# Why egg price remains high – Daily Trust

> Egg prices in several Nigerian cities remain high even though poultry feed prices and some major feed ingredients have recently declined. Farmers blame low production, shortages of replacement chicks and pullets, and rising costs of medication, energy and transport.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T06:14:02.127Z
- Category: disease · region Nigeria · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81236-why-egg-price-remains-high-daily-trust
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower feed costs are not passing through to eggs because the laying flock is shrinking and older hens produce less, so egg supply stays tight and demand for feed ingredients from layer farms may recover slowly.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-09-13 | [Egg Prices Are Soaring Again. Here's Why](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28306-egg-prices-are-soaring-again-here-s-why.md) | +2.9% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2026-01-29 | [US Egg Prices Surge Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21043-us-egg-prices-surge-higher.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-08-26 | [What's to Blame for the High Price of Eggs? \| Hoosier Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28793-what-s-to-blame-for-the-high-price-of-eggs-hoosier-ag-today.md) | +2.6% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2023-04-05 | [Eggflation: What Happens After Egg Prices Reach Historic Highs - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36415-eggflation-what-happens-after-egg-prices-reach-historic-highs-rabobank.md) | -0.1% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2023-04-11 | [Egg prices expected to crack record highs throughout 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36417-egg-prices-expected-to-crack-record-highs-throughout-2023.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| SBM | 2024-09-13 | [Egg Prices Are Soaring Again. Here's Why](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28306-egg-prices-are-soaring-again-here-s-why.md) | +1.0% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2026-01-29 | [US Egg Prices Surge Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21043-us-egg-prices-surge-higher.md) | -0.4% | +8.5% |
| SBM | 2024-08-26 | [What's to Blame for the High Price of Eggs? \| Hoosier Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28793-what-s-to-blame-for-the-high-price-of-eggs-hoosier-ag-today.md) | +2.0% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- dailytrust.com: https://dailytrust.com/why-egg-price-remains-high/

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