ROME (ITALPRESS) – For the Easter holidays, Italians choose chicken eggs, enlivening the markets. Confagricoltura points out this, underlining that laying hens reared in Italy are capable of completely satisfying national needs. A true tricolor heritage consisting of almost 13 billion eggs produced in more than 2,600 farms, mainly concentrated in Northern Italy. “Italian poultry farmers – recalls Simone Menesello, president of the national federation of product poultry farms of Confagricoltura – raise their hens according to ethical and animal welfare dictates, offering a healthy and quality product”. In fact, the egg is the only food with high nutritional value, capable of providing noble proteins at low costs, also rich in vitamins: A (in the yolk), B9 (folic acid), B12 (the memory vitamin) and vitamin D. In 2020, according to Ismea, consumers rewarded free-range farms which now represent 60% of the eggs consumed and marketed in the large-scale distribution channel and recorded the greatest increase in consumption compared to 2019. Good results for the most eggs. of “niche” from free range farms (+ 13.4%) and those of certified organic eggs. “Last year – concludes the president of the FNP of Confagricoltura – every Italian consumed 219 eggs, enhancing a complete, good and cheap food that deserves to be appreciated more and more by consumers”. (ITALPRESS). sat / ads / com 02-Apr-21 13:37
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