# Chicken farmers say their eggs could help reduce prices | AP News

> More than 43 million of the 58 million birds culled to control bird flu have been egg-laying hens, giving the outbreak an outsized impact on egg prices. Egg farmers also cite high feed, fuel and labor costs as contributing to rising prices.

- Date: 2023-02-09 · published 2023-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37336-chicken-farmers-say-their-eggs-could-help-reduce-prices-ap-news
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Losses concentrated in layers keep egg supply tight, and high feed costs add to the cost pressure on producers.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/inflation-us-food-and-drug-administration-business-bird-flu-b82b8b502e147a2b923d691b29e87898

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