Egg prices rose by 3 percent in the EU and 19 percent in Hungary

By: STA Date: 2025. 02. 04. 09:00

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According to European Commission data, the EU (EU27)’s egg and egg product imports increased by 27 percent to 98 thousand tons in the first ten months of 2024 compared to the same period of the previous year.

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The community’s egg and egg product exports increased by 11 percent to 304 thousand tons in January-October 2024 compared to the same period of the previous year. According to European Commission data, the packing house price of table eggs in the EU was 232 euros/100 kilograms in the first four weeks of 2025, which increased by almost 3 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. According to KSH data, Hungary purchased 28.1 thousand tons of shell eggs from the international market in January-November 2024 (-13 percent compared to the same period of the previous year), of which it imported almost 4 percent more, 18.8 thousand tons of fresh eggs. Shell egg exports increased by 2 percent to 10.7 thousand tons, of which fresh egg exports accounted for 1.1 tons (–13 percent) between January and November 2024. According to AKI PÁIR data, the packing house price of caged table eggs (M+L) in Hungary was 65.51 forints/piece in the first four weeks of 2025, which exceeded the average price for the same period in 2024 by 19.5 percent.

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