# ICYMI... U.S. inventory of table-egg laying hens grew to its highest levels ever in 2018 | Economic Research Service

> USDA's Economic Research Service reports that the U.S. table-egg laying hen inventory reached record highs, with nearly 331 million hens in December 2018 after recovering from a 2015 avian flu low. Egg-laying rates also rose to over 79 eggs per 100 hens per day.

- Date: 2019-09-05 · published 2019-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57072-icymi-u-s-inventory-of-table-egg-laying-hens-grew-to-its-highest-levels-ever-in
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A larger laying flock and higher lay rates expand egg supply, which is bearish for egg prices and cheapens eggs as a feed-buyer protein alternative; the effect on feed demand from layers is supportive but gradual.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-06-01 | [Tightening egg supply and surge in retail demand pushed wholesale egg prices to record levels in March \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52624-tightening-egg-supply-and-surge-in-retail-demand-pushed-wholesale-egg-prices-to.md) | +2.0% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2019-08-19 | [USDA commodity-income support levels have increasingly varied since 2015 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57593-usda-commodity-income-support-levels-have-increasingly-varied-since-2015.md) | -1.9% | -3.6% |
| CORN | 2021-11-30 | [Unseasonably low October wholesale egg prices reported in advance of 2021 holiday season \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44060-unseasonably-low-october-wholesale-egg-prices-reported-in-advance-of-2021.md) | +6.2% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2019-02-14 | [Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: February 2019 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60540-livestock-dairy-and-poultry-outlook-february-2019-economic-research-service.md) | -1.4% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2021-12-29 | [USDA’s Corn Output Projections Inform Futures Price Movements \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43620-usda-s-corn-output-projections-inform-futures-price-movements-economic-research.md) | +2.9% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/94844

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