China's egg processing will increase by 30 times in the future

According to the 2nd International Symposium on Egg Products held recently, IEC (International Egg Commission) predicts that the proportion of processed egg products in China will reach 30% by 2025. The participating experts and business representatives also reached a consensus that “the egg processing industry in China will make breakthroughs in the development of egg products such as functional, personalized, leisure, and catering preparatory products, as well as biological and pharmaceutical applications.”

Less than 1% of China's egg industry is still in the transition period. According to statistics, China's egg industry has an industrial scale of nearly 300 billion yuan each year, accounting for 40% of the world's total, ranking first in the world. But it is not optimistic for this digital participant experts and business representatives.

“China's chicken farms are still in a small-scale, large-scale group and non-standard state. The egg brand construction is seriously lagging behind. The employees’ cultural level is low, and 92.46% of layer chicken farms do not have their own brand and certification, and they are organic and pollution-free. The proportion of green, green, and brands in different scales is less than 10%.” Yang Ning, chief scientist of the National Technical System of Egg Industry Technology, and Professor Yang Ning of China Agricultural University, issued a new survey during the seminar. The results show that the disjoint separation between the production and sales of eggs also greatly restricts the development of the industry.

Yang Ning pointed out that the processing of egg products is still in its infancy. China's eggs annually produce 23 million tons, less than 230,000 tons for processing, accounting for less than 1% (of which liquid eggs and egg powder account for 50% each). At present, the proportion of egg products in developed countries has reached 30%.

Yang Ning also pointed out that “there is a lack of uniform standards and regulations for the safety system of laying hens and egg products in the country, and two levels of differentiation in egg products companies, and consumers have insufficient understanding of the safety, nutrition, and application functions of genuine high-quality eggs”.

For the current status of China's egg products, the current egg processing products in China are simple in form, with little difference and lack of innovation. The main products are halogenated eggs, salted eggs, and preserved egg and other traditional processed products. They have a single taste and a low sense of packaging value. Limited sales channels; lack of functional products for liquid eggs and powdered egg products, and lack of related products that conform to China's traditional food culture habits.

Participating experts and representatives agreed that "China's egg processing and scientific research technology needs further improvement. The development of processing equipment based on Chinese-made egg products is relatively backward, and the entire egg industry is still in transition."

In the next decade, China's egg products will enter a leap-forward period. According to the IEC (International Egg Commission) forecast, China's processed egg products will account for 30% of China's total in 2025, which will be a 30-fold increase. So how will China's egg industry face this opportunity and challenge in the future?

Yang Ning believes that "China's egg breeder development needs to be hoped for in the development of the egg processing industry. Standardized breeding with certain safety standards will be the development direction of poultry production in my country. People's attention to food health and safety is unprecedented. , Branded eggs that have standardized production, meet certain safety standards, and have health benefits will be increasingly welcomed by more consumers."

Liquid egg development prospects will have great potential. The rapid development of foreign fast food, baking and other industries in the country, safe, nutritious, healthy and convenient liquid egg products will be favored by more and more companies; as people's lifestyle changes, the pace of life is accelerated, each The kind of ready-to-use health and convenience products will gradually be favored by more consumers. With the consumer demand of the market, personalized, innovative and functional egg products and personalized snack foods will be a major consumer trend. Wang Qiang from AC Nielsen pointed out: “In recent years, China’s rapid economic development has significantly improved people’s income and living standards. Lifestyle-oriented enjoyment categories will have higher growth potential, and life-improving demand will become stronger. Dairy products are Examples: From the packaging of raw milk for plastics (8640, 175.00, 2.07%) bags that meet the most primitive consumer demand, to the Tetra Pak outfits that satisfy the mass consumption upgrade, to the quality of life of functional, personalized packaging, the current dairy products The industry has reached an industrial scale of more than 250 billion yuan a year. By analogy, the egg products industry that protects people's livelihood and nutrition will also have unlimited development potential."

Experts also pointed out that "Egg products should be studied in biology and medicine, such as the extraction of functional factors, lysozyme, lecithin, immunoglobulin IGY, ovotransferrin, and other high-tech technological innovations. It will also be Another big breakthrough direction to increase the added value of the industry.. Ps7 China feed industry information network - based on feed, serving animal husbandry China's egg products enterprises not only have to collaborate with each other, but also through the development experience of the United States, the European Union and other advanced countries to market trends, Consumer demand is oriented, actively exploring and innovating, jointly establishing new standards and new specifications for the egg industry in China, and realizing a leaping development of egg products in China in the next decade.