What’s causing the price of eggs to skyrocket nationwide PBS NewsHour America’s Egg Shortage Is About to Get a Whole Lot Worse Newsweek Why do eggs cost so much: inflation, bird flu, or price gouging? WXXI News Increasing egg prices continue affecting restaurants wpde.com Egg Price Relief Expected as Recent Highs Soften Demand Bloomberg Quicktake: Now View Full Coverage on … Read more
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate soaring egg prices. Egg prices have more than doubled since last year, from $1.79 in December 2021 to $4.25 in December 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In a letter on Tuesday, Reed called on the FTC to investigate … Read more
Taylor Blake was just trying to film an educational TikTok video about farming when Emmanuel, an emu from her family’s Knuckle Bump Farms in Florida, started pecking at her phone. The mischievous bird has since become a viral sensation, but is now battling a deadly avian flu. Blake tweeted Saturday that “a massive tragedy” struck … Read more
After more than a month, Illinois officials say that residents can once again put out their bird feeders and bird baths amid efforts to contain a virulent strain of avian flu. The recommendation, which had been released in mid-April, urged Illinois residents to take down feeders and bird baths to help protect local bird populations … Read more
A highly contagious strain of bird flu plagues farmers across the U.S. PBS NewsHour Free-range chickens are facing global bird flu lockdowns Quartz A highly contagious strain of bird flu plagues U.S. farmers PBS NewsHour View Full Coverage on Google News