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Avian influenza has reached commercial laying hens in the Netherlands, with two Groningen layer farms culled and a nationwide poultry housing order issued on 28 October. Germany, Denmark, the UK and a large Illinois table-egg farm also reported outbreaks.
Egg prices have not reacted, with retail shell eggs flat to slightly lower and organic and free-range supply tight.
Losses so far are small against total supply, so bird flu is not yet moving prices broadly, though it is the main swing factor for tight organic and free-range segments. Cheap Ukrainian egg imports and a larger US flock keep caged and processing egg prices capped, which limits feed demand upside.
vespertool.comRalitsa VidenovaNov 5, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
