# Avian influenza outbreaks reduced egg production, driving prices to record highs in 2022

> USDA's Economic Research Service reports that HPAI outbreaks cut US egg-laying hen numbers by more than 43 million since February 2022, with two loss waves. Egg inventories were 29% lower at the end of December 2022 than at the start of the year, pushing wholesale prices to record highs.

- Date: 2023-02-01 · published 2023-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37786-avian-influenza-outbreaks-reduced-egg-production-driving-prices-to-record-highs
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower layer flocks keep shell egg supply tight into 2023, supporting feed demand for layers and reinforcing high egg prices until flocks rebuild.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/105576

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