# Bird flu cuts Philippine egg production by 20 percent | Philstar.com

> Philippine egg output fell about 20% after at least 10 million layers were culled in a bird flu outbreak. Despite the supply drop, low consumer demand has left farms with excess eggs, and traders are buying below production cost.

- Date: 2023-04-29 · published 2023-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36419-bird-flu-cuts-philippine-egg-production-by-20-percent-philstar-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower layer numbers reduce feed demand in the Philippines, but weak consumer demand and oversupply are pressuring producer margins, limiting feed purchases.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-02-24 | [China egg producers brace for pain from bird flu crackdown](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72514-china-egg-producers-brace-for-pain-from-bird-flu-crackdown.md) | +1.5% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2019-12-26 | [Bird flu hits egg-producing Iowa hard; loss expected to be 25 million hens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55589-bird-flu-hits-egg-producing-iowa-hard-loss-expected-to-be-25-million-hens.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu: India’s chicken and egg problem](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49155-bird-flu-india-s-chicken-and-egg-problem.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| CORN | 2026-06-03 | [Korean Egg Prices Surge as Bird Flu Cuts Supply - Seoul Economic Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18791-korean-egg-prices-surge-as-bird-flu-cuts-supply-seoul-economic-daily.md) | -4.1% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2025-02-21 | [Farmers say bird flu a 'crisis' as egg prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26061-farmers-say-bird-flu-a-crisis-as-egg-prices-soar.md) | -6.8% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- philstar.com: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/04/29/2262513/bird-flu-cuts-philippine-egg-production-20-percent

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