# Egg Prices Remain Elevated Amid Recovery from Avian Influenza Impact, Production Expected to Increase in Second Half | Tridge Insights

> South Korean egg prices have stayed in the mid-7,000 won range in the third quarter, up 6.5% year on year after culling of over 11 million laying hens. The Korea Rural Economic Institute expects laying hen numbers and egg output to rise and prices to ease, and the government is importing fresh eggs ahead of Chuseok.

- Date: 2026-08-27 · published 2026-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17922-egg-prices-remain-elevated-amid-recovery-from-avian-influenza-impact-production
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Rebuilding of the laying flock should gradually lower egg prices. Egg imports are being used to fill the gap before the holiday.

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLTWdP5jpaBeeLH7rhAuscXL

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