Egg prices in the U.S. have surged due to ongoing bird flu outbreaks, which have led to the culling of over 21 million egg-laying birds across multiple states.
Millions of egg-laying hens have been lost due to the bird flu, causing egg production to slow and prices to skyrocket.
Within 24 to 48 hours of the first detection of the virus, state and federal animal health officials work with farms to cull ...
Researchers have stressed that bird flu still poses a minimal risk to the general public, though that may change as the virus ...
According to the Department of Agriculture's price outlook, egg prices are predicted to increase about 20% in 2025.
About 36 million birds have been killed since mid-October, equivalent to almost 10 percent of the country’s table-egg-laying hen population. About 120 flocks in the United States have tested ...
Eggs are becoming pricier and harder to find amid the bird flu outbreak. Bird flu is spreading across the United States, causing egg prices to soar and availability to plummet. Cases of bird flu ...
Winter is a time of year when gathering eggs can be difficult, as temperature, as well as the number of hours of daylight can affect chickens' laying. Older birds go through a molt, when they drop ...