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Don't Look for Cheap
Eggs Anytime Soon
Jan 28, 2025 1:48 PM CST
Don't Look for Cheap Eggs Anytime Soon
Bird flu continues to ravage poultry farms
(Newser)
- Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing US egg prices to more than double their cost in summer 2023. As the AP reports, it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the coming Easter demand. The average price per dozen nationwide hit...
In California, Eggs
Are Almost $9 a Dozen
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 7, 2025 1:55 PM CST
In California, Eggs Are Almost $9 a Dozen
California isn't the only place where the price of eggs is spiking, thanks to bird flu and other factors
(Newser)
- With the first human death from bird flu now logged in the US, health officials have their fingers crossed that it doesn't become a major public-health issue. But H5N1 is already wreaking havoc on poultry flocks and causing an egg shortage that's driving up the cost at the...
350M Chicks a Year
Killed in US. This
Machine Could End That
Dec 28, 2024 4:45 PM CST
350M Chicks a Year Killed in US. This Machine Could End That
New tech identifies male embryos before they mature
(Newser)
- Every year the US egg industry kills about 350 million male chicks because, while the fuzzy little animals are incredibly cute, they will never lay eggs, so have little monetary value. That longtime practice is changing, thanks to new technology that enables hatcheries to quickly peer into millions of fertilized...
FDA Raises Alert Level
on Costco Egg Recall
UPDATED
Dec 24, 2024 2:59 PM CST
FDA Raises Alert Level on Costco Egg Recall
Class 1 warning means there's a strong possibility of 'serious adverse health consequences or death'
(Newser)
- The Food and Drug Administration has raised its alert level on a recall of organic eggs sold at Costco to its highest level. In an updated recall notice , the alert is listed as a Class 1, meaning there is a "reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to,...
'One in a Billion' Egg
Fetches $250 at Auction
Dec 20, 2024 11:12 AM CST
'One in a Billion' Egg Fetches $250 at Auction
Charity initially thought donation of 'almost perfectly spherical' egg was a joke
(Newser)
- A man who bought a "one in a billion" egg on an auction site after having a few pints in his local pub ended up using it to do some good. In August, Ed Pownall of Lambourn in Berkshire, England, paid $187 for the egg, which was described by...
Egg Shortage Puts a
Damper on Holiday Prep
Nov 23, 2024 2:00 PM CST
Egg Shortage Puts a Damper on Holiday Prep
Bird flu in nearly every state has caused eggs to get pricier, or vanish from store shelves completely
(Newser)
- If you're shopping this weekend for fixings for your Thanksgiving feast, don't be surprised if eggs are hard to find, or expensive when you do find them. Per the
Washington Post
, shelves in many supermarkets nationwide have been sans eggs, with bird flu to blame for the most...
CDC on Recalled
Eggs: 'Throw
Them Away'
Sep 7, 2024 9:30 AM CDT
CDC on Recalled Eggs: 'Throw Them Away'
Recall of eggs from Wisconsin farm launched amid salmonella outbreak in 9 states, sickening dozens
(Newser)
- Wisconsin health officials initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said in a statement Friday that among those infected by salmonella are 42 people in Wisconsin, where the...
Bird Flu Worms in on Aussies'
Breakfast Hours at McDonald's
Jul 5, 2024 7:49 AM CDT
Bird Flu Worms in on Aussies' Breakfast Hours at McDonald's
Bird flu outbreaks have caused egg shortages
(Newser)
- McDonald's stopped doing all-day breakfast in the US years ago but the situation is worse for McMuffin fans in Australia, where the chain has stopped doing all-morning breakfast. The company says it has temporarily cut back its breakfast hours Down Under because of an egg shortage caused by bird...
Bird Flu Hits the Country's
Largest Egg Producer
Apr 3, 2024 5:34 AM CDT
Bird Flu Hits the Country's Largest Egg Producer
Cal-Maine Foods says bird flu found in chickens at Texas plant; almost 2M birds are destroyed
(Newser)
- The largest producer of fresh eggs in the US said Tuesday it had temporarily halted production at a Texas plant after bird flu was found in chickens, and officials said the virus had also been detected at a poultry facility in Michigan, the AP reports. Cal-Maine Foods, based in Ridgeland,...
And Now We Have
Egg-Hoarding
Mar 28, 2024 4:00 PM CDT
And Now We Have Egg-Hoarding
With Easter approaching, an egg shortage drives Norwegians across the border to Sweden
(Newser)
- A shortage of eggs in shops during Holy Week has led Norwegians to flock to supermarkets across the border in Sweden and hoard the traditional Easter favorite, reports the AP . Norwegian news outlet Nettavisen said Thursday that the Nordby shopping center in Sweden, located just off the border about 62...
Price of Eggs Too High?
