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NewsThailand's egg prices ease to THB4.30 as supply recovers, says Department of Internal Trade
Thailand's commerce ministry expects further declines in egg prices as output increases, following price rises earlier in the year.
NewsSouth Korea's egg prices climb back above KRW7,300 per tray as bird flu hits two layer farms
Prices for 30 large eggs are 7.1% above the October average, while waterfowl counts at key migratory sites have surged ahead of the peak risk season.
NewsSouth Korea confirms H5N1 bird flu at 260,000-hen layer farm in Gyeonggi's Yeoju, third farm outbreak this month
The case follows an H5N9 outbreak on a Jangheung duck farm and prompts fortnightly testing of layer farms nationwide in place of quarterly checks.
NewsIndonesia's Bulog hands 180 tonnes of SPHP feed corn to layer farmer cooperatives at Rp5,000/kg
Bulog and state food holding ID FOOD have also launched a Rp30 billion programme to buy eggs from micro farmers in stages through December 2026.
NewsVital Farms swings to Q3 loss and cuts 2026 revenue outlook to US$730 million as egg oversupply hits margins
The US pasture-raised egg producer's gross margin fell to 23.1% from 37.7% as surplus eggs were sold into lower-priced breaker and wholesale channels.
NewsVietnam's farm-gate egg prices slide to VND1,600 as exports stay negligible at US$1.4 million
Industry leaders say Vietnam's layer sector must shift from expanding flocks to productivity, processing and export markets as domestic oversupply weighs on prices.
NewsSouth Korea detects first H5 bird flu of 2026/27 season on poultry farm in Gyeonggi's Yeoncheon
Authorities order a 24-hour nationwide standstill for poultry farms, feed mills and livestock vehicles while tests determine whether the strain is highly pathogenic.
China's October egg prices fall 21.74% month on month to RMB3.96/jin
Laying hen numbers are forecast to edge up in November, with spot prices in main producing regions expected to trade between RMB3.90 and RMB4.30/jin.
Indonesia's layer farmers cull up to 35% of productive hens as farm-gate egg prices stay at Rp19,000-22,000/kg
Farmers are culling hens at about 80 weeks instead of 100 and cutting pullet purchases, while bran prices have roughly doubled amid drought.
NewsChina's Xiaoming lifts Q3 profit to RMB42.27 million and plans 50 million-chick layer hatchery in Liaoning
Nine-month profit is still down 75.9% at RMB44.12 million, as the hatchery operator readies a RMB106 million breeding centre in northern China.
NewsSouth Korea moves to scrap cage height and aisle rules for layer farms as egg supply stays tight
Bird flu led to the culling of 13.7% of the laying flock last winter, and the government has spent 81.9 billion won importing 133 million fresh eggs.
NewsAir freight dwarfs purchase cost of South Korea's Brazilian egg imports as lawmakers question import reliance
Parliament's farm committee also pressed for limits on a 300 billion won fund to help layer farms meet stricter cage space rules from September 2027.
NewsSouth Korea's laying flock rises 6.7% to 86.5 million as meat chicken numbers fall 4.4%
More chick placements lifted the layer flock while fewer broiler parent flocks cut meat chicken numbers, third-quarter census data show; ducks edged up 0.8%.
NewsKazakhstan's Akkol Kus to more than double egg capacity to 200 million a year with 324,000-hen expansion
Construction at the Akmola region layer farm starts in November 2026, with equipment from China and Europe and full capacity targeted by mid-2028.
NewsLayer farms close in Indonesia's Pekalongan, Central Java, as egg prices stay below feed costs
Farmers told regency lawmakers that eggs have sold at around Rp21,000/kg since March, while about 12 tonnes of daily local output is not used in free school meals.