# Avian influenza impacted Wisconsin's egg production - Brownfield Ag News

> Wisconsin's May egg production rose 10% from April but was down 33% from May 2021, according to USDA data. Average layer numbers were just over five million, versus 7.5 million a year earlier, after avian influenza hit flocks including a 2.7 million hen depopulation in March.

- Date: 2022-06-27 · published 2022-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40964-avian-influenza-impacted-wisconsin-s-egg-production-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower layer numbers in a major egg-producing state reduce national egg supply and keep prices elevated. Gradual flock recovery would ease that pressure over time.

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/avian-influenza-impacted-wisconsins-egg-production/

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