# Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits? | AP News

> AP reports the US egg layer flock has fallen about 12% from before the outbreak to roughly 292 million birds. Another 11 million layers have been killed since that estimate. The article questions whether producers are inflating prices to boost profits.

- Date: 2025-02-28 · published 2025-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26059-are-egg-producers-inflating-prices-during-the-bird-flu-outbreak-to-boost
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller laying flock continues to reduce feed demand for corn and soymeal, while high egg prices reflect tight supply. Any regulatory action on pricing would not change the underlying supply loss.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-02-11 | [Avian flu forces poultry producers to cull birds due to outbreaks around the world](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48499-avian-flu-forces-poultry-producers-to-cull-birds-due-to-outbreaks-around-the.md) | -0.6% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-19 | [Just as inflation cools, bird flu is driving up the price of eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28792-just-as-inflation-cools-bird-flu-is-driving-up-the-price-of-eggs.md) | -0.7% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2025-01-24 | [Bird Flu in U.S. Is Creating Egg Shortages and Driving Up Prices - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26644-bird-flu-in-u-s-is-creating-egg-shortages-and-driving-up-prices-the-new-york.md) | -0.2% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2025-02-02 | [Egg prices have soared as farmers contend with bird flu outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26065-egg-prices-have-soared-as-farmers-contend-with-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2025-05-31 | [Largest egg producer in Southwest loses 95% of its chickens in Arizona to bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24689-largest-egg-producer-in-southwest-loses-95-of-its-chickens-in-arizona-to-bird.md) | +0.5% | -2.2% |
| SBM | 2021-02-11 | [Avian flu forces poultry producers to cull birds due to outbreaks around the world](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48499-avian-flu-forces-poultry-producers-to-cull-birds-due-to-outbreaks-around-the.md) | +1.5% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2024-08-19 | [Just as inflation cools, bird flu is driving up the price of eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28792-just-as-inflation-cools-bird-flu-is-driving-up-the-price-of-eggs.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |
| SBM | 2025-01-24 | [Bird Flu in U.S. Is Creating Egg Shortages and Driving Up Prices - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26644-bird-flu-in-u-s-is-creating-egg-shortages-and-driving-up-prices-the-new-york.md) | -2.7% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/record-high-egg-prices-bird-flu-profits-1e3d66b4af9556a503125cf8259b1647

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