# Recent avian flu outbreak reduces U.S. egg-laying flock | Economic Research Service

> USDA's Economic Research Service reports that HPAI has struck commercial poultry operations including 18 egg-laying facilities, with more than 29 million layers lost as of May 2. The table-egg layer flock was estimated at 305.2 million on April 1, after 16.9 million birds were lost in March.

- Date: 2022-05-13 · published 2022-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41403-recent-avian-flu-outbreak-reduces-u-s-egg-laying-flock-economic-research-service
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Losing layer hens cuts egg supply in a market with few substitutes, supporting high egg prices and reducing demand for feed used by layers.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/103873

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