And Historical record of egg prices was reached in the United Statesaccording to the Office of Labor Statistics, which published a report this Wednesday.
What consumers, bakers and food companies already knew that was confirmed by the last monthly consumer price index: and continuous outbreak of avian flu that started in 2022 It is making the eggs terribly expensive.
The dozen category Eggs A reached a price of $ 4.95 in January In American cities. He last record was $ 4.82 established two years before and more than double the most recent minimum of $ 2.04 in August 2023.
Obviously, it is a national measure and In some places an egg cardboard can cost $ 10 or more. And the specialized varieties, such as ecological eggs and without cage, are even more expensive.
Los Prices will only get worse. Los prices always increase around Easter every year Because demand is high during festivities. The United States Department of Agriculture predicted last month that Egg prices will probably increase 20% This year.
And even if consumers can afford to buy eggs, Sometimes it can be difficult to find themgiven that Some stores have trouble maintaining their shelves supplied. Some supermarkets have imposed limits on how many eggs customers can buy at the same time.
The main reason why eggs are more expensive is The avian flu outbreak. When the virus is in a farm, The whole parvada is sacrificed to limit the spread of the disease. Since the Mass egg farms can have millions of birdsa single outbreak can significantly affect egg supply.
The Agriculture Department informs that More than 23 million birds were sacrificed last month y More than 18 million were killed in December to limit the spread of avian flu virus. These numbers include turkeys and chickens raised for meat, but the vast majority of them were laying hens.
Los Egg producers also face higher costs of food, fuel and labor these days due to inflation. In addition, farmers are investing more in biosecurity measures to try to protect their birds.
Ten states have approved laws that allow the sale of eggs only of cages free environments. The supply of these eggs is more limited and focused on certain regions, so the effect on the prices can be amplified when the buds affect cages free egg farms.
Many of the egg farm with sprouts were cage -free farms in California. The laws on cages free eggs have already entered into force in California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Michigan.
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