Chicken Egg prices: questions and answers
Chicken eggs: median wholesale price 2.83 EUR/kg across 107 markets in 36 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of chicken eggs today?
The median wholesale price of chicken eggs was 2.83 EUR/kg across 132 current quotes on 107 markets in 36 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 2.45 and 3.36 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.
How do prices differ between types of chicken eggs?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Litter | 39 | 2.80 EUR/kg |
| Cage | 38 | 2.40 EUR/kg |
| Free range | 22 | 3.24 EUR/kg |
| Organic | 18 | 4.40 EUR/kg |
| Type not stated | 10 | 2.73 EUR/kg |
| Exchange futures | 5 | 0.80 EUR/kg |
Types are read from the names the markets publish, so that a comparison puts like with like. Quotes whose name gives no type are kept together.
Where are prices of chicken eggs lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of chicken eggs were lowest in China (0.80 EUR/kg), Finland (1.76 EUR/kg), Lithuania (2.16 EUR/kg) and highest in Germany (3.79 EUR/kg), Austria (3.78 EUR/kg), Italy (3.45 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 eggs in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 4 | 2.91 EUR/kg | 12.4 PLN/kg |
| France | 3 | 2.62 EUR/kg | — |
| Croatia | 2 | 2.91 EUR/kg | — |
| Slovenia | 2 | 2.61 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting chicken eggs; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of chicken eggs going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 114 of 274 quotes for chicken eggs rose, 70 fell and 90 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 egg prices?
107 markets in 36 countries have current chicken egg quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Ministry of Agriculture of Poland (ZSRIR) national prices Poland · 11 quotes
- ARSKTRP wholesale prices, Slovenia Slovenia · 9 quotes
- TISUP wholesale prices, Croatia Croatia · 8 quotes
- Borsa Merci di Verona (Verona Commodity Exchange) Italy · 8 quotes
- Bogotá DC Corabastos Wholesale Market Colombia · 6 quotes
- ATIS Slovakia (Agricultural Paying Agency): national prices Slovakia · 6 quotes
- Dalian Commodity Exchange China · 5 quotes
- CEASA Espírito Santo, Cariacica Brazil · 5 quotes
Why are there so many different chicken egg prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 97 different chicken egg quote names, for example: Eggs, cage, sizes L and M, selling price; Eggs, cage, size M; Eggs, cage, class A, size L; Eggs, barn, class A, XL; Brown eggs, Extra grade; Eggs, cage, size XL, loose, selling price.
Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. How to read a wholesale quote
Which country produces the most chicken eggs?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of hen eggs was 93.7 million t in 2024. The largest producer was China with 32.9% of the world total, followed by India and Indonesia.
Where do these chicken egg 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 egg prices updated?
The latest chicken egg quote is from 10 November 2026; 33 of 107 markets published chicken egg prices in the seven days to 11 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download chicken egg prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for chicken egg 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.