Global chicken egg prices surge again after bird flu outbreaks return in many countries

Published 2024년 4월 24일

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Bird flu outbreaks have led to a surge in egg prices in several countries, including the United States and Japan, where the price of eggs has reached a record high. The U.S. has seen over 14 million egg-laying chickens die from the infection, with an additional 8 million infected in the last 30 days, leading to a temporary suspension of production by the largest U.S. egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods. In Japan, bird flu has been found in poultry farms, leading to a 20% increase in egg prices.

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Bird flu outbreaks decreased for most of 2023, but outbreaks have recently resurfaced in poultry plants across the United States, Japan and other countries. This has caused the price of eggs to soar again. David Anderson, professor and food economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University, said: "The reason for the dramatic increase in egg prices is that This is because highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) occurred in egg farms and resulted in the deaths of chickens. It also reduces egg production.” According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 14 million egg-laying chickens died in the United States between November and December. 2023 due to avian influenza infection, and in the last 30 days, more than 8 million chickens in U.S. farms are still infected with avian influenza. in the past 2 weeks Cal-Maine Foods, the largest U.S. egg producer, Production has been temporarily suspended. and culling more than 1 million chickens at one ...

Source: RYT9