Slaughter pig prices down, poultry prices up at the beginning of the year

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2025. 06. 05. 10:03

According to AKI slaughter statistics, 170,000 tonnes (live weight) of poultry were slaughtered in Hungary in the first three months of 2025, 5% less than in January-March 2024.

This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/6-7.

From this quantity broilers accounted for 137,100 tonnes (+7%) and turkeys for 17,400 tonnes (+3.8%). AKI PÁIR data reveals that the live weight producer price of broilers in Hungary grew by 5.4% to HUF 435.1/kg, while that of turkeys climbed 3.4% to HUF 617.2/kg in the first 18 weeks of 2025 compared to the same period of the previous year.

The processing sales price of chicken breast fillets was HUF 1,929/kg (+12.6%). According to data from the European Commission, the average EU price for whole chicken was EUR 282/100kg in the first 18 weeks of 2025, which was almost 8% higher than in the previous year. AKI PÁIR data say the producer price of domestic slaughter pigs (excluding VAT and transport costs) was HUF 760/kg for hot carcass weight in April 2025, down 9% from the average price a year earlier. Hungary’s live pig exports decreased by 3.3% to 5,600 tonnes in January-February 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.