Archive figures
Estimated UK Egg Consumption (industry estimates):
2004 / 10.3bn
2005 / 10.6bn
2006 / 10.1bn
2007 / 10.2bn
2008 / 10.5bn
2009 / 10.8bn
2010 / 11.3bn
2011 / 11.3bn
2012 / 11.3bn
2013 / 11.5bn
2014 / 11.8bn
2015 / 12.3bn
2016 / 12.6bn
UK egg net imports (no. per annum, industry estimates):
2004 / 1.2bn
2005 / 1.1bn
2006 / 1.3bn
2007 / 1.5bn
2008 / 1.7bn
2009 / 1.7bn
2010 / 1.5bn
2011 / 1.4bn
2012 / 1.7bn
2013 / 1.5bn
2014 / 1.8bn
2015 / 2bn
2016 / 1.9bn
Retail value of the egg market (industry estimate):
2004 / £586m
2005 / £582m
2006 / £582m
2007 / £675m
2008 / £825m
2009 / £872m
2010 / £883m
2011 / £891m
2012 / £959m
2013 / £986m
2014 / £955m
2015 / £895m
2016 / £910m
Retail Free range volume (inc organic) share of retail market (industry estimate):
2004 / 32%
2005 / 35%
2006 / 38%
2007 / 38%
2008 / 43%
2009 / 45%
2010 / 47%
2011 / 49%
2012 / 49%
2013 / 50%
2014 / 52%
2015 / 53%
2016 / 57%
Free range (inc organic) share of total UK production (inc retail, food service and egg products)
2004 / 27%
2005 / 30%
2006 / 32%
2007 / 34%
2008 / 38%
2009 / 41%
2010 / 45%
2011 / 47%
2012 / 48%
2013 / 46%
2014 / 45%
2015 / 47%
2016 / 50%
Per capita consumption (industry estimate):
2004 / 171
2005 / 167
2006 / 166
2007 / 166
2008 / 170
2009 / 173
2010 / 180
2011 / 179
2012 / 178
2013 / 180
2014 / 183
2015 / 189
2016 / 193
UK self-sufficiency:
2004 / 89%
2005 / 89%
2006 / 88%
2007 / 85%
2008 / 84%
2009 / 85%
2010 / 86%
2011 / 88%
2012 / 85%
2013 / 86%
2014 / 85%
2015 / 84%
2016 / 85%