The average price of a dozen degree a large eggs reached a new record in January 2024, said the last consumer price index.
The costs of a dozen Class A eggs In cities in the United States, $ 4.95, 13 cents higher than the previous record of $ 4.82.
That record was set in January 2023, said data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the prices did not remain that high and in May 2023 the average price of a dozen eggs had fallen to $ 2.67.
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The average price of a dozen eggs rose from December to January by 80 cents. In December the average price for a dozen eggs from class A $ 4.15 was.
The last time Eggs on average Under $ 3 was a dozen in June 2024, when they were $ 2.72, said the website of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average price of a dozen eggs has not been lower than $ 2 since January 2022, when they were $ 1.93.
The average price of a dozen degree a large eggs in American cities is now a record high $ 4.95. (Istock)
There are several factors that control the increased costs of eggs: the current Bird Flu -BreakThat is technically known as “very pathogenic Aviaire influenza” (HPAI), and laws that require supermarkets to sell cage -free eggs.
The HPAI epidemic resulted in a record number of deaths of egg-laying chickens, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in a recent report. In the last quarter of 2024, more than 20 million chickens were killed in eggs to prevent the spread of bird flu.
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“Unlike in recent years, in 2024, all major production systems experienced considerable losses, including conventional killed, cage-free and certified organic types,” said the USDA report.
As soon as bird flu has been detected, a farm must clear all birds in the herd. This has had a devastating impact on the egg industry, because it takes about five months before a chicken is mature.
A whole herd must be agreed as a bird positive test for HPAI. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo)
Apart from bird flu, have different states that require that all eggs sold are “cage -free”, which means that the birds are not increased in cages. These are usually more expensive than conventional eggs, even absent an outbreak of bird flu.
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While egg expert Lisa Steele told Fox News Digital that Listed chickens Produce the “gold standard” of eggs, these birds run an increased risk of illness.
“Poultry get HPAI from infected water birds (ducks and geese) and Meeuwen, who can visit swamplands on farms. Thus poultry outside the home or with outside access run a greater risk of HPAI,” said the website of the University of Minnesota on Avian Influenza.
It is unclear when the egg prices will fall. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Image)
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“Infected poultry can spread disease to new herds through contact with birds, people, manure and equipment. HPAI viruses can exist in bird waste for a few months, especially under circumstances with high moisture and low temperature,” said the University of Minnesota.
