# Wisconsin egg production cut in half as farms struggle with avian flu, higher expenses - WPR

> Wisconsin's egg output fell 57% year over year in April to 91.7 million eggs, with laying hens down 56% to 3.69 million after repeated avian flu culls. Replacing lost birds can take close to two years, according to a University of Wisconsin extension specialist.

- Date: 2026-06-15 · published 2026-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18790-wisconsin-egg-production-cut-in-half-as-farms-struggle-with-avian-flu-higher
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Regional layer losses reduce feed demand for corn and soymeal in the Upper Midwest, a small but real bearish factor for local feed use, though the effect on national grain prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-29 | [Avian flu strikes second biggest US egg producer \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16034-avian-flu-strikes-second-biggest-us-egg-producer-cidrap.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-02-02 | [Egg prices have soared as farmers contend with bird flu outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26065-egg-prices-have-soared-as-farmers-contend-with-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2020-03-28 | [Coronavirus hits already struggling US farmers with drop in prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7966-coronavirus-hits-already-struggling-us-farmers-with-drop-in-prices.md) | +3.6% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2022-05-20 | [Egg prices soar, supplies could tighten as war, cage-free transition & Avian flu take toll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41406-egg-prices-soar-supplies-could-tighten-as-war-cage-free-transition-and-avian.md) | -1.3% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-12-26 | [Bird flu hits egg-producing Iowa hard; loss expected to be 25 million hens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55589-bird-flu-hits-egg-producing-iowa-hard-loss-expected-to-be-25-million-hens.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| SBM | 2025-01-29 | [Avian flu strikes second biggest US egg producer \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16034-avian-flu-strikes-second-biggest-us-egg-producer-cidrap.md) | +3.1% | -2.7% |
| SBM | 2025-02-02 | [Egg prices have soared as farmers contend with bird flu outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26065-egg-prices-have-soared-as-farmers-contend-with-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -0.1% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2019-12-26 | [Bird flu hits egg-producing Iowa hard; loss expected to be 25 million hens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55589-bird-flu-hits-egg-producing-iowa-hard-loss-expected-to-be-25-million-hens.md) | -0.4% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- wpr.org: https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-egg-production-cut-in-half-as-farms-struggle-with-avian-flu-higher-expenses

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