# FEEDSTUFFS IN FOCUS: COVID, cage-free movement pose ongoing challenges

> US egg producers say COVID-19 caused divergent price effects, with liquid egg prices falling from $0.25 to $0.08 per pound and shell egg prices rising from $0.79 to $1.79 per dozen. Egg farmers were excluded from the proposed USDA CFAP aid, and the industry is concerned about the 2025 cage-free mandate.

- Date: 2020-08-07 · published 2020-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51622-feedstuffs-in-focus-covid-cage-free-movement-pose-ongoing-challenges
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Policy and cage-free rules could reduce layer capacity over time, which would ease feed demand for eggs. The current feed price effect is limited.

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/livestock-and-poultry-market-news/feedstuffs-in-focus-covid-cage-free-movement-pose-ongoing-challenges-to-egg-industry

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