# Australian egg producers struggle to keep up with demand - ABC News

> Australian egg farmers are struggling to meet demand, with more than 20 million birds in the national laying flock. Bird flu, floods and fires have disrupted eastern supply, leaving Western Australia short since it imports about a quarter of its eggs.

- Date: 2023-09-28 · published 2023-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34098-australian-egg-producers-struggle-to-keep-up-with-demand-abc-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tight Australian egg supply supports local egg prices and modestly lifts demand for feed grains from producers expanding flocks, though the effect on world grain prices is small.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-06-02 | [Analysis: Egg producers struggle to make it pay - Poultry News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52625-analysis-egg-producers-struggle-to-make-it-pay-poultry-news.md) | +2.9% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2019-04-10 | [What egg producers need to know about infectious coryza \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59620-what-egg-producers-need-to-know-about-infectious-coryza-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | +1.1% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2022-04-07 | [Mississippi egg producer: Bird flu brings higher egg prices \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41855-mississippi-egg-producer-bird-flu-brings-higher-egg-prices-ap-news.md) | -1.1% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2024-10-11 | [U.S. farmers call for vaccines to fight avian flu \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27869-u-s-farmers-call-for-vaccines-to-fight-avian-flu-the-western-producer.md) | -1.8% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-01-07 | [Top US Egg Producer Says Bird Flu Still ‘Extremely Strong’ - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21044-top-us-egg-producer-says-bird-flu-still-extremely-strong-bloomberg.md) | -3.5% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-09-29/egg-producers-expand-operations-to-boost-supply-and-meet-demand/102914214

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