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The Guardian reports on an Australian egg shortage after avian influenza outbreaks, with reported losses representing about 7% of the national flock of more than 20 million laying hens. The excerpt also describes on-farm culling of birds.
Losses of about 7% of Australia's layer flock tighten domestic egg supply and support egg prices, with limited direct effect on feed grain demand.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.