# US Egg Shortage Could Get Worse as Holiday Season Approaches - Newsweek

> USDA cut its fourth-quarter 2024 egg production projection from 5 million to 1.98 million dozen after October outbreaks in Utah, Washington and Oregon. Egg production fell 2.6% in September and 1.6% in August from a year earlier. The American Egg Board estimates about 23 million hens have been lost to bird flu this year.

- Date: 2024-11-23 · published 2024-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27438-us-egg-shortage-could-get-worse-as-holiday-season-approaches-newsweek
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp cut in projected layer output signals a tighter egg market into the holiday season and possibly into 2025. Lost hen numbers take months to replace, so the price pressure may persist.

## Sources

- newsweek.com: https://www.newsweek.com/us-egg-shortage-could-get-worse-holiday-season-approaches-1990195

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