# How a US Bird Flu Outbreak Is Making Eggs More Expensive - Bloomberg

> US egg production plummeted in April as millions of hens were killed in one of the worst outbreaks of avian influenza. Retail egg prices have surged about 40% this year and are expected to stay high.

- Date: 2022-05-23 · published 2022-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41404-how-a-us-bird-flu-outbreak-is-making-eggs-more-expensive-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower layer numbers reduce demand for corn and soymeal in layer rations, a bearish feed signal, while egg price strength supports poultry margins.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-05-28 | [US Records Worst Bird Flu Outbreak in Two Years at Iowa Egg Farm - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30280-us-records-worst-bird-flu-outbreak-in-two-years-at-iowa-egg-farm-bloomberg.md) | -4.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2025-02-21 | [Explainer: How bird flu has sent US eggs prices skyrocketing \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26058-explainer-how-bird-flu-has-sent-us-eggs-prices-skyrocketing-reuters.md) | -6.8% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2025-01-21 | [Bird flu outbreak in Georgia threatens US chicken exports, trade group says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26642-bird-flu-outbreak-in-georgia-threatens-us-chicken-exports-trade-group-says.md) | -0.5% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2022-12-02 | [The bird flu outbreak is the deadliest in U.S. history. Here's what we know : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16226-the-bird-flu-outbreak-is-the-deadliest-in-u-s-history-here-s-what-we-know-npr.md) | -1.9% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2025-02-02 | [Egg prices have soared as farmers contend with bird flu outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26065-egg-prices-have-soared-as-farmers-contend-with-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| SBM | 2024-05-28 | [US Records Worst Bird Flu Outbreak in Two Years at Iowa Egg Farm - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30280-us-records-worst-bird-flu-outbreak-in-two-years-at-iowa-egg-farm-bloomberg.md) | -6.4% | -6.2% |
| SBM | 2025-02-21 | [Explainer: How bird flu has sent US eggs prices skyrocketing \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26058-explainer-how-bird-flu-has-sent-us-eggs-prices-skyrocketing-reuters.md) | -1.7% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2025-01-21 | [Bird flu outbreak in Georgia threatens US chicken exports, trade group says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26642-bird-flu-outbreak-in-georgia-threatens-us-chicken-exports-trade-group-says.md) | +0.9% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-23/bird-flu-outbreak-sends-us-egg-output-tumbling-to-seven-year-low

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