The egg market - France

The study will focus only on eggs of poultry intended for food consumption and their derivatives, i.e. the egg products which are processed eggs. In a a global market that has been growing for several decades, China dominates global production with 30% of production in 2018, compared to about 10% for the EU. The market for eggs and egg products is very important in France with a average French consumption higher than the average European consumption.  France is the leading European producer of eggs for consumption, with a production which has been growing for several years. But other countries - such as Spain - have also experienced strong growth in recent years. The French market is increasingly faced with changing demand expectations, both in terms of the origin of production (product traceability) and of the type of farming from which the eggs come (growing desire for alternative breeding solutions to the fitted cage). The French industry has thus organized itself in order to achieve 50% of alternative layer hen rearing (on the ground, organic or in the open air) - a target it has already reached in 2020.