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USDA: Breaking Stock Egg Prices Hold Steady Oct 13

USDA's Daily National Breaking Stock report shows the weighted average price unchanged, with check and undergrade prices too limited to report.

Recurring EU Salmonella Outbreak Tops 800 Cases Since 2023

European health authorities report over 800 Salmonella infections linked to a recurring seasonal outbreak spanning January 2023 through September 2026 across…

Oregon Salmonella Enteritidis Outbreak Advisory Kept From Public

Deschutes County, Oregon sent clinicians a Health Alert Network advisory on a multistate Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak probe, citing eggs, raw milk and…

HPAI Confirmed in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota Turkey Breeder Hens Flock

USDA APHIS confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial turkey breeder hens flock in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, on October 09 (0.0 million…

Washington confirms new HPAI case in small Kittitas flock

WSDA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza on Oct 9, 2026 in a small mixed flock of chickens in Kittitas County, Washington.

USDA Trims 2026/27 Corn Price Forecast to $4.70/bu

USDA's October 2026 WASDE lowered its 2026/27 marketing-year season-average corn price forecast to $4.70/bu from $4.80/bu last month.

Zoetis gets expanded approval for IB poultry vaccine

Zoetis received expanded label approval for Poulvac Bron GA08, now covering protection against DMV/1639, the leading U.S. field strain of infectious bronchitis…

Corn Feed Costs Climb 17.5% Year-Over-Year

USDA data for the week ending 10/09/2026 shows corn at $4.54/bushel, up 17.5% from $3.86 a year earlier.

UK Regulator Urges Poultry Keepers to Tighten Biosecurity as Bird Flu Returns

DEFRA has reissued guidance urging all UK bird keepers to review and reinforce biosecurity measures as avian influenza resurfaces in the country.

USDA: Weekly Egg Products Report Shows Mixed Market Tone

USDA's weekly egg products report shows caged liquid whole egg prices moving higher, with other liquid categories too thin to quote.

Egg Ad Feature Rate Climbs 2.9% Weekly as Activity Dips

USDA's weekly grocery ad report shows feature rate up 2.9% while overall activity index fell 0.3% for week ending 10/09/2026.

USDA: Egg Prices Mostly Soft, Cage-Free Share Hits 42%

USDA's Oct 9 egg markets overview shows Midwest producer price for Large cartoned at $0.46/dozen, Midwest wholesale Large white at $0.64 (down $0.01), NY…

USDA Reports Fresh H5N1 Cases in Poultry, Texas Cattle

USDA confirmed additional H5N1 avian influenza detections on poultry farms, along with a new dairy cattle case in Texas.

HPAI Detected in First Washington State Dairy Herds

APHIS confirmed H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in two Washington dairy cattle herds, the state's first livestock HPAI cases.

Court Tosses Federal Challenge to Michigan Cage-Free Law

A federal judge dismissed the US government's lawsuit against Michigan's cage-free egg production requirement, ruling that federal plaintiffs failed to…

Cal-Maine: Egg Supply-Demand Balance Improving

Cal-Maine CEO Sherman Miller said fewer chicks hatched from breeder eggs combined with a smaller U.S. laying flock are helping correct the current egg supply…

FDA Names Chicken Wraps in 38-Case E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak

FDA and USDA/FSIS have identified ready-to-eat multi-ingredient chicken wraps as the vehicle in an E.

US table-egg layer flock hits 317.3M head in August

NASS data show the US commercial table-egg layer inventory rose to 317,299,000 head in August 2026, up from 313,621,000 in July and continuing a near year-long…

CHS breaks ground on $700M Evansville soybean plant

CHS held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a planned $700 million soybean processing facility in Evansville, with actual construction to start once permitting is…

National Caged Egg Prices Slide as California Benchmark Eases Slightly

USDA's national FOB caged Large average fell to 43.49 cents/dozen on 10/09, down from 45.31 on 10/07, while cage-free Large/XL held at 32.00/31.04.

Hong Kong bans poultry imports from parts of US, UK

Hong Kong has suspended poultry imports from four US counties and Scotland's Isle of Lewis following avian flu detections.

Canada's active HPAI premises climb to 16 as of Oct 10

CFIA reports 16 active infected premises as of October 10, 2026: Manitoba (8), Alberta (6), Saskatchewan (2).

NASS: Broiler-Type Egg Sets, Chick Placements Rise 2%

USDA NASS's latest Broiler Hatchery report shows broiler-type eggs set in the US up 2 percent versus the comparable prior period, with broiler-type chicks…

Mexican Wholesale Egg Prices Averaged MX$30.49/kg Oct 7

SNIIM data show Mexican wholesale white egg prices on October 7, 2026 spanned MX$24.00–40.74 per kilogram across 40 markets, averaging MX$30.49/kg.

HPAI Confirmed in Stearns County, Minnesota Turkey Meat Bird Flock

USDA APHIS confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial turkey meat bird flock in Stearns County, Minnesota, on October 06 (0.0 million birds).