Analysis broilers
Recovery of supply puts pressure on broiler prices
The broiler market remains subdued. Market prices have taken a clear step downwards. Import pressure remains the primary reason for the falling prices, but European supply is also recovering quickly. Read more about the ample supply of chicken meat.
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Choose the subscription that suits youThe average slaughter price of Dutch broilers fell to €1,07 per kilo in week 16. This means slaughterhouse prices have dropped by 1 cent for the third consecutive week.
Import pressure remains dominant
Import pressure from Brazil remains one of the main factors putting pressure on prices. The Brazilian trade association for animal protein sectors, ABPA, reported exports to the European Union of 30.700 tonnes for March. This represents another increase of 33,7%.
In addition, the production of hatching eggs has returned to more or less full normal. As a result, the sector is once again much better able to produce on the desired scale. Since roughly the summer of 2025, the European Union has observed a recovery of the poultry population, and slowly but surely we are beginning to see the effects of this on the market.
Free market declines more sharply again
Partly due to this improving availability, prices on the free market continue to decline more sharply than the stated slaughter prices. Just like the previous week, the price dropped by 3 cents per kilo in week 17. As a result, the price of poultry meat stands at the level of €1,10 per kilo.
Once again, the index does not follow the Dutch slaughter quotation, but the Belgian Deinze quotation, as prices in our southern neighbours are above the Dutch level. The price in that country came in at €1,14 per kilo in week 16, compared to €1,17 per kilo the week before.