# Chicken or the Egg? HPAI's Impact on Pricing - The Food Institute

> The Food Institute examines why egg prices rose far more than chicken prices in 2022, despite HPAI affecting both industries. USDA data showed egg prices up 32% year over year versus 14.6% for poultry. Wells Fargo's Kevin Bergquist attributes the gap to broiler production recovering in mid-2022 while egg supply was hit harder.

- Date: 2023-01-25 · published 2023-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37934-chicken-or-the-egg-hpai-s-impact-on-pricing-the-food-institute
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Broiler supply recovering while HPAI keeps hitting layers means chicken prices face less supply pressure than eggs. Buyers should expect the price gap between the two proteins to persist.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- foodinstitute.com: https://foodinstitute.com/focus/chicken-or-the-egg-hpais-impact-on-pricing/

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