The Austrian Fresh Egg Producers’ Association (EZG Frischei) has been working to benefit local producers, traders and consumers of fresh eggs since 1998. We ensure fair production conditions, the highest quality standards and secure acceptance.
EZG Frischei represents the interests of local egg producers primarily by setting fair prices, regularly billing egg deliveries and paying out egg money on time.
The Austrian Fresh Egg Producers Association invoices its members’ egg deliveries fortnightly or monthly using a billing program specially created for this purpose. An individual surcharge and deduction system allows billing to be as transparent as possible for everyone involved. The basis for this is the price quotation that has existed since 1999. In addition, EZG Frischei constantly monitors the creditworthiness of its business partners in order to be able to react quickly to problems or failures and thus offer its members maximum security.
EZG Frischei was founded in 1998 as a platform for the Austrian egg industry in order to better respond to consumers’ increasing quality awareness and increased concentration in the food trade. We have always relied on partnership-based cooperation between producers, retailers and politicians. We are proud that in recent years we have managed to create an optimal market structure and a future-oriented environment for our fresh egg producers by establishing strict animal welfare guidelines, a precise declaration of origin and a targeted information strategy. A correct and important activity that ultimately benefits our customers in retail and the catering industry as well as all consumers.
Eggs from EZG Frischei’s partner companies not only meet legal standards, but are also produced under even stricter quality criteria. All EZG Frischei member companies produce eggs as part of the AMA quality seal program, which stands for origin, quality and control, which anyone can also check using the producer code in the Austrian egg database.
Furthermore, the laying hen farmers only use soy (one of the most important components of the laying hen feed) from the European Danube region and thus protect the environment. The EZG Frischei supports its members in implementing the new requirements, from the ban on conventional cage farming, to the purchase of individual egg identification devices, to switching feed from conventional to GMO-free to Danube soy feeding.
The Austrian Fresh Egg Producers Association invoices its members’ egg deliveries fortnightly or monthly using a billing program specially created for this purpose. An individual surcharge and deduction system allows billing to be as transparent as possible for everyone involved. The basis for this is the price quotation that has existed since 1999. In addition, EZG Frischei constantly monitors the creditworthiness of its business partners in order to be able to react quickly to problems or failures and thus offer its members maximum security.
A functioning alignment of interests between farmers and packing centers, retailers and consumers is the best guarantee for a functioning market. EZG Frischei is doing everything it can to ensure that the future in Austria remains the right and that high-quality products continue to be produced in economically successful companies.
The EZG Frischei takes over the coordination of the meetings of the marketing commission, in which a large number of representatives from farmers and packing centers take part.
EZG Frischei is the central contact for everyone involved in the daily process, from the implementation of the quality specifications in the company to the delivery of the eggs to the relevant packing centers through to correct billing. Through diplomatic mediation, it has already been able to achieve many compromises in line with the wishes of consumers. Examples of this include the switch from conventional cage farming to alternative forms of farming, the implementation of individual egg labeling on farms, or the switching of feeding the laying hens to GMO-free and subsequently even to Danube soy feed.
A key area of responsibility of the Austrian Fresh Egg Producers Association is to provide its members with current market information and the provision of relevant services. The prerequisite for this is ongoing market observation and comprehensive know-how in all market-relevant areas
In addition to the 14-day egg market report, all member companies receive free and regular information on price quotations and other current topics such as changes in the law, new guidelines or feed prices. To this end, EZG Frischei is in regular contact with various official and private organizations in the egg sector as well as with marketers and other domestic and foreign market participants.
Due to their excellent market knowledge, representatives of EZG Frischei are often called upon by the AMA, the Chambers of Agriculture or the Ministry of Agriculture for advice, the creation of guidelines and the development of funding programs. EZG Frischei organizes expert discussions for producers and takes over the handling of epidemic insurance. EZG Frischei helps solve operational problems and works out compromises between the packing center and the farmer. The EZG Frischei companies can freely choose pullet and feed suppliers, stable companies and operating resources.
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Since its founding, EZG Frischei has achieved a high level of security for its members. Difficult challenges were overcome through smart decisions and decisive action. In the future, the EZG Frischei will continue to work with all its strength for its members in order to preserve what has been achieved and to cope with new tasks.
Stabilization of prices: The Speising price quotation is intended to secure the economic success of all local egg producers and marketers involved.
Optimization of production costs Cost reduction, improvement of the contribution margin
Create cost truth and use synergy effects through information (market situation, trends), technical discussions (comparison of business data) and joint purchasing of resources (e.g. disinfectants, innovative bedding products).
Agreements with gastronomy and the processing industry on labeling the eggs used in order to make the conscious decision for quality from Austria attractive to consumers.
Securing and expanding efficient utilization of old hens
Reduction of salmonella infection
Strengthening Austria as a production location , also in the liquid egg and dry egg sector, to ensure the economic security of member companies.
STORY
IN RECENT YEARS…
MILESTONES
2018 The EZG celebrates its 20th anniversary
2016 Organic roosters are allowed to live
2015 Optimization of control costs and Althennenscoring project
2014 Energy cost optimization for agricultural businesses through electricity pool
2013 EZG Frischei farmers produce with Danube soy
2012 The Austrian liquid egg market is expanded to include the innovative “frei” line from EZG Frischei, which has been awarded the AMA seal of quality.
2011 EZG Frischei farmers produce controlled GMO-free products
2009 Implementation of the cage keeping ban in Austria
2008 EZG Easter eggs awarded the AMA seal of quality / The EZG celebrates its 10th anniversary
2006 Reconstitution of the marketing committee, development of the Austrian colored eggs with the “Pickerl”
2004 1 millionth laying hen in the producer group Cage ban from January 1, 2009, it is decided, negotiations regarding funding for conversions
2000 “Österreichische Suppenhennenprocessings AG” was founded as a rescue company for the only Austrian soup hen slaughterhouse that had gone bankrupt
1999 Development of a special billing program. A flexible surcharge and deduction system was developed to make billing as transparent as possible for everyone involved. Introduction of the “Speising egg price quotation” Introduction of a “pool system” for surplus disposal
1998 Founding of the Austrian Fresh Egg Producer Association Vertriebs-GmbH
