# Mumbai: Shopowners slash prices of chicken and egg, consumption dips too

> Mumbai egg wholesale prices fell about 25% in early January, and retail egg prices dropped 10-15%. Consumption has fallen roughly 20% amid bird flu fears after the virus appeared in the state.

- Date: 2021-01-14 · published 2021-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49151-mumbai-shopowners-slash-prices-of-chicken-and-egg-consumption-dips-too
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A roughly 20% drop in egg and poultry consumption in Mumbai reduces local feed demand, a small bearish factor for corn and meal.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-03-14 | [Chicken prices crash as bird flu worries weigh on consumption - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25726-chicken-prices-crash-as-bird-flu-worries-weigh-on-consumption-the-economic-times.md) | +6.8% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu triggers fresh fears, prices of chicken, eggs crash \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49145-bird-flu-triggers-fresh-fears-prices-of-chicken-eggs-crash-india-news-the.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu: India’s chicken and egg problem](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49155-bird-flu-india-s-chicken-and-egg-problem.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| CORN | 2025-03-20 | [USDA Update on Progress of Five-Pronged Strategy to Combat Avian Flu and Lower Egg Prices \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25603-usda-update-on-progress-of-five-pronged-strategy-to-combat-avian-flu-and-lower.md) | -3.7% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2017-09-21 | [Poultry prices rise as flu spreads to more chicken farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68966-poultry-prices-rise-as-flu-spreads-to-more-chicken-farms.md) | +0.5% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-shopowners-slash-prices-of-chicken-and-egg-consumption-dips-too-7146720/

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