Egg farmers face the ‘worst bird flu out in’ in ‘History’, the fears of leaders in the industry
Vice President Egss Unlimited Brian Moscogiuri explains why egg prices will continue to grow while the bird flu epidemic slows down production.
American farmers and those in agricultural business continue to roll over the spread of the H5N1 bird’s flu, which obviously does not show the signs of slowing down “disasters” status.
“The real crisis is that we are going through the worst epidemic of bird flu we have had in the last 10 years since 2015, the potential the worst breaking of the bird flu we have ever had in the history of this country,” said unlimited vice president Brian Moscogiuri on “Fox & Friends” Thursday.
“We have lost 120 million birds from the beginning of 2022. In the last few months alone, since mid -October, we lost 45 million eggs for staring,” he added. “We have lost a significant amount of production, more than 13%. So, we are just dealing with the shortage of supply. And this is precisely the disaster currently because this virus is in three main countries to delay eggs in the country. It seems to stop soon.”
According to the centers for the control and prevention of the disease (CDC), bird flu detection are made in milk livestock, wild birds, poultry poultry and other mammals, while 68 Human cases were confirmed as one death.
Egg prices are not reduced soon, experts say
Companies have recently begun to impose an egg sales limit because the lack caused by outbreaks is still, causing anger among customers. In recent weeks, viral videos killers have emerged, which houses the buyers of egg supplies. One video posted on Tiktoca claimed that the whole part of the egg in Costco had disappeared in less than 10 minutes.
A worker trade in food products remodeling objects in a compartment of impoverished eggs on 23 January 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Getty Images)
Other chains of foods and restaurants like Trader Joe’s, Korger, Whole Foods and Waffle House limit the purchase of customers or add egg collection because it reduces supply throughout the country.
“We are just trying to understand, and farmers try to figure out how the virus enters … There are several different catalysts, including wild birds that flew over the earth in the spring, every spring every year … And we also wonder, is that in the air?
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“Farms really need help in recognizing where the virus comes from, and then,” it spread, “the solutions to stop the virus so that they can re -appear, re -supply, and eventually help the egg prices reduce.”
Since January, the average egg prices have increased by 15% and have increased by 53% compared to one year, data from the US Ministry of Agriculture and Bureau for the statistics of work shows.
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The Karolina Leavitt White House secretary told reporters on Tuesday that high egg prices were directly related to the lack of chicken supply, which the biden administration contributed to.
EGSS UNLIMITED is one of the largest international egg suppliers, which services the main merchants, distributors and companies for food services, while serving as a “broker egg”, according to Moscogiuri.
The job is currently understandably “heavy,” he said.
“There are smaller eggs available. We are currently really focused on our customers get orders and supply and ensure that they have eggs on their shelves. For consumers, [we’re] Trying to limit your influence on the prices and lack of a supply chain that we currently see at the moment. “
Fox Business’ Daniella Genovese contributed to this report.
