Overview
- Per-capita consumption is roughly 380–395 eggs a year, placing eggs second in the national diet behind beef.
- Annual output tops 18.2 billion eggs supported by about 61–62 million laying hens, exceeding one hen per resident.
- Purchase patterns are shifting toward verdulerías and direct-to-consumer points, with more than 280 producer-run outlets reducing intermediaries.
- Wholesale prices fell by more than 20% between May and September, though many retailers did not fully pass the drop to consumers.
- Regulators stepped up sanitary enforcement, seizing and destroying 36,000 eggs transported without required documentation in Entre Ríos.