# Eggs off the menu as Japan battles bird flu crisis

> Japan is battling its worst avian influenza outbreak on record, with about 17 million chickens culled, roughly 9% of egg-laying hens. Wholesale egg prices have risen more than 70% in the past year, and some restaurants are cutting egg menu items.

- Date: 2023-04-12 · published 2023-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Japan · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36416-eggs-off-the-menu-as-japan-battles-bird-flu-crisis
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy culling in Japan tightens its layer population and raises import demand for eggs and feed, a supportive factor for global poultry and feed grain demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-09-26 | [Bird flu to blame for rising egg prices: A dozen cost more than $3](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28304-bird-flu-to-blame-for-rising-egg-prices-a-dozen-cost-more-than-3.md) | +2.5% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2017-12-08 | [Egg prices to jump up to 20% over bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67482-egg-prices-to-jump-up-to-20-over-bird-flu.md) | +2.9% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2026-10-22 | [The Birds Come Back: Korea's Avian Flu Season and the Price of an Egg \| The Ag Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17127-the-birds-come-back-korea-s-avian-flu-season-and-the-price-of-an-egg-the-ag.md) | -1.2% | — |
| CORN | 2024-07-24 | [Cal-Maine eyes egg expansion as bird flu weighs on earnings \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29266-cal-maine-eyes-egg-expansion-as-bird-flu-weighs-on-earnings-agriculture-dive.md) | -1.8% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2017-04-13 | [Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71500-bird-flu-redirects-trade-flow-of-u-s-chicken-eggs-grains.md) | -2.1% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- bbc.com: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65200999

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