Overview
- CAPIA reports 2025 production rose 8.82% to 18,970 million eggs, with per-capita consumption reaching a world-leading 398 eggs.
- The laying flock expanded 8.68% to 62.7 million hens, but domestic absorption lagged the late-year supply increase.
- Producer pay for a 30-egg tray fell from about ARS 5,600 in May to under ARS 3,500 as production costs climbed roughly 40–50%, and CAPIA says many retailers did not pass lower prices to consumers.
- Exports grew 15.8% to 323 million eggs yet remained a small share of output, with CAPIA citing a 21% VAT and export payment terms as competitiveness hurdles alongside limited derivative quotas under the Mercosur–EU framework.
- Formal and informal imports, including contraband, were estimated at about 133 million eggs (0.7% of output), up 665% year over year; CAPIA notes Security Ministry action and internal reviews in Gendarmerie, SENASA and Customs as the sector warns production could be cut 7–10% if demand or exports do not improve.