The European Commission’s latest Eggs Market Situation report (October 2025) shows stable production and firm prices, with both imports and exports increasing during the first half of the year.
Production forecast
For 2025, the EU’s overall egg production spring forecast is 6 million tonnes for consumption eggs and 621,000 tonnes for hatching eggs.
Prices
After a brief decline early in the year, egg prices rose sharply, reaching record levels in March before stabilising over the summer.
In week 41 of 2025, the average EU price for Class A eggs in packing stations was €272/100 kg, which is 4% higher than last month, 26% above the same week in 2024, and 49% higher than the five-year average.
Trade – Imports
Between January and June 2025, EU egg imports increased by 37.6 % in volume and 50 % in value compared with the same period in 2024.
Imports rose sharply from most origins, including:
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Ukraine (+65 %)
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North Macedonia (+155.7 %)
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Argentina (+4.4 %)
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China (+25.1 %)
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Bosnia-Herzegovina (+48.2 %)
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India (+143.6 %)
Imports declined from the United Kingdom (–5.6 %), Albania (–54.2 %), and the United States (–84.9 %).
Trade – Exports
During the same period, EU egg exports grew by 4.8 % in volume and 4.6 % in value year-on-year.
Shipments increased to:
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United Kingdom (+9.7 %)
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Switzerland (+2.4 %)
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Israel (+89.1 %)
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Australia (+83.1 %)
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United States (+++)
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Philippines (+21.7 %)
Exports declined to Japan (–0.6 %), South Korea (–5.6 %), Thailand (–33 %), and Taiwan (–31.3 %).
Total export volume reached 189,379 tonnes of egg equivalent in the first half of 2025.
World market
On the world market, US egg prices fell below EU levels at the start of October.
After earlier spikes, Brazilian prices decreased and stabilised, while Indian prices remained steady
Source: European Commission’s latest Eggs Market Situation report (October 2025)
