Egg prices in the EU: growth slowed, down in Luxembourg

In March 2025, eggs in the European Union rose in price by an average of 6.7 per cent compared to March 2024. This is reported by Eurostat in its latest consumer price index analysis. Although price increases remain, they have slowed significantly from the record highs of 2022-2023, when all months posted double-digit increases for a year and a half (April 2022 to September 2023), up to +31.2% in February 2023.

The beginning of 2025 was also accompanied by growth: +3.4% in January and +4.1% in February. However, the overall trend indicates a stabilisation of the egg market situation, despite persistent regional differences.

The Czech Republic recorded the highest annual increase in egg prices at +46.0%, followed by Slovakia (+29.8%) and Hungary (+26.1%). These figures are several times higher than the European average and reflect localised imbalances ranging from inflationary pressures to supply and logistical disruptions.

At the opposite pole are countries where prices not only stabilised but also fell. In the Netherlands, eggs fell in price by 3.6 per cent, in Luxembourg by 3.2 per cent and in Greece by 2.0 per cent. This indicates that inflationary pressures in certain food segments have been successfully contained, including through the work of local suppliers and the structural resilience of markets.

The decline in growth rates is due to market saturation after the previous surge, as well as seasonal and logistical factors. In addition, a number of countries in 2024 experienced negative egg price movements for almost the entire year - in 10 out of 12 months - which also created a "low base" effect for new calculations.