Egg shortage hits American markets as avian flu spreads

MORE ON THIS. KATE. WELL, HERE바카라 게임 웹사이트�S ONE BIG TAKEAWAY THAT WE HAD FROM REPORTING THIS STORY TODAY. WHETHER OR NOT A CONSUMER NOTICES EGG SHORTAGES REALLY SEEMS TO DEPEND ON THE STORE. THEY GO TO, THE LOCATION THE DAY THEY GO TO IT, AND EVEN THE TIME OF DAY. A LITTLE IN PERRY HALL NEARLY WIPED OUT OF CHICKEN OVER THE WEEKEND. AND THE SAFEWAY IN CANTON WAS ALL OUT OF EGGS. THAT SAFEWAY HAD SOMEWHAT RESTOCKED BY THIS MORNING AND PUT UP A SIGN TELLING CUSTOMERS EGG SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS ARE DUE TO RECENT OUTBREAKS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. AT THE GIANT IN HAMPDEN THIS MORNING, SIGNS IN THE MEAT SECTION SAID SPORADIC POULTRY SHORTAGES WERE DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, BUT THE BIRD FLU GOT THE BLAME IN THE EGG CASE. SIGNS TELLING SHOPPERS AVIAN FLU OUTBREAKS ARE BEHIND ANY FLUCTUATIONS IN THE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF EGGS. I THINK IT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S MOSTLY THE PRICES. IT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S THE PRICES. I THINK THEY바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE JUST A LITTLE TOO HIGH. THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S HOW I FEEL. A FEW SHOPPERS WE TALKED TO NOTED HIGHER COSTS. ONE WAS MAKING PLANS FOR AN EGG SHORTAGE AT EASTER. IT WILL BE TOO EXPENSIVE TO BUY EGGS, TO DYE EGGS AND HAVE EASTER EGG HUNTS. SO EVERYBODY바카라 게임 웹사이트�S GETTING THE LITTLE PLASTIC ONES AT THE DOLLAR TREE. DOCTOR JENNIFER TROUT WITH THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TELLS 11 NEWS A BROILER FLOCK IN CAROLINE COUNTY TESTED POSITIVE FOR BIRD FLU ON FRIDAY. THE FIRST POSITIVE TEST IN OUR STATE SINCE 2023. WE CAN바카라 게임 웹사이트�T CONTROL THE FLYWAYS AND WHAT THE WILD BIRDS ARE BRINGING IN, BUT THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S AGAIN WHY WE HAVE THIS SYSTEM IN PLACE TO HELP ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE PRODUCT. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, OFFICIALS ARE DRAWING THE LINE BETWEEN BIRD FLU AND CONSUMER PRICES. IN A RECENT PRESS RELEASE, THE USDA BLAMED BIRD FLU FOR AN EXPECTED 11.4% PRICE HIKE IN EGGS THIS YEAR. AND SO THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THE MOST VOLATILE CATEGORIES. IF IF WE CONTINUE TO SEE OUTBREAKS IN FLOCKS, THEN PRICES COULD CONTINUE TO RISE. IF OUTBREAKS SUBSIDE, THE USDA SAYS EGG PRICES COULD COME DOWN. HOWEVER, AT THIS POINT, THE MOST LIKELY FORECAST, THE USDA SAYS, IS FOR CONTINUED INCREASES IN CONSUMER EGG PRICES. REPORTING LIVE TONIGH

