# Egg Prices Falling Faster Than Expected

> Egg prices are expected to fall faster than previously forecast as US egg farms recover from last year's avian flu outbreak. USDA now expects retail egg prices to drop 9 to 10 percent this year compared with the 2015 average. Hen numbers are nearing pre-outbreak levels and farm costs such as diesel are holding low.

- Date: 2019-10-31 · published 2019-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56569-egg-prices-falling-faster-than-expected
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Rebuilding layer flocks adds supply and pulls down egg prices, which weakens demand for feed used by layers. Lower farm-gate egg prices reduce the margin pressure that followed the flu-driven spike.

## Sources

- ipm.org: https://www.ipm.org/show/eartheats/2019-10-31/egg-prices-falling-faster-expected

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