# Increase in HPAI cases leads to rising egg prices | MEAT+POULTRY

> Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in Midwest egg-laying flocks, destroying millions of birds in Iowa and Wisconsin. Breaking egg and egg product prices rose sharply in March, with trade sources linking the moves at least partly to HPAI concerns.

- Date: 2022-03-22 · published 2022-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42268-increase-in-hpai-cases-leads-to-rising-egg-prices-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lost layer flocks cut egg supply and lift egg prices, which can support poultry demand and feed usage in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/26366-increase-in-hpai-cases-leads-to-rising-egg-prices

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