# Egg prices to jump up to 20% over bird flu

> Egg prices in South Africa are expected to rise 15-20% as producers cover higher costs from lower output after the H5N8 avian flu outbreak. Egg production fell 12% year on year in September, and prices were up 12% from August 2016.

- Date: 2017-12-08 · published 2017-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67482-egg-prices-to-jump-up-to-20-over-bird-flu
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced egg supply lifts producer revenue, which can support poultry feed demand, while the December petrol increase adds distribution cost pressure.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2022-04-14 | [Focus: Bird flu, Ukraine war push egg prices higher worldwide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41849-focus-bird-flu-ukraine-war-push-egg-prices-higher-worldwide.md) | +3.1% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2024-09-26 | [Bird flu to blame for rising egg prices: A dozen cost more than $3](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28304-bird-flu-to-blame-for-rising-egg-prices-a-dozen-cost-more-than-3.md) | +2.5% | +0.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- supermarket.co.za: https://supermarket.co.za/index.php/economic-factors/2781-egg-prices-to-jump-up-to-20-over-bird-flu

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