Egg selection at Willy Street Food Coop, Middleton WI
Photos by Retiring Guy
New York Times, 1/24/2025
Volatile egg prices have been a part of the grocery shopping experience partly because of inflation, but also because of an avian influenza, or bird flu, that made its way to the United States in 2022. That influenza, caused by the H5N1 virus, has infected or killed 136 million birds thus far. But the outbreak has recently intensified.
More than 30 million chickens — roughly 10 percent of the nation’s egg-laying population — have been killed in just the last three months, to prevent the spread of the disease. It could take months before the supply of egg-laying chickens returns to the normal level of around 318 million, roughly the equivalent of one chicken per person. [emphasis added]
Selection of organic eggs at Woodman's Food Market,
Madison west side
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Selection of regular eggs at Woodman's Food Market,
Madison west side
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