The Authority monitors daily price trends and the availability of Easter products, including lamb and goat meat, through continuous and systematic data collection and analysis across the market.

The sudden clampdown follows the detection of foot-and-mouth disease on the island of Lesbos last week.

Despite the overall decline in inflation, food prices continued to climb sharply. Meat prices rose by 8.4%, fresh fish by 6.2%, and dairy products and eggs by 3.9%.

Only 10% of beef consumed in Greece is locally produced, with rising dependence on imports pushing retail prices toward €20 per kilo. Farmers warn of further shortages.

Market insiders warn that beef prices could reach 20 euros per kilogram by the end of 2025.

The president of Greece’s National Meat Interprofessional Organization even warned that beef could soon surpass 20 euros per kilo.

Romanian lamb is currently priced between 9.50 and 11 euros per kilogram, while Spanish lamb is even pricier, ranging from 9.70 to 11.20 euros per kilogram