# Demand for eggs bounces back amid 2nd Covid wave

> India's egg demand has rebounded amid the second COVID-19 wave, after a drop in January-February tied to bird flu. Retail egg prices have risen to Rs 6-7 each while farm-gate rates have not kept pace with feed costs.

- Date: 2021-06-02 · published 2021-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46572-demand-for-eggs-bounces-back-amid-2nd-covid-wave
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher poultry feed costs and tight egg supply in India support demand for feed grains and meal, and the squeeze on farm margins could reduce flock rebuilding.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/demand-for-eggs-bounces-back-amid-2nd-covid-wave-121060200776_1.html

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