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In 2015, the national flock suffered due to the spread of bird flu, affecting birds in fourteen states, leading to layoffs. [24] A May 2015 report by the Associated Press reported that 10% of egg laying chickens were dead or dying due to bird flu. [25] Beginning in June 2015, rationing of eggs had begun, leading to increased egg prices. [26]
Egg producers’ concern over the volatility of prices due to overproduction during the early 1960s was the impetus for the creation of UEP. [1] To combat these intermittent price fluctuations, producers began by coordinating egg production through several regional marketing associations, including the Northwest Egg Producers (NWEP); the Western Egg Company (WESTCO); the Southwest Egg ...
“One of the largest egg producers in the country cut a deal with one of the largest feed producers in the country to change their feed formula so it no longer contains enough protein and ...
Cal-Maine Foods, America’s biggest egg producer, controls about one-fifth of national egg sales following multiple acquisitions. When egg prices spiked to record highs in early 2023, Cal-Maine ...
The Hillandale Iowa farm recalled 170 million eggs. [5] In 2015, a subsidiary of Hillandale Farms leased three farms in Turner, Leeds, and Winthrop. [5] The three farms were previously leased by a subsidiary of Land O'Lakes. [5] By 2016, Pennsylvania-based Hillandale Farms operated 10 egg production facilities in the United States. [4]
There's an egg shortage that has lead to empty shelves in several U.S. states. According to experts, bird flu is by far the biggest factor affecting egg prices right now.
[2] [3] Chickens raised for eggs are known as layers, while chickens raised for meat are called broilers. [4] In the United States, the national organization overseeing poultry production is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the UK, the national organisation is the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
That's the largest monthly decline since January 1951. As of May 2023 , the cost of a dozen large grade-A eggs was $2.66. That's compared to $4.82 back in January of this year.