# Egg prices reach another record high | MEAT+POULTRY

> Midwest Grade A large egg prices held at a record $4.18 per dozen in early October, the third all-time high this year. Low inventories and an persistent avian influenza outbreak that has hit large egg-laying facilities are driving prices.

- Date: 2022-10-07 · published 2022-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39135-egg-prices-reach-another-record-high-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Losses in the US laying flock reduce demand for feed in egg production, which is mildly bearish for corn and soybean meal, while the shortage supports egg prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-26 | [Why is the price of eggs so high? - Poultry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26063-why-is-the-price-of-eggs-so-high-poultry.md) | -6.0% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2017-09-21 | [Poultry prices rise as flu spreads to more chicken farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68966-poultry-prices-rise-as-flu-spreads-to-more-chicken-farms.md) | +0.5% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2024-08-30 | [Surging Egg Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28794-surging-egg-prices.md) | +4.1% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2026-06-13 | [As bird flu spreads across 12 states, Dallas-Fort Worth could see another egg price spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18793-as-bird-flu-spreads-across-12-states-dallas-fort-worth-could-see-another-egg.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-05-24 | [On alert for ASF \| 2019-05-24  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58968-on-alert-for-asf-2019-05-24-meat-poultry.md) | +7.1% | +10.0% |
| SBM | 2025-02-26 | [Why is the price of eggs so high? - Poultry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26063-why-is-the-price-of-eggs-so-high-poultry.md) | -2.1% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2024-08-30 | [Surging Egg Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28794-surging-egg-prices.md) | +3.0% | +4.7% |
| SBM | 2026-06-13 | [As bird flu spreads across 12 states, Dallas-Fort Worth could see another egg price spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18793-as-bird-flu-spreads-across-12-states-dallas-fort-worth-could-see-another-egg.md) | -0.7% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/27374-egg-prices-reach-another-record-high

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