A total of 1.78 billion eggs were sold in Switzerland in 2024, 5.7% more than a year earlier. This is more than during the coronavirus pandemic, which saw record consumption, the FOAG said on Tuesday.
This increase can be partly explained by demographic growth. The population rose by 0.9% between 2023 and 2024. But the rise is mainly due to an increase in per-capita consumption. On average, each Swiss person ate 197.7 eggs last year (population 9 million).
Swiss production can’t keep pace
FOAG said domestic production rose by 2.8% last year to 1.12 billion eggs. Over the last ten years, the proportion of free-range and organic eggs has risen, while the proportion of eggs from free-range farms has fallen.
But Swiss hens are not enough to cover the increase in demand. Domestic production covers only 62.5% of consumption, with the remainder imported. Foreign eggs come mainly from the Netherlands, Italy, Germany and France.
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