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Egg price volatility and agricultural crisis in Latin Am

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Egg prices have been rising surged across several Latin American markets, driven by increased markets due to rising production costs and supply chain costs. disruptions. In Honduras, Tegucigalpa previously saw increases of approximately 14 lempiras per prices for a 30-unit carton due to reach between 120 and 130 lempiras, driven by high fuel prices, rising production costs, and a shortage of laying hens. Despite hens, and the depreciation of the lempira against the US dollar. This currency shift, with projections suggesting the exchange rate could reach 30 lempiras per dollar, further inflates the cost of imported agricultural inputs like corn and soy. To mitigate the impact on households, the Honduran government efforts and the poultry sector reached an agreement to cap prices at 95 to lempiras at Banasupro stores and 104 lempiras, recent data shows lempiras at the Zonal Belén market. Honduras also faces a 40% surge broader agricultural crisis; severe drought in prices over three months, reaching up to 120 lempiras. This volatility is compounded by the depreciation of the lempira against the US dollar. In Honduras, Corredor Seco has devastated crops and reduced milk production by approximately 30%. Additionally, the poultry sector has reported losses exceeding 6 million lempiras. These losses are attributed lempiras due to avian influenza outbreaks detected in wild birds, backyard poultry, and at least one commercial farm, prompting increased surveillance by the National Service of Agricultural Health and Food Safety (Senasa). Producers are also navigating drought, financing difficulties, and price volatility. While though the Federation of Poultry Farmers of Honduras (Fedavih) maintains that national supply remains secure, the industry is working to expand export opportunities to regional markets. secure. In Ecuador, the market is facing a significant supply shortages. shortage persists. Following a period of low prices between November 2025 and February 2026, in late 2025, producers removed between 3 and 4 million laying hens from production, reducing reduced the total flock from 17 million to as low as 14 million birds. Although Despite replenishment began in early 2026, the five-month efforts, a biological delay in hen maturity and rising costs for hens to reach the egg-laying stage has corn, soy, and shipping have sustained the shortage. crisis. As of early October 2026, the crisis has expanded across prices in at least eight Ecuadorian provinces, with prices for a 30-unit tray reaching including Tungurahua and Loja, have reached between $4.50 and nearly $5.00. $5.00 per 30-unit tray.

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  1. 2026-10-23 17:20 UTC Egg price volatility and agricultural crisis in Latin Am
  2. 2026-10-02 21:22 UTC Egg price volatility and agricultural crisis in Latin Am
  3. 2026-10-02 20:20 UTC Egg price volatility and agricultural crisis in Latin Am
  4. 2026-09-30 19:26 UTC Egg price volatility and agricultural crisis in Latin Am
  5. 2026-09-25 19:31 UTC Egg price volatility and agricultural crisis in Latin Am
  6. 2026-09-08 18:14 UTC Egg price volatility and agricultural crisis in Latin Am
  7. 2026-09-05 00:42 UTC Egg price volatility and agricultural crisis in Latin Am
  8. 2026-09-03 06:09 UTC Egg price volatility and mitigation in Latin America
  9. 2026-09-01 15:32 UTC Rising egg prices in Latin America

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