# Who Sets Egg Prices? Ask the Hens - Farm.FM

> A Michigan egg farmer says feed, flock size, bird flu and diesel drive egg prices, not foreign policy. The article follows a political ad blaming US military aid to Israel for egg costs, which farmers dismiss.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T09:14:40.846Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79560-who-sets-egg-prices-ask-the-hens-farm-fm
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Egg prices track feed costs and flock rebuilding; the USDA forecast of falling egg prices as flocks recover points to lower layer-feed demand ahead, a minor factor for corn and soymeal.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-06-16 | [US egg prices fall sharply as flock rebuilds after HPAI losses
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18789-us-egg-prices-fall-sharply-as-flock-rebuilds-after-hpai-losses-the-poultry-site.md) | -0.8% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2024-08-23 | [USDA Expects Egg Prices To Dip in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28795-usda-expects-egg-prices-to-dip-in-2025.md) | +0.2% | +6.1% |
| CORN | 2019-03-31 | [Farm subsidies, prices temper Trump trade tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60081-farm-subsidies-prices-temper-trump-trade-tariffs.md) | +0.2% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2025-06-03 | [Retail egg prices fall, following declining wholesale prices \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24209-retail-egg-prices-fall-following-declining-wholesale-prices-economic-research.md) | -2.6% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2025-01-03 | [The FAO Food Price Index 2024 showed falling world sugar prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26626-the-fao-food-price-index-2024-showed-falling-world-sugar-prices.md) | -0.3% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- farm.fm: https://farm.fm/who-sets-egg-prices-ask-the-hens/

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