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This explains why the US has an #egg shortage and other countries don't. It's about bird flu, and the size of egg-laying farms. When massive US farms are hit with flu, it means huge numbers of egg-laying chickens die - resulting in far fewer eggs.
Other countries tend to have much smaller chicken farms. So when one is hit with bird flu, it doesn't really impact the overall supply.

#eggs #birdflu

npr.org/2025/03/18/nx-s1-53304

Sometimes you get birdies, and sometimes birdies get you. This Seriema looks like it loves golf, but it actually hates rival eggs and is trying to break them. You can see its surprise when these golf ball "eggs" bounce instead of break.

#golf#bird#birdie

As #EggPrices soared, so did producer #profits

A #USDA program doled out hundreds of millions in relief payments to big egg companies, even as the largest earned record profits.

The #AvianInfluenza outbreak has had far-reaching consequences: >120M hens have been slaughtered & #egg #prices have risen to record levels. In his address to Congress, #Trump called the situation “out of control.”

Yet for some #corporate companies, these are good times.

#BirdFlu #Profiteering
washingtonpost.com/business/20

The Washington Post · As egg prices soared at the supermarket, so did producer profitsBy Peter Whoriskey