# Covid and bird flu set to cause ongoing issues - Food & Agribusiness

> Rabobank analyst Nan-Dirk Mulder said Covid-19 and avian influenza will keep causing market volatility in the global egg industry over the next year. He expects eggs to benefit from trading-down as the lowest-priced animal protein during an economic downturn expected to last into 2021.

- Date: 2020-12-01 · published 2020-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49660-covid-and-bird-flu-set-to-cause-ongoing-issues-food-and-agribusiness
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Trading-down toward eggs may support egg demand and layer flock profitability, which can sustain feed demand. Avian flu supply disruptions add upside risk to egg prices and related feed use.

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/poultry/covid-and-bird-flu-set-to-cause-ongoing-issues

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