According to the authorities, the egg prices that Americans hit the wallet do not disappear immediately.
On Tuesday, the White House spokeswoman Caroline Lebit held her first press conference. Reebit asked how the Trump administration deals with high eggs.
“More than 100 million birds in the poultry industry as a whole have been influenced by very pathogenic bird flu since 2022.”
Lebit said that the Trump administration was accused of rapidly rising egg prices. However, Lebit pointed out that the price of the egg gaze under the Biden administration would increase.
“When Joe Biden was in an elliptical office in 2024 or on the second floor of a sleeping residence, I would like to point out -I don't understand -the eggs are this. Revit has risen 65 % in the country, “said Levit.
Leavitt said, “As far as egg deficiency, it contributes to the Biden administration and the Ministry of Agriculture to kill more than 100 million chickens, so there is a shortage of eggs. So it leads to a shortage.
Authorities have stated that the current occurrence of the current pathogenic bird influenza caused egg deficiency and soaring prices.
AP communication “When viruses are found on poultry farms, the whole flock is slaughtered and helps to limit the diffusion of viruses, and on large egg farms that are regularly accommodated more than 1 million chickens. , It may cause a supply crunch.
There is an additional problem from the killing of a large amount of chicken. This is because it takes several months to dispose of all corpses, disinfect the barn, and bring new birds.
The US Ministry of Agriculture stated that “the occurrence of high pathogenic bird influenza (HPAI) in the flock of commercial table egg layers where 13.2 million birds escaped in December 2024,” said the US. 。
“As of this week, 8.3 million birds have been lost due to the identification of eight affiliates in five states (CA, NC, OH, Mo, and IN). 18 %) These losses. On January 1, 2025, it represents 3.7 % of the traditional cage layer and 1.5 % of the flocks that do not include non -organic cages, “said the Ministry of Agriculture on January 24.
According to the US Ministry of Agriculture, HPAI was directly or indirectly responsible for the death of more than 20 million egg sales chicken in the last quarter of 2024.
US Federation Federation It is listed In November, more than 100 million birds in the poultry industry have been affected by very pathogenic bird flu since 2022. It contains 3.6 million in October. HPAI. The most common Pacific flyway.
Disease Control Prevention Center It is attracting attention Bird bird flu cases were found in all 50 states and had at least 1,471, affecting 147,251,501 birds.
CDC I said Humans can get bird flu through “direct contact with infected birds and other infected animals”, but that is rare. In the United States, H5 bird flu's “most” human case was “mild.”
As of January 6th, there were 66 Confirmed Since 2024, a human case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States.
On January 6, the first American died in Louisiana with H5N1 bird flu.
Very pathogenic bird flu was the first Confirmed February 8, 2022, US commercial flocks.
Another problem that the price of the eggs is high is the shortage of truck drivers.
“Transportation of refrigerated trucks is a major problem with the food supply chain. Drivers are lacking, and long -range truck rates are rising. Of course, eggs are very intensive. Influenza and trucks are. I wasn't there to deliver eggs in a timely manner, “said Ricky Volpe, a professor of Agri Business, a California State State University of Saint -Luis Obbbispo. I said CBS money watch.
data The US Labor Statistics Bureau has shown that the average price of large eggs in December was $ 4.15. The eggs were $ 4.82 in the history of January 2023. Between 2017 and 2021, the average price of egg prices was $ 1.62.
In California, according to January 10, the average price of a large egg was spiked to $ 8.97. Report From USDA.
Sadly, for American consumers, egg prices will not arrive immediately, and high prices will actually rise significantly.
US Ministry of Agriculture estimate Egg prices rose by 20.3 % in 2025, and consumers can continue to experience unstable monthly changes. All food prices are expected to rise 2.2 % in 2025.
“I'm not a bad news, but I'm in this for a while. Unfortunately, the supply of this very tight eggs will continue until we have time without detecting,” said the American egg committee. Emily Mets, the president and CEO of the society, told CNN.
Brian Moscogiuri -Eggs Unlimited global trade strategist- Business insider“We are all in the unknown area. It seems to be as bad as before.”
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