# Government to Add Eggs to Market at Cheap Prices
						 | The Poultry Site

> South Korea's government will release 4 to 5 million fresh eggs at prices more than 30% below retail during the first two weeks of June. The move follows stabilization of the fresh-egg market after the avian influenza outbreak that hit layer flocks late last year.

- Date: 2017-05-26 · published 2017-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71009-government-to-add-eggs-to-market-at-cheap-prices-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Government egg releases add temporary supply and cap retail prices, easing pressure on the egg market while layer flocks rebuild toward their prior size. For feed buyers, the impact on feed demand is modest.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2017/05/government-to-add-eggs-to-market-at-cheap-prices

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