# SA egg prices seen rising 20% after avian flu outbreak - Moneyweb

> South African egg prices are expected to rise 15-20% from December 2017 to June 2018, according to FNB economist Paul Makube. Egg laying flock fell 14.6% and production fell 15.7% in October after an avian flu outbreak that forced culls and poultry import bans by neighbouring countries.

- Date: 2017-12-07 · published 2017-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67479-sa-egg-prices-seen-rising-20-after-avian-flu-outbreak-moneyweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower egg supply in South Africa tightens the poultry feed chain, though lower maize prices after a bumper 2017 harvest partly offset higher feed costs for producers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-05-10 | [South Africa reports outbreak of African Swine Fever - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53010-south-africa-reports-outbreak-of-african-swine-fever-moneyweb.md) | -1.4% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2024-08-17 | [Egg prices are rising once again as bird flu limits supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28789-egg-prices-are-rising-once-again-as-bird-flu-limits-supply.md) | -0.7% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2025-02-02 | [Egg prices have soared as farmers contend with bird flu outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26065-egg-prices-have-soared-as-farmers-contend-with-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2022-11-24 | [Avian flu outbreak wipes out 50.54 mln U.S. birds, a record \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16233-avian-flu-outbreak-wipes-out-50-54-mln-u-s-birds-a-record-reuters.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2025-03-05 | [Avian Flu Is Driving Up Egg Prices: What It Means for Grain Farmers - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25607-avian-flu-is-driving-up-egg-prices-what-it-means-for-grain-farmers-agweb.md) | +3.5% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- moneyweb.co.za: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news-fast-news/sa-egg-prices-seen-rising-20-after-avian-flu-outbreak/

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