Chicken Carcass prices: questions and answers
Chicken carcasses: median wholesale price 2.95 EUR/kg across 50 markets in 22 countries, quotes to 9 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of chicken carcasses today?
The median wholesale price of chicken carcasses was 2.95 EUR/kg across 52 current quotes on 50 markets in 22 countries (latest quote 9 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 2.51 and 3.43 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
Where are prices of chicken carcasses lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of chicken carcasses were lowest in Poland (1.44 EUR/kg), Slovakia (2.38 EUR/kg), Croatia (2.63 EUR/kg) and highest in Italy (3.78 EUR/kg), Colombia (3.20 EUR/kg), Slovenia (2.98 EUR/kg), as medians in EUR per kg.
Markets quote different varieties, grades, origins and trade stages, and local prices are converted at the day’s exchange rate, so differences between countries also reflect what is being sold, not only how much it costs.
What is the price of chicken carcasses in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 24 | 3.20 EUR/kg | 11,300 COP/kg |
| Croatia | 2 | 2.63 EUR/kg | — |
| Slovenia | 2 | 2.98 EUR/kg | — |
| Italy | 2 | 3.78 EUR/kg | — |
| Poland | 2 | 1.44 EUR/kg | 7.54 PLN/kg |
| Slovakia | 2 | 2.38 EUR/kg | — |
| Denmark | 1 | 1.25 EUR/kg | 9.32 DKK/kg |
| Austria | 1 | 3.87 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting chicken carcasses; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of chicken carcasses going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 18 of 52 quotes for chicken carcasses rose, 15 fell and 19 were unchanged; the median change was 0.0%.
Each market is compared with its own previous quote for the same series, so the figure is not affected by which markets published on a given day. Markets publish daily, weekly or less often, so the comparison covers different periods for different markets.
Which markets publish chicken carcass prices?
50 markets in 22 countries have current chicken carcass quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Ministry of Agriculture of Poland (ZSRIR) national prices Poland · 2 quotes
- ATIS Slovakia (Agricultural Paying Agency): national prices Slovakia · 2 quotes
- TISUP wholesale prices, Croatia Croatia · 1 quote
- ARSKTRP wholesale prices, Slovenia Slovenia · 1 quote
- Statistics Denmark producer prices Denmark · 1 quote
- EU price reporting: Austria Austria · 1 quote
- EU price reporting: Belgium Belgium · 1 quote
- EU price reporting: Bulgaria Bulgaria · 1 quote
Why are there so many different chicken carcass prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 11 different chicken carcass quote names, for example: Chicken carcasses 65%, without necks, selling price; Chicken carcass, class A, chilled, selling price; Whole chickens, class A, 65% presentation; Whole chickens, class A, 65% presentation; Broilers, slaughtered, settlement price; Whole broilers, 65% presentation.
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Where do these chicken carcass prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are chicken carcass prices updated?
The latest chicken carcass quote is from 9 November 2026; 26 of 50 markets published chicken carcass prices in the seven days to 12 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download chicken carcass prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for chicken carcass prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
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Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.