ANALYSIS: US Egg Market Grapples with Volatility Amid Historic Supply Lows and Demand Swings
The US egg market continues to contend with significant volatility, shaped by historically low production levels and sharp demand fluctuations. The USDA reported on Friday that the national layer flock stands at 285 million head, marking the lowest count for the month of March since 2009. Over the past decade, the average March flock size has been 321 million, highlighting the severity of the current underproduction.
This supply-side constraint is largely due to the ongoing impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza...
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