
University of Arkansas economist Jada Thompson says US retail egg prices rose from under $2 to over $4 a dozen in 2022 and will not return to 2021 levels. The layer flock is about 5-6% smaller, and fuel, labor and transport costs add to pressure.
A persistently smaller layer flock means continued demand for feed grains and supports layer feed costs, which are up about 29.5% per the source.
After 145 past neutral disease events, Corn moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.7%), and +0.0% over 20.
After 98 past neutral disease events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -1.9% to +1.5%), and -0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.