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Summary:
Summary:
*8 billion eggs
*80 billion eggs. 300M layers. Each layer produces only 275 eggs per year
*200 companies with 75k+ hens produce 99% of eggs
*200 companies with 75k+ hens produce 99% of eggs
*65 companies have 1M+ hens and 85% of market share.


Implications:
Implications:
*Hundreds of thousands of regenerative producers could constitute open source market substitution
*Hundreds of thousands of regenerative producers could constitute open source market substitution

Latest revision as of 16:57, 21 March 2017

http://www.aeb.org/farmers-and-marketers/industry-overview

Summary:

  • 80 billion eggs. 300M layers. Each layer produces only 275 eggs per year
  • 200 companies with 75k+ hens produce 99% of eggs
  • 65 companies have 1M+ hens and 85% of market share.

Implications:

  • Hundreds of thousands of regenerative producers could constitute open source market substitution