NK
20. Poland
1.027 28.007.962
146
282.307
417 3.106.495
41
51.634
307 17.894.927
104** 4.461.388
12***
2.211.211
35 4.000.000
8
129.866
6
66.804
7
32.920
25 1.477.197
69 2.797.533
15
2.352.084
21. Portugal
130 6.856.404
22. Romania
5
700.000
0
0
12
429.874
4
9.980
29 2.160.995
7
563.863
23. Slovakia
52 3.164.712
24. Slovenia
74 1.231.646
6
11.486
30
696.592
4
5.870
34
517.698
0
0
0
0
35 155.458
25. Spain
26. Sweden
360 6.518.995
5
3.100
191 3.468.659
76 749.539
88 2.297.697 Prohibited Prohibited
0
0
27. United Kingdom
1941b 34.000.000
0
0
0
0
1317 17.000.000
139 1.400.000
170 1.000.000
311 14.600.000
a of which 39.520 in enriched and 38.592 in unenriched
b assumed 5% will leave the industry between now and December : 2011
Please note that based on Council Directive 1999/74/EC the abovementioned information should be provided by 1-04-2011:
1. for production sites with 350 or above laying hens, for which Council Directive 1999/74/EC applies;
2. for production sites and not laying hens houses;
3. with a clear distinction between enriched and unenriched cages for the number of production sites and the number of hens;
4. with a clear distinction of the number of laying hens in enriched and unenriched cages in production sites with both cage systems;
5. with a clear distinction between free range, barn and organic systems for the number of production sites and the number of hens;
The abovementioned information should be provided, if possible, for the foreseen situation on 31.12.2011
No data submitted
*Note: Ireland is working to ensure that the deadline of 01/01/2012 is adhered to. A Poulry Welfare Scheme to assist existing poultry producers in the conversion to enriched cages, free range or barn systems has been put in place. To date
33 applications have been received under the scheme for investment in a total of 1,024,674 laying hens. However, Ireland is aware that there are likely to be some producers who are not in a position to invest in new systems of production
and may find themselves in a situation where they have birds in unenriched cages towards the latter part of 2011. Ireland will be monitoring these producers over the summer months
**Note Poland: for these 104 farms, an analysis on the modernization plans to be completed by 2016 has been provided.
***Note Poland: those farms declared that only part of the cages will be replaced by 1.1.2012