# Bird flu contributes to consumer price spike for eggs, smaller shock to chicken | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> HPAI has infected flocks in 35 states and affected nearly 38 million birds, the largest US outbreak since 2015. It has pushed up consumer prices for eggs more than chicken, and California's cage-free egg law has compounded local egg price increases.

- Date: 2022-06-01 · published 2022-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40963-bird-flu-contributes-to-consumer-price-spike-for-eggs-smaller-shock-to-chicken
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Egg supply shocks are feeding through to retail prices, while chicken has seen a smaller impact. Policy-driven cage-free rules add cost pressure on top of disease losses.

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/17767-bird-flu-contributes-to-consumer-price-spike-for-eggs-smaller-shock-to-chicken

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