# Egg prices soar, supplies could tighten as war, cage-free transition & Avian flu take toll

> Cal-Maine Foods executives expect egg prices to keep climbing as Avian flu and cage-free transitions tighten supply. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is also constraining alternative egg ingredients.

- Date: 2022-05-20 · published 2022-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41406-egg-prices-soar-supplies-could-tighten-as-war-cage-free-transition-and-avian
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter layer supply supports egg and poultry prices, with fewer hens reducing feed demand for corn and soymeal.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-21 | [Farmers say bird flu a 'crisis' as egg prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26061-farmers-say-bird-flu-a-crisis-as-egg-prices-soar.md) | -6.8% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-06-03 | [Korean Egg Prices Surge as Bird Flu Cuts Supply - Seoul Economic Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18791-korean-egg-prices-surge-as-bird-flu-cuts-supply-seoul-economic-daily.md) | -4.1% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2026-04-01 | [Egg Prices Plunge 57%—But Experts Warn a New Bird Flu Surge Could Strike Anytime \| Michigan Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19732-egg-prices-plunge-57-but-experts-warn-a-new-bird-flu-surge-could-strike-anytime.md) | -1.7% | +1.5% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2025-03-20 | [USDA Update on Progress of Five-Pronged Strategy to Combat Avian Flu and Lower Egg Prices \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25603-usda-update-on-progress-of-five-pronged-strategy-to-combat-avian-flu-and-lower.md) | -3.7% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2022/05/20/Egg-prices-soar-supplies-could-tighten-as-war-cage-free-transition-Avian-flu-take-toll/

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