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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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Congratulations! I've come close to buying hens a few times over the years. Perhaps one of these days...
Unwashed eggs stay edible longer on the counter.
No a selling point to me…but that’s the thought process.
Yep! We don’t wash ours. We put them in the hen basket, right next to the stove.
There was a grain elevator that burned last week. There have been others…
I’ve noticed it, too.
No one cares where the “chicken yards” are - its what comes out of the back of grocery stores they pay attention to.
I hardly ever see Extra Large around here anymore.
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.
Paid $2.70 for a pound of Challenge Butter last night.
Where?
East Tennessee.
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.
They just aren’t hungry enough for eggs, yet.
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.
That is my thinking...I donate eggs to my Church’s food pantry and the people who come are grateful in getting them.
Kroger in SW Ohio, 5.39 for a carton of 18 large.
“Yes, I’d like a McChicken sandwich, hold the Mc.”
Have a good supply on hand for making Christmas deviled eggs. They are always a hit during the family gatherings.
The mysterious bird flu.. what is this like the 10th year. Created, for what purpose? Surely it’s just “for our good”.
“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.
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