# Egg Prices to Rise Sharply Due to Drought-induced Shortage
						 | The Poultry Site

> The South African Poultry Association warned that egg prices could rise about 8% because many small farmers exited the industry. Drought-driven feed price increases squeezed small producers, and farmers culled hens early, reducing the laying flock.

- Date: 2017-05-04 · published 2017-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71014-egg-prices-to-rise-sharply-due-to-drought-induced-shortage-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven feed cost increases pushed small layer producers out, tightening egg supply. Higher feed costs and reduced flock size point to continued demand for feed grains and a tight egg market.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-08-09 | [Coping with high feed prices, drought in 2022
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40182-coping-with-high-feed-prices-drought-in-2022-the-cattle-site.md) | +2.0% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2019-01-30 | [Drought pushes up jowar, maize prices; losses for poultry units \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61140-drought-pushes-up-jowar-maize-prices-losses-for-poultry-units-india-news-the.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2022-02-28 | [Soybean Prices Rise as South American Drought Reduces Harvest \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14055-soybean-prices-rise-as-south-american-drought-reduces-harvest-feed-and-grain.md) | +10.4% | +14.4% |
| CORN | 2017-12-08 | [Drought dries out corn and soy profits, raises prices  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67323-drought-dries-out-corn-and-soy-profits-raises-prices-the-daily-digest.md) | +2.9% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2022-07-28 | [Fewer cattle expected as cow herds shrink due to drought \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40618-fewer-cattle-expected-as-cow-herds-shrink-due-to-drought-the-western-producer.md) | +2.8% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2017/05/egg-prices-to-rise-sharply-due-to-droughtinduced-shortage

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