# Avian influenza reduces US egg production, drives prices
						 | The Poultry Site

> The Poultry Site reports US egg inventories were 29% lower in late December 2022 than at the start of the year, with more than 43 million hens lost to HPAI. Wholesale prices hit record highs before the holiday season and are expected to fall as flocks rebuild.

- Date: 2023-01-12 · published 2023-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37789-avian-influenza-reduces-us-egg-production-drives-prices-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Expected flock rebuilding means egg-layer feed demand should recover gradually, so the feed price impact is modest in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2023/01/avian-influenza-reduces-us-egg-production-drives-prices

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