“Bird flu is by far the biggest impactor affecting egg prices right now,” Bernt Nelson, an agricultural economist, told NBC News. “In the last couple of months alone, we’ve seen about 10 ...
More than 40% of the nation's roughly 300 million egg-laying hens are raised in cage-free facilities, but roughly 60% of "bird flu" cases recently detected involved cage-free farms. "After two ...
Egg prices are rising once more as a lingering outbreak of bird flu coincides with the high demand of the holiday baking season. But prices are still far from the recent peak they reached almost ...
Cases of avian influenza -- commonly referred to as bird flu-- have continued to impact egg laying flocks in the U.S., with outbreaks in 48 states since 2022 resulting in decreased production by ...
DENVER (KMGH) – The egg section in some grocery stores are looking pretty empty. Many Colorado residents may be wondering whether the new cage-free law or an outbreak of bird flu is to blame.
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Avian flu outbreaks are leading to egg shortages in states with cage-free mandates. Industry experts say ...