Friday, December 26, 2025

Egg prices on the rise in South Korea due to bird flu outbreaks

 
Photo and headline:  Korea JoongAng Daily, 12/25/2025
Egg prices have surged recently, industry data showed Thursday, raising concerns over potential supply disruptions linked to the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. 
The average retail price of a carton of 30 large eggs exceeded 7,000 won ($4.83) last week, according to the data from the Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation. Prices had remained in the 6,000-won range since last month before climbing back above the 7,000-won mark. 
On Wednesday, the country reported three new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, bringing the total number of infections this season to 21.

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Bird flu outbreak in Japan results in culling of nearly 1,000,000 egg-laying hens

 
Photo and headline:  Yeni Safak, 12/25/2025
This is the 10th bird flu case at a poultry farm in Japan this season, bringing the total number of chickens slated for culling to around 3.65 million. The outbreak renews concerns over egg supply stability, following a record 84 cases across 26 prefectures in the 2022–2023 season, during which about 17.71 million birds were culled and egg prices surged sharply.

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Thursday, December 25, 2025

One of Washington Post reviewers most anticipated holiday movies: Merrily we roll a bomb

 
Source:  Box Office Mojo
Headline:  Washington Post, 11/19/2025

Perhaps you’ve heard about a movie, still in production, based on the stage musical “Merrily We Roll Along”? Richard Linklater is directing, and the story — which plays out in reverse chronology over the course of 20 years — will be filmed, like Linklater’s groundbreaking “Boyhood,” in real time. This is not that movie. Rather, while you wait for Linklater to finish, sate yourself with a filmed version of the hit New York revival of Stephen Sondheim’s musical about the vicissitudes of life undergone by three friends. After transferring from off-Broadway to Broadway, the production won four Tonys, including one each for Radcliffe and Groff.

The few people who have seen this movie seem to like it.



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