The processing sales price of chicken legs rose by 15 percent

By: STA Date: 2023. 07. 26. 09:00

According to AKI PÁIR data, the live weight producer price of slaughter chickens in Hungary rose by 32 percent to HUF 508/kg, and that of slaughter turkeys by 38.3 percent to HUF 703.5/kg in the first twenty-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 twenty-eight weeks of 2023 was 265.74 euros/100 kilograms, which represents an 8 percent increase compared to the previous year. The price in Hungary rose by 30 percent to HUF 976/kilogram in the same comparison. According to AKI PÁIR data, the processing sales price of chicken breast fillets increased by 15.2 percent to HUF 1,982/kilogram, bone-in chicken breast by 9.2 percent to HUF 1,382/kilogram, the price of chicken breast (in total) increased by 15.5 percent to HUF 1,956/kilogram, and chicken thighs It rose by 15.6 percent to HUF 918/kilogram in the first twenty-eight weeks of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.