# As egg prices soared at the supermarket, so did producer profits - The Washington Post

> 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.

- Date: 2025-04-08 · published 2025-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25139-as-egg-prices-soared-at-the-supermarket-so-did-producer-profits-the-washington
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Sources

- washingtonpost.com: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/08/egg-prices-profit-increase-cal-maine/

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