Updated trade dataset to correct error in quarterly import and export values in the trade balance sheet.
Added data for Q1 2026.
Correction to UK Packing Station intake by egg production method percentages quoted in the statistical notice.
Update with Q4 2025 data.
Updated with corrected trade and supply dataset. Formatting on table corrected and footnotes added.
Added data for Q3 2025.
Added data for Quarter 2.
Update requested to html and datasets.
Processed eggs dataset updated as there was an error in the annual figures.
Added latest statistical notice and datasets, Q1 2025 figures.
Updated with new Packers, Prices and Shell eggs dataset.
Update the HTML and 'Packers, Prices and Shell eggs' dataset.
Update to Q4 2024 data.
Correction for html, chart2 and dataset.
Update to Q3 2024 data.
Missing percentages added to sentence below Table 3.
Updated to include data for Q2 2024.
Error fixed in Packers, Prices and Shell egg dataset.
Update for Quarter 1 - 2024.
Message added to confirm release of next update has been delayed to the 2 May 2024.
Update for Quarter 4 - 2023.
Update to breakdown tables in egg processors dataset (Q3 2022 - Q3 2023) due to a revised data source.
Quarter 3 2023 egg packing throughput by production type data have been revised in the statistics notice and packing station dataset. This revision is due to an amended survey response following publication.
Trade dataset updated up to September as new HMRC data available.
Update for Quarter 3 - 2023.
Update for Quarter 2 - 2023.
Adding data for Q1 2023.
Updated with amended survey data.
Amended figures for production of egg products in the statistics notice.
Added statistical notice for Q4 2022 (data to December).
Edited to include quarterly data to September 2022.
Updated for Quarter 2 2022.
Added statistical notice, first quarter, 2022.
Added statistical notice for Q4 2021 (data to December).
Updated Table 3 data in statistical notice.
Edited the stats notice and dataset with quarter 3 2021 (Jul to Sep) figures.
Edited to include data to June 2021.
Updated with quarterly UK statistics for eggs - data to March 2021.
Updated statistics noitce and datasets with quarter 4 2020 data. Added odt version of statistics notice for first time.
Update with statistical report and data for quarter 3 2020
Update with statistical report and data for Q2 2020.
Updated information on the egg packing throughput dataset to correct an error.
Updated with figures to March 2020 (quarter one 2020 statistics).
Updated with Quarter 4 2019 data.
Added latest quarterly statistical notice and datasets, data to September 2019 figures.
Updated statistics for egg production, June 2019 figures.
This replaces the version published at 9.30 on 02 May due to an error in the year on year calculations.
Updated with latest statistical release and datasets to Q1 2019.
Updated with Quarter 4 2018 figures.
Updated with latest statistical bulletin and datasets for Q3 2018.
Updated with Quarter 2 2018 statistical notice and datasets.
This notice replaces the version published at 9.30 am on 03 May 2018. An error was discovered which resulted in incorrect egg prices data for Quarter 1 2018. These data have been revised.
Updated with Quarter 1 2018 statistical notice and dataset.
Updated with Quarter 4 2017 statistical notice and dataset.
Update to 'Revisions policy:' regarding year on year comparison.
Replaced statistical noticed published on 2 November 2017(data to September) as a slight error was found in one of the tables.
Updated with statistical notice and datasets to Q3 2017.
Updated with Quarter 2 (data to June) statistics.
Updated with Quarter 1 (data to March) statistics.
Updated with statistical notice and datasets to Q4 2016.
Amended contact details and updated egg trade dataset.
Updated with data to September 2016.
Updated with statistical release for Q2 2016.
Updated latest egg figures.
Latest statistical release for Q4 October to December 2015 added, contact name changed.
Latest statistics release and datasets for September 2015.
Egg statistics for Q2 2015 April to June published.
Egg statistics: January to March 2015 published.
United Kingdom Egg Statistics – Quarter 4, 2014 and datasets published.
Updated with United Kingdom Egg Statistics – Quarter 3, 2014
Updated with quarter 2 data.
Updated with figures to March 2014.
Updated with figures to December 2013.
Updated with figures to the end of September 2013.
Updated to include minor corrections to commentary and chart title.
Updated to include figures to June 2013.
Significant revisions to shell egg trade statistics due to methodological changes resulting in improvements to data quality, backdated to bring historical estimates up to the same standard.
This publication gives quarterly information on egg production, usage and prices. This includes UK egg packing station throughput by country and egg production system (intensive, barn, free range, organic) and prices paid by UK egg packers to producers. The information about egg usage includes the number of eggs bought by UK egg processors and the quantity of egg products they produce. Monthly information about trade in eggs and egg products is also included.
User Engagement
Data from the egg production statistics are an invaluable evidence base for policy makers, academics and researchers. The data is also heavily relied upon by representatives of the egg and poultry industry. The egg production data is used for egg production volumes and egg type, as these are key sector indicators for the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) since they reflect the size of the national laying flock. The British Free Range Egg Producers Association also makes heavy use of our data as it indicates the size of the free-range sector.
As part of our ongoing commitment to compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics we wish to strengthen our engagement with users of the egg production data and better understand the use made of them and the types of decisions that they inform. Consequently, we invite users to register as a user of the egg production data, so that we can retain your details and inform you of any new releases and provide you with the opportunity to take part in user engagement activities that we may run. If you would like to register as a user of the egg production data, please provide your details in the attached form.
