Bird flu's toll on hens drives U.S. egg prices to all-time high

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Bird flu's toll on hens drives U.S. egg prices to all-time high

Fri, 2024-12-20 11:05 — mike kraft

Bird flu drives US egg prices to all-time highs before Christmas

Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale egg prices are shattering records as an accelerating outbreak of bird flu in laying hens slashes supplies while shoppers buy more to bake Christmas cookies and other holiday treats. ...

Wholesale prices for large eggs reached $5.57 per dozen in the Midwest on Wednesday, up 150% from a year ago and topping the previous record of $5.46 from December 2022, commodity data firm Expana said.

...in California, where supplies are further constrained by rules that prohibit farmers from raising hens in cages. There, eggs set an eye-popping record of $8.85 per dozen, Expana said.

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