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Egg prices are falling sharply as the US market shifts from last year's avian flu-driven shortage to oversupply. Producers report that a dozen eggs now sells for under a dollar in some cases, while feed, fuel and labor costs keep rising.
Demand is described as steady.
Rebuilt layer flocks are outpacing demand, pushing egg prices toward or below producer breakeven. Weaker producer margins may slow flock rebuilding and reduce farm-level purchasing power for feed.
cnbc.comBrandon GomezMay 22, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
