China has become the world’s top egg producer over the past few years. Statistics show that China produced 24 million tons of fresh eggs in 2011, accounting for over one third of the world’s total production.
The country’s fresh egg market was worth 180 billion yuan, or about 30 billion U.S dollars in 2011. It is also the largest egg consumer country globally. China exported about 80 thousand tons of eggs in 2011, mostly to Hong Kong and Macao. Most of the egg production areas are in Northern China, while regions around Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou consume most of the eggs.
Source CCTV
