Egg prices skyrocket 52% in TWO MONTHS as bird flu decimates commercial flocks: As many as 11 million chickens and two million turkeys have died this year

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  Egg prices are skyrocketing as a bird-flu outbreak ravages commercial chicken flocks in the US
• Eggs reached their highest price point since the beginning of the pandemic recently
• The avian flu is also threatening to raise prices on other poultry products in the coming months as deaths of other species, like turkeys, continue to mount 
• Shell egg prices have climbed to $2.88 a dozen – an increase of about 52% since Feb. 8, when USDA confirmed the first case in a US commercial flock 
• More than 17 million birds have died in the past two months
• Roughly 3% of all egg-laying chickens in the US – more than 11 million – have died as a result of the disease  

By MATT MCNULTY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Egg prices are skyrocketing as a bird-flu outbreak ravages commercial chicken flocks in the U.S., with the price of a dozen large eggs spiking more than 52% in just under two months. 

The avian flu outbreak also threatens to raise prices on other poultry products in the coming months as deaths from the disease continue to mount.

Shell egg prices are currently sitting at $2.88 a dozen on average – the highest since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing market research firm Urner Barry…..More Here

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