{"id": 1228071, "name": "Share of egg-laying hens in cage-free systems", "unit": "%", "createdAt": "2026-04-29T11:55:17.000Z", "updatedAt": "2026-04-29T11:55:17.000Z", "coverage": "", "timespan": "1996-2025", "datasetId": 7810, "shortUnit": "%", "columnOrder": 0, "shortName": "share_of_hens_cage_free", "catalogPath": "grapher/animal_welfare/2026-04-28/eggs_and_hens_statistics/eggs_and_hens_statistics#share_of_hens_cage_free", "descriptionShort": "Cage-free housing systems include barns and free-range (non-organic and organic) farms.", "descriptionProcessing": "- Data for the UK, US, and EU member states are sourced from official statistics. Data for other countries are taken from a compilation by the Welfare Footprint Institute, which combines national statistics and industry reports.\n- For the UK, hen housing counts and shares are approximated from the share of eggs produced in each housing type, due to limited data availability.\n- For the US, pastured hens are included under free-range, and organic hens not reported as free-range or pastured are included under barn or aviary.", "type": "float", "datasetName": "Eggs and hens statistics", "datasetVersion": "2026-04-28", "nonRedistributable": false, "display": {"unit": "%", "shortUnit": "%", "numDecimalPlaces": 1}, "schemaVersion": 2, "presentation": {"topicTagsLinks": ["Animal Welfare"]}, "dimensions": {"years": {"values": [{"id": 2013}, {"id": 2018}, {"id": 2011}, {"id": 2012}, {"id": 2014}, {"id": 2015}, {"id": 2016}, {"id": 2017}, {"id": 2019}, {"id": 2020}, {"id": 2021}, {"id": 2023}, {"id": 2025}, {"id": 2024}, {"id": 2022}, {"id": 1996}, {"id": 1997}, {"id": 1998}, {"id": 1999}, {"id": 2000}, {"id": 2001}, {"id": 2002}, {"id": 2003}, {"id": 2004}, {"id": 2005}, {"id": 2006}, {"id": 2007}, {"id": 2008}, {"id": 2009}, {"id": 2010}]}, "entities": {"values": [{"id": 17, "name": "Algeria", "code": "DZA"}, {"id": 21, "name": "Argentina", "code": "ARG"}, {"id": 22, "name": "Armenia", "code": "ARM"}, {"id": 23, "name": "Australia", "code": "AUS"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Austria", "code": "AUT"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Azerbaijan", "code": "AZE"}, {"id": 30, "name": "Belarus", "code": "BLR"}, {"id": 4, "name": "Belgium", "code": "BEL"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Brazil", "code": "BRA"}, {"id": 39, "name": "Bulgaria", "code": "BGR"}, {"id": 44, "name": "Canada", "code": "CAN"}, {"id": 172, "name": "Chile", "code": "CHL"}, {"id": 171, "name": "China", "code": "CHN"}, {"id": 170, "name": "Colombia", "code": "COL"}, {"id": 165, "name": "Croatia", "code": "HRV"}, {"id": 164, "name": "Cuba", "code": "CUB"}, {"id": 163, "name": "Cyprus", "code": "CYP"}, {"id": 162, "name": "Czechia", "code": "CZE"}, {"id": 161, "name": "Denmark", "code": "DNK"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Ecuador", "code": "ECU"}, {"id": 65, "name": "Egypt", "code": "EGY"}, {"id": 156, "name": "Estonia", "code": "EST"}, {"id": 155, "name": "Finland", "code": "FIN"}, {"id": 3, "name": "France", "code": "FRA"}, {"id": 152, "name": "Georgia", "code": "GEO"}, {"id": 6, "name": "Germany", "code": "DEU"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Ghana", "code": "GHA"}, {"id": 149, "name": "Greece", "code": "GRC"}, {"id": 138, "name": "Hungary", "code": "HUN"}, {"id": 137, "name": "India", "code": "IND"}, {"id": 135, "name": "Iran", "code": "IRN"}, {"id": 2, "name": "Ireland", "code": "IRL"}, {"id": 8, "name": "Italy", "code": "ITA"}, {"id": 14, "name": "Japan", "code": "JPN"}, {"id": 131, "name": "Kazakhstan", "code": "KAZ"}, {"id": 126, "name": "Kyrgyzstan", "code": "KGZ"}, {"id": 122, "name": "Latvia", "code": "LVA"}, {"id": 120, "name": "Libya", "code": "LBY"}, {"id": 119, "name": "Lithuania", "code": "LTU"}, {"id": 210, "name": "Luxembourg", "code": "LUX"}, {"id": 212, "name": "Malta", "code": "MLT"}, {"id": 113, "name": "Mexico", "code": "MEX"}, {"id": 110, "name": "Morocco", "code": "MAR"}, {"id": 5, "name": "Netherlands", "code": "NLD"}, {"id": 106, "name": "New Zealand", "code": "NZL"}, {"id": 103, "name": "Nigeria", "code": "NGA"}, {"id": 102, "name": "Norway", "code": "NOR"}, {"id": 97, "name": "Peru", "code": "PER"}, {"id": 11, "name": "Poland", "code": "POL"}, {"id": 95, "name": "Portugal", "code": "PRT"}, {"id": 92, "name": "Romania", "code": "ROU"}, {"id": 12, "name": "Russia", "code": "RUS"}, {"id": 85, "name": "Slovakia", "code": "SVK"}, {"id": 