# Egg prices are rising once again as bird flu limits supply

> US egg prices rose 19.1% year-on-year in July, far above the 2.9% overall CPI increase, according to consumer price index data released in mid-August. A roughly 8% jump from March to April was the largest monthly rise since spring 2023. Analysts link the surge to continued highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks limiting supply.

- Date: 2024-08-17 · published 2024-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28789-egg-prices-are-rising-once-again-as-bird-flu-limits-supply
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced laying-hen numbers from bird flu keep table egg supply tight and retail prices elevated, which matters for feed buyers because layer demand for feed is shrinking while egg prices stay high.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2025-02-21 | [Farmers say bird flu a 'crisis' as egg prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26061-farmers-say-bird-flu-a-crisis-as-egg-prices-soar.md) | -6.8% | -1.6% |
| 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 | 2025-02-28 | [Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits? \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26059-are-egg-producers-inflating-prices-during-the-bird-flu-outbreak-to-boost.md) | -2.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2024-05-30 | [Post Holdings says bird flu hit nearly 14% of egg supply \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30281-post-holdings-says-bird-flu-hit-nearly-14-of-egg-supply-agriculture-dive.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2025-02-21 | [Farmers say bird flu a 'crisis' as egg prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26061-farmers-say-bird-flu-a-crisis-as-egg-prices-soar.md) | -1.7% | +0.5% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/17/egg-prices-are-once-again-rising-as-bird-flu-limits-supply.html

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