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In the UK, free-range systems are the most popular of the non-cage alternatives, accounting for around 44% of all eggs in 2013, whereas barns and organic eggs together accounted for 5%. [ 6 ] In free-range systems, hens are housed to a standard similar to that of a barn or aviary.
The UK is the largest free-range egg producer in the Europe. [21] Free-range systems are the most popular of the non-cage alternatives, accounting for around 57% of all eggs, compared to 2% in barns and 2% organic. In free-range systems, hens are housed to a similar standard as the barn or aviary. [22]
Free-range farming of egg-laying hens is increasing its share of the market. DEFRA figures indicate that 45% of eggs produced in the UK throughout 2010 were free range, 5% were produced in barn systems and 50% from cages. This compares with 41% being free range in 2009. [14]
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As of 2014, approximately 95 percent of eggs in the United States were produced in battery cages. [4] In the United Kingdom, statistics from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) indicate that 50% of eggs produced in the UK throughout 2010 were from cages (45% from free-range, 5% from barns). [5]
The British Egg Industry Council is an organisation set up in 1986 to represent the British egg industry. [1] It currently has 11 member organisations including the British Egg Products Association, the National Farmers Union and the British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA). The BEIC operates the British Egg Information Service ...
The first number of the egg code defines four methods of hens raising: 0, organic egg production 1, free-range eggs 2, deep litter indoor housing 3, cage farming. Each raising method has different requirements defined. In the European Union these levels have strict minimum requirements: [3] caged: this had a requirement of 550 cm² minimum ...