Egg, Bird Flu Outbreak and consumer price index

Vegan egg substitute finding wider audience amid shortages from bird flu
Sooji Nam reports on the increasing popularity of Just Egg vegan egg substitute as real eggs remain scarce and more expensive.
Egg Prices: 10% Jump Last Month Amid Bird Flu Outbreak—Here’s What To Know
Feb. 25 The Department of Agriculture released an updated food price outlook report for the year predicting that egg prices would increase 41.1% in 2025 as they continue to experience “volatile month-to-month changes” because of the ongoing bird flu outbreak—up from the 20.3% increase the USDA predicted in January.
Why record-high egg prices won’t go down anytime soon — and it’s not just due to bird flu
A lot goes into the production of eggs — and with the Trump administration’s tariff policies potentially affecting costs for chicken feed and equipment, bird flu isn’t the only reason U.S. consumers may continue to pay high prices for eggs at the grocery store.
Egg prices start to drop after bird flu shortage caused massive hikes
Shoppers may finally feel some relief in the egg aisle after waning demand caused steep price declines over the past week, according to new data.
Vaccinating chickens could help contain bird flu — and egg prices. Here’s why it’s rare
Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for soaring egg prices.
Why Trump’s Plan to Combat Bird Flu Won’t Bring Egg Prices Down Immediately
The administration announced a five-point plan and a $1 billion investment to combat the influenza and bring egg costs down.
What’s Driving High Egg Prices: Bird Flu or Corporate Greed?
Bird flu is sweeping through egg-laying chickens in the United States at an unprecedented rate. So far in 2025, 30 million layers, as they’re known, have been culled, close to the 38 million killed throughout all of last year: Nearly 10 percent of the country’s annual number of egg-layers have been wiped out.
As bird flu continues to drive egg prices higher, lawmakers eye vaccination
With record high egg prices, should the U.S. vaccinate chickens against bird flu? Any such program would be expensive and logistically difficult.
Egg prices drop but bird flu keeps market unstable
Egg prices fell $1.20 in March, according to the USDA, but the market remains unpredictable. With no cure for avian flu, the government orders entire flocks to be put down to contain outbreaks. Over 35 million birds have been lost this year,
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How to Protect Pets and Backyard Chickens from Bird Flu
As bird flu outbreaks continue to affect animals, experts answer questions about keeping pets and their owners healthy ...
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In bird flu fight, Agriculture Department almost doubling the $1.1 billion already spent
Despite a major federal investment to help egg and poultry producers bounce back from bird flu losses, finding eggs at a reasonable price — or any eggs at all — remains a tough task for ...
Egg-based flu vaccine production secure despite avian influenza
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Eggs are disappearing from store shelves due to shortages caused by the avian flu outbreak, but never fear ...
National average wholesale price of eggs drops for 3rd week in a row
The national average wholesale price of eggs dropped for the third week in a row, as high prices caused falling demand and ...
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Egg prices shot up 15% in January as retailers limit customer purchases
The spike in egg prices last month underscores the devastating impact of avian flu, which killed more than 40 million egg-laying birds last year. Including ducks and chickens, 148 million ...
Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant
The move has been delayed in part because of concerns it could jeopardize chicken exports worth billions of dollars a year.
Neighbors flock to backyard chicken coops for fresher and cheaper eggs
For Christin New, whose multigenerational family moved from Redwood City, California, to a 2-acre home in the nearby Santa ...
Egg prices continue to hit records as Easter and Passover approach, but some relief may be coming
Egg prices again reached a record high in February, as the bird flu continues to run rampant and Easter and Passover approach ...