# Bird flu, holiday season linked to an egg shortage in Nebraska | Nebraska Public Media

> Nebraska egg production for 2022 was about 153 million eggs, roughly 25% lower than the prior year, after avian flu killed about 1.7 million hens. Holiday demand has widened the shortage, though officials say it is not a dire situation.

- Date: 2022-11-16 · published 2022-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38686-bird-flu-holiday-season-linked-to-an-egg-shortage-in-nebraska-nebraska-public
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lost layer capacity in a major producing state reduces egg supply and supports prices into the holiday season. Lower hen numbers also reduce feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-03-25 | [Egg shortages linked to bird flu outbreak -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54156-egg-shortages-linked-to-bird-flu-outbreak-premium.md) | +5.3% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2018-12-14 | [Egg price hike due to bird flu and supply shortage, says Agriculture Minister \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61577-egg-price-hike-due-to-bird-flu-and-supply-shortage-says-agriculture-minister.md) | +0.5% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2017-03-09 | [Bird flu in Tennessee raises alert in Iowa and Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71999-bird-flu-in-tennessee-raises-alert-in-iowa-and-nebraska.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2026-10-22 | [The Birds Come Back: Korea's Avian Flu Season and the Price of an Egg \| The Ag Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17127-the-birds-come-back-korea-s-avian-flu-season-and-the-price-of-an-egg-the-ag.md) | -1.2% | — |
| CORN | 2022-04-11 | [Bird flu exacerbates Iowa egg industry’s economic pains \| Iowa Public Radio](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41851-bird-flu-exacerbates-iowa-egg-industry-s-economic-pains-iowa-public-radio.md) | +2.0% | -2.3% |
| SBM | 2020-03-25 | [Egg shortages linked to bird flu outbreak -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54156-egg-shortages-linked-to-bird-flu-outbreak-premium.md) | -3.2% | -13.2% |
| SBM | 2018-12-14 | [Egg price hike due to bird flu and supply shortage, says Agriculture Minister \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61577-egg-price-hike-due-to-bird-flu-and-supply-shortage-says-agriculture-minister.md) | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2017-03-09 | [Bird flu in Tennessee raises alert in Iowa and Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71999-bird-flu-in-tennessee-raises-alert-in-iowa-and-nebraska.md) | +0.3% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- nebraskapublicmedia.org: https://www.nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/bird-flu-holiday-season-linked-to-an-egg-shortage-in-nebraska/

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