# Drop in egg production expected to continue | Otago Daily Times Online News

> Egg production in New Zealand is expected to fall 4.5% to 955.7 million eggs in 2019-20 as conventional cage farming is phased out under the Code of Welfare for Layer Hens, with the ban in effect since October 2018. IBISWorld says the 14% decline in the hen flock in 2018-19 reflected farmers exiting the market, while strong demand has encouraged others to reinvest in new systems.

- Date: 2019-06-19 · published 2019-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58571-drop-in-egg-production-expected-to-continue-otago-daily-times-online-news
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower domestic egg supply amid rising demand pushes farm-gate egg prices higher, but this is a niche domestic poultry story with little direct effect on feed grain or meal prices.

## Sources

- odt.co.nz: https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/rural-life-other/drop-egg-production-expected-continue

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