Scottish Egg Producer Retailers Association Date: 4th October 2013 MARKET REPORT www.scottisheggs.co.uk sepramail@gmail.com Size V. Large Large Medium Small Farm to Shop Prices 1.49 1.25 1.15 80p Scottish Wholesaler Prices 1.30 85p 75p English Wholesaler Colony 1.25 80p 1.50 1.30 Colony 1.20 1.30 75p 1.25 70p 1.10 65p 1.10 Packer / Producer Contracted average Price Organic FreeRange Barn Colony 1.30/ 1.50 95p/ 1.15 85p/ 1.05 80p/ 1.00 Producer / Consumer V. Large Large Medium Small - Colony Prices 2.00 1.85 1.40 90p - Free Range Prices 3.00 2.35 1.40 90p Free-Range to Farm Shop Prices 1.75/ 2.25 1.31/ 1.91 1.15/ 1.45 95p 55p 60p 50p Central Egg Agency Colony 1.15 85p 1.50 1.35 Imported Continental Prices in Bulk Dutch Eggs Barn 1.00 75p 66p 75p 1.20 55p 80p Demand has been a fraction better (not a lot) but that has been offset by an increase in production, with flocks coming back into production, supplies of Lion Code and Laid in Britain are fairly tight which would indicate a bigger uptake from the supermarkets, not sure if this is demand or special offers! Mexican standoff in the US of A, with the president Obama, Senet, Congress triangle, will it affect us, you bet it will, we think that our politicians are a bunch of squabbling big kids who give the impression of not knowing a lot about anything and go in the direction of the noisiest lobbying, the same would apply to the EU in Brussels, but they are complete amateurs compared to their American counterparts, with Nero and Rome coming to mind! With the American department of agriculture unable to give data, the future and stock market are shooting blind, but more importantly there is nobody issuing export/import licences, if the same thing happened in the EU it might be possible after 1 week to walk across the channel on the backlog of shipping waiting to enter Rotterdam and Felixstowe, as the US is the biggest exporter of grain in the world, world grain prices will be seriously affected if they don t sort themselves out, we do not need any increases in feed prices.
Impact of US govt. shut-down on nation s agri-industry On October 1st, the US federal government shut down and will remain closed until Congress can reach an agreement on how to fund day-to-day operations. But in the meantime how will this impact US agricultural operations at home and abroad. The statistical reports produced by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will cease during the shutdown, leaving traders and food producers in the dark about most activities in the world's largest farm exporter. A major blow will be if the shut-down continues and the releases of the monthly crop estimates (due October 11) have to be delayed. This report impacts the corn, soybean, wheat and cotton markets to the tune of billions of dollars. "If you don't have the October crop report, that's really the big one." said Dan Basse president of AgResource Co. Export reports will also be suspended, which in turn will impact market fluctuations. Also affected, is the Food and Drug Administration, which will be unable to support the majority of its food safety, nutrition, and cosmetics activities. The agency has ceased safety activities such as routine establishment inspections, some compliance and enforcement activities, monitoring of imports, notification programmes (e.g., food contact substances, infant formula), and the majority of the laboratory research necessary to inform public health decision-making. However not all operations will be impeded services inspections will continue on meat and poultry facilities to ensure the nation s commercial supply of meat and poultry products. If this was not the case it could have shut down the entire US meat industry as by law it cannot operate without USDA inspectors to assure safety. World Poultry Ukraine again, we said that we were keeping an eye on things there, this next piece is a bit worrying in our shrinking world, it is supply and demand that dictates and with the EU opening the door for products from the Ukraine, we wonder if there will be a similar contraction of production in the EU because of our more expensive cost of production resulting from our higher welfare standards, but what really hurts is that it is being financed by the city of London, New York and other financial institutions in the EU. Ovostar Union announces major modernisation plans Ovostar Union, one of the largest egg producers in Ukraine, will invest USD 90 million in the
modernisation of its production facilities over the coming three years. The investment will substantially increase the volume of egg production, the company announced. The reconstruction of one factory will be completed by the end of 2013, which will make 5.4 million bird placing stalls available. A similar facility is currently being constructed in the Kiev region which will increase the number of bird placing stalls from 1 million to 4.6 million. By the end of the investment program in 2018, the company is aiming to have doubled its poultry numbers. Egg production is expected to reach 2.1 billion eggs, liquid egg products production is expected to reach 14,000 tonnes and dried egg products are expected to be produced at the rate of 2,200 tonnes. The company reported strong operational results during the first half of the year with the volume of egg sales rising by 14% in a year-to-year comparison. At the same time the rise in prices for feed increased the cost of production of one egg by 35% compared to the beginning of the year. Vladislav Vorotnikov Effect of corn-soybean diets on laying hens ABSTRACT: A research in the China Agricultural University, Beijing looked at the effect of a novel plant phytase on