As demand for eggs has risen, production in the U.S. has slumped because of the ongoing bird, or "avian," flu epidemic. Nearly 58 million birds have been infected with avian flu as of January 6, the USDA said, making it the deadliest outbreak in U.S. history. Infected birds must be slaughtered, causing egg supplies to fall and prices to surge.
Bird flu is carried by free-flying waterfowl, such as ducks, geese and shorebirds, and infects chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail, domestic ducks, geese and guinea fowl. In another major recent epidemic of the disease, it killed more than 50 million chickens and turkeys in 2014 and 2015, while causing economic losses of $3.3 billion, the USDA estimates. The agency is now researching a potential vaccine against the bird flu.
I don’t remember eggs tripling price in 2014-5, how odd. Good news though we’re about to see Mareks chickens 2.0!!!
Bird flu is carried by free-flying waterfowl, such as ducks, geese and shorebirds
Does that mean we can start slaughtering those flying menaces called Canadian Geese in the name of stopping bird flu? Or is the stupid migratory bird act (or whatever it's called that protects them) more important than stopping this bird flu pandemic?
I don’t remember eggs tripling price in 2014-5, how odd. Good news though we’re about to see Mareks chickens 2.0!!!
Does that mean we can start slaughtering those flying menaces called Canadian Geese in the name of stopping bird flu? Or is the stupid migratory bird act (or whatever it's called that protects them) more important than stopping this bird flu pandemic?
If only there was some kind of license to do so...
Prices did double or nearly double but the spike wasn't as high and didn't last as long.