EU broiler prices have continued to ease, with the latest European Commission figures showing the EU average broiler price at €284.60/100kg carcase weight in week 42, equivalent to €2.85/kg.
The latest price was 1.1% lower than the previous week, 2.8% below the previous month and 5.9% below the same week last year.
At the same time, EU poultry meat production continued to increase. Output was 4.5% higher year on year during January-July 2026, according to Eurostat data included in the Commission’s latest poultry dashboard.
Growth was recorded in most member states, with Hungary, Cyprus and Romania recording the largest increases. Production fell in several countries, including Germany, Sweden and Greece.
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.
EU poultry exports increased by 1.6% during January-June 2026, reaching 1.038 million tonnes in carcase weight. Imports rose more sharply, increasing by 13.2% to 573,037 tonnes.
Brazil remained the largest source of EU poultry imports, with volumes rising 44% year on year to 263,764 tonnes during the first six months. Imports from Ukraine increased 21.7% to 118,442 tonnes, while those from Thailand fell 2.7% to 89,467 tonnes. Imports from the UK declined 31.9% to 61,392 tonnes, while shipments from Chile rose sharply, up 258% to 2,525 tonnes.
Egg prices remain below year-earlier levels
The EU egg market has also moved lower compared with the exceptionally high prices recorded earlier in 2026.
The latest Commission egg data puts the EU average Class A egg price at €247.52/100kg in week 42. This was 0.2% lower than the previous week and 0.6% higher than a month earlier, but 12% below the same week last year.
EU egg imports increased sharply during January-June 2026, reaching 144,300 tonnes in egg equivalent, up 82.2% on the same period last year.
Imports from Türkiye rose from 1,775 tonnes to 37,390 tonnes, 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 fell 18.5% to 163,170 tonnes during the first six months of the year. Exports to the UK declined 18.5% to 64,271 tonnes, while shipments to Switzerland increased 15% to 27,897 tonnes.