# Analyst: Expect Higher Egg Prices Through 2022 - The Food Institute

> Wholesale egg prices reached $2.50 per dozen on April 13, up 92% from March and 160% from a year earlier, per Food Institute analysis of USDA data. Prices had dipped to $1.56 in March on seasonal patterns before rebounding, with HPAI losses compounding the pre-Easter demand rise. Analysts expect higher egg prices through 2022.

- Date: 2022-04-22 · published 2022-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41854-analyst-expect-higher-egg-prices-through-2022-the-food-institute
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced layer numbers from HPAI mean egg supply stays constrained, supporting egg prices and reducing near-term layer feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-04-11 | [Egg prices expected to crack record highs throughout 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36417-egg-prices-expected-to-crack-record-highs-throughout-2023.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-01-02 | [Expectation Of HPAI & Egg Prices Into 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21045-expectation-of-hpai-and-egg-prices-into-2026.md) | +0.6% | -0.9% |
| 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 | 2026-10-29 | [Should Shoppers Expect Higher Egg Prices After the Illinois Bird Flu Outbreak? Here Is What USDA Market Data Shows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17122-should-shoppers-expect-higher-egg-prices-after-the-illinois-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -1.5% | — |
| CORN | 2024-08-26 | [What's to Blame for the High Price of Eggs? \| Hoosier Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28793-what-s-to-blame-for-the-high-price-of-eggs-hoosier-ag-today.md) | +2.6% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- foodinstitute.com: https://foodinstitute.com/focus/analyst-expect-higher-egg-prices-through-2022/

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