The producer price of broiler chicken decreased by 17 percent

By: STA Date: 2024. 08. 27. 09:00

Based on data from the KSH, Hungary’s poultry meat exports increased by 3 percent to almost 90,000 tons in the first five months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Within this, the export of chicken meat increased by 2 percent to 61,000 tons, and that of turkey meat by 24 percent to 10,000 tons.

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The largest target markets for poultry meat were still Romania and Bulgaria. Hungary’s poultry meat imports decreased by 14 percent to 32,000 tons in the observed period. Within this, the delivery of chicken meat fell by 28 percent to 21,000 tons, while that of turkey meat increased by 46 percent to 2,000 tons. Most of the poultry meat came from Poland.

According to data from the European Commission, the EU average price of whole chicken in the first thirty-two weeks of 2024 was 267 euros/100 kilograms, which represents a 2 percent decrease compared to the previous year

According to the data of AKI PÁIR, the live weight producer price of slaughter chickens in Hungary decreased by 17.7 percent to HUF 414.4/kg, and that of slaughter turkeys by 15.1 percent to HUF 591.7/kg in the first thirty-three weeks of 2024 compared to the same period of the previous year. The processing selling price of chicken breast fillet is HUF 1,740.7/kilogram (-11.7 percent), bone-in chicken breast is HUF 1,145.8/kilogram (-15.5 percent), and the price of chicken breast (total) is HUF 1,713.7/kilogram (- 11.9 percent) in the observed period.

AKI PÁIR