Consumption. After the Death of 700,000 Laying Hens, Should We Fear a Shortage of Eggs?
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The heat waves caused large losses in June in the henhouses, particularly in Brittany and the Pays de la Loire, the main production basins. However, the sector wants to be reassuring.
Already faced with a shortage since the beginning of the year, the various canicular episodes of summer will significantly slow down the production of eggs in France. And this, while demand is growing sharply...
The high heats of the summer have had dramatic and silent consequences on French farms. In total, almost 700,000 laying hens have succumbed to thermal stress, weakening a sector already under pressure. This hecatombe, which accounts for about 1.5% of the national herd, is only the visible part of a crisis that directly threatens the supply of eggs to supermarkets. Because beyond mortality, the heat wave has caused a second devastating effect on …
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