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Egg prices have fallen about 42% as avian flu caused much less damage to U.S. laying hens this winter than last year. About 9 million more hens are laying eggs than a year earlier, and large outbreaks in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and North Carolina did not change the trend.
A larger laying flock keeps egg supply heavy and prices low, but the continued HPAI threat leaves room for sudden supply shocks.
npr.orgScott HorsleyMar 13, 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.
