# Bird Flu's Varied Impacts on Egg and Milk Markets

> UC Davis economists report California egg production in December 2024 was 30% below January 2022 levels, with more than 60 million US laying hens lost from 2022 through 2024. H5N1 has also spread through California dairies, reducing milk output without a notable consumer price increase.

- Date: 2025-04-01 · published 2025-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25732-bird-flu-s-varied-impacts-on-egg-and-milk-markets
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Layer and dairy losses from H5N1 tighten those protein supplies, but the limited spillover to milk and retail prices means only modest impact on feed demand from dairy and poultry sectors.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2025-03-12 | [Bird Flu's Varied Impacts on Egg and Milk Markets \| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25604-bird-flu-s-varied-impacts-on-egg-and-milk-markets-college-of-agricultural-and.md) | -0.2% | -7.2% |
| MILK | 2024-07-10 | [Bird flu response in Michigan sparks COVID-era worry on farms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29269-bird-flu-response-in-michigan-sparks-covid-era-worry-on-farms-reuters.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |
| MILK | 2024-10-31 | [HPAI in California is a mixed bag for markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4684-hpai-in-california-is-a-mixed-bag-for-markets.md) | -1.6% | -2.0% |
| MILK | 2025-07-23 | [Current Situation: Bird Flu in Dairy Cows \| Bird Flu \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15983-current-situation-bird-flu-in-dairy-cows-bird-flu-cdc.md) | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| MILK | 2024-04-03 | [Bird flu hits Texas dairy cows, hens, human as ducks migrate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16103-bird-flu-hits-texas-dairy-cows-hens-human-as-ducks-migrate.md) | -4.7% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- caes.ucdavis.edu: https://caes.ucdavis.edu/news/bird-flus-varied-impacts-egg-and-milk-markets

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