EU egg market dashboard: week 12, 2026

According to the European Commission egg market dashboard, the average EU price for Class A eggs at packing stations in week 12 of 2026 was €301.06 per 100 kg. This corresponds to +0.6% compared with the previous week, +2.3% compared with the previous month, and +7.1% compared with the same period one year earlier .

The dashboard also presents weekly average EU prices for Class A eggs by production technology, covering cage, barn, free-range and organic systems .

For 2024, the total number of laying hens in the EU is reported at 392,275,372 head. Of this total, 38.2% are in enriched cages, 38.9% in barn systems, 16.2% in free-range systems, and 6.7% in organic systems .

The main egg-producing Member States in 2024 are listed as France (1,008 thousand tonnes), Germany (970 thousand tonnes), Spain (962 thousand tonnes), Italy (804 thousand tonnes), Poland (670 thousand tonnes) and the Netherlands (573 thousand tonnes). Total EU production is reported at 6,664 thousand tonnes. The dashboard notes that production includes eggs for consumption and eggs for hatching .

On trade, EU imports of eggs in 2025 are reported at 188,743 tonnes egg equivalent, compared with 122,304 tonnes in 2024, representing a +54.3% change. The main partners listed for EU imports are Ukraine (120,631 tonnes; +60.6%), the United Kingdom (15,802 tonnes; -6.6%), North Macedonia (9,993 tonnes; +143.9%), China (4,643 tonnes; +172.3%), Argentina (4,539 tonnes; -3.8%), and Others (33,134 tonnes; +67.5%) .

EU exports of eggs in 2025 are reported at 349,902 tonnes egg equivalent, compared with 360,980 tonnes in 2024, representing a -3.1% change . The main destinations listed for EU exports are the United Kingdom (139,026 tonnes; -5.2%), Japan (58,001 tonnes; -3.8%), Switzerland (47,572 tonnes; +1.4%), Thailand (11,289 tonnes; -3.4%), Israel (10,761 tonnes; +33.9%), and Others (83,252 tonnes; -4.8%) .

The dashboard is dated 25 March 2026 and identifies its sources as the European Commission, Member State notifications, Eurostat, and Trade Data Monitor.

Download the dashboard here.