# Farmers say bird flu a 'crisis' as egg prices soar

> BBC reports that bird flu has killed over 156 million US birds since 2022 and sent egg prices sharply higher. A New York farmer describes difficult decisions on restocking after an outbreak in Pennsylvania. The virus has also spread to dairy cattle, with a strain linked to human infections found in cows this month.

- Date: 2025-02-21 · published 2025-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26061-farmers-say-bird-flu-a-crisis-as-egg-prices-soar
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Ongoing flock losses and restocking constraints keep egg supply tight, which supports high prices. Spread into cattle adds uncertainty about future disease control and biosecurity costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2024-08-17 | [Egg prices are rising once again as bird flu limits supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28789-egg-prices-are-rising-once-again-as-bird-flu-limits-supply.md) | -0.7% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2026-06-03 | [Korean Egg Prices Surge as Bird Flu Cuts Supply - Seoul Economic Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18791-korean-egg-prices-surge-as-bird-flu-cuts-supply-seoul-economic-daily.md) | -4.1% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2025-03-05 | [Avian Flu Is Driving Up Egg Prices: What It Means for Grain Farmers - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25607-avian-flu-is-driving-up-egg-prices-what-it-means-for-grain-farmers-agweb.md) | +3.5% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2025-02-21 | [Explainer: How bird flu has sent US eggs prices skyrocketing \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26058-explainer-how-bird-flu-has-sent-us-eggs-prices-skyrocketing-reuters.md) | -6.8% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 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) | -0.1% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2024-08-17 | [Egg prices are rising once again as bird flu limits supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28789-egg-prices-are-rising-once-again-as-bird-flu-limits-supply.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |
| SBM | 2026-06-03 | [Korean Egg Prices Surge as Bird Flu Cuts Supply - Seoul Economic Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18791-korean-egg-prices-surge-as-bird-flu-cuts-supply-seoul-economic-daily.md) | -9.0% | -8.8% |

## Sources

- bbc.com: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93npyelnewo

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