Blame Bird Flu
Mar 26, 2024 1:57 PM CDT
Price of Eggs Too High? Blame Bird Flu
Prices are near historic highs worldwide, though they're down from last year in the US
(Newser)
- Egg prices are at near-historic highs in many parts of the world as the spring holidays approach, reflecting a market scrambled by disease, high demand, and growing costs for farmers. It's the second year in a row consumers have faced sticker shock ahead of Easter and Passover, both occasions...
Jury Finds Egg Producers
Conspired to Reduce Supply
Nov 23, 2023 11:16 AM CST
Jury Finds Egg Producers Conspired to Reduce Supply
Defendants included Rose Acre Farms, the family company of Senate candidate John Rust
(Newser)
- An Illinois jury ruled this week that several major egg producers conspired to limit the country's supply of eggs in order to raise prices in a case stemming from a federal lawsuit originally filed 12 years ago, per the AP . Kraft Foods, the Kellogg Company, General Mills, and Nestle...
He Tried to Egg the King,
Called It 'Lawful Violence'
Apr 14, 2023 11:03 AM CDT
He Tried to Egg the King, Called It 'Lawful Violence'
Patrick Thelwell, 23, found guilty of threatening behavior
(Newser)
- He wore high-heeled shoes to better see the king, but the eggs he hurled at the monarch missed. Patrick Thelwell was arrested all the same over the November incident, and on Friday he was found guilty of threatening behavior. The BBC reports the 23-year-old threw five eggs in the direction...
Old Masters' Paint Contained
Protein—Likely Intentionally
Mar 29, 2023 2:10 PM CDT
Old Masters' Paint Contained Protein—Likely Intentionally
Researchers evaluate the benefits of adding egg yolk to oil paint
(Newser)
- If Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt were alive today, they'd likely be wringing their hands over egg prices with the rest of us. That's because they may have intentionally added egg yolk to their oil paints, and a new study published Tuesday in
Nature Communications
tries to get...
Guess What Just Got
Yanked From Dollar Tree?
Mar 15, 2023 12:10 PM CDT
Guess What Just Got Yanked From Dollar Tree?
Seems eggs are a little too rich for discount chain's blood until at least the fall
(Newser)
- If you need to pick up a dozen eggs and you're passing the local Dollar Tree, keep driving. As Reuters reports, the discount chain has announced that given the dizzying rise in egg prices , it's going to stop carrying eggs until the industry can get its act together...
Egg Producers'
'Egregious Profits'
Raising Some Eyebrows
Jan 25, 2023 8:36 AM CST
Egg Producers' 'Egregious Profits' Raising Some Eyebrows
Farm Action wants Cal-Maine investigated over possible price gouging
(Newser)
- A US senator has joined farmers in calling for an investigation to crack the problem of soaring egg prices . Government data shows the national average retail price for a dozen eggs reached $4.25 in December, for a 138% increase from the $1.79 average a year earlier, though the...
Feds Say Cross-Border
Egg-Smuggling Has Soared
Jan 22, 2023 1:45 PM CST
Feds Say Cross-Border Egg-Smuggling Has Soared
'My advice is, don’t bring them over,' CBP official says
(Newser)
- Eggs are much cheaper in Mexico but anybody caught trying to bring them across the border could have to shell out a lot of money, officials say. American egg prices were up 60% year-on-year in December due to factors including avian flu, making Mexican eggs an appealing prospect for residents...
Egg Scare Again Disrupts
King Charles' Walkabout
updated
Dec 6, 2022 1:25 PM CST
Egg Scare Again Disrupts King Charles' Walkabout
Man is held on suspicion of common assault
(Newser)
- King Charles' protection officers briefly hustled him away from crowds Tuesday after police said an egg was thrown in his direction for the second time in a month. A man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of common assault, Bedfordshire police said. The monarch was greeting the public in...
After Eggings, Building Owners
Demand $260K in Damages
Aug 17, 2022 2:35 PM CDT
After Eggings, Building Owners Demand $260K in Damages
Yan Li is allegedly making life difficult inside NYC's 1214 Fifth Avenue
(Newser)
- The owners of the luxury 1214 Fifth Avenue high-rise on the Upper East Side of New York City are demanding $260,000 in damages from a tenant who allegedly won't stop egging her neighbors, reports the
New York Post
. Two units on the 37th floor of the building are...
We've Had to Kill 9%
of Our Chickens
May 5, 2022 3:25 PM CDT
We've Had to Kill 9% of Our Chickens
Avian flu outbreak has decimated flocks of laying hens
(Newser)
- The avian flu outbreak has taken a huge toll on America's poultry flocks—mainly from culling, not disease—and consumers are feeling the pain with higher prices for eggs, chickens, and a lot of other products. "More than 28 million laying hens have been culled as a result...
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