# Focus: Bird flu, Ukraine war push egg prices higher worldwide

> Bird flu has wiped out more than 19 million egg-laying chickens on U.S. commercial farms this year, about 6% of the flock, the worst outbreak since 2015. France is suffering its worst outbreak ever, with roughly 8% of egg-laying hens culled. U.S. Midwest wholesale large-egg prices topped $3 per dozen in March, near the record, and egg products are at record highs.

- Date: 2022-04-14 · published 2022-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41849-focus-bird-flu-ukraine-war-push-egg-prices-higher-worldwide
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Losses of layers tighten egg supply faster than flocks can rebuild, keeping egg prices elevated and boosting demand for alternative protein. Corn and soybean meal demand from layer feed is affected only marginally by lower flock size.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-01-29 | [US Egg Prices Surge Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21043-us-egg-prices-surge-higher.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-04-07 | [Mississippi egg producer: Bird flu brings higher egg prices \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41855-mississippi-egg-producer-bird-flu-brings-higher-egg-prices-ap-news.md) | -1.1% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2025-04-01 | [Bird flu in US pushes poultry prices in Mexico to 4-year high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25727-bird-flu-in-us-pushes-poultry-prices-in-mexico-to-4-year-high.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2017-12-08 | [Egg prices to jump up to 20% over bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67482-egg-prices-to-jump-up-to-20-over-bird-flu.md) | +2.9% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2021-12-08 | [Bird Flu Outbreak Raises Fears of Egg Price Hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43596-bird-flu-outbreak-raises-fears-of-egg-price-hike.md) | -0.3% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/bird-flu-ukraine-war-push-egg-prices-higher-worldwide-2022-04-14/

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