Australian egg industry overview – December 2013
Egg production – Australia:
393.1m dozen eggs - 2013 CY
(Source: AECL)
Flock size:
22.949m (pullets & layers) - as at December, 2013
16.583m (layers) - as at December, 2013
(Source: AECL)
State flock percentages:
- as at June 2012
NSW/ACT:
Queensland:
Victoria:
32%
27%
25%
WA:
SA/NT:
Tasmania:
10%
5%
1%
(Source: ABS, cat. no. 7121)
Number of egg farms:
301 - as at June, 2012
(Source: ABS, cat. no. 7121)
Gross value of egg production
(farm gate equivalent):
A$499.5m - 2011/12 FY
Gross value of egg production
(wholesale equivalent):
A$652.6m - 2012/13p FY
Gross value of egg production
(grocery equivalent):
A$1.603b - 2013 CY
Egg consumption:
209.6 eggs per capita (MAT) - 2013 CY
216.4 eggs per capita (spot) - as at December, 2013
(Source: ABS, cat. no. 7503)
(Source: ABS, cat no. 7501)
(Source: AECL)
(source: AECL)
Grocery egg sales value:
A$741.3m - 2013 CY
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery egg sales volume:
181.8m dozen - 2013 CY
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery egg price (average):
Cage eggs:
Free Range eggs:
Barn-Laid eggs:
Specialty eggs:
A$3.18 per dozen
A$5.15 per dozen
A$4.63 per dozen
A$8.73 per dozen
-
2013 CY
2013 CY
2013 CY
2013 CY
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery sales
farming system market share:
- 2013 CY
Cage eggs
Free Range eggs
Barn-Laid eggs
Specialty eggs
volume
54%
37%
8%
1%
value
42%
46%
9%
2%
volume
55%
45%
value
46%
54%
volume
6%
2%
83%
2%
4%
3%
value
10%
3%
79%
2%
5%
2%
volume
7%
20%
59%
5%
9%
value
10%
19%
56%
6%
9%
volume
361mt
523mt
<1mt
value
A$1.224m
A$0.772m
A$0.001m
volume
115mt
411mt
1,025mt
value
A$0.352m
A$1.778m
A$9.653m
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery sales
branding market share:
- 2013 CY
Private-label/generic labels
Proprietary labels
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery sales
pack size market share:
- 2013 CY
6 (half dozen) pack
10 pack
12 (dozen) pack
15 pack
18 pack
30 (tray) pack
(Source: AZTEC)
Grocery sales
pack weight market share:
- 2013 CY
<= 350g
351g - 600g
601g - 700g
701g - 800g
>= 801g
(Source: AZTEC)
Egg product exports:
(FOB equivalent)
- 2013 CY
Shell eggs
Egg pulp/liquid
Egg powder
(Source: ABS)
Egg product imports:
(CIF equivalent)
- 2013 CY
Eggs preserved/cooked
Egg pulp/liquid
Egg powder
(Source: ABS)
CY = Calendar Year (Jan to Dec)
FY = Fiscal Year (Jul to Jun)
b = billion
MAT = Moving Annual Total
p = preliminary
A$ = Australian dollars
FOB = Free On Board
CIF = Cost Insurance Freight
g = grams
m = million
mt = metric tonne
% = percent