# US egg prices fall sharply as flock rebuilds after HPAI losses
						 | The Poultry Site

> USDA's May 2026 Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook shows the US average retail dozen egg price fell to $2.25 in April, 62% below a year earlier. Table-egg output is rebuilding after about 151 million birds were lost to HPAI, but USDA cut its 2026 production growth forecast to 4.4% as hatching-layer inventories slowed.

- Date: 2026-06-16 · published 2026-06-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18789-us-egg-prices-fall-sharply-as-flock-rebuilds-after-hpai-losses-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A slower flock rebuild trims expected egg supply growth, which supports wholesale egg prices relative to earlier projections, though prices remain far below last year. Feed demand from layers is only modestly affected.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-08 | [US table egg output dips 3% as flock rebuilds
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22392-us-table-egg-output-dips-3-as-flock-rebuilds-the-poultry-site.md) | -1.1% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2024-08-29 | [US hog farmers rebound from 2023 losses - AFBF
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28942-us-hog-farmers-rebound-from-2023-losses-afbf-the-pig-site.md) | +5.8% | +7.8% |
| CORN | 2023-11-07 | [Global poultry markets recover as challenges ease - Rabobank
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33319-global-poultry-markets-recover-as-challenges-ease-rabobank-the-poultry-site.md) | -0.8% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2017-07-19 | [Higher US Hog Numbers Expected to Result in Lower Market Prices
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4731-higher-us-hog-numbers-expected-to-result-in-lower-market-prices-the-pig-site.md) | -1.3% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2020-02-07 | [US broiler supply to pressure wholesale prices and increase cold storage inventories in 2020
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54758-us-broiler-supply-to-pressure-wholesale-prices-and-increase-cold-storage.md) | -0.7% | +0.6% |
| SBM | 2023-11-07 | [Global poultry markets recover as challenges ease - Rabobank
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33319-global-poultry-markets-recover-as-challenges-ease-rabobank-the-poultry-site.md) | +6.3% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2023-08-20 | [Global chicken exports, production virtually unchanged - USDA
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34735-global-chicken-exports-production-virtually-unchanged-usda-the-poultry-site.md) | +2.6% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2024-09-04 | [2022-24 overview of HPAI’s effect on the US layer industry \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28301-2022-24-overview-of-hpai-s-effect-on-the-us-layer-industry-wattpoultry-com.md) | -2.1% | +8.9% |

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2026/06/us-egg-prices-fall-sharply-as-flock-rebuilds-after-hpai-losses

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