# Shoppers should prepare for ‘continuing changes’ in egg prices | Cornell Chronicle

> Cornell Cooperative Extension specialist Amy Barkley says egg prices, up 28% over the past year per the BLS, will keep fluctuating because farms cannot quickly replace hens euthanized in HPAI outbreaks. Replacement takes roughly 25 weeks from hatch to full production.

- Date: 2024-10-01 · published 2024-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27867-shoppers-should-prepare-for-continuing-changes-in-egg-prices-cornell-chronicle
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Limited layer supply from HPAI losses keeps egg prices elevated and volatile, which tightens the feed-egg balance and sustains demand for feed ingredients for layers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-08-31 | [PA is bird flu free, but when will consumers see a change in poultry prices at the grocery store?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34738-pa-is-bird-flu-free-but-when-will-consumers-see-a-change-in-poultry-prices-at.md) | +1.5% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2024-09-13 | [Egg Prices Are Soaring Again. Here's Why](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28306-egg-prices-are-soaring-again-here-s-why.md) | +2.9% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2024-09-26 | [Bird flu to blame for rising egg prices: A dozen cost more than $3](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28304-bird-flu-to-blame-for-rising-egg-prices-a-dozen-cost-more-than-3.md) | +2.5% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2022-04-04 | [HPAI spread triggers price increases for eggs \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41850-hpai-spread-triggers-price-increases-for-eggs-meat-poultry.md) | +5.4% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2026-10-29 | [Should Shoppers Expect Higher Egg Prices After the Illinois Bird Flu Outbreak? Here Is What USDA Market Data Shows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17122-should-shoppers-expect-higher-egg-prices-after-the-illinois-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -1.5% | — |
| SBM | 2024-09-13 | [Egg Prices Are Soaring Again. Here's Why](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28306-egg-prices-are-soaring-again-here-s-why.md) | +1.0% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2022-04-04 | [HPAI spread triggers price increases for eggs \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41850-hpai-spread-triggers-price-increases-for-eggs-meat-poultry.md) | +2.8% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [Should Shoppers Expect Higher Egg Prices After the Illinois Bird Flu Outbreak? Here Is What USDA Market Data Shows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17122-should-shoppers-expect-higher-egg-prices-after-the-illinois-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -3.3% | — |

## Sources

- news.cornell.edu: https://news.cornell.edu/media-relations/tip-sheets/shoppers-should-prepare-continuing-changes-egg-prices

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