There is no doubt that bird flu has played a significant role in driving up the cost of all eggs. Wild birds brought a particularly contagious strain of bird flu to the U.S. in 2022, and egg ...

Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $6 a dozen. But the move has been delayed ...

Federal data shows that eggs are being seized at U.S. borders more than the synthetic opioid fentanyl, a trend occurring amid an ongoing bird flu outbreak causing poultry shortages across the nation.

Egg prices jumped 10.4% in February as a rampant bird flu outbreak continued to cause widespread shortages, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday. But prices for large white eggs ...

Simply put, broiler chickens are for meat, while layer chickens are for eggs. Their breeds and longevity are different, the latter of which is one theory about the disparity in bird flu's impact.

Wholesale egg prices are about half what they were last month. Fewer bird flu outbreaks and weakened consumer demand are contributing to the decline, economists say. Note: National index for ...

IN THE NEWSROOM PEYTO Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $6 a dozen.

NEW YORK — Egg prices again reached a record high in February, as the bird flu continues to run rampant and Easter and Passover approach. The latest monthly Consumer Price Index showed a dozen ...

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"Now, the consumers' eyes have been opened up a little bit as we've lost hundreds of millions of birds and egg prices are through the roof." ...

Dozens of bird eggs and chicks were rescued from nests in a single wind-damaged eucalyptus tree that was dangerously close to collapsing in a California park. Now staff at the International Bird ...

bird flu has affected more than 166 million birds across the United States, including 127 million egg-laying hens. That represents a roughly 11 percent annual reduction in the nation's layer ...