Bird flu and lower hatching of laying hens' chicks contributed to the increase in egg prices in Poland

According to Gawrońska, the current egg prices are the result of the producers' inaccurate forecasts, who miscalculated the market demand for laying hens. There were 3.8 million fewer chicks than in the same period last year, which means that 12.4 percent fewer young hens appeared on the market than a year earlier. The second reason for the increase in egg prices is bird flu. In the Wielkopolska province alone, 1.7 million hens were eliminated as a result of this disease. Eggs are more expensive At the beginning of September, the Chamber reported on the low number of laying hens and a sharp increase in egg prices in wholesalers. According to Gawrońska, producers were afraid to invest more boldly, which resulted from the instability of regulations and many new restrictions related to production, as well as fears of unforeseen events such as increased import or bird flu. The transformation of the industry towards alternative breeding, i.e. the gradual abandonment of cages, is also ...