The latest national statistics produced by Defra on UK egg packing, processing and trade were
released on 30 October 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Contents
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Notes
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Section 1
UK Egg Survey Data
Table 1.1
UK Packing Station Throughput by Country
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Table 1.2
UK Egg Packing Station Throughput - By Production Type
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Table 1.3
UK Egg Packing Station - Percentage Graded Throughput by Size
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Table 1.4
UK Packer to Producer Prices (excluding bonus)
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Table 1.5
Eggs bought by UK Egg Processors for Breaking
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Table 1.6
Production of Egg Products by UK Egg Processors
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Section 2
UK Trade in Eggs
Table 2.1
UK Trade in Shell Eggs
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Chart 2.1
Imports and Exports of Shell Eggs
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Table 2.2
UK Trade in Egg Products
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Data Sources
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This notice is available at:
https://statistics.defra.gov.uk/esg/statnot/eggnotce.pdf
Additional information on poultry slaughterhouse and hatchery activity is available at:
https://statistics.defra.gov.uk/esg/statnot/ppntc.pdf
This notice will be updated at 09:30 on 29 January 2009
Enquiries to:
Leigh Riley, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
Area B1, 3rd Floor, Foss House, King's Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PX,
Tel: ++44 (0)1904 455095, E-mail: leigh.riley@defra.gsi.gov.uk
EGG STATISTICS
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Notes:
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The percentage changes shown are calculated using unrounded figures. Thus any percentage changes calculated
using the published (rounded) figures may not equate exactly with the changes shown.
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The UK 12 month moving totals represent the sum of the 12 months up to and including the date indicated, they
should be seen as a trend measure that is not affected by seasonality.
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All trade data contained in this statistics notice are based on official HM Revenue and Customs Statistics.
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The Egg Packing Station Survey is a voluntary sample survey of all registered UK packing stations. All data is
collected quarterly by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs from packing stations. The data
represents all Class A eggs p