Egg Prices in Spain Surge by 30.1%: Ukrainian Imports Mitigate Price Hikes
Spain is experiencing a significant increase in egg prices, which have risen by 30.1% in February compared to the same period last year, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). This surge has raised concerns among consumers and experts alike.
In Spain, there has been a notable rise in egg prices, which, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), increased by 30.1% in February of this year compared to the same period last year. Eggs have become one of the food products with the highest price increase over the past 12 months, causing alarm among consumers and experts.
The reasons for this price surge include heightened demand for eggs, as well as significant losses in chicken populations due to outbreaks of avian influenza and Newcastle disease. These factors, combined with rising transportation costs and energy prices due to the ongoing war in Iran, create an additional burden for consumers.
According to La Información Económica, eggs may become a symbol of a new wave of inflation forming against the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. Eloy Ureña, head of the poultry sector at the Spanish Confederation of Agricultural Organizations (COAG), emphasizes that the increase in egg prices could have been even greater if the Spanish market had not been saturated with Ukrainian eggs.
Ureña states that Ukrainian eggs are sold at the same prices as Spanish eggs, despite not meeting the same health and animal welfare standards. This situation raises concerns among local producers, who demand that imports from third countries adhere to the same standards as Spanish and European production to ensure fair competition.
According to the latest data, Spain remains the largest buyer of eggs from Ukraine, confirming the trend of increasing imports. In 2025, Ukrainian egg producers increased their exports by 65.6% compared to 2024, reaching 2.05 billion units. In monetary terms, egg exports rose by 2.8 times, amounting to $201.9 million.
The main buyers of Ukrainian eggs in 2025 were Spain (16.4%), the United Kingdom (11.9%), the Czech Republic (10.3%), Poland (10.0%), Croatia (8.7%), and Israel (7.8%). These figures indicate that Ukrainian producers continue to hold a significant share in the international egg market, despite the challenges facing the industry.
Thus, the situation regarding egg prices in Spain remains tense, with Ukrainian imports playing a crucial role in curbing the price increases of this essential product. In the context of rising demand and constraints in the domestic market, Ukrainian eggs could become an important factor in ensuring price stability for food in Spain.