# USDA Expects Egg Prices To Dip in 2025

> USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam said the US laying flock was 305 million birds as of July, down from about 313 million a year earlier. He expects egg production to rise in 2025 and prices to decline, assuming no further bird flu outbreaks.

- Date: 2024-08-23 · published 2024-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28795-usda-expects-egg-prices-to-dip-in-2025
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The smaller laying flock trims near-term feed demand from layers, while expected 2025 flock growth would support recovering feed consumption.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-12-15 | [Higher grain prices expected in 2022 \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43671-higher-grain-prices-expected-in-2022-capital-press.md) | -3.5% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2024-12-16 | [Nitrogen Supply Expected to Increase in 2025, Positive News for Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27259-nitrogen-supply-expected-to-increase-in-2025-positive-news-for-price.md) | +2.3% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2017-02-24 | [USDA projections show U.S. corn use is expected to grow through 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72532-usda-projections-show-u-s-corn-use-is-expected-to-grow-through-2026.md) | +1.5% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2025-03-18 | [China's pig production expected to grow marginally in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25575-china-s-pig-production-expected-to-grow-marginally-in-2025.md) | -1.9% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2017-07-19 | [Higher US Hog Numbers Expected to Result in Lower Market Prices
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4731-higher-us-hog-numbers-expected-to-result-in-lower-market-prices-the-pig-site.md) | -1.3% | -4.5% |
| SBM | 2025-03-18 | [China's pig production expected to grow marginally in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25575-china-s-pig-production-expected-to-grow-marginally-in-2025.md) | -1.7% | -1.0% |
| SBM | 2019-05-23 | [Pork producers expected to respond to high international prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59213-pork-producers-expected-to-respond-to-high-international-prices.md) | +9.8% | +8.3% |
| SBM | 2026-01-20 | [USDA sees 2026 pork production rising to 28.2 billion pounds as hog prices slip \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21199-usda-sees-2026-pork-production-rising-to-28-2-billion-pounds-as-hog-prices-slip.md) | +2.0% | +7.1% |

## Sources

- pnwag.net: https://pnwag.net/usda-expects-egg-prices-to-dip-in-2025/

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