# Just as inflation cools, bird flu is driving up the price of eggs

> US egg prices rose 19.1% in July from a year earlier, while overall consumer prices rose 2.9%. Bird flu outbreaks have affected more than 18 million birds and forced culling of flocks. Labor and energy costs are also adding pressure to egg production.

- Date: 2024-08-19 · published 2024-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28792-just-as-inflation-cools-bird-flu-is-driving-up-the-price-of-eggs
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Bird flu culling reduces layer flock size and feed demand from layers, while higher egg prices reflect tight supply that could persist until flocks rebuild.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-24 | [Bird Flu in U.S. Is Creating Egg Shortages and Driving Up Prices - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26644-bird-flu-in-u-s-is-creating-egg-shortages-and-driving-up-prices-the-new-york.md) | -0.2% | +3.3% |
| 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 | 2022-11-16 | [Why the ongoing bird flu outbreak is driving up poultry costs ahead of Thanksgiving \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38683-why-the-ongoing-bird-flu-outbreak-is-driving-up-poultry-costs-ahead-of.md) | -2.4% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu triggers fresh fears, prices of chicken, eggs crash \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49145-bird-flu-triggers-fresh-fears-prices-of-chicken-eggs-crash-india-news-the.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| CORN | 2025-03-14 | [Chicken prices crash as bird flu worries weigh on consumption - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25726-chicken-prices-crash-as-bird-flu-worries-weigh-on-consumption-the-economic-times.md) | +6.8% | +5.7% |
| SBM | 2025-01-24 | [Bird Flu in U.S. Is Creating Egg Shortages and Driving Up Prices - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26644-bird-flu-in-u-s-is-creating-egg-shortages-and-driving-up-prices-the-new-york.md) | -2.7% | -5.2% |
| SBM | 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) | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2022-11-16 | [Why the ongoing bird flu outbreak is driving up poultry costs ahead of Thanksgiving \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38683-why-the-ongoing-bird-flu-outbreak-is-driving-up-poultry-costs-ahead-of.md) | -1.2% | +10.1% |

## Sources

- san.com: https://san.com/cc/just-as-inflation-cools-bird-flu-is-driving-up-the-price-of-eggs/

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