Illinois's recent egg-industry news, cage-free law status and
confirmed bird-flu (HPAI) activity, in one page.
Markets/Prices · Severity 2 · AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, WA, WI · September 22, 2026
NASS: table-egg layer flock hits 317.3M head in August
Markets/Prices · Severity 2 · AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, WA, WI · September 1, 2026
NASS: Table-Egg Layer Flock Hits 313.2M in July
Markets/Prices · Severity 2 · AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE · August 27, 2026
NASS July 2026: Table-Egg Layer Flock Hits 313.2M Head
Markets/Prices · Severity 2 · AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE · August 25, 2026
USDA data: table-egg layer flock hits 313.2M birds in July
Markets/Prices · Severity 2 · AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE · August 23, 2026
NASS: table-egg layer flock hits 311.9M head in June 2026
Markets/Prices · Severity 2 · AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE · August 21, 2026
NASS June 2026 Data: Table-Egg Layers Rise to 311.9M Head
Markets/Prices · Severity 3 · AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE · August 19, 2026
USDA NASS: US Layer Flock, Egg Output Data for June 2026
Markets/Prices · Severity 2 · AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE · August 17, 2026
USDA NASS: June 2026 layer flock, egg output data
Full detail (labeling, sale-ban scope, grade floor, disputed values) is at the EggWire Pro state compare table.
No HPAI detections in commercial table-egg flocks in Illinois in the tracked window (last 30 days).