BOISE (Idaho Statesman) – Shoppers might have already noticed, but egg prices have escalated at Boise-area grocery stores — if the stores can even get their usual supply. The cause? Bird flu. RELATED | Menan property under quarantine after bird flu wipes out majority of man’s flock The WinCo Foods at 8200 West Fairview Ave. in Boise taped a sign to the doors of its refrigerators indicating that its egg suppliers have been affected by outbreaks o…

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Why egg prices soared so fast at Idaho stores, and why ‘free range’ hens are at risk

In December the USDA reported over 18 million birds were affected by avian flu, with the typical cost for a dozen eggs nationwide jumping over 60% the last year

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A professor at the University of St. Thomas said it could take months for the poultry population to return to normal.

Un profesor de la Universidad de St. Thomas dijo que podrían pasar meses hasta que la población de aves de corral vuelva a la normalidad.

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Australia's largest avian flu outbreak in Victoria ends, leaving a $116m impact and ongoing egg limits.

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Last week, Colorado’s cage-free egg law went into effect, requiring that all eggs sold in the state come from free-range hens. However, the egg shortage and rising prices are due to the continued impacts of highly pathogenic avian influenza on producers. “You may have seen empty egg shelves or purchase limits or very high prices right now. That’s the high-risk avian influenza impacting the market, it’s not the cage-free egg law,” said Kate Green…

La semana pasada, entró en vigencia la ley de huevos libres de jaulas de Colorado, que exige que todos los huevos vendidos en el estado provengan de gallinas que anden libremente. Sin embargo, la escasez de huevos y el aumento de los precios se debe a los continuos impactos de la influenza aviar altamente patógena en los productores. “Es posible que haya visto estantes de huevos vacíos o límites de compra o precios muy altos en este momento. Eso…

¿Se queja de la escasez de huevos y el aumento de precios? La nueva ley de Colorado sobre gallinas sin jaulas no tiene la culpa

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Complaining about egg shortages and rising prices? Colorado's new cage-free law isn't to blame

As avian flu scrambles the nationwide egg supply, Bay Area consumers face limited availability of the breakfast staple, with shortages expected to persist until mid-2025, according to U.S. agriculture officials. Read the story

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FILE – (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, file) There’s no relief at the grocery store as an egg shortage has sent prices skyrocketing. It’s a huge deal to restaurants that rely on the poultry product. Kelsey Erickson-Streufert with the Texas Restaurant Association says their members are looking to pinch pennies any place they can to survive these price fluctuations. Egg prices have increased nationwide by 38-percent in the last year. The price increase

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