Could bird flu vaccines help tackle high egg prices? Experts say …
4 hours ago · Bird flu blamed for high U.S. egg prices. 02:58 . CNN — On her first day on the job last week, new US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins held a meeting to review the agency’s ...
US egg prices hit a record high and are likely to keep climbing
Feb 13, 2025 · OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Egg prices hit a record high as the U.S. contends with an ongoing bird flu outbreak, but consumers didn’t need government figures released Wednesday to tell them eggs are terribly expensive and hard to find at times. The latest monthly consumer price index showed that the average price of a dozen Grade A eggs in U.S. cities reached $4.95 in January, eclipsing the ...
Egg Shortage, Prices Lead To Nevada Suspending Cage-Free Law …
4 days ago · Feb. 3 On Monday, breakfast chain Waffle House implemented a $0.50 surcharge per egg, citing the “dramatic increase in egg prices” due to bird flu and saying “consumers and restaurants are ...
2025 egg shortage prices: Why are eggs so expensive? Why is the price …
Feb 18, 2025 · The temporary price change, which went into effect Feb. 3, is the result of the "continuing egg shortage caused by HPAI (Bird Flu)" that has caused a "dramatic increase in egg prices," the chain ...
Explainer: How bird flu has sent US eggs prices skyrocketing
3 days ago · The price of eggs at U.S. grocery stores has climbed to a record high, nearly doubling from a year ago, as outbreaks of bird flu have led to shortages by wiping out millions of hens.
Is the bird flu impacting egg prices? - USAFacts
Jan 23, 2025 · Is bird flu impacting egg prices? Egg prices passed $4 in late 2024 as avian flu continued to impact poultry flocks. Avian flu cases have emerged in flocks of both commercial and wild birds since 2022, contributing to spikes in egg prices, which crossed $4 a dozen in late 2024. What is the avian flu?
U.S. Egg Prices Reach 45-Year High as Bird Flu Intensifies
Feb 12, 2025 · The reason egg prices more acutely feel the bird flu carnage stems from simple trends in supply and demand—but also the differing lifecycles of chickens in the food industry. Consumer demand for eggs is inelastic, meaning that people buy the products even when prices change. If the supply shrinks—meaning fewer eggs in stores—but consumer ...
Why a deadly strain of bird flu is making egg prices soar ... - PBS
Feb 2, 2025 · During 2024, the average price of a dozen large, Grade A eggs jumped 65 percent. The USDA predicts prices will go up another 20 percent this year. A big reason for these sky-high prices:...
Egg prices are likely to shoot up even more in 2025. Here's what …
Jan 30, 2025 · Egg restrictions, shortages and record-high prices are ruffling feathers at supermarkets across the U.S. as a deadly strain of avian flu continues to decimate the country's poultry flocks....
Egg prices are soaring. Don’t expect that to change anytime soon
Jan 28, 2025 · OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches.