Easter eggs will be expensive in Germany

Published 2023년 4월 3일

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The average price of a package of ten eggs in Germany has increased to 2.02 euros, up from 1.75 euros the previous year, due to rising costs of energy, feed, and wages, as well as high demand at Easter. The price increase is seen across the European Union, with the cost of free-range A-class eggs at packing stations in the EU increasing by 56% from the previous year. The price hike is also attributed to a ban on killing chicks in Germany, which has led to a decrease in the number of hatcheries and chicks hatched, resulting in a reduced supply and higher costs for producers.

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This Easter, German consumers will have to dig much deeper than usual for eggs. Last week, the average selling price of a package containing ten M-size eggs was 2.02 euros (about HUF 770), reported Mechthild Cloppenburg, an expert at the Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (AMI). A year ago, it was only 1.75 euros (about HUF 670). The reason for this increase in price is the significantly increased cost of energy, feed and wages. In addition, eggs are usually more expensive at Easter than at other times due to high demand. The price increase in the egg market was also felt in other countries of the European Union. According to data from the Brussels Commission, the average price of 100 kilograms of free-range A-class eggs at packing stations was 264 euros on average in the EU; this is 56 percent more than twelve months earlier. Germany was in the middle with 270 euros. Eggs were significantly more expensive in Belgium and Italy, at around 318 euros, and cheaper in Estonia and ...

Source: AgroForum