Approximately 236 eggs – this is for years the average annual egg consumption per Austrian citizen. Fried, boiled, baked or used as an important accompaniment to other foods. Of these 1.84 Billion eggs, 75% were laid in Austrian egg-laying hen farms.
In Austria you can find confirmation of hen rearing-conditions, by referring to the first number of the producer-code, which is clearly stampedon the labelling.
- 0 = Bio-Organic eggs
- 1 = Free range eggs
- 2 = Barn eggs
- 3 = Cage reared or small groups reared in laying batteries
Cage rearing for laying hens has been banned in Austria since January 2009.
Eggs are divided into 4 weight-classes according to their weight.
S | Small | under 53g |
M | Medium | 53g to under 63g |
L | Large | 63g to under 73g |
XL | Extra Large | 73g and more |