{"id":137223,"date":"2025-11-14T11:46:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/sin-categorizar\/asaja-warns-that-bird-flu-could-make-eggs-in-the-balearic-islands-even-more-expensive\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T11:46:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:46:40","slug":"asaja-warns-that-bird-flu-could-make-eggs-in-the-balearic-islands-even-more-expensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/asaja-warns-that-bird-flu-could-make-eggs-in-the-balearic-islands-even-more-expensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Asaja warns that bird flu could make eggs in the Balearic Islands even more expensive"},"content":{"rendered":"

The poultry sector in the Balearic Islands could face new imbalances in the coming months if the avian flu<\/strong> situation in Spain worsens. This has warned Asaja Baleares<\/strong>, which notes that although the disease has not affected the archipelago<\/strong>, the outbreaks detected in other communities and biosecurity measures taken by the authorities “can further stress” a market already pressured by the shortage of hens, rising costs and growing demand for organic product. <\/p>\n

According to the agrarian organization, the Government’s measures to prevent the entry of the virus are “necessary and appropriate” to protect animal health, but their application can generate logistical difficulties, slowdowns<\/strong> and costly adaptations for small farms and family farms. This scenario, they warn, could add “additional pressure on an already stressed market”. <\/p>\n

Asaja recalls that, should the epidemiological situation worsen, the effects on production would be immediate<\/strong>, which would directly affect prices. For this reason, it considers it “essential” to maintain vigilance and apply measures “rigorously”. <\/p>\n

A market conditioned by fewer hens, more demand and higher costs<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The organization details that the rise in egg prices in recent years responds to a set of factors affecting the whole state. Among them are the reduction in the number of laying hens<\/strong>, increased consumption of organic eggs and free range eggs and the general increase in production costs<\/strong>, especially feed and energy. <\/p>\n

In the Balearic Islands, these elements are even more accentuated by the insular cost overrun<\/strong>, which makes production around 30% more expensive than on the mainland<\/strong>, and by a structural dependence<\/strong> on foreign products, which means that any variation in the national market is immediately passed on to the Balearic consumer.<\/p>\n