Egg prices up annually in EU and Cyprus to a lesser extent, according to Eurostat

07:53 - 22 April 2025

Economy Reporter

The price of eggs increased in March 2025 compared to March 2024 in the EU, including Cyprus but to a lesser extent, according to data released by Eurostat.

The same data shows the increase reported over the past few years has slowed down.

In March 2025, the price of eggs in the EU was on average 6.7% higher than in March 2024. In Cyprus, the price of eggs in March had increased by 1.2% compared to the same month a year earlier.

Among the EU countries, the highest increase in annual inflation for eggs was recorded in Czechia (+46.0% in March 2025 compared with March 2024), followed by Slovakia (+29.8%) and Hungary (+26.1%).

Meanwhile, the price of eggs decreased the most in the Netherlands (-3.6%), Luxembourg (-3.2%) and Greece (-2.0%).

Egg prices in the EU have registered increases so far in 2025 (3.4% in January and 4.1% in February) compared to the same periods in 2024.

The year 2024 saw prices decrease in 10 out of 12 months when compared with 2023. In March 2024, prices had decreased in all member states except seven, including Cyprus (+2.5%).

However, these increases were smaller compared to those registered in 2022 and 2023, during which prices increased by double digits in all months between April 2022 and September 2023. The largest of this period was 31.2% in February 2023 compared to the same month in 2022.

(Source: CNA)

Egg prices up annually in EU and Cyprus to a lesser extent, according to Eurostat

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