Egg prices raise worldwide!
Publicado em 27/02/2025
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Egg prices raise worldwide!
Published on 21/02/2025
*José Luiz Tejon
Directly from France to Radio Eldorado/Estadão/Brazil
I’m reaching out from France, where we’re currently attending seminars on Food Agribusiness Management. This program includes a segment focused on Brazil and other nations along the Tropical Belt.
As for eggs, the situation has become quite concerning globally! Just as prices are rising in Brazil, we are witnessing a notable increase here as well, largely driven by the avian flu impacting several countries. For instance, Japan has culled over 11 million laying hens due to the outbreak.
The number has reached 44 million in the United States, and the situation is also complicated in the European Union, where avian flu has reached the highest level ever recorded.
We're , therefore, facing a disease problem, and to spot an idea of its magnitude, the European Union is the fourth largest producer of eggs in the world, behind China in first place, followed by the United States and India. Therefore, avian flu decimates laying hens, and there is a fear that it will reach Brazil.
And we understand, in all this interdependence/ interconnection, that old expression that "The global impacts the Local and the Local impacts the Global". So we're seeing, as in Great Britain, egg prices skyrocketing, almost doubling in just one year, and retail chains limiting the availability of the product to Consumers.
Today, the world is looking at Brasil because, if the arrival of avian flu in Brazil causes serious problems, it will impact all countries due to the great importance of Brasilian poultry farming.
Here we have a global drama, the egg! Producers are currently certain of the product's scarcity in Europe, and as a result, consumers will pay much more for the product. Due to egg prices around the world are breaking records, and of course, price increasing will impact not only eggs but also everything derived from this important protein.
Such an impact on egg price will affect mayonnaise, sweets, and all egg-related products. Therefore, another reason for the rise in food prices in general. From here in France, I understand that we'll increasingly need a very well-structured organisation in favour of Human Food Security on the planet, as we have to face events like this, climate risks, disease problems, pests, etc.
This isn't new, and when a problem of this nature arises, the impact isn't limited to the place where it is occurring, but rather worldwide, considering the enormous interdependence of Agribusiness Supply Chains.
Therefore, "Keep an Eye on the Egg" because we'll certainly face impacts in Brasil, as avian flu tends to affect all the largest producers.
*José Luiz Tejon – PhD in Education-Universidad de La Empresa/Uruguay. Master's degree in Art Education and History of Culture - Mackenzie University. Journalist and Publicist – Harvard, MIT and PACE/USA/Insead in France Specialisation Academic Coordinator of Master Science Food & Agribusiness Management at Audencia in Nantes/France and FECAP/Brazil. Managing Partner at Biomarketing and TCA International. Professional Head at Agro Anefac. Writer author and Co-author of 37 books. Agro Personality Award 2023 ABAG. Former director of Grupo Estadão, Agroceres and Jacto S/A.
