EU chicken prices at historic high - GAIN
Significant price differentials within the EU
6 November 2024
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By: After historically high prices in 2021 and 2022, the average price of EU chicken meat fell in 2023, benefiting from lower feed costs, according to a recent US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report.
Initial data for the first six months of 2024 indicate that prices are again rising driven by strong domestic demand.
Within the EU there are significant price differences between Member States. This is particularly true for broiler meat.
On average, chicken prices in Germany are €1.5 per kilo ($0.68 per lb.) higher than in Poland. The average price differential with France is 0.7 € per kilo ($0.32 per lb.). This is why Polish chicken meat shipments to other EU Member States have increased significantly in recent years, to the point of even displacing inexpensive imported Brazilian chicken meat.
