The year-on-year price of eggs in the European Union (EU) rose by more than 30% in January, with Portugal registering an increase above the average of 27 (46.2%), according to Eurostat.
In a bulletin devoted to the price of eggs, one of the foods whose inflation has risen the most, the European Statistical Service points out that it has increased since January 2022, with annual accelerations of 30.2% in December 2022 and 30 , 4% in January 2023.
Among Member States, the largest annual increases in egg prices in January were recorded in the Czech Republic (85%), Hungary (80%) and Slovakia (79%).
The countries where egg prices rose the least, but still registered high values, are Germany and Luxembourg (18% each) and Austria (19%).
In Portugal, egg prices increased by 46.2% in January compared to the same month of 2022, the second drop after the peak of 53.5% in November 2022.
According to the EU average, egg inflation peaked in January (30.4%).
In January, the EU registered a year-on-year inflation rate of 10.0%, compared to 10.4% in December and 5.6% in January 2022.
Source: DN
