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NewsNepal raises egg support prices as bird flu deaths cut flock size and push demand above supply
The Nepal Layers Poultry Farmers Association has set new support prices effective 11 August, though farmers say current rates still fall short of the NPR19.12 per egg production cost.
NewsIndonesia's Yogyakarta layer farmers take to the streets as feed costs rise 30% while egg prices stagnate
Feed costs up 30% in three months have pushed layer farmers into losses, with farmgate egg prices stuck below break-even as Bulog moves to stabilise corn supply.
NewsVietnam's egg prices edge up after herd reductions but farmers remain loss-making on high feed costs
Farm-gate egg prices in southern Vietnam have recovered VND300-400 per egg from June lows, but remain well below production costs as feed prices stay elevated.
NewsMore than one million commercial layers in Weld County, Colorado, US, infected with bird flu
Millions of birds, including 1.3 million commercial table egg layers in Weld County, Colorado, the United States, have been sickened with highly pathogenic avian influenza, per last week's notifications from the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS).