Grocery stores are scrambling amid egg shortage as bird flu spreads
Though the avian flu is — for now — affecting flocks mostly in California and the Midwest, the diminished supplies are hitting grocers in Massachusetts.
Bird flu has caused egg prices to skyrocket. Here’s where to find cheap eggs in Fort Worth
Within the last 30 days, 13.2 million American birds have been infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus, also known as bird flu, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This has caused a shortage of eggs and made egg carton prices skyrocket.
Eggs prices keep climbing, supplies dropping amid bird flu
Consumers can blame bird flu for the disruptions in the egg market, experts say. Close to 40 million egg-laying hens that are part of the commercial egg supply chain died as a result of the influenza strain and also because of fires.
Egg shortages and price increases: Is bird flu causing it?
Egg prices have increased nationwide by about 38% in the past year. In other cases, eggs are absent from shelves altogether. Why?
Bird flu is causing egg prices to hit the coop roof and raise by about 30 percent
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average price of a dozen grade A large eggs was $4.15 during the month of December—an increase from $2.51 in December 2023.
Egg prices soar amid bird flu outbreaks
The price of eggs is surging across the U.S. A growing bird flu outbreak has caused a nationwide shortage. Egg prices are up 36-percent from this time last year. Government data show in December, the average price of a dozen Grade A large eggs was $4.
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Some grocers, restaurants hold line on passing along soaring egg costs
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