# Retail egg prices, foodservice impacted by COVID-19 | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> Retail egg orders surged during early COVID-19 panic buying, and USDA reported US egg inventories down 10% over three weeks. Wholesale prices then fell sharply through April as retailers restricted purchases and demand for foodservice eggs weakened.

- Date: 2020-04-29 · published 2020-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53653-retail-egg-prices-foodservice-impacted-by-covid-19-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Egg price swings reflect demand changes in the table egg channel and do not directly move feed grain or meal prices.

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/diseases-health/article/15530905/retail-egg-prices-foodservice-impacted-by-covid-19-wattagnet

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