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Egg Price Impacts of the 2014-15 Highly Pathogenic Avian . . . Between December 2014 and June 2015, more than 50 million chickens and turkeys in the United States died of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) or were destroyed to stop the spread of the disease ERS researchers recently analyzed the outbreak's impact on egg prices
Economic Implications of the 2014-2015 Bird Flu - farmdoc daily At the time of that article, in early May, there were 133 confirmed cases representing 25 7 million birds affected in the U S A majority of the confirmed cases were in Upper Midwest states such as Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin - predominant egg layer and turkey production regions
Evolution of U. S. Egg Farming - United Egg Producers 1920s Nearly half of Americans (44%) lived on farms, and most farms had a small flock of hens to produce eggs for the family to eat and sell locally While there was egg production near urban areas, quality and availability varied due to seasonal production and poor storage 1930s Most eggs came from small flocks kept in fenced-in yards, and each hen laid about 150 eggs per year Farmers began
1. 2 million chickens will be slaughtered at an Iowa farm . . . The Iowa case is just the latest one in the outbreak that began early last year and has prompted officials to kill a total of nearly 63 million birds Earlier this week, 1 million chickens were killed on a Minnesota egg farm
Egg prices could jump 41% this year, USDA says, as Trumps . . . The main reason egg prices have climbed — hitting an all-time average high of $4 95 per dozen this month — is that more than 166 million birds have been slaughtered to limit the virus’ spread when cases are found Most were egg-laying chickens Just since the start of the year, more than 30 million egg layers have been killed
Grocery Supply Chains: Understanding Egg Prices - FoodPrint Since 2022, the strain responsible for the outbreak has circulated continuously between wild birds and poultry flocks, leading to the death or culling of more than 147 million birds in the U S as of January 2025, as well as infections and deaths in wild mammals, dairy cows, and people