# Why egg prices are soaring - CBS News

> US egg prices have risen 56% year on year to $2.50 a dozen, with the national average up from $1.60. Writers attribute the rise to bird flu, which has killed more than 20 million birds across 24 states, along with higher wheat and corn costs tied to the Ukraine war and US drought. Higher fuel costs are also squeezing producers.

- Date: 2022-04-11 · published 2022-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41853-why-egg-prices-are-soaring-cbs-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher corn and wheat prices raise the feed bill for egg and meat producers, while bird flu losses tighten egg supply and keep prices elevated.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-11-11 | [Egg prices soar as farmers battle inflation, avian flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38685-egg-prices-soar-as-farmers-battle-inflation-avian-flu.md) | +3.0% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2018-03-20 | [Bird flu outbreaks cause fall in local egg prices: trade corporation \| Yonhap News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65999-bird-flu-outbreaks-cause-fall-in-local-egg-prices-trade-corporation-yonhap-news.md) | -0.1% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2019-07-10 | [China’s egg prices surge as swine fever boosts demand for chickens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58097-china-s-egg-prices-surge-as-swine-fever-boosts-demand-for-chickens.md) | +0.4% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2019-03-28 | [African Swine Fever in China Helps Boost U.S. Hog Prices - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60239-african-swine-fever-in-china-helps-boost-u-s-hog-prices-farm-policy-news.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2020-12-15 | [China’s pig herd nears recovery, but hog prices are still volatile
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49643-china-s-pig-herd-nears-recovery-but-hog-prices-are-still-volatile-the-pig-site.md) | -1.7% | +15.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-20 | [Soybeans drop on China demand worries, wheat near 4-week peak \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10635-soybeans-drop-on-china-demand-worries-wheat-near-4-week-peak-financial-post.md) | -1.5% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-15 | [More wheat feeding and pig disease outbreaks pose double threat to China soymeal demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47642-more-wheat-feeding-and-pig-disease-outbreaks-pose-double-threat-to-china.md) | +4.1% | +6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-26 | [Animal Health - November Updates - FACE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15951-animal-health-november-updates-face.md) | +2.1% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- cbsnews.com: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-egg-prices-are-increasing/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.