Download Jamaica Egg Services - Jamaica Egg Farmers Association

An Overview of The Jamaican
Table
Egg Industry
Overview
• Layer farmers are independent producers, processors and
marketers of table eggs.
• Approximately 500 egg farmers with capacity ranging
from 25 to 60,000 hens constitute the industry.
• The national flock size ranges between 450,000 and
520,000 hens.
• 90% of egg farmers purchase a “ready to lay pullets”.
• All fertile eggs are imported.
• Preferred breeds are; Isa Brown, Bovan Brown, Hyline.
• The industry is valued at 1 Billion Dollars
Comparative Efficiency &
Production Costs.
Item
% Hen Day Production
Feed gram/Day
Production Cost/Doz.
Price/Doz. Eggs (Wholesale)
Farmer Margin ($)
Retail Price per Doz.
Retail Margin ($)
Per capita Consumption
1
2
Jamaica
72
115
80
90
10
115
25
45
(Caricom
avg.100)
$61.00 to 1 USD
Data source USDA Egg production statistics 3 Farmgate Price $45.44
USA
78
110
40
54.91,2,3
5.44
71.98
17.08
254
Egg Production 2000-2004
16000000
14000000
12000000
10000000
8000000
6000000
4000000
2000000
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
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Domestic Supply Growth
40
30
20
%
10
0
% change
-10
-20
-30
% change
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0
19.26 -7.1
-22.6
34
0.48
1.7
Imports (Kg)
100000
80000
60000
Kg
40000
20000
0
1998
1999
2000
Table Eggs
2001
Liquid Eggs
2002
2003
Market and Consumer Trends
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Per capita consumption: < 50 eggs
Egg Color Preference: Brown
Specification and Grading: CARICOM Std.
Packaging, Labeling & Branding
Food Safety: Hospitality Industry Reqd.
Sale outlets (Hotels, Retail, Other)
Price
Strengths
• Organizational Infrastructure in place
• Improved pullet quality
• Support services (technical, financial, input supplies) in
place
• Good networking among Membership
• Good Leadership
• Quick, Easy, Fast, and Healthy Product
• Positive impact from Training Programmes
• Capacity for expansion in place
• High levels of organizational recognition from private
sector, government, and regional and international agencies
and donors
• Diversity of skills within Membership
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Weakness
Inadequate short, medium, and long term planning
Lack of data to inform proper planning
Inadequate marketing data
Lack of honesty in information supplied by members
Unawareness of real cost of production (most producers are multiincome)
Mismatch between supply and demand
Inability to control cost of inputs
Inadequate veterinary services
Poor diversification of egg uses
Lack of storage (cold etc.)
Lack of commitment to the Association and the industry
High production costs
Poor marketing and profit margins
Under-pricing of product
Opportunities
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Broad participation (all inclusive)
Expansion of industry locally
CSME – opening the markets for expansion
Further processing and product development
Centralized Market
Increasing acceptability of product
Increased employment
Increased bargaining power
Include and attract small farmers into the organization
Development of partnerships
Threats
• Regulations for the importation of eggs, liquid eggs etc. –
outside of JEFA control
• Instability in the market
• Diseases/Bio-security
• Natural disasters
• Over supply of pullets
• Misinformation, myths, propaganda etc. among health
personnel
• Inadequate policies and legislation to service the industry
• Lack of Insurance
Critical Success Factors
• Increased per capita egg consumption
• Product diversification
• Improved husbandry & feeding
management efficiencies
• Generic egg advertisement
• Price Stability
• Farm HACCP programs dealing with food
safety issues
Jamaica Egg Farmers
• Laying it On
the Line