# Egg production recovers as bird flu subsides | Food Dive

> USDA data show US egg production in May rose 4% year on year to 9.37 billion eggs, signalling flock rebuilding after bird flu. Highly pathogenic avian influenza has affected 325 commercial flocks over the past year but no cases were reported in the prior 30 days.

- Date: 2023-06-28 · published 2023-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35500-egg-production-recovers-as-bird-flu-subsides-food-dive
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Rising layer numbers and output gradually increase demand for feed ingredients such as corn and soybean meal, though the effect on prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-05-15 | [US Egg Production, Retail Sales to Rise in Volume Terms to 2027 Amid Recovery from Avian Flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35950-us-egg-production-retail-sales-to-rise-in-volume-terms-to-2027-amid-recovery.md) | -8.8% | -9.3% |
| CORN | 2020-12-15 | [Surging feed prices will test recovery in US animal protein production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49813-surging-feed-prices-will-test-recovery-in-us-animal-protein-production.md) | -1.7% | +15.6% |
| CORN | 2017-11-10 | [Focus on: EU cereal production is expected to recover but stay below average](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67920-focus-on-eu-cereal-production-is-expected-to-recover-but-stay-below-average.md) | -0.9% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2019-12-19 | [China Hog Production Seeing Slight Recovery Amid Measures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55587-china-hog-production-seeing-slight-recovery-amid-measures.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2024-05-10 | [USDA Lowers Estimates for Brazil Corn and Soy Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30215-usda-lowers-estimates-for-brazil-corn-and-soy-production.md) | +2.4% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2023-05-15 | [US Egg Production, Retail Sales to Rise in Volume Terms to 2027 Amid Recovery from Avian Flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35950-us-egg-production-retail-sales-to-rise-in-volume-terms-to-2027-amid-recovery.md) | -3.2% | -6.3% |
| SBM | 2020-12-15 | [Surging feed prices will test recovery in US animal protein production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49813-surging-feed-prices-will-test-recovery-in-us-animal-protein-production.md) | +8.3% | +20.7% |
| SBM | 2019-12-19 | [China Hog Production Seeing Slight Recovery Amid Measures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55587-china-hog-production-seeing-slight-recovery-amid-measures.md) | -1.1% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- fooddive.com: https://www.fooddive.com/news/egg-production-recovers-as-bird-flu-subsides/654184/

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