# Egg price hike due to bird flu and supply shortage, says Agriculture Minister | The Star

> Malaysia's Agriculture Minister said egg prices rose because bird flu hit poultry and cut supply, with egg production reportedly down about 70% versus two years earlier. He said the shortage is temporary and that the ministry is working with the domestic trade ministry on containing prices.

- Date: 2018-12-14 · published 2018-12-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61577-egg-price-hike-due-to-bird-flu-and-supply-shortage-says-agriculture-minister
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Malaysian egg output reduces local poultry feed demand only marginally, but farm closures tied to high feed costs point to weaker demand for feed ingredients like corn and soymeal in the short term.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-03-25 | [Egg shortages linked to bird flu outbreak -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54156-egg-shortages-linked-to-bird-flu-outbreak-premium.md) | +5.3% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2022-03-30 | [CoBank: Bird Flu Cases Will Affect Easter Egg Supplies, Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42262-cobank-bird-flu-cases-will-affect-easter-egg-supplies-prices.md) | +5.4% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2026-10-22 | [The Birds Come Back: Korea's Avian Flu Season and the Price of an Egg \| The Ag Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17127-the-birds-come-back-korea-s-avian-flu-season-and-the-price-of-an-egg-the-ag.md) | -1.2% | — |
| CORN | 2022-11-16 | [Bird flu, holiday season linked to an egg shortage in Nebraska \| Nebraska Public Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38686-bird-flu-holiday-season-linked-to-an-egg-shortage-in-nebraska-nebraska-public.md) | -2.4% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2021-12-08 | [Bird Flu Outbreak Raises Fears of Egg Price Hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43596-bird-flu-outbreak-raises-fears-of-egg-price-hike.md) | -0.3% | -1.0% |
| SBM | 2020-03-25 | [Egg shortages linked to bird flu outbreak -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54156-egg-shortages-linked-to-bird-flu-outbreak-premium.md) | -3.2% | -13.2% |
| SBM | 2026-10-22 | [The Birds Come Back: Korea's Avian Flu Season and the Price of an Egg \| The Ag Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17127-the-birds-come-back-korea-s-avian-flu-season-and-the-price-of-an-egg-the-ag.md) | -2.7% | — |
| SBM | 2022-11-16 | [Bird flu, holiday season linked to an egg shortage in Nebraska \| Nebraska Public Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38686-bird-flu-holiday-season-linked-to-an-egg-shortage-in-nebraska-nebraska-public.md) | -1.2% | +10.1% |

## Sources

- thestar.com.my: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/12/15/egg-price-hike-due-to-bird-flu-and-supply-shortage-says-agriculture-minister/

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