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Egg Prices Surge to Records as Bird Flu Decimates Poultry Flocks
WSJ ^ | 22 December 2022 | Jaewon Kang and Patrick Thomas

Posted on 12/22/2022 3:52:50 AM PST by NautiNurse

Egg prices are hitting records, driven by an avian-influenza outbreak that has killed tens of millions of chickens and turkeys this year across nearly all 50 states.

Wholesale prices of Midwest large eggs hit a record $5.36 a dozen in December, according to the research firm Urner Barry. Retail egg prices have increased more than any other supermarket item so far this year, climbing more than 30% from January to early December compared with the same period a year earlier, and outpacing overall food and beverage prices, according to the data firm Information Resources Inc.

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Some suppliers are projecting potential relief in price by February or March, but cold weather could hamper production in the near term, executives said.

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Angelo Caputo’s bought extra-large eggs for $5.09 a dozen recently, up from $1.30 at the start of the year, Mr. O’Neill said.

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Cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have so far this year led to the deaths of about 58 million birds, the deadliest outbreak in U.S. history, according to Agriculture Department data. Entire poultry flocks are destroyed after an infection is confirmed, to help limit the outbreak’s spread.

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The current outbreak has largely been attributed to wild birds spreading the virus to farms as they migrate across the country, agriculture-industry officials have said. While the 2015 outbreak ended in June, cases this year continued to pop up throughout the fall.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: birdflu; eggs; inflation; price
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To: ExTxMarine
The absolute BEST INVESTMENT I made this year, was the purchase of three hens!!

Congratulations! I've come close to buying hens a few times over the years. Perhaps one of these days...

41 posted on 12/22/2022 6:11:44 AM PST by NautiNurse (There was a 2022 mid-term Red Wave...in Florida! )
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To: dpetty121263

Unwashed eggs stay edible longer on the counter.

No a selling point to me…but that’s the thought process.


42 posted on 12/22/2022 6:14:41 AM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt

Yep! We don’t wash ours. We put them in the hen basket, right next to the stove.


43 posted on 12/22/2022 6:15:48 AM PST by ExTxMarine (Diversity is necessary; diverse points of views will not be tolerated.)
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To: iontheball

There was a grain elevator that burned last week. There have been others…


44 posted on 12/22/2022 6:48:52 AM PST by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

I’ve noticed it, too.


45 posted on 12/22/2022 6:51:54 AM PST by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: dpetty121263

No one cares where the “chicken yards” are - its what comes out of the back of grocery stores they pay attention to.


46 posted on 12/22/2022 6:53:08 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Adder

I hardly ever see Extra Large around here anymore.


47 posted on 12/22/2022 6:57:05 AM PST by mykroar (what is extraordinarily important is this—who will count the votes, and how. - J0eStalin)
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To: NautiNurse
For the first time since I can recall, farm eggs are hard to come by as they are now cheaper than supermarket eggs. Fortunately I am surrounded by local farms so I can usually find them if I get out early.

No matter how high they go, I have to have my eggs. Very important part of my diet and I eat 2-3 a days.

48 posted on 12/22/2022 7:01:21 AM PST by SamAdams76 (4,762,307 | Truth Social | 87,863,616 | Twitter | Trump Followers)
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To: BipolarBob

Paid $2.70 for a pound of Challenge Butter last night.


49 posted on 12/22/2022 7:07:37 AM PST by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: who knows what evil?

Where?


50 posted on 12/22/2022 7:14:20 AM PST by BipolarBob (The party never stops until someone calls the cops.)
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To: BipolarBob

East Tennessee.


51 posted on 12/22/2022 7:15:09 AM PST by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: Vermont Lt

I have to used Commerical refrigerators I store my eggs plus an egg washing machine. I will not sell unwashed eggs anymore, thankfully this woman stopped coming after a few times.


52 posted on 12/22/2022 7:19:51 AM PST by dpetty121263
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To: dpetty121263

They just aren’t hungry enough for eggs, yet.


53 posted on 12/22/2022 7:23:02 AM PST by curious7
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To: NautiNurse

That seems to be true...paid $1.99/dozen for large brown eggs from ‘cage free’ chickens last week...store brand was $3.99/dozen.


54 posted on 12/22/2022 7:23:13 AM PST by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: curious7

That is my thinking...I donate eggs to my Church’s food pantry and the people who come are grateful in getting them.


55 posted on 12/22/2022 7:27:58 AM PST by dpetty121263
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To: PIF

Kroger in SW Ohio, 5.39 for a carton of 18 large.


56 posted on 12/22/2022 7:46:16 AM PST by sjm_888
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To: Celtic Conservative

“Yes, I’d like a McChicken sandwich, hold the Mc.”


57 posted on 12/22/2022 8:03:39 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: SamAdams76
Eggzellent points. Eggs are versatile and necessary in many recipes. I also like that they have a reasonable shelf life.

Have a good supply on hand for making Christmas deviled eggs. They are always a hit during the family gatherings.

58 posted on 12/22/2022 8:09:43 AM PST by NautiNurse (There was a 2022 mid-term Red Wave...in Florida! )
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To: NautiNurse

The mysterious bird flu.. what is this like the 10th year. Created, for what purpose? Surely it’s just “for our good”.


59 posted on 12/22/2022 8:24:16 AM PST by momincombatboots (QEphesians 6... who you are really at war with)
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To: 9YearLurker

“They make it sound as if 58 million chickens were killed by the flu, instead of by flock extermination.”

Same difference and the only way to slow the problem.


60 posted on 12/22/2022 10:32:31 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Successful People Have a Sense of Gratitude. Unsuccessful People Have a Sense of Entitlement)
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