# Slow down expansion or prices will fall, egg sector warned - Farmers Weekly

> BFREPA warned free-range egg producers that expansion is outpacing demand, with free-range hen numbers up 14% in three years to nearly 25 million. Farmgate prices average about 88p per dozen, below the 101p break-even estimated by ADAS.

- Date: 2020-10-06 · published 2020-10-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50635-slow-down-expansion-or-prices-will-fall-egg-sector-warned-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Oversupply concerns and falling farmgate egg prices are bearish for UK egg returns, with limited direct effect on feed grain or meal demand.

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/slow-down-expansion-or-prices-will-fall-egg-sector-warned

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