The producer price of chicken rose by 15 percent, and that of turkey by 22 percent

By: STA Date: 2023. 12. 12. 10:00

According to AKI PÁIR data, the live weight producer price of slaughter chickens in Hungary rose by 15 percent to HUF 485.71/kilogram, and that of slaughter turkeys by 22 percent to HUF 669/kilogram in the first forty-eight weeks of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.

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According to data from the European Commission, the EU average price of whole chicken in the first forty-eight weeks of 2023 was 264.85 euros/100 kilograms, which represents a 5 percent increase compared to the previous year. The Hungarian price rose by 16 percent to HUF 959/kilogram in the same comparison. According to AKI PÁIR data, the processing sales price of chicken breast fillets increased by 3 percent to HUF 1,916/kilogram, the price of chicken breast (in total) by 3 percent to HUF 1,884/kilogram, and chicken thighs by 8 percent to HUF 904/kilogram, while bone-in chicken breast increased by 7 percent to HUF 1,248/kilogram decreased to kilograms in the first forty-eight weeks of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.