# Egg prices soar as farmers battle inflation, avian flu

> Avian flu outbreaks have reduced US egg supply while egg demand remains strong. Egg farmers report feed costs have roughly doubled, with corn and soybean meal making up about 75% of feed, and the national average egg price is $3.48 a dozen.

- Date: 2022-11-11 · published 2022-11-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38685-egg-prices-soar-as-farmers-battle-inflation-avian-flu
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower egg output from bird flu keeps egg prices high, and high corn and soymeal costs raise producer feed expenses, supporting feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-11 | [Why egg prices are soaring - CBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41853-why-egg-prices-are-soaring-cbs-news.md) | +2.0% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2018-03-20 | [Bird flu outbreaks cause fall in local egg prices: trade corporation \| Yonhap News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65999-bird-flu-outbreaks-cause-fall-in-local-egg-prices-trade-corporation-yonhap-news.md) | -0.1% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2019-07-10 | [China’s egg prices surge as swine fever boosts demand for chickens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58097-china-s-egg-prices-surge-as-swine-fever-boosts-demand-for-chickens.md) | +0.4% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2020-10-06 | [ASF gap in China drives global protein inflation
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50592-asf-gap-in-china-drives-global-protein-inflation-the-pig-site.md) | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2019-03-28 | [African Swine Fever in China Helps Boost U.S. Hog Prices - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60239-african-swine-fever-in-china-helps-boost-u-s-hog-prices-farm-policy-news.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2021-04-02 | [Bad weather and the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) increase agricultural and livestock prices in South Korea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12940-bad-weather-and-the-spread-of-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-ai-increase.md) | +0.1% | +12.1% |
| SOY | 2026-10-07 | [Rain-soaked harvest raises quality red flags: What it means for yields and basis in the western Corn Belt - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12956-rain-soaked-harvest-raises-quality-red-flags-what-it-means-for-yields-and-basis.md) | -1.5% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2019-08-08 | [Hog Virus May Matter More for China Soy Buyers Than Trade War - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11476-hog-virus-may-matter-more-for-china-soy-buyers-than-trade-war-bloomberg.md) | +1.4% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- wral.com: http://www.wral.com/story/egg-prices-soar-as-farmers-battle-inflation-avian-flu/20568800/

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