# Egg futures surge as open interest falls; laying-hen flock down 5.03% year over year in October

> China’s October laying-hen inventory fell 5.03% year over year to about 1.245 billion birds, its lowest level of the year, while futures for fresh eggs rose 2.68% on November 11 as open interest declined. Recent egg production-area prices were mixed to weaker, and government data showed egg prices up 0.3% week over week; corn and soybean meal prices were down 0.4% and 0.6%, respectively.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T18:25:55.600Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94028-egg-futures-surge-as-open-interest-falls-laying-hen-flock-down-5-03-year-over
- Commodities: [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller laying flock tightens near-term egg supply and supports egg prices, although higher producer margins may slow culling and downstream demand is described as limited. Lower feed costs for corn and soybean meal could partly offset producers’ revenue gains.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- EGGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- quheqihuo.com: https://www.quheqihuo.com/news/202611114501271.html

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