# Cracking Open Economics: Lessons from the Price of Eggs

> An NWI.Life commentary uses the egg market as an economics lesson, noting that egg prices average a 48% national drop from two years earlier. It attributes the drop to rebuilt flocks after the avian flu outbreak and weaker demand against heavy supply.

- Date: 2019-04-03 · published 2019-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59618-cracking-open-economics-lessons-from-the-price-of-eggs
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Egg prices down sharply signal oversupply in layer flocks, which weighs on demand for feed. This is background context rather than a new price driver.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Sources

- nwi.life: https://nwi.life/article/cracking-open-economics-lessons-from-the-price-of-eggs/?r=JC0496Qi525J

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