83, "name": "Slovenia", "code": "SVN"}, {"id": 81, "name": "South Africa", "code": "ZAF"}, {"id": 9, "name": "Spain", "code": "ESP"}, {"id": 10, "name": "Sweden", "code": "SWE"}, {"id": 7, "name": "Switzerland", "code": "CHE"}, {"id": 76, "name": "Tajikistan", "code": "TJK"}, {"id": 70, "name": "Turkey", "code": "TUR"}, {"id": 69, "name": "Turkmenistan", "code": "TKM"}, {"id": 67, "name": "Ukraine", "code": "UKR"}, {"id": 72, "name": "United Arab Emirates", "code": "ARE"}, {"id": 1, "name": "United Kingdom", "code": "GBR"}, {"id": 13, "name": "United States", "code": "USA"}, {"id": 63, "name": "Uruguay", "code": "URY"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Uzbekistan", "code": "UZB"}, {"id": 238, "name": "Venezuela", "code": "VEN"}]}}, "origins": [{"id": 14405, "title": "Laying hens by way of keeping", "description": "Number of laying hens in EU member states by housing system (enriched cages, furnished cages, barn, free-range, and organic).", "producer": "European Commission", "citationFull": "European Commission - Laying hens by way of keeping (2022), Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.", "urlMain": "https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/animal-products/eggs_en", "urlDownload": "https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/document/download/3611ba2e-ad9f-4b39-83db-00be67dc4022_en?filename=laying-hens-keeping-2011-2020_en.xlsx", "dateAccessed": "2026-04-16", "datePublished": "2022-05-10", "license": {"url": "https://commission.europa.eu/legal-notice_en", "name": "CC BY 4.0"}}, {"id": 14406, "title": "Eggs market situation dashboard (2026-04-22)", "description": "Weekly dashboard published by the European Commission presenting the market situation for eggs in the EU, including data on the structure of the laying hen flock by housing system (enriched cages, barn, free range, organic) for EU member states.", "producer": "European Commission", "citationFull": "European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development. Eggs market situation dashboard (2026-04-22).", "urlMain": "https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/animal-products/eggs_en", "urlDownload": "https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/document/download/9bdf9842-1eb6-41a2-8845-49738b812b2b_en?filename=eggs-dashboard_en.pdf", "dateAccessed": "2026-04-16", "datePublished": "2026-04-22", "license": {"url": "https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/legal-notice_en", "name": "CC BY 4.0"}}, {"id": 14407, "title": "Eggs market situation dashboard (2025-01-29)", "description": "Weekly dashboard published by the European Commission presenting the market situation for eggs in the EU, including data on the structure of the laying hen flock by housing system (enriched cages, barn, free range, organic) for EU member states.", "producer": "European Commission", "citationFull": "European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development. Eggs market situation dashboard (2025-01-29).", "urlMain": "https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/animal-products/eggs_en", "urlDownload": "https://nexusavicultura.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250129-EU-eggs-market-situation-dashboard-by-EC.pdf", "dateAccessed": "2026-04-16", "datePublished": "2025-01-29", "license": {"url": "https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/legal-notice_en", "name": "CC BY 4.0"}}, {"id": 14408, "title": "UK egg statistics", "description": "Defra runs a quarterly voluntary survey of 27 registered UK egg packing stations, covering around 75% of eggs packed in the UK, with a response rate of typically 100 per cent. It collects data on egg throughput by production type (enriched cage, barn, free range, organic), which are used to estimate UK-level figures.", "producer": "Defra", "citationFull": "Quarterly UK statistics on Egg Packing Station Throughput and Prices, by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom.", "urlMain": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/egg-statistics", "urlDownload": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6970a7d92b64f0e8c32e33e5/Packer_shell_egg_dataset_20260122.ods", "dateAccessed": "2026-04-16", "datePublished": "2026-01-22", "license": {"url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/", "name": "OGL v3.0"}}, {"id": 14409, "title": "Egg Markets