The live weight producer price of broiler chicken is still higher than the 2022 data

By: STA Date: 2023. 08. 22. 10:00

According to AKI PÁIR data, the live weight producer price of slaughter chickens in Hungary rose by 28.7 percent to HUF 504.71/kilogram, and that of slaughter turkeys by 34.2 percent to HUF 697.58/kilogram in the first thirty-two 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 thirty-two weeks of 2023 was 265.74 euros/100 kilograms, which represents a 7 percent increase compared to the previous year. The price in Hungary rose by 26.7 percent to HUF 973/kilogram in the same comparison. According to AKI PÁIR data, the processing sales price of chicken breast fillets increased by 12.4 percent to HUF 1,973/kilogram, bone-in chicken breast by 5.9 percent to HUF 1,364/kilogram, the price of chicken breast (in total) by 12.6 percent to HUF 1,947/kilogram, and chicken thighs by 13 increased by 4 percent to HUF 915/kilogram in the first thirty-two weeks of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.