Australian Eggs
| Company type | Statutory authority |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture, Food marketing |
| Predecessor | Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Sydney , Australia |
Area served | Australia |
| Products | Eggs |
| Website | www |
Australian Eggs (AE) serves as Australia's foremost promoter of eggs, representing approximately 400 commercial egg producers nationwide. Headquartered in Sydney, AE specializes in marketing, research and development, and policy formulation. Its public initiatives emphasize animal welfare, nutrition, and vaccine innovation, although these campaigns have attracted criticism from animal welfare advocates regarding their promotional use. The organisation maintains membership with the International Egg Commission (IEC).
Formed by the federal parliament in 2002 as a statutory authority, AE succeeded the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation to become the premier representative body for Australia's egg sector.
In September 2004, AE organized the IEC Annual Conference in Sydney and earned the Golden Egg Award, with an international jury recognizing the Australian egg industry as the best worldwide.
In 2013, consumer advocacy group Choice lodged a super-complaint against AE concerning its attempt to alter the definition of "free range eggs" from 2,000 to 10,000 hens per hectare. The following year, AE was penalized with a $30,000 fine for engineering a false egg shortage during a period of surplus to artificially raise prices.