Hungarian Poultry
Farming and Raw Material Production

Production of Eggs for Direct Consumption in Hungary
Hungary is a major egg manufacturer with an annual output of 3.4 billion eggs. The average number of layinghens is 14 million annually, of these 7-8 million are hybrid layers under intensive in-door husbandry.

Of modern hybrid layers the most popular in Hungary are Tetra SL, the domestically bred brown hybrid layer, bred by B bolna Rt., which was founded over 200 years ago. TetraSL hybrid layer has also demonstrated its excellent qualities in 42 countries outside Hungary. The Hungarian consumer has a preference for brown eggs, consequently other imported hybrids also produce brown eggs. Shaver 579 grandparent stocks are imported annually.

Image A white hybrid loyer is Shaver Starcross-288, which is again imported to Hungary as parent stock.

Of birds raised for both eggs and meat, which constitute the ma jority of the hen stock, Tetra-H hybrid, New Hampshire and native breeds should be mentioned.

Modern hybrid layers tend to be kept in 2 3 storey cages. The renovation of these and the gradual introduction of EU accommodation norms is now in progress. The largest farms produce 60 70 million eggs. The overall total is 1.5 billion eggs annually.

At smaller farms hens produce eggs in a regime of several deep litters, slatted floors, and hen-roosts. The number of hens in these ranges from 100 to 1,000. Production output is estimated at 900 million eggs annually.

Backyard poultry farming is very big in Hungary (amounting to approximately 1 billion eggs annually). This output goes primarily for the producers' own consumption, but any surplus is sold in traditional marketplaces. Smaller farms and backyards mostly still employ traditional farming methods, although alternative regimes based on these, as well as organic production methods, are now spreading.

Close integration is not particularly strong in egg production, but breeders and baby-pullet traders co-ordinate their partners' operations by way of providing extension services and setting up associations.

Egg Processing

A relatively small proportion of the eggs produced are also processed in Hungary. At the same time, the facilities and hygienic conditions at the country's three egg processing plants meet the highest international standards. The largest processing plant has the capacity to manufacture 2,000 tonnes of powdered egg. The range of processing products includes liquid whole egg, separation of egg yolks and whites, and dried egg. Most of the dried egg is exported.

The Following is a list of breeders, parent stock farms and hatcheries:

Babolna Rt. Brojlertenyesztes A Babolna Rt. Vizisarnyas-tenyesztes BC
Babolna Rt. Arbor Acres A Babolna Rt. Tetra Tojohibrid-tenyesztes E
Arpad Szovetkezet B AVIFORM Baromfikereskedelmi Iroda AE
Beke Mg. Szovetkezet B Baromfi-Coop Kft. AE
Bihar Nepe Mg. Szovetkezet B Bolyi Mg. Rt. Baromfiuzem AE
Csiff-Land Kft. B Buzakalasz Mg. Szovetkezet C
Gabor Fazekas private enterpreneur B Gallicoop Rt. D
GATE Ludtenyesztesi KA B Gallus Kft. A
Gold M Kft C He-Ross Kft. A
Hortobagyi Ludtenyeszto Rt. BC Hercross Rt. A
Hortobagyi Termeszetvedelmi KHT F Kacsafarm Kft. C
Kelemen Tamas private enterpreneur AE Kamaras Gabor private enterpreneur E
Kelteto Szovetkezet B Kisallattenyeszto es Takarmanyozasi Kl E
Kolos-Agro Kft. B Kiskunhalasi Baromfifeldolzogo Rt. C
Kolos Pecs Rt. C Judit Ladanyi private enterpreneur C
Profitrade Kft. A Nogisz Rt. AD
Senafarm Kft. A Szarvasi Kacsafarm Kft. C
Agro-Mix Szovetkezet BC Partium Holding Rt. D
Bacs-Tak Kft. C Balatoni Halaszati Rt. C
Baromfitenyeszto, Kelteto es Ertekesito Kft. A Baromfikelteto es Forgalmazo Kft. ABC
Egri Baromfikelteto es Ert. Rt. AB Jaszapati Mezogazdasagi Szov. B
KELTE Kelteto Kft. A Kel-Feder Kft. BC
Korosi Kelteto es Ertekesito KV BC Ladanyi Baromfitenyeszto Szov. B
Novofarm Rt. - Incumat B Matyo Mg. Szovetkezet A
Quintett Kft. B Zalavis Kft. A
ZM-Bart Baromfitenyeszto Kft. B


A Broiler
B Goose
C Duck
D Turkey
E Egg-laying hen
F Guinea-fawl
Kft. Limited Company (roughly=Ltd.)
Rt. Company Limited by Shares (roughly=Plc.)
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