Egg prices have gone up by 60%. However, this is not the end of the increases

There is a shortage of eggs on the markets in Poland and Europe, which results in an increase in prices in wholesale trade; According to analysts, price increases will also affect the retail trade – informs the National Chamber of Poultry and Feed Producers (KIPDiP).

– Two months ago, the Chamber predicted that egg prices will be high but stable until the end of this year. Today, these estimates are no longer valid due to outbreaks of bird flu in Poland and Europe. Fighting influenza and preventive measures eliminate or limit many strong production centers. To make matters worse, the egg sector is equally hampered by another disease – Newcastle disease, which causes significant losses – explains the head of KIPDiP, Katarzyna Gawrońska.

Data from monitoring conducted by the National Chamber of Poultry and Feed Producers show that egg prices in transactions between breeders and packing houses have increased by 60%. compared to last year – in the case of eggs of size M, and by 50 percent in the case of eggs of size L.

A grade M cage egg is sold on the professional market for 65 cents, and an L egg for 75 cents. For barn eggs, the prices are 70 and 80 groszy, respectively. The increase in wholesale egg prices has significantly accelerated in the last month because the average change in transaction prices in October, compared to September, is as much as plus 12 percent – informs the Chamber.

The egg industry expects further increases and the transfer of wholesale trends to the retail market. The problem is that the current very difficult supply situation occurs during the season of greatest demand for eggs. In Poland, for many years, most chicken eggs have been bought for Christmas.

– There are simply no eggs. We were unable to rebuild herds after the infectious diseases that had decimated them earlier. It is impossible to recreate the production potential in a few weeks. In agriculture, this takes many months, and now this process has been interrupted by new outbreaks of poultry diseases. Consumers should also not count on imports, because the whole of Europe is in a similar situation, Gawrońska emphasized. (PAP)

author: Anna Wysoczańska

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