In 2009, a total of 993,755,525 eggs were produced in New Zealand. The average New Zealander ate 229 eggs in the year of 2009!
To view the latest egg industry statistics, please click here.
Who are we? The Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand represents the interests of the commercial egg producers in this country. The definition of a commercial egg producer is all persons who purchase more than one hundred chicks per year. Membership is mandatory under the Commodity Levies (Eggs) Order 2005. Therefore, we don't cover backyard poultry farming. If you do have queries regards to backyard farming, we recommend you to contact the poultry experts who can kindly offer help. Please click here and go to "contacts" to see the experts' contact details.
What do we do? A major role for the EPF is the maintenance of current quarantine standards to ensure the protection of New Zealand’s unique avian disease free status.
How are eggs promoted? Eggs Incorporated, funded by the EPF, is the organisation that is responsible for the generic promotion of eggs. If you are interested in obtaining information on the nutritional benefits of eggs, cooking and storage tips, egg structure and makeup or recipes and ideas visit the Eggs Incorporated website. The International Egg Commission's website, Think Eggs, is also great for this.
Ever wanted to see what a New Zealand layer farm looks like? Click here to go to our Farming Types page, which contains video footage of free-range, barn and cage production systems in New Zealand.
LATEST UPDATES:
17 August 2010 - This year's Free Range Conference will be held in Auckland on the 13th and 14th of September. Programme and registration form are available here.
22 July 2010 - Which came first? Chicken came first say UK scientists. Click here to view the news article.
29 June 2010 - Click here to view EPFNZ's Submission on the Emission Trading Scheme.
10 May 2010 - Click here to view the EPF's response to the recently published Consumer magazine article on free range eggs.
08 April 2010 - Visit our Layer Hen Welfare page for the latest UK report on layer hen welfare issues!
09 November 2009 - It is now FoodSafe Week from 9th to 15th November! Visit the FoodSafe Week website for more information and to go into the draw to win prizes from a total pool of $16,000!
24 August 2009 - Eggs were in the news on Sunrise - an interview with Dr Donald McNamara, talking about choline in eggs, can now be found on our Media page.
13 August 2009 - A study showed extract from the membrain from an eggshell may improve joint health. Click here to view the summary of the article.
06 August 2009 - A US expert discusses the relationship between eggs and heart health. Click here to view the news article.
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