America is in the middle of an egg shortage | CNN Business
1 day ago · The highly contagious avian influenza has wreaked havoc on the egg market. In November and December alone, 17.2 million egg-laying hens died as a result of the virus.
How Bird Flu Is Affecting US Egg Shortages - Newsweek
5 days ago · Bird flu, otherwise known as avian influenza A (H5N1) in poultry, has significantly affected egg supply, prices and availability across the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ...
Is there an egg shortage? Here's why prices are up, supply is spotty
6 days ago · Factor 1: Bird flu. The highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, outbreak is the most obvious reason for the country's egg problem. The outbreak strain, H5N1, emerged among poultry flocks ...
U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak
2 days ago · Popular cat food recalled after death linked to bird flu 00:20. 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 ...
What experts want shoppers to know about egg prices amid new bird flu ...
Jan 8, 2025 · Rising cases of avian influenza -- commonly referred to as bird flu -- have continued to impact egg laying flocks in the U.S. forcing egg suppliers to cut production and in turn causing shortages nationwide, skyrocketing prices.
Bird Flu Caused Egg Prices to Skyrocket Last Year — and 2025 …
Jan 3, 2025 · In late December, the CDC announced that an alarming 128,907,392 wild aquatic birds, commercial poultry, and "backyard or hobbyist flocks" were infected with bird flu, leading to a decline in...
Widespread Bird Flu Is Causing Another Egg Shortage in the …
Dec 3, 2024 · According to several reports, stores around the U.S. are experiencing egg shortages, and states that require cage-free hens are particularly hard hit due to rising cases of Highly Pathogenic...
Egg shortage due to avian flu expected to ease by 2025, says USDA
Dec 21, 2024 · As avian flu scrambles the nationwide egg supply, Bay Area consumers face limited availability of the breakfast staple, with shortages expected to persist until mid-2025, according to U.S....
Avian flu is devastating poultry farms, egg production in …
Jan 27, 2024 · A year after the bird flu led to record egg prices and widespread shortages, the disease known as highly pathogenic avian influenza is wreaking havoc in California, which escaped the earlier wave of outbreaks that that devastated poultry farms in the Midwest.
Egg Shortages and Price Increases Caused in Part by Bird Flu …
Jan 12, 2023 · An avian flu outbreak and increasing costs of fuel, feed and packaging have contributed to an egg supply shortage and high prices in some parts of the country.