Production of eggs primary

(tonnes)

China is the top country by production of eggs primary in the world. As of 2022, production of eggs primary in China was 34 million tonnes that accounts for 38.61% of the world's production of eggs primary. The top 5 countries (others are India, the United States of America, Indonesia, and Brazil) account for 64.63% of it. The world's total production of eggs primary was estimated at 88 million tonnes in 2022.

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What is production of eggs primary?

Eggs and Egg products. Egg production by type of poultry should refer to the total production of eggs in the shell by all types of hens in both the traditional sector (individually owned small flocks) and the modern sector (large-scale, intensive commercial poultry farms).Total productions include eggs for hatching but exclude waste of farms. Countries should report in terms of both numbers and weight.FAO lists seven egg and egg products items, including four primary and three processed products.