# Egg Prices Are Soaring Again. Here's Why

> Avian influenza has disrupted US egg distribution for the second time in two years, with wholesale egg prices more than doubling over four months. USDA estimated in July that bird flu sickened over 3 million birds, about 1% of egg-laying chickens, though recent inspections suggest containment progress.

- Date: 2024-09-13 · published 2024-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28306-egg-prices-are-soaring-again-here-s-why
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Rapid wholesale price gains reflect acute layer losses, while signs of containment could bring prices down quickly. Feed demand from the layer sector moves with flock size, so recovery or further losses would shift layer feed use.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-06-06 | [Egg prices are going down : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35494-egg-prices-are-going-down-npr.md) | +5.1% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2024-09-03 | [Why eggs are becoming expensive again \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28303-why-eggs-are-becoming-expensive-again-agriculture-dive.md) | +1.3% | +6.3% |
| CORN | 2025-03-12 | [Egg prices are finally falling. But they’re about to spike again \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25608-egg-prices-are-finally-falling-but-they-re-about-to-spike-again-cnn-business.md) | +5.0% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2026-01-29 | [US Egg Prices Surge Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21043-us-egg-prices-surge-higher.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| SBM | 2023-06-06 | [Egg prices are going down : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35494-egg-prices-are-going-down-npr.md) | -1.2% | +3.3% |
| SBM | 2024-09-03 | [Why eggs are becoming expensive again \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28303-why-eggs-are-becoming-expensive-again-agriculture-dive.md) | +1.8% | +9.7% |
| SBM | 2025-03-12 | [Egg prices are finally falling. But they’re about to spike again \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25608-egg-prices-are-finally-falling-but-they-re-about-to-spike-again-cnn-business.md) | +1.6% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- investopedia.com: https://www.investopedia.com/heres-why-egg-prices-are-rising-lately-8712102

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