# Egg market may be improving ahead of Easter, but bird flu brings unknowns: Wells Fargo | Food Dive

> Wells Fargo says the egg market is improving ahead of Easter as producers rebuild flocks, with year-over-year layer inventory 15 to 20% lower but rising 1% in February. USDA projects egg prices will fall 26.8% this year while production rises 4%.

- Date: 2023-03-28 · published 2023-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36872-egg-market-may-be-improving-ahead-of-easter-but-bird-flu-brings-unknowns-wells
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Rebuilding layer flocks and projected production gains point to lower egg prices and reduced layer feed demand later in 2023, though residual bird flu risk remains a counterweight.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- fooddive.com: https://www.fooddive.com/news/easter-egg-market-improving-bird-flu-unknowns-concerns-avian-influenza-hpai-wells-fargo-agrifood/646205/

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