# Egg prices hit eight-month high, possibly due to winter avian flu

> Wholesale egg prices in Taiwan reached NT$39 per catty, an eight-month high, while the laying hen population stayed above normal at about 37 million. Industry sources suspect hidden avian influenza spread or deliberate price hikes, though Changhua county officials say no laying farm there has shown avian flu symptoms.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T06:14:02.198Z
- Category: disease · region Taiwan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81237-egg-prices-hit-eight-month-high-possibly-due-to-winter-avian-flu
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Egg prices are rising even as feed prices fall, which points to lower laying rates from disease or tight supply; if avian flu spreads to layer farms, feed demand from the sector could be disrupted.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [Avian flu outbreak threatens to reverse falling egg prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20605-avian-flu-outbreak-threatens-to-reverse-falling-egg-prices.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2022-04-07 | [Mississippi egg producer: Bird flu brings higher egg prices \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41855-mississippi-egg-producer-bird-flu-brings-higher-egg-prices-ap-news.md) | -1.1% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2018-12-14 | [Egg price hike due to bird flu and supply shortage, says Agriculture Minister \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61577-egg-price-hike-due-to-bird-flu-and-supply-shortage-says-agriculture-minister.md) | +0.5% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2017-12-08 | [Egg prices to jump up to 20% over bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67482-egg-prices-to-jump-up-to-20-over-bird-flu.md) | +2.9% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2024-09-26 | [Bird flu to blame for rising egg prices: A dozen cost more than $3](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28304-bird-flu-to-blame-for-rising-egg-prices-a-dozen-cost-more-than-3.md) | +2.5% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2022-03-30 | [CoBank: Bird Flu Cases Will Affect Easter Egg Supplies, Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42262-cobank-bird-flu-cases-will-affect-easter-egg-supplies-prices.md) | -0.7% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2025-06-10 | [AEB Addresses Egg Supply \| Prepared Foods](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24213-aeb-addresses-egg-supply-prepared-foods.md) | +1.3% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2020-02-25 | [Soybeans bounce, corn stabilizes after Monday's coronavirus crash \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10640-soybeans-bounce-corn-stabilizes-after-monday-s-coronavirus-crash-financial-post.md) | +1.9% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- nongxun.net: https://www.nongxun.net/wdd909199

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