Australian egg industry overview – June 2014
Egg production – Australia:
397.4m dozen eggs - 2013/14 FY
(Source: AECL)
Flock size:
22.945m (pullets & layers) - as at June, 2014
16.556m (layers) - as at June, 2014
(Source: AECL)
State flock percentages:
- as at June 2013
NSW/ACT:
Queensland:
Victoria:
33%
26%
25%
WA:
SA/NT:
Tasmania:
10%
5%
1%
(Source: ABS, cat. no. 7121)
Number of egg farms:
277 - as at June, 2013
(Source: ABS)
Gross value of egg production
(farm gate equivalent):
$564.2m - 2012/13 FY
Gross value of egg production
(wholesale equivalent):
$653.0m - 2012/13 FY
Gross value of egg production
(grocery equivalent):
$1.701b - 2013/14 FY
Egg consumption:
213.3 eggs per capita (MAT) - 2013/14 FY
213.4 eggs per capita (spot) - as at June, 2014
(Source: ABS, cat. no. 7503)
(Source: ABS, cat no. 7503)
(Source: AECL)
(source: AECL)
Grocery egg sales value:
$785.6m - 2013/14 FY
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery egg sales volume:
183.4m dozen - 2013/14 FY
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery egg price (average):
Cage eggs:
Free Range eggs:
Barn-Laid eggs:
Specialty eggs:
$3.35 per dozen
$5.34 per dozen
$4.80 per dozen
$9.12 per dozen
-
2013/14 FY
2013/14 FY
2013/14 FY
2013/14 FY
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery sales
farming system market share:
- 2013/14 FY
Cage eggs
Free Range eggs
Barn-Laid eggs
Specialty eggs
volume
53%
38%
8%
1%
value
41%
47%
9%
2%
volume
54%
46%
value
45%
55%
volume
6%
2%
82%
2%
5%
3%
value
10%
2%
78%
2%
5%
2%
volume
6%
21%
57%
5%
10%
value
10%
19%
54%
7%
10%
volume
34mt
107mt
<1mt
value
A$0.128m
A$0.254m
A$0.001m
volume
175mt
564mt
1,439mt
value
A$0.519m
A$2.446m
A$13.940m
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery sales
branding market share:
- 2013/14 FY
Private-label/generic labels
Proprietary labels
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery sales
pack size market share:
- 2013/14 FY
6 (half dozen) pack
10 pack
12 (dozen) pack
15 pack
18 pack
30 (tray) pack
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery sales
pack weight market share:
- 2013/14 FY
<= 350g
351g - 600g
601g - 700g
701g - 800g
>= 801g
(Source: AZTEC)
Egg product exports:
(FOB equivalent)
- 2013/14 FY
Shell eggs
Egg pulp/liquid
Egg powder
(Source: ABS)
Egg product imports:
(CIF equivalent)
- 2013/14 FY
Eggs preserved/cooked
Egg pulp/liquid
Egg powder
(Source: ABS)
CY = Calendar Year (Jan to Dec)
FY = Fiscal Year (Jul to Jun)
b = billion
MAT = Moving Annual Total
p = preliminary
A$ = Australian dollars
FOB = Free On Board
CIF = Cost Insurance Freight
g = grams
m = million
mt = metric tonne
% = percent