American egg prices has increased again last month to reach a new record summit of $ 6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump Predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no exploitation of eggs with bird flu epidemics.
The increase published Thursday in the consumer price index means consumers and companies that are on eggs should not anticipate immediate relief. Egg demand is generally high until Easter, which fell on April 20.
Industry experts expected the index to reflect a drop in retail eggs because the prices of wholesale eggs have dropped considerably in March. The agricultural economist of the University of Arkansas, Jada Thompson, said that wholesale prices had not started to fall before mid-March, so there may not be enough time for the average price of the month to refuse. And grocery stores may not have immediately managed to reduce prices.
The epidemics of the bird flu were cited as the main cause of price peaks in January and February after more than 30 million laying chickens were killed to prevent the spread of the disease. Only 2.1 million birds were slaughtered in March and none of them was in egg farms
The farms that had dropped epidemics worked to resume the production of eggs after having disinfected their barns and increased new herds, but chickens must have about six months before starting to lay eggs. Thompson said these farms have not returned online as quickly as expected.
Trump tried to take credit for the prices of large lower eggs American Department of Agriculture reported in recent weeks. But the experts say President’s plan It is likely to focus on strengthening the defenses of egg farmers against the virus.
Since the start of the current epidemic of the bird flu, more than 168 million birds have been killed, most of the egg weighted chickens. Whenever a bird falls ill, the whole herd is killed to prevent the flu from birds from spreading. Which can have an effect on egg egg feeding because Masive egg farms May have millions of birds.
The disease is difficult to control because it is easily spread through the excrement of wild birds which carry the virus of the avian flu. The bird flu has also argued other animals, including dairy cattle.
Egg prices have reached $ 5.90 in February a month after establishing a Recording at $ 4.95 per dozenAccording to the American work statistics office. But buyers have encountered much higher prices than that in certain places; In California, the price per dozen exceeded $ 12 in certain stores.
Earlier in the epidemic, egg prices increased to reach $ 4.82 in January 2023 before gradually dropped to $ 2.04 per dozen in August 2023. In general, prices have since increased regularly.
