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Front. Agr. Sci. Eng.    2021, Vol. 8 Issue (1) : 25-34    https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2020363
NEWS & VIEWS
EGG PRODUCTION IN CHINA: CURRENT STATUS AND OUTLOOK
Ning YANG()
College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Abstract

• China is now the largest egg production country worldwide

• Egg production in China is characterized by diversity in several aspects

• China is now capable of breeding new varieties, with more than 50% of the market share

• Policies have been implemented to ensure sustainable development of egg production

• Integrating crop-chicken-vegetable production system is established

Eggs are one of the most nutritious and affordable animal products worldwide. From 1985, egg production in China has retained the leading place in the world. A total of 33 Mt of eggs were produced in 2019 representing ˃ 40% of the world total production. Egg production in China is characterized by diversity in several aspects, including layer breeds, products and production systems. New breeds and synthetic lines are developed to improve the genetic potentials of egg production and feed efficiency of layers. In the past, layer farms were run mostly by small households with 100 to 1000 layers per farm. Over the past decades, egg production in China has developed toward standardization and expansion of production systems, and many of these modern intensive farms raise millions of layers. Although the Chinese egg products maintain strong competitiveness over other animal products and imported egg products, the egg industry will grow at a slower pace compared to the past. Chinese consumers are more concerned about the quality and safety of eggs and egg products, as well as the environmental issues related to animal production, which presents challenges for the Chinese egg industry.
Keywords poultry farms      China      diversity      egg production      trends     
Corresponding Author(s): Ning YANG   
Just Accepted Date: 27 September 2020   Online First Date: 25 December 2020    Issue Date: 29 March 2021
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Ning YANG. EGG PRODUCTION IN CHINA: CURRENT STATUS AND OUTLOOK[J]. Front. Agr. Sci. Eng. , 2021, 8(1): 25-34.
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Fig.1  Egg production over the past 40 years in China and other important regions (data from FAO website[5]).
Rank Region Poultry egg output (10,000 t) Rank Region Poultry egg output (10,000 t)
1 Shandong 447.0 17 Chongqing 41.5
2 Henan 413.6 18 Guangdong 39.2
3 Hebei 378.0 19 Xinjiang 37.3
4 Liaoning 297.2 20 Yunnan 32.7
5 Jiangsu 178.0 21 Zhejiang 31.5
6 Hubei 171.5 22 Guangxi 22.3
7 Anhui 158.3 23 Guizhou 20.0
8 Sichuan 148.8 24 Tianjin 19.4
9 Jilin 117.1 25 Ningxia 14.4
10 Heilongjiang 108.5 26 Gansu 14.1
11 Hunan 105.4 27 Beijing 11.2
12 Shanxi 102.6 28 Hainan 4.7
13 Shaanxi 61.6 29 Shanghai 3.2
14 Inner Mongolia 55.2 30 Qinghai 2.3
15 Jiangxi 47.0 31 Tibet 0.5
16 Fujian 44.3
Tab.1  Poultry egg production in each region of China in 2018
Scale (hens per farm) Farms Hens housed Cumulative (%)
Number % Number %
<2000 2814 14.9 3,590,500 3.5 3.5
2000–4999 9386 49.6 28,075,000 27.4 31.0
5000–9999 4311 22.8 26,530,000 25.9 56.9
10,000–49,999 2285 12.1 35,711,000 34.9 91.8
50,000–99,999 92 0.5 5,805,300 5.7 97.5
>100,000 21 0.1 2,570,000 2.5 100.0
Total 18,909 100.0 102,282,000 100.0
Tab.2  Poultry farm scale and egg production in China
Fig.2  Management status in farms on different scales. The management in layer farms comprises a housing system (a), drinking water (b), feeding system (c), egg collection (d), egg marketing (e), and manure processing (f). Adapted from Yang et al.[13].
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