# Cage-free egg trend creates pricing concern on both ends | AGDAILY

> The Philippine Department of Agriculture will begin compensating farm owners whose birds were culled in the Pampanga avian flu outbreak, starting the following week. About P31 million has been set aside from the Quick Response Fund for initial payments. Some farmers have chosen to cull voluntarily because government compensation exceeds market prices.

- Date: 2017-08-02 · published 2017-08-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69476-cage-free-egg-trend-creates-pricing-concern-on-both-ends-agdaily
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Compensation supports affected producers' recovery and restocking, which will gradually restore poultry supply and feed demand in the region.

## Sources

- agdaily.com: https://www.agdaily.com/video/cage-free-egg-trend-creates-pricing-problem-ends/

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