What is the price of eggs per kilogram/pound in Netherlands today?
The retail price range for Netherlands eggs is between US$ 6.58 and US$ 12.04 per kilogram or between US$ 2.99 and US$ 5.46 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of eggs in Netherlands
The retail price range in Euro for eggs is between EUR 6.08 and EUR 11.12 per kilogram or between EUR 2.76 and EUR 5.04 per pound(lb) in Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Netherlands eggs is between US$ 4.61 and US$ 8.43 per kilogram or between US$ 2.09 and US$ 3.82 per pound(lb).
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Netherlands Eggs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of eggs from Netherlands has seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2018, the export price per kilogram was $2.08, which dropped to $1.90 in 2019. In 2020, the price increased to $2.00, and in 2021 it fell to $1.73. The export price per kilogram of eggs from Netherlands in 2022 was $2.07. Looking at the trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of eggs from Netherlands in 2023 and 2024 will be around $3.20 and $3.35 respectively.
The exports of eggs from the Netherlands are categorised as:
- Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked (HS code 040700)
- Dried birds' eggs, not in shell, whether or not sweetened (excluding egg yolks) (HS code 040891)
- Birds' eggs, in shell, preserved or cooked (HS code 040790)
- Fresh eggs of domestic fowls, in shell (excluding fertilised for incubation) (HS code 040721)
- Egg yolks, fresh, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not sweetened (excluding dried) (HS code 040819)
- Birds' eggs, not in shell, fresh, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not sweetened (excluding dried) (HS code 040899)
- Fertilised birds' eggs for incubation (excluding of domestic fowls) (HS code 040719)
- Fertilised eggs for incubation, of domestic fowls (HS code 040711)
- Dried egg yolks, whether or not sweetened (HS code 040811)
- Fresh birds' eggs, in shell (excluding of domestic fowls, and fertilised for incubation) (HS code 040729)
Netherlands Eggs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
Export values for Netherlands eggs
The total values in export for eggs in the Netherlands were US$ 997,607, US$ 1,043,282, US$ 1,174,130 and US$ 1,063,063 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Netherlands eggs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of eggs sold by the Netherlands in 2020 was 584,304 metric tonnes. In 2019 The Netherlands exported 561,646 tonnes of eggs. Through 2019 alone, the interest in the Netherlands eggs (agro commodities category) has shrunk, with a change of -9.812 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, eggs' exports went down by -0.56 percent netting the Netherlands US$1,063.06m for the year 2019. the Netherlands eggs exports are categorised as:
- Birds' eggs, in shell, preserved or cooked (HS code 040790)
- Egg yolks, fresh, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not sweetened (excluding dried) (HS code 040819)
- Birds' eggs, not in shell, fresh, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not sweetened (excluding dried) (HS code 040899)
- Fresh eggs of domestic fowls, in shell (excluding fertilised for incubation) (HS code 040721)
- Fertilised eggs for incubation, of domestic fowls (HS code 040711)
- Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked (HS code 040700)
- Fresh birds' eggs, in shell (excluding of domestic fowls, and fertilised for incubation) (HS code 040729)
- Fertilised birds' eggs for incubation (excluding of domestic fowls) (HS code 040719)
- Dried birds' eggs, not in shell, whether or not sweetened (excluding egg yolks) (HS code 040891)
- Dried egg yolks, whether or not sweetened (HS code 040811)
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Netherlands eggs export values
In 2019, the Netherlands supplied eggs with a value of 1,063.06m USD, a contraction of -9.46% from 2018's total eggs export of 1174.13m USD. The yearly change in value of the Netherlands eggs between 2017 to 2018 was 12.542 pc.
The yearly change in the volume of the Netherlands eggs exports between 2017 and 2019 was -0.56 per cent when compared to a variation of -9.812% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
the Netherlands share of the world's total eggs' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. the Netherlands holds number 12 in world exports of eggs.
Export markets for Netherlands eggs ( in '000$ )
the Netherlands top destinations for eggs are Germany, the Maldives, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire
), Belgium and Djibouti.
Import/Export Trends
the Netherlands is a net importer of eggs. The annual growth of the Netherlands eggs in value between 2015 to 2019 was 17%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 15%, per annum.
the Netherlands bought 298,331 tonnes of eggs in 2019.
The Netherlands Leads in Egg Exports
The Dutch consume about 192 eggs a year per individual, while the country exports the most eggs in the world worth $911 million (2021 figures). In 2022, net exports had reached EUR1.5 billion. Though the country is by far a net exporter, it also imports millions of eggs from places such as Germany and Ukraine.
While there are many sources of eggs in the Netherlands, the main source is domesticated fowls or hens.
Egg prices in Netherlands increase in Q1 2023
According to Statistics Netherlands, eggs prices shot up by 26.3% in February 2023 in comparison with February 2021 data. This is due to short supply versus high demand amid the onset of avian flu.
Measurement and packing of eggs in Netherlands
While retail sales sidestep kilo measurements in favour of 12-tray measurements in the European Union, export sales go by the kilo. Scientific measurements show that it requires 20 to 21 eggs to make a kg. This is where each egg averages 50g to 70g.
Prices for eggs go by the crate of 12 eggs (regular). The cost in 2023 for a 12-egg pack averaged EUR 3.69.
Types of eggs on sale in Holland
There are various types of egg classifications in Holland, depending on such metrics as colour, source and order size. Popular commercial types include:
1. Hen’s eggs
Current price of hen eggs in Netherlands: EUR 3.69 to 5.05 per 12 pieces or EUR 6.45 to 8.83 ($6.89-9.43) per kilo
The most popular eggs in the country and cities are domesticated fowls’ eggs. The largest sizes measure 62 by 43 mm according to Brinsea.
2. Quail’s eggs
Current price of quail eggs in Netherlands: EUR 4.65 per 12 pieces or EUR8.14 ($8.69) per kg
Quail eggs come from domesticated quails which per Dutch laws, are free to roam. They are smaller than a pheasant’s, a bantam’s or a hen’s as they measure 35 by 27 mm in size.
3. Free-range eggs
Current price: $7.20 per 12 pieces/ $12.6 per kilo.
Free-range eggs can either refer to eggs from domesticated birds that stay outdoors or a huge package for industrial sales. When applying to eggs from hens that stay outdoors, these eggs are sold in pasteurized/aseptic conditions. They may cost more than those of indoor birds for this reason.