3% for that month. 4% in February 2026 compared to the same month last year. This divergence highlights the specific pressures on the egg market beyond general economic trends.
Country-specific data from Eurostat for December 2025 reveals wide disparities in egg price changes across Europe. Albania, Latvia, Austria, Slovakia, and Montenegro recorded consumer price increases between 13% and 19%. 4% rise.
5% respectively, while prices remained unchanged in Sweden. 4% as of December 2025, according to Eurostat. 7 in Switzerland across 37 European countries, reflecting substantial regional differences in retail costs.
S. egg prices are approximately 60% lower this year than last year. Bird flu was responsible for record high retail egg prices during the first five months of 2025, but ebbing cases in the second half of the year helped restore supplies.
S. poultry flocks, with the number of infected commercial flocks rising in March 2026. S.
price decline. S. rose 8%.
S. exported fewer eggs to boost domestic supplies. S.
imports of shell eggs increased by 657% in 2025 compared to the year before. S. 50 in February 2026.
S. egg production with 45 million egg-laying hens. 05 according to the American Egg Board.
In recent months, many farmers have been selling eggs at or below the cost of production. 91 cents per unit, one cent more than a year ago. Prices are negotiated by producers at the Kruisem egg exchange according to supply and demand.
The average Belgian consumes 240 eggs per year, significantly more than their European neighbors. Market reactions include reports of egg shortages on supermarket shelves from the Irish Farmers' Association. Producers are seeking an extra 2 cents per egg.
Farmers may face higher feed costs for corn and soybean meal because of the Iran war.