At a 15-year low, the hen to human ratio in the United States is three. While the reason is the Avian flu, the bigger problem is egg prices. Egg Prices Egg prices are up 59 percent year over year, and…
The most recent avian influenza outbreak was one of the worst. In the U.S., 32 million egg-laying hens died while one third of Iowa’s egg layers were wiped out. Predictably, egg prices spiked. Yes, no one expected those high prices…
Hit by Avian flu, the turkey industry recovered by Thanksgiving because of productivity that involved big-breasted birds, poults and retailers’ inventory.
Avian Flu and California’s new cage size regulations are creating shortages and higher production costs in the egg supply chain that will increase prices.
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