Australian egg industry overview – June 2012
Egg production – Australia:
393.5m dozen eggs - 2011/12 FY
(Source: AECL)
Flock size:
22.645m (pullets & layers) - as at June, 2012
16.668m (layers) - as at June, 2012
(Source: AECL)
State flock percentages:
- as at June 2011
NSW/ACT:
Queensland:
Victoria:
34%
27%
26%
WA:
SA/NT:
Tasmania:
9%
3%
1%
(Source: ABS, cat. no. 7121)
Number of egg farms:
340 - as at June, 2011
(Source: ABS, cat. no. 7121)
Gross value of egg production
(farm gate equivalent):
A$495.7m - 2010/11 FY
Gross value of egg production
(wholesale equivalent):
A$572.2m - 2010/11 FY
Gross value of egg production
(grocery equivalent):
A$1.558b - 2011/12 FY
Egg consumption:
213.5 eggs per capita (MAT) - 2011/12 FY
210.3 eggs per capita (spot) - as at June, 2012
(Source: ABS, cat. no. 7503)
(Source: ABS, cat no. 7503)
(Source: AECL)
(source: AECL)
Grocery egg sales value:
A$637.3m - 2011/12 FY
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery egg sales volume:
170.9m dozen - 2011/12 FY
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery egg price (average):
Cage eggs:
Free Range eggs:
Barn-Laid eggs:
Specialty eggs:
A$2.94 per dozen
A$4.86 per dozen
A$4.37 per dozen
A$6.86 per dozen
-
2011/12 FY
2011/12 FY
2011/12 FY
2011/12 FY
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery sales
farming system market share:
- 2011/12 FY
Cage eggs
Free Range eggs
Barn-Laid eggs
Specialty eggs
volume
58%
33%
7%
2%
value
46%
43%
9%
2%
volume
60%
40%
value
50%
50%
volume
7%
1%
86%
2%
3%
1%
value
10%
2%
82%
2%
3%
<1%
volume
7%
23%
60%
3%
6%
value
10%
22%
58%
5%
5%
volume
181mt
331mt
13mt
value
A$0.524m
A$0.605m
A$0.093m
volume
79mt
427mt
723mt
value
A$0.249m
A$1.182m
A$4.925m
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery sales
branding market share:
- 2011/12 FY
Private-label/generic labels
Proprietary labels
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery sales
pack size market share:
- 2011/12 FY
6 (half dozen) pack
10 pack
12 (dozen) pack
15 pack
18 pack
30 (tray) pack
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery sales
pack weight market share:
- 2011/12 FY
<= 350g
351g - 600g
601g - 700g
701g - 800g
>= 801g
(Source: AZTEC)
Egg product exports:
(FOB equivalent)
- 2011/12 FY
Shell eggs
Egg pulp/liquid
Egg powder
(Source: ABS)
Egg product imports:
(CIF equivalent)
- 2011/12 FY
Eggs preserved/cooked
Egg pulp/liquid
Egg powder
(Source: ABS)
CY = Calendar Year (Jan to Dec)
FY = Fiscal Year (Jul to Jun)
b = billion
MAT = Moving Annual Total
p = preliminary
A$ = Australian dollars
FOB = Free On Board
CIF = Cost Insurance Freight
g = grams
m = million
mt = metric tonne
% = percent