Bird flu in the USA: Egg crisis in the richest country in the world

Because of the rampant bird flu, the eggs are scarce in the USA.

Empty egg shelves are increasingly available across the country. Sometimes customers have to go out two or three shops or visit a local farmer to get their eggs.

The first supermarkets have limited the sale-egg crisis in the richest country in the world!

The trading chain Trader Joe’s, for example, limited the purchase to one box per customer and day, confirmed the chain from Monrovia, California. This limitation applies to all traders Joe’s branches across the country.

The Outbreak of the plague has drastically decimated the poultry stocks in the USA since its beginning in 2022.

A total of almost 158 ​​million birds were slaughtered, most of them were laying hens. In the past month alone, more than 23 million animals were killed.

Consequence: the supply of eggs crisis – and the prices pop up.

The average price per dozen is currently $ 4.15 (4 euros), twice as much as in the summer of 2023. In some regions, where the eggs are particularly scarce, consumers pay around $ 10 per dozen!

The Ministry of Agriculture predicts a further price increase of 20 percent this year.

According to the police, the number of egg theft rapidly increases.

In Pennsylvania, 100,000 eggs were recently stolen from a truck. Value of the goods: the equivalent of 40,000 euros.

For US President Donald Trump the exploding egg prices are a heavy blow to the account. After his inauguration, Trump promised full -bodied price reductions on a broad front.