# Egg prices jump as avian flu spreads, pushing up overall food prices, CPI reveals

> The December CPI showed egg prices up 8.9% month over month as producers contend with a spreading avian flu outbreak. USDA reported 11.47 million birds infected in December, up from 8.08 million in November, with another 1.66 million in early January. Egg prices remain well below their early 2023 peak year over year.

- Date: 2024-01-11 · published 2024-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32147-egg-prices-jump-as-avian-flu-spreads-pushing-up-overall-food-prices-cpi-reveals
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Accelerating bird flu losses in layer flocks are tightening egg and poultry supply, supporting chicken prices and modestly limiting feed demand if flock losses persist.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2024/01/11/egg-prices-jump-as-avian-flu-spreads-pushing-up-overall-food-prices-cpi-reveals/

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