# Mississippi egg producer: Bird flu brings higher egg prices | AP News

> Egg prices have jumped about $2 per dozen over three weeks compared with the same period last year, according to Cal Maine's chief financial officer. The increase is attributed to bird flu reducing supply.

- Date: 2022-04-07 · published 2022-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41855-mississippi-egg-producer-bird-flu-brings-higher-egg-prices-ap-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Bird flu losses cut egg supply, pushing up prices and reducing demand for layer feed in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-14 | [Focus: Bird flu, Ukraine war push egg prices higher worldwide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41849-focus-bird-flu-ukraine-war-push-egg-prices-higher-worldwide.md) | +3.1% | +1.9% |
| 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 | 2026-01-29 | [US Egg Prices Surge Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21043-us-egg-prices-surge-higher.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2024-10-29 | [ANALYSIS: U.S. Egg Prices Surge to Record October Highs on Retail Strength, Bird Flu Cases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27870-analysis-u-s-egg-prices-surge-to-record-october-highs-on-retail-strength-bird.md) | +0.9% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/business-health-environment-agriculture-public-health-d7c02fd5f2999a84f2102c671482ab44

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