# Egg prices responding to high demand, lower supply | Mississippi State University Extension Service

> Mississippi State Extension says high egg prices stem from HPAI supply disruption during strong demand, with 307 commercial flocks affected in 2022 and about 57 million birds lost. Retail egg prices averaged a record $4.25 per dozen in December 2022.

- Date: 2023-02-23 · published 2023-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37334-egg-prices-responding-to-high-demand-lower-supply-mississippi-state-university
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Bird flu losses of laying hens have tightened egg supply, keeping prices high and reinforcing the link between outbreaks and poultry feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- extension.msstate.edu: https://extension.msstate.edu/news/feature-story/2023/egg-prices-responding-high-demand-lower-supply

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