performance, egg quality, apparent ileal nutrient digestibility and bone mineralisation of laying hens fed corn-soybean diets The efficacy of a novel transgenic corn-derived phytase (TCDP) and two other commercial microbial phytases (PA and PB) were compared in the long-term feeding study of laying hens. The treatments consisted of a positive control (PC) diet adequate in phosphorus (P, 0.32% nonphytate P, NPP); a negative control (NC) diet low in P (0.10% NPP); and an NC supplemented diet containing three phytase sources (TCDP, PA or PB) at two supplemental levels (500 or 5,000 FTU/kg of diet). Eight diets were fed to Hy-line hens (n = 576) from 50 to 66 weeks of age. And it was found that with a reduction in dietary P in the NC diet, egg production, egg mass, feed intake, final BW, BW gain, eggshell thickness, and eggshell strength of laying hens decreased (P < 0.05). In addition, the number of soft-shelled, cracked and broken eggs increased (P < 0.05) in the NC group. The addition of TCDP, PA or PB significantly increased laying production and egg quality (P < 0.05), and performed similarly in hens fed the PC diet. Hens fed each source of phytase had greater ideal P digestibility, tibia ash, and bone breaking strength than hens fed the NC diet (P < 0.05). The ideal P digestibility increased as phytase level increased from 500 to 5,000 FTU/kg of diet (P < 0.05). Results from this study indicate that the addition of TCDP to a P-deficient diet improves laying performance, egg quality, ideal P utilization, and bone mineralization, and TCDP is as efficacious as two commercial microbial phytases when P-deficient diets for laying hens were supplemented with it. Science Direct Compassion in world farming are jumping on the bandwagon of welfare again as was expected!
Going to work on an egg may be out of fashion, but we do eat one egg approximately every other day. In total, the UK alone consumes over 30 million eggs per day. High production values Laying hens have been bred for egg laying. Modern commercial hens produce a very high yield of around 300 eggs a year. Chickens will naturally live for 6 or more years but after 12 months of laying, the hen s productivity will start to decline. This is when most commercial laying hens are slaughtered. The barren battery cage The barren battery has been banned in Europe since January 1st 2012. While it is now illegal to sell eggs from these cages there are still some countries that flout the ban. We are campaigning tirelessly to ensure all the countries meet the new regulations. Hens in barren battery cage Barren battery cage eggs come from hens kept in small cages where their natural behaviours cannot be expressed. While this is now banned in Europe over 3 billion hens are still kept in these cages in other countries around the world every year. They are prevented from foraging for food, nesting, roosting and dust-bathing. This causes hens extreme physical and psychological discomfort. There are a number of welfare issues for egg laying hens. IEC gets serious as World Egg Day nears This year on World Egg Day, Friday 11th October, the International Egg Commission (IEC), a non-governmental organisation that represents the egg industry globally, is getting serious about world hunger.
The IEC has been working with the UN s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to help governments and egg producers in nine Southern African countries share information and gain valuable practical advice and support about the nutritional value of eggs, as well as technical advice about egg production and disease management. Julian Madeley, director general at the IEC, explained: It s estimated that in the world today, a billion people are underfed and undernourished, and this is going to get even worse over the next 40 years, as the global population is set to increase by another 3 billion people. This is unacceptable to everybody, and on behalf of the entire egg industry, the IEC is committed to doing what we can to help prevent hunger. Eggs have an important role to play in this; as well as being an excellent source of high quality protein, containing the essential vitamins and minerals needed for a healthy diet, they are an affordable and readily available source of food throughout most of the world. We are committed to working with the FAO to help eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. In September, ahead of this year s World Egg Day, the IEC and FAO co-hosted a seminar in Lusaka, capital city of Zambia. Government representatives, veterinarians and egg producers from Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, were joined by IEC members from Australia, Canada, South Africa and the U.S.A. Delegates discussed the latest challenges their individual countries are facing, and shared information and practical advice about ways to increase egg production and ultimately increase consumption in their region. The seminar in Lusaka was the first initiative of this kind between the IEC and FAO; the response has been extremely positive, and the two organisations are now hoping to generate enough support to enable them to roll out a programme of similar seminars in other regions of the world. World Poultry -----------------(We are still in British egg week) What do you call a city of 20 million eggs? New yolk city! (We thought this joke most appropriate as American politicians are determined to get yolk all over their face and don t seem to be caring about the rest of the world or themselves.) Remember its only 14 days to the Poultry Club of Scotland Dinner and Steven say s it is maxed out at 350 again, you have got to have something to look forward to, haven t you!