Egg protein market outlook
An industry note puts the global egg‑protein market on a growth path toward roughly US$18.95 billion by 2033, driven by demand for high‑protein ingredients in food and supplements. (Those projections are being cited in multiple ingredient‑market roundups this week.) (x.com)
Egg protein is being pitched as a bigger ingredient business, with one April 2026 industry note projecting the market will nearly double to $18.95 billion by 2033. (industrytoday.co.uk) Strategic Revenue Insights said the market was worth $9.53 billion in 2024 and forecast a 6.5% compound annual growth rate from 2025 through 2033. Grand View Research separately estimates the U.S. egg protein market at $3.26 billion in 2024, rising to $4.99 billion by 2033. (industrytoday.co.uk) (grandviewresearch.com) Egg protein is the concentrated protein from egg white, yolk, or both, usually sold as powders or liquid ingredients for bakery mixes, drinks, bars, and supplements. ScienceDirect describes egg protein as a complete protein with all essential amino acids, and a recent review in PubMed says egg white and yolk proteins have high digestibility and balanced amino acid profiles. (sciencedirect.com) (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) The demand story sits inside a broader protein push. An International Food Information Council survey published in 2025 found 35% of respondents said they had increased their protein consumption in the past year. (ific.org) Egg supply is moving in the opposite direction in parts of the market. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said flock depopulations tied to highly pathogenic avian influenza in late 2024 and early 2025 were expected to keep egg production constrained in 2025, and its March 2025 outlook lowered egg production projections for the first three quarters of the year. (usda.gov) (ers.usda.gov) That squeeze showed up in consumer prices. A Congressional Research Service brief said the U.S. average retail price for a dozen eggs hit a record $6.23 in March 2025 after millions of birds were lost to avian flu. (congress.gov) The raw material base is still enormous. Food and Agriculture Organization data cited by WATT Global Media put global shell egg production above 91 million metric tons in 2023, with China producing more than 612 billion eggs and more than the next six countries combined. (wattagnet.com) (fao.org) The market forecasts also come with caveats. The $18.95 billion figure is from a commercial market-research release, not a company filing or government forecast, and similar firms this month have published different end points, including a separate 2026 note projecting $20.3 billion by 2036. (industrytoday.co.uk) (fmiblog.com) What looks solid across those reports is the direction of travel: egg protein is being sold harder into foods and supplements at the same time egg supply remains vulnerable to disease shocks. (grandviewresearch.com) (usda.gov)
