# Egg prices rise again due to bird flu outbreaks in Spain, U.S.: sources | Yonhap News Agency

> South Korean egg prices rose again as imports of chicks and poultry from the US and Spain remain halted due to bird flu outbreaks there. The retail price of a 30-egg carton reached 7,696 won, up from 7,311 won a month earlier and 5,350 won a year earlier. About half of Korea's 1,500 chicken farms have not secured chicks due to quarantine bans.

- Date: 2017-04-20 · published 2017-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71498-egg-prices-rise-again-due-to-bird-flu-outbreaks-in-spain-u-s-sources-yonhap
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Tight Korean egg supply and restricted imports keep demand for alternative egg and poultry sources strong, supporting poultry prices and feed demand for layer rations. Restocking takes at least six months, so the tightness is likely to persist.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- en.yna.co.kr: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20170420004000320

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