American food markets are running short on eggs, and the situation may not improve for months.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. That바카라 게임 웹사이트�s nearly half of all birds killed by the virus in 2024, according to the USDA. And it will take months to replace those flocks.바카라 게임 웹사이트�We can바카라 게임 웹사이트�t begin fixing it the next day. It is really a six-to-nine-month process. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s causing some shortages in certain markets that are intermittent and localized,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Emily Metz, president and CEO of the American Egg Board.Fewer egg-laying hens means fewer eggs, more empty store shelves and higher prices.The average price of a dozen eggs of any kind at the end of December was $4.33, up nearly 25% from the beginning of November, according to Nielsen IQ data provided by the American Egg Board. And that바카라 게임 웹사이트�s on top of what has already been a startling rise throughout the year: Egg prices were up 37.5% year-over-year in November, according to the Consumer Price Index.At one King Cullen store in Island Park, New York, a sign on the Long Island supermarket바카라 게임 웹사이트�s empty egg shelf read 바카라 게임 웹사이트�as a part of Avian Influenza, select egg varieties may be temporarily out of stock.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Publix, which has nearly 1,500 grocery stores, mainly in the south, confirmed the chain is experiencing egg shortages as well.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Items in this section have limited availability. We are working to bring these products back as soon as possible,바카라 게임 웹사이트� the company said in a statement.Egg prices were expected to rise around the holidays because of seasonal demand and a bad year of avian flu. But as the holidays came and went, supply didn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t stabilize; it dwindled instead, leaving shelves less stocked and prices higher.In the last two months, avian flu spread to dairy farms, infecting egg farms nearby. Extreme weather across the country delayed and changed the flight path of wild birds, the main carriers of the virus.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Hurricanes in the southeastern United States last year actually picked up those wild birds and repositioned them so that they were flying back over the same territory that they already flew over. And again, that just provides a greater opportunity for virus to spread,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Metz.Morton Williams, a tri-state area grocery chain in the surrounding areas of New York City, has seen egg prices rise across all categories since December.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Our cost just skyrocketed. It was crazy,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Steve Schwartz, director of sales and marketing at Morton Williams.Schwartz said the grocery chain buys from six egg distributors, which allows for multiple channels to get its eggs. But prices remain troubling.In mid-October, a dozen conventional eggs cost Morton Williams $2.38. This week they paid their distributors $5.48, and that바카라 게임 웹사이트�s with a 70-cent discount, said Schwartz.바카라 게임 웹사이트�We바카라 게임 웹사이트�re going to struggle through this for a while because when I spoke to the farm a week ago, I asked the question: 바카라 게임 웹사이트�When do you expect to see relief?바카라 게임 웹사이트�바카라 게임 웹사이트� Schwartz said.Their reply was concerning.바카라 게임 웹사이트�They didn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t have an answer for me.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

American food markets are running short on eggs, and the situation may not improve for months.

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. That바카라 게임 웹사이트�s nearly half of all birds killed by the virus in 2024, according to the USDA. And it will take months to replace those flocks.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�We can바카라 게임 웹사이트�t begin fixing it the next day. It is really a six-to-nine-month process. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s causing some shortages in certain markets that are intermittent and localized,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Emily Metz, president and CEO of the American Egg Board.

Fewer egg-laying hens means fewer eggs, more empty store shelves and higher prices.

The average price of a dozen eggs of any kind at the end of December was $4.33, up nearly 25% from the beginning of November, according to Nielsen IQ data provided by the American Egg Board. And that바카라 게임 웹사이트�s on top of what has already been a startling rise throughout the year: Egg prices were up 37.5% year-over-year in November, according to the Consumer Price Index.

At one King Cullen store in Island Park, New York, a sign on the Long Island supermarket바카라 게임 웹사이트�s empty egg shelf read 바카라 게임 웹사이트�as a part of Avian Influenza, select egg varieties may be temporarily out of stock.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Publix, which has nearly 1,500 grocery stores, mainly in the south, confirmed the chain is experiencing egg shortages as well.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�Items in this section have limited availability. We are working to bring these products back as soon as possible,바카라 게임 웹사이트� the company said in a statement.

Egg prices were expected to rise around the holidays because of seasonal demand and a bad year of avian flu. But as the holidays came and went, supply didn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t stabilize; it dwindled instead, leaving shelves less stocked and prices higher.

In the last two months, avian flu spread to dairy farms, infecting egg farms nearby. Extreme weather across the country delayed and changed the flight path of wild birds, the main carriers of the virus.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�Hurricanes in the southeastern United States last year actually picked up those wild birds and repositioned them so that they were flying back over the same territory that they already flew over. And again, that just provides a greater opportunity for virus to spread,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Metz.

Morton Williams, a tri-state area grocery chain in the surrounding areas of New York City, has seen egg prices rise across all categories since December.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�Our cost just skyrocketed. It was crazy,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Steve Schwartz, director of sales and marketing at Morton Williams.

Schwartz said the grocery chain buys from six egg distributors, which allows for multiple channels to get its eggs. But prices remain troubling.

In mid-October, a dozen conventional eggs cost Morton Williams $2.38. This week they paid their distributors $5.48, and that바카라 게임 웹사이트�s with a 70-cent discount, said Schwartz.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�We바카라 게임 웹사이트�re going to struggle through this for a while because when I spoke to the farm a week ago, I asked the question: 바카라 게임 웹사이트�When do you expect to see relief?바카라 게임 웹사이트�바카라 게임 웹사이트� Schwartz said.

Their reply was concerning.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�They didn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t have an answer for me.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Egg shortage hits American markets as avian flu spreads

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