The drama of the USA, better an omelette today or a hen tomorrow

The ‘dear -omette’ arrives in the United States: The prices of the eggs have in fact risen to the stars coming to be almost inaccessible for American consumers. Some restaurants are even adding supplements for egg dishes while purchases of liquid or replacement products increase. In the meantime, the question remains substantially stable. Since the beginning of the year, the prices of this food have increased $ 1.93 per dozen, with a leap of 33.23% reaching the historical maximum of 7.86 dollars.

It is a real surge if we consider that in 2020, A package from a dozen eggs cost on average $ 1.50. But what happened? The observers blame the avian influence that since 2022, according to the Department of Agriculture, has caused the death of over 100 million chickens, turkeys and ovary hens in the United States.

The fact is that once the infections are identified in a single volatile in a breeding, whole flocks are often eliminated to prevent further diffusion, creating precisely supply deficiencies and making prices rise. Only last December, they were killed about 23.2 million birds who had contracted the virus, and the epidemic is having repercussions on numerous sectors.

On February 7, the Governor of New York Kathy Hochul announced that the state would have closed the live bird markets after the virus had been detected in seven markets in the city. In some states where regulations are more severe such as California, or where they are counted The highest number of farms such as Ohiodramatic price levels are being recorded: for example in California, where the shell eggs must be sold by outdoor farms, a cardboard of two dozen eggs costs $ 13.49, or $ 0.74 per egg.

And some companies of the large retailers, including Trader Joe’s, Costco and Sprout, have come to put limits on the number of egg cartons that customers can buy. Many Republicans blame former president Joe Biden for the increase in the cost of eggs and during the election campaign, Trump himself promised to lower prices. A new challenge.