# Surging Egg Prices

> Table egg supplies have been hit by avian flu challenges, and the August 1 laying hen inventory was 3.2% below last year, the smallest for that date in several years. Avian flu is cited as a major driver of recent egg price surges.

- Date: 2024-08-30 · published 2024-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28794-surging-egg-prices
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower hen inventories mean reduced layer feed demand, a modest bearish factor for feed ingredients while egg prices remain elevated.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-12-01 | [Egg prices shoot up in South Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33321-egg-prices-shoot-up-in-south-africa.md) | +2.4% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2024-08-17 | [Egg prices are rising once again as bird flu limits supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28789-egg-prices-are-rising-once-again-as-bird-flu-limits-supply.md) | -0.7% | +4.1% |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-05-01 | [Egg prices avoid past spikes with fewer HPAI cases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19729-egg-prices-avoid-past-spikes-with-fewer-hpai-cases.md) | -1.4% | +0.1% |
| SBM | 2023-12-01 | [Egg prices shoot up in South Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33321-egg-prices-shoot-up-in-south-africa.md) | -4.2% | -11.2% |
| SBM | 2024-08-17 | [Egg prices are rising once again as bird flu limits supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28789-egg-prices-are-rising-once-again-as-bird-flu-limits-supply.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- datumfs.com: https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/surging-egg-prices

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