Mit Eierpreisspiking und Untersuchung der US -Justiz. Könnte die Präzisionsfermentation die zukünftige Eierversorgung sein?

[The Justice Department has just opened an investigation](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/07/justice-department-egg-investigation) into soaring egg prices in the US. Yes it is that bad. The $300 billion egg market has cracked. 

Egg prices have been wildly unpredictable in recent years, avian flu outbreaks, supply chain disruptions, and skyrocketing feed costs have caused price swings of 50-100% in some regions. In 2022-2023, U.S. egg prices spiked from $2.50 per dozen to over $5, and even in 2024-2025, 10-15 million birds culled due to disease have kept prices volatile.

Now, factor in rising feed costs due to geopolitics (60-70% of egg production), labor shortages (do I need to say why,) and new cage-free regulations (EU mandates by 2027, California already enforcing them), and it is clear, egg production is becoming more expensive and unstable.

Enter[ precision fermentation](https://www.agronomics.im/https-medium-com-laureturner_-agronomics-doubles-down-on-onego-bios-pioneering-biotech-platform-for-sustainable-egg-protein-ffb91ef3a7c9/), a technology that[ turns microorganisms into mini factories](https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/egg-prices-chickens-bird-flu-plant-based-fermentation-just-vegan/) to produce specific proteins identical to those found in animal products. One notable company in this field is Onego Bio, a Finnish-American company pioneering the production of ovalbumin, the primary protein in egg whites. By leveraging precision fermentation, Onego Bio aims to provide a stable and sustainable alternative to traditional egg production. Eggs without the chicken. We are going to need to update the old, what comes first debate, chicken or egg, any ideas?

With the right fermentation infrastructure (Liberation Labs, anyone?) Onego Bio can match the output of a 100,000-hen farm **with just a few 10,000L fermentation tanks**. Dramatically reducing susceptibility to external factors, significantly reducing environmental impacts and of course ethical animal-free production. They’ve received [absolutely massive funding ](https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/ANIC/onego-bio-raises-eur37-million/16401868)due to their new novel technology achieving considerably greater results than any other egg fermentation company in another exciting science win.

An even larger company in the same space is[ Every Company](https://every.com/), tackling the same problem from a different angle. Already producing and selling at considerable scaleWhile Onego Bio focuses on ovalbumin (egg white), Every is developing a broader range of egg proteins for many different applications. Both companies are focused not on replacing ‘eggs’ but eggs as an ingredient, in protein products, in mayonnaise, in the tens of thousands of products and[ $564 million market of egg white powder for example](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/01/22/3013233/28124/en/Egg-White-Powder-Market-Size-Shares-Trends-and-Forecast-to-2030-Featuring-Leading-Players-Taiyo-Kagaku-Co-AgroEgg-Egg-Domain-Netto-Industria-de-Alimentos-OVODAN-International-More.html).

With all the major problems America has and this is where they are going to waste resources?