# Why eggs are becoming expensive again | Agriculture Dive

> Wholesale egg prices rose above about $3 per dozen in August, up from the usual $1 to $2 range, while retail egg prices were up 19% year over year. Bird flu has left supplies less robust than normal, and US egg sales have climbed to levels not seen since the pandemic.

- Date: 2024-09-03 · published 2024-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28303-why-eggs-are-becoming-expensive-again-agriculture-dive
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Tight layer supply and strong demand support egg prices, but heavy losses also reduce feed usage by the layer sector. Export demand for US eggs is also rising, adding to the market tightness.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-09-28 | [Why are eggs so expensive? : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28300-why-are-eggs-so-expensive-npr.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-07-24 | [Cal-Maine eyes egg expansion as bird flu weighs on earnings \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29266-cal-maine-eyes-egg-expansion-as-bird-flu-weighs-on-earnings-agriculture-dive.md) | -1.8% | -4.4% |
| 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 | 2024-09-25 | [Here we go again. Egg prices are spiking. Here’s why \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28302-here-we-go-again-egg-prices-are-spiking-here-s-why-cnn-business.md) | +2.6% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2026-10-20 | [Bird flu could make eggs more expensive this winter. Why don’t we use vaccines to stop it? \| Vox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17123-bird-flu-could-make-eggs-more-expensive-this-winter-why-don-t-we-use-vaccines.md) | -0.9% | — |
| SBM | 2024-07-24 | [Cal-Maine eyes egg expansion as bird flu weighs on earnings \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29266-cal-maine-eyes-egg-expansion-as-bird-flu-weighs-on-earnings-agriculture-dive.md) | +2.1% | -8.0% |
| 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 | 2026-10-20 | [Bird flu could make eggs more expensive this winter. Why don’t we use vaccines to stop it? \| Vox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17123-bird-flu-could-make-eggs-more-expensive-this-winter-why-don-t-we-use-vaccines.md) | -1.9% | — |

## Sources

- agriculturedive.com: https://www.agriculturedive.com/news/why-egg-prices-are-becoming-expensive-again-bird-flu-demand/725880/

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