# Avian flu outbreak threatens to reverse falling egg prices

> Wholesale egg prices fell from $8.53 per dozen in February 2025 to 92 cents this February, reaching a low of 33 cents in January 2026. More than 7 million birds from 11 Pennsylvania commercial flocks have tested positive for HPAI since early February.

- Date: 2026-02-24 · published 2026-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20605-avian-flu-outbreak-threatens-to-reverse-falling-egg-prices
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The Pennsylvania outbreak threatens to reverse egg price declines by reducing layer numbers, which would support egg prices and layer feed demand. The feed price effect remains modest.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-12-08 | [Bird Flu Outbreak Raises Fears of Egg Price Hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43596-bird-flu-outbreak-raises-fears-of-egg-price-hike.md) | -0.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2020-03-25 | [Egg shortages linked to bird flu outbreak -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54156-egg-shortages-linked-to-bird-flu-outbreak-premium.md) | +5.3% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2025-03-12 | [Egg prices are finally falling. But they’re about to spike again \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25608-egg-prices-are-finally-falling-but-they-re-about-to-spike-again-cnn-business.md) | +5.0% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2017-12-08 | [Egg prices to jump up to 20% over bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67482-egg-prices-to-jump-up-to-20-over-bird-flu.md) | +2.9% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2024-09-26 | [Bird flu to blame for rising egg prices: A dozen cost more than $3](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28304-bird-flu-to-blame-for-rising-egg-prices-a-dozen-cost-more-than-3.md) | +2.5% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2020-03-25 | [Egg shortages linked to bird flu outbreak -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54156-egg-shortages-linked-to-bird-flu-outbreak-premium.md) | -3.2% | -13.2% |
| SBM | 2025-03-12 | [Egg prices are finally falling. But they’re about to spike again \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25608-egg-prices-are-finally-falling-but-they-re-about-to-spike-again-cnn-business.md) | +1.6% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2016-12-02 | [Bird flu outbreaks rock poultry sector amid improving prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73607-bird-flu-outbreaks-rock-poultry-sector-amid-improving-prices.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-business/avian-flu-outbreak-threatens-to-reverse-falling-egg-prices

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