EU broiler prices have continued to ease from the high levels seen earlier this year, with the latest European Commission figures showing the EU average broiler price at €288.68/100kg carcase weight in week 39, equivalent to €2.89/kg.
The latest price was 1.4% lower than the previous week, 0.2% below the previous month and 4.3% below the same week last year.
At the same time, EU poultry meat production continued to increase. Production was 5.5% higher year on year during January-June 2026, according to Eurostat data included in the Commission’s latest poultry dashboard.
Growth was recorded in most member states, with particularly strong increases in Hungary, Romania and Poland.
Poland remains the EU’s largest poultry producer, accounting for 21% of 2025 production, followed by Spain at 13%, France at 12%, Germany at 11%, Italy at 10% and the Netherlands at 6%. These six countries together accounted for 72% of EU poultry production. Total EU poultry meat production was 14.322 million tonnes in 2025.
EU poultry exports also increased during the first six months of 2026, reaching 2.147 million tonnes in carcase weight, up 1.6% on the same period last year. Imports increased more sharply, rising 5.7% to 1.475 million tonnes.
Brazil remained the largest source of EU poultry imports, with volumes up 28.7% year on year to 569,800 tonnes during January-June. Imports from Ukraine and Thailand fell by 3.2% and 3.3% respectively, while imports from Chile increased sharply, albeit from a much smaller base.
Egg prices continue to fall
The EU egg market has also moved lower compared with the exceptionally high prices recorded earlier this year.
The latest Commission egg dashboard puts the EU average Class A egg price at €247.70/100kg in week 39. This was 0.3% higher than the previous week and 4.1% higher than a month earlier, but 6.8% below the same week last year.
EU egg imports increased sharply during January-June 2026, reaching 144,300 tonnes egg equivalent, up 82.2% on the same period last year.
Imports from Türkiye rose from 1,775 tonnes to 37,390 tonnes, an increase of 2,006.5%, while imports from Ukraine increased 23.8% to 72,635 tonnes. Imports from the UK rose 28.9% to 9,082 tonnes.
EU egg exports were comparatively stable, increasing 1.1% to 202,464 tonnes egg equivalent during the first six months of the year. Exports to Switzerland increased particularly strongly, reaching 67,190 tonnes compared with 24,253 tonnes in the same period of 2025, while exports to the UK fell 18.5% to 64,271 tonnes.
Overall, the latest data show the EU poultry market continuing to move away from the exceptionally tight conditions seen earlier in 2026. Broiler and egg prices are both below year-earlier levels, while poultry meat production and imports continue to grow.