Press release: 12.176-016/20

Chicken production 2019: less eggs for hatching, more slaughterings

Vienna, 2020-01-31 – In 2019, hatcheries subject to reporting requirements reported a total of 125.3 million chicken eggs for hatching, according to Statistics Austria. This represents a decrease of 3.0% compared to the previous year. The number of eggs for laying breeds decreased by 4.6% to 23.3 million; eggs for fattening breeds declined by 2.6% to 102.0 million.

Accordingly, the number of hatched chicks for laying purpose decreased to 18.7 million (-2.7%) in the same period, while those for fattening purpose amounted to 81.6 million (-1.7%; see table 1).

Furthermore, slaughterhouses subject to reporting requirements slaughtered 90.7 million chickens in 2019, by 5.8% more than in 2018. The volume of chicken meat in processing form reached 115 500 tonnes, 5.4% more than in the previous year. With 44.2% of the total slaughter volume (2018: 46.2%), the major processing form was "meat, parts" (see table 2).

For more detailed results and further information concerning statistics of hatching eggs please refer to our website.

Information on methods, definitions: In accordance with Federal Law Gazette II No. 356/2003 (in the version currently in force), all slaughterhouses with at least 5 000 poultry slaughterings per year and all hatcheries with a capacity of at least 1 000 hatching eggs per year are subject to this survey. Numbers on turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea fowls and chicken for mixed meat and laying use will not be published for data protection reasons.

 

Table 1: Eggs for hatching and hatched chicks 2019
 20182019Change in %
Eggs for hatching in pieces129 172 185125 335 939-3.0
   for laying purpose24 445 57823 310 823-4.6
   for fattening purpose104 726 607102 025 116-2.6
Hatched chicks in head102 274 236100 316 741-1.9
   for laying purpose – female9 553 1939 280 090-2.9
   for laying purpose – male9 644 3379 399 902-2.5
   for fattening purpose83 076 70681 636 749-1.7
S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Poultry Production.
Table 2: Chicken slaughterings 2019
Chicken slaughterings20182019Change in %
In head85 693 54690 701 991+5.8
Weight in kg109 586 704115 511 521+5.4
   pluckes and gutted57 82849 182-15.0
   ready to roast/grill (incl. giblets)23 123 15625 508 254+10.3
   ready to roast/grill (excl. giblets)27 977 74030 920 005+10.5
   meat, parts50 609 07351 073 947+0.9
   meat, boneless7 818 9077 960 133+1.8
S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Poultry Production.

For further inquiries please contact Directorate Spatial Statistics, Statistics Austria:  
Franz NEUMANN, Tel. +43 (1) 71128-7120 resp. franz.neumann@statistik.gv.at and 
Martin LIPP, Tel. +43 (1) 71128-7305 resp. martin.lipp@statistik.gv.at

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