Overview", "description": "A weekly publication of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Livestock and Poultry Program, Agricultural Analytics Division.", "producer": "USDA", "citationFull": "United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Egg Markets Overview, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Livestock and Poultry Program, Agricultural Analytics Division.", "urlMain": "https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/concern/publications/73667q50n", "urlDownload": "https://osf.io/download/xqt4z/", "dateAccessed": "2026-04-17", "datePublished": "2018-10-19", "license": {"url": "https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/policies-and-links", "name": "Public domain"}}, {"id": 14410, "title": "Egg Markets Overview", "description": "A weekly publication of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Livestock and Poultry Program, Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division.", "producer": "USDA", "citationFull": "United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Egg Markets Overview, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Livestock and Poultry Program, Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division.", "urlMain": "https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/concern/publications/73667q50n", "urlDownload": "https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/73667q50n/j0991c935/8p58rc63m/AMS_3725.PDF", "dateAccessed": "2026-04-16", "datePublished": "2025-09-26", "license": {"url": "https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/policies-and-links", "name": "Public domain"}}, {"id": 14411, "title": "Global hen inventory", "producer": "Welfare Footprint Institute", "citationFull": "Welfare Footprint Institute based on various sources.\n- Algeria: [Windhorst, 2017. Housing system in laying hen husbandry (part 2). Table 4.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/poultry-facts/housing-systems-laying-hen-husbandry-second-part/)\n- Argentina: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Armenia: [Windhorst, 2017. Housing system in laying hen husbandry (part 2). Table 4.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/poultry-facts/housing-systems-laying-hen-husbandry-second-part/)\n- Australia: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Austria: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Azerbaijan: [Windhorst, 2017. Housing system in laying hen husbandry (part 2). Table 4.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/poultry-facts/housing-systems-laying-hen-husbandry-second-part/)\n- Bangladesh: [Windhorst, 2020. Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in the Emerging Market Countries between 2007 and 2017. Zootecnica International.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/featured/dynamics-and-patterns-of-the-egg-industry-in-the-emerging-market-countries-between-2007-and-2017/)\n- Belarus: [Windhorst, 2017. Housing system in laying hen husbandry (part 2). Table 4.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/poultry-facts/housing-systems-laying-hen-husbandry-second-part/)\n- Belgium: [Sector Dialogues EU-BR 2019 (Ministry of Agriculture).](https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt-br/assuntos/producao-animal/arquivos-publicacoes-bem-estar-animal/XGUIAGALINHAS2019.pdf/view)\n- Brazil: [IBGE: Produ\u00e7\u00e3o de Ovos de Galinha - POG (2019);](https://www.ibge.gov.br/estatisticas/economicas/agricultura-e-pecuaria/9216-pesquisa-trimestral-da-producao-de-ovos-de-galinha.html?edicao=26352&t=downloads) [Proportions in 'Sector Dialogues EU-BR 2019 (Ministry of Agriculture)'.](https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt-br/assuntos/producao-animal/arquivos-publicacoes-bem-estar-animal/XGUIAGALINHAS2019.pdf/view)\n- Brunei: [Windhorst, 2018. Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in APEC member countries. IEC Report.](http://www.fao.org/poultry-production-products/resources/publications/en/?page=2&ipp=10&tx_dynalist_pi1%5Bpar%5D=YToxOntzOjE6IkwiO3M6MToiMCI7fQ%3D%3D)\n- Bulgaria: [Egg Dashboard. 2018. European Commission (DG ESTAT, DG AGRI), MSs notifications (CIR) (EU) 2017/1185 and Regulation (EC) 617/2008, GTA.](https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/food-farming-fisheries/farming/documents/eggs-dashboard_en.pdf)\n- Canada: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Chile: [Windhorst, 2018. Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in APEC member countries. IEC Report; Proportion by system: Oficina de Estudios y Politicas Agrarias (https://www.odepa.gob.cl/rubros/huevos).](http://www.fao.org/poultry-production-products/resources/publications/en/?page=2&ipp=10&tx_dynalist_pi1%5Bpar%5D=YToxOntzOjE6IkwiO3M6MToiMCI7fQ%3D%3D)\n- China: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Colombia: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Croatia: [Egg Dashboard. 2018. European Commission (DG ESTAT, DG AGRI), MSs notifications (CIR) (EU) 2017/1185 and Regulation (EC) 617/2008, GTA.](https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/food-farming-fisheries/farming/documents/eggs-dashboard_en.pdf)\n- Cuba: [Windhorst, 2017. Housing system in laying hen husbandry (part 2). Table 4.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/poultry-facts/housing-systems-laying-hen-husbandry-second-part/)\n- Cyprus: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Czechia: [Egg Dashboard. 2018. European Commission (DG ESTAT, DG AGRI), MSs notifications (CIR) (EU) 2017/1185 and Regulation (EC) 617/2008, GTA.](https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/food-farming-fisheries/farming/documents/eggs-dashboard_en.pdf)\n- Denmark: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Ecuador: [Windhorst, 2017. Housing system in laying hen husbandry (part 2). Table 4.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/poultry-facts/housing-systems-laying-hen-husbandry-second-part/)\n- Egypt: [Windhorst, 2017. Housing system in laying hen husbandry (part 2). Table 4.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/poultry-facts/housing-systems-laying-hen-husbandry-second-part/)\n- Estonia: [Egg Dashboard. 2018. European Commission (DG ESTAT, DG AGRI), MSs notifications (CIR) (EU) 2017/1185 and Regulation (EC) 617/2008, GTA.](https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/food-farming-fisheries/farming/documents/eggs-dashboard_en.pdf)\n- Finland: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- France: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Georgia: [Windhorst, 2017. Housing system in laying hen husbandry (part 2). Table 4.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/poultry-facts/housing-systems-laying-hen-husbandry-second-part/)\n- Germany: [Sector Dialogues EU-BR 2019 (Ministry of Agriculture);](https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt-br/assuntos/producao-animal/arquivos-publicacoes-bem-estar-animal/XGUIAGALINHAS2019.pdf/view) [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Ghana: [Windhorst, 2017. Housing system in laying hen husbandry (part 2). Table 4.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/poultry-facts/housing-systems-laying-hen-husbandry-second-part/)\n- Hungary: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- India: [Windhorst, 2020. Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in the Emerging Market Countries between 2007 and 2017. Zootecnica International;](https://zootecnicainternational.com/featured/dynamics-and-patterns-of-the-egg-industry-in-the-emerging-market-countries-between-2007-and-2017/) [IEC Annual Review 2019.](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Indonesia: [Windhorst, 2020. Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in the Emerging Market Countries between 2007 and 2017. Zootecnica International.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/featured/dynamics-and-patterns-of-the-egg-industry-in-the-emerging-market-countries-between-2007-and-2017/)\n- Iran: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Ireland: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Italy: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Japan: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Kazakhstan: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Kyrgyzstan: [Windhorst, 2017. Housing system in laying hen husbandry (part 2). Table 4.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/poultry-facts/housing-systems-laying-hen-husbandry-second-part/)\n- Latvia: [Sector Dialogues EU-BR 2019 (Ministry of Agriculture).](https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt-br/assuntos/producao-animal/arquivos-publicacoes-bem-estar-animal/XGUIAGALINHAS2019.pdf/view)\n- Libya: [Windhorst, 2017. Housing system in laying hen husbandry (part 2). Table 4.