At the same time, too, we're short of eggs to rebuild the flock," said an ISU professor. Economists and farmers say the bird flu is partially to blame for the rise in egg carton prices over the ...
What is driving egg prices and when will they crack? Avian influenza — bird flu — is causing egg supply chain issues, particularly with large producers in the Midwest, leading to a continued spike in ...
The price of eggs has skyrocketed due to a new state law and the impact the bird flu has had in the state. ALPENA — A new Michigan law, coupled with the avian flu and inflation, has caused the ...
More than 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. died last quarter because of bird flu, data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows, marking the worst toll inflicted on America's egg ...
Emily Metz, president and CEO of the American Egg Board, in a statement on Monday, called bird flu “devasting to egg farmers." By year-end 2024, the loss of more than 40 million egg-laying hens ...
As the bird flu outbreak continues, the average cost of eggs has also skyrocketed. In December, the USDA reported over 18 million birds were affected, with the average typical cost for a dozen ...
To date, we haven’t had any confirmed cases of avian flu in humans, dairy cows or poultry flocks in Humboldt County, but we have been preparing for the possibility since we started seeing wild ...
Avian influenza — bird flu — is causing egg supply chain issues, particularly with large producers in the Midwest, leading to a continued spike in production costs. The current outbreak is ...