# Egg prices pinching producers’ pockets

> Ohio egg producers are reducing flocks by not replacing aging hens to cut supply after egg prices fell to decade lows. USDA expects egg prices to decline another 5% to 6% this year after a 21% drop in 2016.

- Date: 2017-07-19 · published 2017-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69965-egg-prices-pinching-producers-pockets
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Producers cutting flocks will reduce feed demand over time, though the effect on feed prices is modest in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/poultry-news/egg-prices-pinching-producers-pockets

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