# Agricultural Ministry Reports Rise in Egg Prices
						 | The Poultry Site

> Egg prices in Poland have risen sharply, with industrial-grade eggs nearly doubling year on year. EU egg prices have climbed about 30% since August, and consumer prices are rising around 5% a week. The Polish Ministry of Agriculture links the increase to fipronil contamination on farms in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, along with bird flu in Italy.

- Date: 2017-11-02 · published 2017-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68009-agricultural-ministry-reports-rise-in-egg-prices-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Fewer hens and contamination-related culls reduce EU egg supply, which pushes up prices across the bloc. The effect on feed demand is limited, but the episode highlights tight European poultry supply.

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2017/11/agricultural-ministry-reports-rise-in-egg-prices

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