
The price of eggs in Albania increased almost three times more than the average increase of the same product in the countries of the European Union.
According to Eurostat data, in the EU the price of eggs has increased by an average of 30 percent in 2022 compared to 2021, while from a market observation, the increase in Albania goes from 70 to 90 percent.
Currently, an egg in Albania is sold for 20 to 24 lek, while in the same period of 2022, this price was 12 to 14 lek per egg.
Albania lags behind almost all EU countries in terms of egg price growth. According to Eurostat, the egg price rose the most in the Czech Republic by 85 percent, Hungary by 80 percent and Slovakia by 79 percent.
The lowest increase in the price of eggs was recorded by Germany and Luxembourg with 18 percent and Austria with 19 percent.