# Grocery Prices Begin Recovery From Avian Flu Spike

> Indiana's spring Farm Bureau survey found the cost of a 16-item market basket fell to $52.61 from about $53.32 in September. The decline was driven mainly by lower egg prices after avian flu wiped out poultry flocks across the Midwest.

- Date: 2020-06-26 · published 2020-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52623-grocery-prices-begin-recovery-from-avian-flu-spike
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Egg prices are tied to layer flock size, and a recovery in egg prices reflects tighter supply after flock losses, which supports demand for feed used by layers. Prices may remain volatile as the worst of the flu impact appears to pass.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [Avian flu outbreak threatens to reverse falling egg prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20605-avian-flu-outbreak-threatens-to-reverse-falling-egg-prices.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2023-08-31 | [PA is bird flu free, but when will consumers see a change in poultry prices at the grocery store?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34738-pa-is-bird-flu-free-but-when-will-consumers-see-a-change-in-poultry-prices-at.md) | +1.5% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2019-07-08 | [Weather blamed for Taiwan’s spike in avian flu cases \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57972-weather-blamed-for-taiwan-s-spike-in-avian-flu-cases-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | +2.0% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2018-12-10 | [Iran Moves to Minimize Damage From Avian Flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61579-iran-moves-to-minimize-damage-from-avian-flu.md) | +0.3% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2026-01-23 | [US Egg Prices Rebound from 2019 Lows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21042-us-egg-prices-rebound-from-2019-lows.md) | +1.6% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2026-02-24 | [Avian flu outbreak threatens to reverse falling egg prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20605-avian-flu-outbreak-threatens-to-reverse-falling-egg-prices.md) | +0.4% | +5.7% |
| SBM | 2018-12-10 | [Iran Moves to Minimize Damage From Avian Flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61579-iran-moves-to-minimize-damage-from-avian-flu.md) | +0.1% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2026-01-23 | [US Egg Prices Rebound from 2019 Lows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21042-us-egg-prices-rebound-from-2019-lows.md) | +0.7% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- ipm.org: https://www.ipm.org/2020-06-26/grocery-prices-recovery-avian-flu-spike-96057

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Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.