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The Washington Post reports that more than 120 million hens have been slaughtered in the avian flu outbreak and egg prices have risen to record levels. The article says producer profits rose as retail prices climbed.
High producer margins reflect the tight egg supply caused by bird flu losses, which may encourage flock rebuilding over time. Rebuilding would later lift layer feed demand, but this is not an immediate price driver.
washingtonpost.comPeter WhoriskeyApr 8, 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.
