Warning that the price of one egg in Mallorca could reach one euro

One euro per egg would represent a massive price increase. Depending on the size of an egg and on location, a dozen eggs in Spain's supermarkets can currently cost around three euros. As it is, the price has gone up some 30% this year, with the possibility of exporting to the US said to be driving it up further. In the opinion of economists such as Professor María Cadaval at the University of Santiago de Compostela, this is "unjustified". The US has historically not imported European eggs because of quality and disease regulations. Spain at present has a valid export certificate for egg products but not for fresh eggs.

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Faced with the rise in price, people in Mallorca and the Balearics who have their own hens will be grateful that they do. However, they have to be aware of the regulations or risk being fined. Chickens for personal consumption have to be registered with the regional ministry of agriculture; the maximum number is twenty.

According to the government's agriculture director-general, Fernando Fernández, there are 3,002 registrations in Mallorca. Failure to register can carry fines of between 600 and 3,000 euros, the current regulations having been in force since 2020. "No fines have been imposed, nor have any sanctioning procedures been initiated," says Fernández.

He explains that each region of Spain has its own sanctioning procedures and has carried out its own risk assessments. "Keeping chickens for personal consumption is not considered to be a risky activity."