EU broiler prices have continued to ease from the record levels seen earlier this year, although they remain relatively firm by historical standards.
The latest European Commission figures put the EU average broiler price at €289/100kg carcase weight in week 33, equivalent to €2.89/kg. This was 4.9% lower than a month earlier and 3.8% below the same week last year, although the weekly price was 2.6% higher than the previous week.
The Commission’s latest poultry dashboard also shows that EU poultry meat production increased 4.4% year on year during January-May 2026. Production increased in a majority of member states, with particularly strong growth recorded in Hungary, Romania and Poland.
Poland remains the EU’s largest poultry producer, accounting for around 21% of 2025 production, followed by Spain, France, Germany and Italy. Together, those six largest producing countries accounted for 72% of EU poultry production.
EU poultry exports also remained higher during the first four months of 2026, reaching 695,407 tonnes, up 2.1% on the same period last year. Imports increased more sharply, rising 7% to 362,326 tonnes. Brazil remained the largest source of imports, with volumes up 31.7% year on year.
Egg prices continue to fall
The EU egg market has also moved lower from the exceptionally high prices recorded earlier this year.
The latest Commission egg dashboard, published on 19 August, puts the EU average Class A egg price at €233.62/100kg. This was 8.4% below the same point last year, although prices remained above their five-year average.
The Commission data also show that EU egg imports increased substantially during January-April. Imports of eggs from Ukraine were up 23.2% to 47,000 t equivalent, while there was an astonishing increase in egg imports to the EU from Turkiye, from 991 tonnes in Jan-April 2025, 24,000t during the same period in 2026, an increase of over 2000%. Exports also increased during the period to every market except Australia.
Overall, the latest data show the EU poultry market moving away from the exceptionally tight conditions seen earlier in 2026, with broiler and egg prices both below levels from a year ago, while production and trade remain strong.