Overview
- Shoppers see gaps and reduced variety at egg shelves, with industry groups calling the market tense but stable rather than a crisis.
- Newcastle disease outbreaks in Brandenburg and Bavaria prompted the precautionary culling of about 125,000 birds, and the FLI urged strict biosecurity.
- Retail prices have risen noticeably, with entry-level 10-packs around €2.49 versus €2.02 last year and Aldi Nord lifting prices by roughly 25%.
- Supply is constrained by last year's avian influenza culls, the phase-out of small-group housing at the end of 2025, and fewer imports from the Netherlands.
- Pre‑Easter buying, including large purchases by egg-dyeing firms, tightens availability further, and retail is prioritized over gastronomy and food processors.