Op-Ed: Why does California have an egg shortage?
1 year, 11 months ago

Op-Ed: Why does California have an egg shortage?

LA Times  

The egg selection at Grocery Outlet in Redondo Beach on Jan. 5. The average retail price for a dozen large eggs jumped to $7.37 in California last week, up from just $2.35 at this time last year. But if we can weather the bird flu outbreak and increase production of cage-free eggs, then we can return to a status quo in which eggs and other animal products are plentiful. In typical cases, we breed farmed animals to produce as much meat, as much milk or as many eggs as possible, which can cause a variety of health problems for the animals. The California egg shortage is a reminder that as long as animal farming remains at the center of our food system, that system will remain at the center of our global welfare, health and climate problems.

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Egg prices tick up in US amid efforts to halt spread of bird flu
4 weeks ago

Egg prices tick up in US amid efforts to halt spread of bird flu

Al Jazeera  

Price for a dozen eggs has increased by more than 60 percent over the last year as millions of birds killed. Egg prices are rising once more as a lingering outbreak of bird flu coincides with the high demand of the holiday baking season in the United States. “Those are being rapidly corrected, sometimes within a day,” said Emily Metz, …

'Fewer eggs on shelves' as bird flu culls affect production, says poultry industry
6 months, 2 weeks ago

'Fewer eggs on shelves' as bird flu culls affect production, says poultry industry

ABC  

In short: Egg shortages could be felt over the coming week after four egg farms go into quarantine. Egg producers are warning shoppers of a potential shortage from this week as bird flu outbreaks affect production in Victoria. Victorian egg producer and Egg Farmers of Australia state director Meg Parkinson said any supply shortages would have been felt by now, …

$7 a dozen? Why California eggs are so expensive — and increasingly hard to find
1 year, 11 months ago

$7 a dozen? Why California eggs are so expensive — and increasingly hard to find

LA Times  

The egg section at a grocery in Redondo Beach. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Anna Sanchez, 32, who scoured the half-empty shelves at a Smart & Final in University Park looking for a dozen eggs for less than $10. “The cheaper ones just aren’t there.” × Golden State shoppers are shelling out extreme prices for eggs, amid an …

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