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In Latvia, eggs and chickens are an important element in nutrition and economy. On average, our residents consume 225 eggs a year, or at least half an egg every day.
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Chicken breeding also plays an important role, because at the end of 2023 Latvia had almost 3.4 million laying hens, which makes it the highest figure in the European Union per capita.
In addition, Latvia ranks second in the EU in terms of the amount of eggs produced per capita.
Eggs contain many healthy nutrients and are popular among the Latvian population, as shown by the 2023 survey, where 85% of respondents emphasized the high nutritional value of eggs.
Latvia is the country with the highest proportion of laying hens per inhabitant in the European Union. At the end of 2023, there were 3,385,000 laying hens in our country. It means that
there are 9 laying hens for every 5 inhabitants of Latvia. This is the highest indicator in the European Union. The number of chickens in Latvia has increased by 5.5% in the last 5 years.
Latvian hens laid 464 eggs per inhabitant in 2022, which allows eggs to be an important export product. It is not for nothing that our own “Balticovo” is the leading producer of eggs and egg products in Northern Europe.
When collecting European Union data on the production of edible eggs, Latvia ranks second in terms of the amount of eggs produced per capita. Only the Netherlands is ahead of us.
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