# Laying Hens: High Egg Settings and Hatch Numbers

> Austria set 23 million domestic hatching eggs in January–September 2026, up 0.9% year over year, while chick hatchings rose 1.3% to 18.6 million. In week 45, prices fell for floor and free-range eggs, while organic egg prices edged higher.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T18:10:53.965Z
- Category: report · region Austria · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93831-laying-hens-high-egg-settings-and-hatch-numbers
- Commodities: [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher chick output points to expanding future layer supply, which can weigh on egg prices. The reported declines in floor and free-range prices are consistent with that pressure, while organic prices moved slightly higher.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ama.at: https://www.ama.at/marktinformationen/eier/aktuelle-informationen/2026/preisbericht-legehennen-hohe-bruteinlagen-und-schlupfzahlen

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