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EU Egg Market Sentiment Heading Into Summer
As the EU egg market moves into the summer period, sentiment is becoming increasingly two-sided. Summer is traditionally marked by a seasonal slowdown in trading activity, as consumer habits shift and production schedules ease.
This seasonal dip has already begun to take hold, with buying interest noticeably subdued throughout May. However, the usual expectations of softer summer demand are being weighed against a backdrop of heightened supply-side risk. Concerns over future availability, particularly following avian influenza-related flock reductions in Poland—are beginning to shape market psychology...
European Shell Egg Market Concerned by New Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Italy and France
Italy reported an outbreak of the severe H5N1 avian influenza virus late last week. It was the first outbreak in Italy for several months, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
The outbreak occurred on a large commercial layer farm in the northeast believed to house up to 1 million birds, a market source told Expana.
The same market source said that now that H5N1 avian influenza is back in Italy, coupled with the spread of other livestock and poultry...
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