Following the impact of bird flu on the US egg industry, the global price of eggs has become a focal point for consumers, especially online.
The average price of eggs in the EU rose by 6.7% in March 2025 compared to March 2024, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.
The Czech Republic experienced the highest annual inflation rate for eggs at 46.0%, followed by Slovakia at 29.8% and Hungary at 26.1%.
In contrast, the Netherlands experienced the largest decrease in egg prices, with a drop of 3.6%, followed by Luxembourg at 3.2% and Greece, where prices fell by 2.0%.
So far in 2025, egg prices have continued to rise, with an increase of 3.4% in January and a 4.1% increase in February compared to the same months in 2024.
The year 2024 saw negative rates of change in 10 out of 12 months when compared with 2023.
However, the increases in 2025 have been smaller than those observed in 2022 and 2023, where every month between April 2022 and September 2023 recorded double-digit increases.
The largest was 31.2% in February 2023 compared to the same month in 2022.
In 2024, France was the leading producer of eggs with 942,000 tonnes, followed by Germany with 900,000 tonnes, Spain with 902,000 tonnes, and Italy with 763,000 tonnes.
