Egg consumption in Spain will grow again by more than 7% and will reach around 436 Mkg

Published Sep 13, 2024

Tridge summary

In 2024, domestic egg consumption in Spain is expected to reach a record high with a 7% increase, totaling nearly 436 million kilograms. This follows an 8.7% rise in 2023, where consumption hit 407 million kilograms, or 137 eggs per person annually. The Spanish egg sector's revenue surged by 30% in 2023 to €2,278 million, alongside a 2.2% increase in production. The proportion of hens in alternative housing has tripled since 2017. Castilla-La Mancha is the leading egg producer, while Cantabria, Asturias, and the Balearic Islands have seen the highest growth rates. Inprovo has launched the '#Saludoble' campaign to promote the nutritional benefits of eggs and further boost consumption.

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Domestic egg consumption will once again break a record at the end of this year 2024. According to estimates by the interprofessional Inprovo, with the data recorded during the first half of the year, demand will grow by more than 7%, which will place consumption close to 436 Mkg. All this after having recorded the greatest growth in the shopping basket during 2023, resisting the fall in food consumption (-1.5%) and showing an increase of 8.7% to 407 Mkg of eggs. This figure represents a per capita consumption of 8.68 kg per person, that is, more than 137 eggs per person per year (an average of almost 3 per week), with an average expenditure of €28 per person. Cantabria, Navarra and the Basque Country led egg purchases in Spain during this last period, while Extremadura, the Balearic Islands and Murcia close the statistics. As already analysed in the latest report published by Alimarket last June, which includes rankings by total marketed volume, current and expected cage-free ...

Source: Alimarket