Bird flu outbreak impacting California dairy farms 02:34. The national average for a dozen eggs is $3.37, up 30% from a year ago but lower than the January 2023 average of $4.82, the economist said.

Bird flu is spreading across the United States, causing egg prices to soar and availability to plummet.. Cases of bird flu, or avian influenza, have increased among animals -- including dairy cows ...

Local restaurants struggling to deal with rising price of eggs 02:20. The average price of a dozen large, grade-A eggs was $4.15 in December 2024, up 14% from $3.65 in November, federal data shows ...

The price of eggs is back on the rise, after significant bird flu outbreaks among egg-laying chickens. Prices have risen 28.1% in the past year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and ...

Bird flu’s devastating impact on egg-laying hens in recent years is the clear culprit for higher egg prices. But CoBank’s Earnest said there are other contributing factors.

Amid ongoing bird flu outbreaks throughout the U.S., health experts discuss whether it's safe to color and consume eggs as the Easter holiday approaches.

Egg producers blame the bird flu outbreak for driving prices to record highs, but critics believe giant companies are taking advantage of their market dominance to profit handsomely at the expense ...

Retail egg prices may drop soon if bird flu stays at bay Wholesale egg prices have been dropping for three weeks in a row, according to the USDA. But that might not be reflected at your local ...

The U.S. alone lost more than 40 million laying hens to bird flu in 2024, said Emily Metz, president and CEO of the Chicago-based American Egg Board.

OMAHA, Neb. — Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no ...

The bird flu outbreak has sent egg prices skyrocketing, but that doesn’t mean chicken nuggets are about to get more expensive. That’s because chickens that are raised for meat, known as ...