A recent wave of the H5N1 bird flu has spread among wild birds and, for the first time, to dairy cattle in the U.S. This has resulted in millions of chickens being culled, leading to a nationwide egg shortage and a dramatic increase in egg prices.
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"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," they explain. "This is the most devastating wave of the bird flu outbreak we’ve seen since it began to spread three years ago,". "And this time around farms that cater to the retail sector have been disproportionately impacted and that is leaving a big, gaping hole."
Meanwhile, Trader Joe's imposed a limit across the country. "Due to ongoing issues with the supply of eggs, we are currently limiting egg purchases to one dozen per customer, per day, in all Trader Joe’s stores across the country,” Trader Joe’s spokespersonLast week, Waffle House added a 50-cent surcharge for anyone ordering an egg dish at one of its 1,900 locations. Some restaurants are even switching to cheaper liquid eggs.
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