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An opinion piece argues that egg price spikes this winter were driven by bird flu, which has wiped out more than 130 million US egg-laying hens since 2022. Around 51 million hens were lost in the six months from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025, and the author rejects price-gouging accusations.
The loss of laying hens reduces feed demand from the layer sector and keeps egg supply tight. Egg prices are not a direct feed market driver.
thehill.comEmily Metz, opinion contributorMay 14, 2025Not 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.
