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A Congressional Research Service In Focus report notes that the US national average retail egg price hit an all-time high of $6.23 per dozen in March 2025. It attributes the record largely to H5N1 avian flu losses of millions of birds since 2022.
The report summarizes the structural shortfall in the laying flock that is keeping egg prices high. Fewer layers reduce feed demand, a mild bearish factor for corn and soybean meal.
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