# Eggs reach lowest prices in a decade | Grocery Dive

> Retail eggs hit their lowest prices in a decade, with May average prices the lowest for that month since 2006. Farmers are reducing flocks by about a million birds a month, and USDA projects egg costs to fall about 6% in 2017.

- Date: 2017-07-05 · published 2017-07-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69964-eggs-reach-lowest-prices-in-a-decade-grocery-dive
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower egg prices reflect oversupply, and flock reductions could slowly tighten supply, which is relevant to feed demand from layer operations.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- grocerydive.com: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/grocery--eggs-reach-lowest-prices-in-a-decade/534943/

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