# Comment: Egg producers rose to the challenge. Now it’s the retailers’ turn - Poultry News

> A British Free Range Producers' Association commentary says egg sales rose 17% during COVID-19, but producers are selling below the £1.01 per dozen break-even cost. Feed prices have risen, and free range farmers are at the bottom of the list for cost recovery. Some farm gate sales jumped 400%.

- Date: 2020-06-05 · published 2020-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52628-comment-egg-producers-rose-to-the-challenge-now-it-s-the-retailers-turn-poultry
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Rising feed prices are squeezing UK egg producers who are not yet recovering costs, which could limit flock rebuilding and future feed demand. Pressure on margins is likely to persist until retail prices rise.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Sources

- poultrynews.co.uk: https://www.poultrynews.co.uk/production/egg-production/comment-egg-producers-rose-to-the-challenge-now-its-the-retailers-turn.html

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