# When will egg prices reach a new normal? | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Industry analysts say egg prices will not return to lower levels soon because the HPAI outbreak is worse than 2014-15. The national average dozen price reached $4.25 in December, up from $1.79 a year earlier, and about 58 million birds have been depopulated.

- Date: 2023-01-18 · published 2023-01-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37790-when-will-egg-prices-reach-a-new-normal-agri-pulse-communications-inc
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A roughly 5% smaller flock and expected 7% demand growth point to continued tight egg supply and steady layer feed demand into 2023.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/18727-when-will-egg-prices-reach-a-new-normal

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