Bird Flu Outbreak Causes New Surge In Egg Prices

The New York Times reports:

In recent weeks, the bird flu outbreak has wiped out flocks of egg-laying hens, causing wholesale prices to surge just as many Americans are planning holiday recipes that call for more eggs, like cookies, eggnog and latkes. As of Thursday, the average wholesale price for a dozen eggs in the United States was up more than 150 percent from a year ago and more than 18 percent higher than just the previous week.

A dozen grade-A eggs cost $3.65 on average, up from $2.52 at the start of the year and above the roughly $2 average when the pandemic hit the United States in the spring of 2020. American farmers have slaughtered tens of millions of egg-laying hens since the bird flu began to spread nearly three years ago, and the outbreak has picked up steam in certain parts of the country this month.

Read the full article. Meanwhile the cult is snapping up Trump’s $200 perfume, $70 bibles, and $100 photo books. Just 12 months ago major producers agreed to pay a $12 million fine for colluding on egg prices.