# Cage-free push behind large flock sizes; wholesale egg prices declining | 2018-05-29  | Food Business News

> US shell egg wholesale prices are declining while flock sizes keep rising, partly in response to the cage-free trend. Retail demand has been limited since supermarkets ended egg loss-leader promotions. USDA reported large white shell egg prices down 17%, the lowest since August 2017.

- Date: 2018-05-29 · published 2018-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65052-cage-free-push-behind-large-flock-sizes-wholesale-egg-prices-declining-2018-05
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding layer flocks against soft demand point to lower egg prices and limited incremental poultry feed demand.

## Sources

- foodbusinessnews.net: https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/11895-cage-free-push-behind-large-flock-sizes-wholesale-egg-prices-declining

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