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/poultry-facts/housing-systems-laying-hen-husbandry-second-part/)\n- Lithuania: [Egg Dashboard. 2018. European Commission (DG ESTAT, DG AGRI), MSs notifications (CIR) (EU) 2017/1185 and Regulation (EC) 617/2008, GTA.](https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/food-farming-fisheries/farming/documents/eggs-dashboard_en.pdf)\n- Luxembourg: [Egg Dashboard. 2018. European Commission (DG ESTAT, DG AGRI), MSs notifications (CIR) (EU) 2017/1185 and Regulation (EC) 617/2008, GTA.](https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/food-farming-fisheries/farming/documents/eggs-dashboard_en.pdf)\n- Malaysia: [Windhorst, 2020. Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in the Emerging Market Countries between 2007 and 2017. Zootecnica International.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/featured/dynamics-and-patterns-of-the-egg-industry-in-the-emerging-market-countries-between-2007-and-2017/)\n- Malta: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Mexico: [Compendio de Indicadores Economicos del Sector Agricola (UNA).](https://www.gob.mx/agricultura)\n- Morocco: [Windhorst, 2017. Housing system in laying hen husbandry (part 2). Table 4.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/poultry-facts/housing-systems-laying-hen-husbandry-second-part/)\n- Netherlands: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- New Zealand: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Nigeria: [Windhorst, 2020. Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in the Emerging Market Countries between 2007 and 2017. Zootecnica International;](https://zootecnicainternational.com/poultry-facts/housing-systems-laying-hen-husbandry-second-part/) [Windhorst, 2017. Housing system in laying hen husbandry (part 2). Table 4.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/featured/dynamics-and-patterns-of-the-egg-industry-in-the-emerging-market-countries-between-2007-and-2017/)\n- Norway: [Animalia. KJ\u00d8TTETS TILSTAND 2020. Status i norsk kj\u00f8tt- og eggproduksjon.](https://www.animalia.no/contentassets/6c1457fa25574ec7b254f18f560d3984/kt20-komplett-origi-web.pdf)\n- Pakistan: [Windhorst, 2020. Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in the Emerging Market Countries between 2007 and 2017. Zootecnica International.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/featured/dynamics-and-patterns-of-the-egg-industry-in-the-emerging-market-countries-between-2007-and-2017/)\n- Papua New Guinea: [Windhorst, 2018. Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in APEC member countries;](http://www.fao.org/poultry-production-products/resources/publications/en/?page=2&ipp=10&tx_dynalist_pi1%5Bpar%5D=YToxOntzOjE6IkwiO3M6MToiMCI7fQ%3D%3D) [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Peru: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Philippines: [Windhorst, 2020. Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in the Emerging Market Countries between 2007 and 2017. Zootecnica International.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/featured/dynamics-and-patterns-of-the-egg-industry-in-the-emerging-market-countries-between-2007-and-2017/)\n- Poland: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Portugal: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- South Korea: [Windhorst, 2020. Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in the Emerging Market Countries between 2007 and 2017. Zootecnica International.](https://zootecnicainternational.com/featured/dynamics-and-patterns-of-the-egg-industry-in-the-emerging-market-countries-between-2007-and-2017/)\n- Romania: [Egg Dashboard. 2018. European Commission (DG ESTAT, DG AGRI), MSs notifications (CIR) (EU) 2017/1185 and Regulation (EC) 617/2008, GTA.](https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/food-farming-fisheries/farming/documents/eggs-dashboard_en.pdf)\n- Russia: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Saudi Arabia: [International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Review 2019 (no longer public, and only available to IEC members).](http://internationalegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IEC-Annual-Review-2019.pdf)\n- Singapore: [Windhorst, 2018. Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in APEC member countries. 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