# Korean Egg Prices Surge as Bird Flu Cuts Supply - Seoul Economic Daily

> South Korean retail egg prices have surged as avian influenza culled 11.34 million laying hens last winter, about 14% of the national flock. Average daily egg output in May fell 3.6% year on year, and rebuilding will take more than six months.

- Date: 2026-06-03 · published 2026-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18791-korean-egg-prices-surge-as-bird-flu-cuts-supply-seoul-economic-daily
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Korean layer losses cut local feed demand for corn and soymeal, while the supply gap may support imported feed purchases only marginally. The impact on global feed prices is small.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-08-17 | [Egg prices are rising once again as bird flu limits supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28789-egg-prices-are-rising-once-again-as-bird-flu-limits-supply.md) | -0.7% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2025-02-21 | [Farmers say bird flu a 'crisis' as egg prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26061-farmers-say-bird-flu-a-crisis-as-egg-prices-soar.md) | -6.8% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2025-03-14 | [Chicken prices crash as bird flu worries weigh on consumption - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25726-chicken-prices-crash-as-bird-flu-worries-weigh-on-consumption-the-economic-times.md) | +6.8% | +5.7% |
| 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 | 2026-04-01 | [Egg Prices Plunge 57%—But Experts Warn a New Bird Flu Surge Could Strike Anytime \| Michigan Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19732-egg-prices-plunge-57-but-experts-warn-a-new-bird-flu-surge-could-strike-anytime.md) | -1.7% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2024-08-17 | [Egg prices are rising once again as bird flu limits supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28789-egg-prices-are-rising-once-again-as-bird-flu-limits-supply.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |
| SBM | 2025-02-21 | [Farmers say bird flu a 'crisis' as egg prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26061-farmers-say-bird-flu-a-crisis-as-egg-prices-soar.md) | -1.7% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2025-03-14 | [Chicken prices crash as bird flu worries weigh on consumption - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25726-chicken-prices-crash-as-bird-flu-worries-weigh-on-consumption-the-economic-times.md) | -0.8% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- en.sedaily.com: https://en.sedaily.com/finance/2026/06/03/korean-egg-prices-surge-as-bird-flu-cuts-supply

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