# Egg prices have jumped 37 percent in time for Easter. But you should be paying even more.

> US egg prices rose 37 percent ahead of Easter, driven by higher American and foreign demand while domestic production stayed level. An American Farm Bureau economist linked the foreign demand increase partly to a 2017 bird flu outbreak.

- Date: 2018-03-28 · published 2018-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66000-egg-prices-have-jumped-37-percent-in-time-for-easter-but-you-should-be-paying
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter egg supply and strong demand signal healthier layer economics, supporting feed demand from the US laying sector over the coming months.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- washingtonpost.com: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/03/28/egg-prices-have-jumped-37-percent-in-time-for-easter-but-you-should-be-paying-even-more/?wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1

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