# CoBank: Bird Flu Cases Will Affect Easter Egg Supplies, Prices

> CoBank reports that avian influenza has forced depopulation of at least 11.6 million egg-laying hens in the U.S., about 3% of the national layer flock, with 17.4 million total birds lost. The outbreak is now the second-largest in U.S. history, and egg supplies are tight into Easter.

- Date: 2022-03-30 · published 2022-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42262-cobank-bird-flu-cases-will-affect-easter-egg-supplies-prices
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Fewer layers lower egg output and reduce demand for layer feed, while the tight supply supports egg prices and shifts poultry feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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% |
| CORN | 2018-12-14 | [Egg price hike due to bird flu and supply shortage, says Agriculture Minister \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61577-egg-price-hike-due-to-bird-flu-and-supply-shortage-says-agriculture-minister.md) | +0.5% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-09-26 | [Bird flu to blame for rising egg prices: A dozen cost more than $3](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28304-bird-flu-to-blame-for-rising-egg-prices-a-dozen-cost-more-than-3.md) | +2.5% | +0.4% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2025-06-10 | [AEB Addresses Egg Supply \| Prepared Foods](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24213-aeb-addresses-egg-supply-prepared-foods.md) | +1.3% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2021-11-30 | [How will Omicron affect ag markets?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11599-how-will-omicron-affect-ag-markets.md) | +1.6% | +9.5% |
| SOY | 2020-02-25 | [Soybeans bounce, corn stabilizes after Monday's coronavirus crash \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10640-soybeans-bounce-corn-stabilizes-after-monday-s-coronavirus-crash-financial-post.md) | +1.9% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2022/03/30/cobank-bird-flu-cases-will-affect

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