# China egg producers brace for pain from bird flu crackdown

> Chinese egg producers face higher costs as the government's bird flu crackdown forces hens to be kept beyond their prime laying period. Egg prices in the world's largest producer hit seven-year lows this week, below 4 yuan per kilogram. Government figures cited show farmers losing about 32.5 yuan per hen over its lifetime at current prices.

- Date: 2017-02-24 · published 2017-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72514-china-egg-producers-brace-for-pain-from-bird-flu-crackdown
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Longer-lived hens and weak egg prices point to cuts in flock management and a prolonged oversupply, which weighs on egg prices. The effect on feed grain demand is small but leans bearish.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-11-20 | [South Dakota poultry producers bounce back from bird flu \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73874-south-dakota-poultry-producers-bounce-back-from-bird-flu-ap-news.md) | -0.1% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-09-29 | [Dumping, bird flu, cripples SA poultry and grain producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68971-dumping-bird-flu-cripples-sa-poultry-and-grain-producers.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2025-05-31 | [Largest egg producer in Southwest loses 95% of its chickens in Arizona to bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24689-largest-egg-producer-in-southwest-loses-95-of-its-chickens-in-arizona-to-bird.md) | +0.5% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu: India’s chicken and egg problem](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49155-bird-flu-india-s-chicken-and-egg-problem.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| CORN | 2017-06-07 | [Pork producers preparing for possible deadly disease outbreak learned lessons from bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70380-pork-producers-preparing-for-possible-deadly-disease-outbreak-learned-lessons.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-china-eggs-idUSKBN1630TF/

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