# Egg prices expected to crack record highs throughout 2023

> Rabobank's global egg price monitor reached a record in Q1 2023, with prices expected to remain high through 2023 amid record avian flu outbreaks, inflation and rising feed costs. Egg replacers and plant-based alternatives are gaining ground but cannot fully replicate egg functionality.

- Date: 2023-04-11 · published 2023-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36417-egg-prices-expected-to-crack-record-highs-throughout-2023
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained high egg prices signal tight layer supply and strained producer margins, which can support feed demand from layers while encouraging substitution pressure over time.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-22 | [Analyst: Expect Higher Egg Prices Through 2022 - The Food Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41854-analyst-expect-higher-egg-prices-through-2022-the-food-institute.md) | -0.2% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2026-01-02 | [Expectation Of HPAI & Egg Prices Into 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21045-expectation-of-hpai-and-egg-prices-into-2026.md) | +0.6% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-01-24 | [Consumers can Expect Egg Prices to Decline, but not to 2021 Levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37787-consumers-can-expect-egg-prices-to-decline-but-not-to-2021-levels.md) | +1.2% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2024-10-29 | [ANALYSIS: U.S. Egg Prices Surge to Record October Highs on Retail Strength, Bird Flu Cases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27870-analysis-u-s-egg-prices-surge-to-record-october-highs-on-retail-strength-bird.md) | +0.9% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2026-01-29 | [US Egg Prices Surge Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21043-us-egg-prices-surge-higher.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/04/11/egg-prices-expected-to-crack-record-highs-throughout-2023/

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