Eggs and Egg Products: the upward price phase continues

In the article Food commodities: moving toward price normalization?, it was noted that 2025 was a year marked by elevated food commodity prices, primarily driven by tropical goods such as cocoa and coffee. However, these were not the only commodities to experience significant increases. Egg prices also recorded particularly strong growth.

The chart below shows the trend in the EU customs average price of fresh eggs from domestic fowls.

Fresh Eggs: European Price, Euro per Ton

Current European price levels for eggs and egg products are more than double the average values recorded in January 2022. Among the main factors behind this increase is a wave of avian influenza that affected Europe throughout 2025, leading to the culling of laying hens and, consequently, to a reduction in egg supply on the European market. This wave followed a previous outbreak in 2023. During that phase, prices exceeded 2300 euros per ton, standing at levels +111% above the 2012-2019 average.

Rising prices of egg products

The price dynamics of fresh eggs tend to affect all processing stages along the entire egg-derived product supply chain.

The table below reports the annual average EU customs prices, expressed in euro per ton, for the main intermediate egg-based products.

Table 1: Annual Average Prices of Eggs and Egg Products, in Euro per Ton

The data show a generalized increase in prices along the entire supply chain, with a clear acceleration starting in 2022. In 2026, price levels are more than double those of 2019 for all the products considered, with the exception of dried yolks, which stand at “only” +83% compared to the 2019 average.
The increase is particularly pronounced in products with a higher degree of processing, such as liquid yolks and dried shelled eggs with added sugars, which in 2026 record increases of +203% and +123%, respectively, compared to 2019.
This evidence suggests that segments with higher functional content, such as the confectionery industry and, more broadly, industrial food preparations, have experienced the greatest pressures.