Egg is more expensive – see alternatives to replace it

Experts point out that the high price should remain until the end of Lent and teach how to replace the egg

It won’t just be the Easter egg that weighs more on Brazilians’ pockets. Chicken egg is also more salty. Much saltier. A new survey of the basic food basket, conducted by the intelligence firm Horus in collaboration with the Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE/FGV), has shown that the egg is the only product that has risen in price in all capitals examine.

On average, a dozen white eggs went from R$ 10.49 in January to R$ 11.43 in February. And there’s more: data from Neogrid – a supply management software company – has shown that there is a shortage of eggs on supermarket shelves. That’s because, according to the breakage index (measured by the number of times an item was sold out in supermarkets), eggs were 16% lower in February.

According to economist and supermarket management specialist, Leandro Rosadas, one of the reasons for the increase in chicken eggs is the cost of feeding birds. Financial educator Aline Soaper reminds that Brazilians have reduced their meat consumption and, on the other hand, increased their egg consumption, mainly due to the low price, in 2022.

Eggs become much more expensive in 2023

“The high price of eggs has to do with the rising cost of producing and feeding poultry, mainly corn and soy bran. In 12 months the increase has reached almost 20%”, underlines Leandro Rosadas. “This increase may also include goods that have become more expensive, with the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. This effect tends to be seasonal, due to Lent, a time when people consume less meat and replace it with other proteins, including eggs. The fact that the item is out of stock in supermarkets also has to do with inflation, which may have helped the agricultural sector to drop production.”

The largest increases recorded in the price of eggs were recorded in Fortaleza (CE), where the price increased by 4.7%. Followed by San Paolo (SP), with 4.1%, Belo Horizonte (MG), with 3.0%, and Brasilia (DF), with 2.9%. Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Curitiba (PR), Salvador (BA) and Manaus (AM) close the list with an increase of less than 2%. As regards the greater consumption of eggs during Lent, the data is also collected by the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea), of the University of São Paulo.

The Brazilian had already reduced his consumption of beef

Financial educator Aline Soaper recalls that a survey conducted by The Good Food Institute Brasil (GFI Brasil) in 2022 showed that 67% of Brazilians reduced their beef consumption, mainly motivated by the price (45%). And with that, they started consuming other cheaper types of protein.

“And it wasn’t just because of the price, the survey also showed that 36% of people replaced beef with other proteins for health reasons. Consequently, vegetable alternatives, similar to meat or not, such as eggs, for example, are already part of the routine of 65% of Brazilian families. The same survey found, to give you an idea, that 72% of Brazilians ate eggs more than three times a week, especially for low-income families,” recalls Aline.

In view of this, the financial educator reveals that with the increase in eggs, it is worth researching and seeing which proteins have decreased. Soaper explains that chicken gizzards and liver, which are cheaper, can be substitutes for beef and eggs. Frozen or fresh sardines are also another option that can be used and are more reasonably priced.

“You can also reduce the amount of eggs in cake and bread recipes, using applesauce and banana as well. It also has corn starch, which replaces the egg, in both savory and sweet recipes. Among other options. The rule is research and creativity to use what costs less”, concludes Aline Soaper.

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