LUKE (Luonnonvarakeskus (Natural Resources Institute Finland))

Natural Resource Institute Finland (Luke)

PO Box 2, FI-00791 Helsinki

The egg production statistics contain monthly and annually data on the quantity of class A and B eggs that have been packed.

The statistics are based on data collected quarterly from packing plants. Class A eggs are presented by production method: hen house with battery cages, barn hen house, free range hen house and organic poultry farm.

Whole country (NUTS: FI1 + FI2). 

Classification of quantity of eggs:

A-class total

A-class hen house with battery cages

A-class barn hen house

A-class free range hen house

A-class organic production

B-class total

A- and B-class total

Data collection cover all approved packing plants. Finnish Food Authority maintain register about approved packing plants.

Defining coverage according to NACE rev 2 isn't possible, because NACE classification don't include activity "egg packing". So there isn't information which operators (companies and farms) are engaged in egg packing.

Statistics don't include on-farm egg usage. 

The egg production statistics contain monthly and annually data on the quantity of class A and B eggs that have been packed for human consumption.

The statistics are based on data collected quarterly from packing plants. Class A eggs are presented by production method: hen house with battery cages, barn- and free range hen house, and organic poultry farm.

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We don't collect data from egg producers

We don't provide data on number of laying hens.

Statistics don't include on-farm egg usage like direct sales of eggs and use in food management. Quantity of on-farm egg usage was very low, so we quit data collection from farms in order to decrease response burden and cost.

A plant’s egg volume includes both eggs that the plant has produced itself and those purchased directly from farms.

Packing plants

All egg packing plants fall under the scope of data collection.

There aren't any thresholds.

Data collection cover all packing plants.

The whole territory of the country.

Data is available from the 1950s onwards.

2014

We don't publish indexes only kilos.

No other comments

Eggs produced for human consumption are collected in million kilos. Kilos has been changed to number of eggs by divided kilos 60 g (weight of average egg).

We don't deliver number of laying hens to Eurostat.

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The compilation of egg statistics is based on the Act on the Natural Resources Institute Finland (561/2014), the Act on Food and Natural Resources Statistics (562/2014) and the Statistics Act (280/2004)

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Data for egg production in January, February and March is available at the beginning of May, data for April, May and June at the beginning of August, data for July, August and September at the beginning of November, and data for October, November and December at the beginning of February.

Yearly egg production statistics is available in February.

Data is published on the website in statistics database according to pre-scheduled release calender.

https://stat.luke.fi/en/egg-production

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Data on egg production is published in E-yearbook too.

There are short description (FI, SE and EN) and quality report (FI and SE) for every statistics available in website.

https://stat.luke.fi/en/egg-production

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Users of statistics are among others administration, research, companies of agriculture and food industry, producer organisations and advisor organisations. International users are Eurostat and FAO.

Yes, data has been collected for national purposes.

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Data fulfil requirements of  ESS agreement except data  on-farm usage of eggs.

Data collection cover all packing plants.

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Data is collected comprehensively from whole country. 

Since year 2005 data is comparable. 

There aren't other data sources which to compare with. We don't deliver number of laying hens, so we can't compare with FSS data. 

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The quantities of eggs received by packing plants are based on data collected quarterly from plants.

All egg packing plants fall under the scope of Luke's data collection.

Total survey. Data is collected on web and by email.

Data is collected from packing centres in kilos and kilos is converted to number of eggs by divided kilos 60 g (weight of average egg).

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M =Monthly (reports from packing plants)

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This point is not relevant

There is no need use adjustment methods.

NO detailed information provided on data sources of data collection process.