Fire Destroys Ohio Farm Building Holding Thousands of Chickens
The facility in western Ohio was licensed to house about 280,000 young hens raised to lay eggs. The destruction came amid egg ...
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Fire at Commercial Farm Kills 200K Chickens
Ohio is one of the biggest egg-farming states in the nation, and a blaze at a commercial farm has made a bleak year even ...
USDA inspector general didn't order 'mass extermination' of birds to drive up cost of poultry, eggs
Although it is standard procedure to kill flocks with the outbreak of bird flu, posts on social media twisted the truth.
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US’ biggest egg producer is raking in profits as supermarket prices surge: farm advocacy group
While US egg farms have destroyed some 115 million hens over 24 months to stop the spread of bird flu, the largest suppliers are showing “a remarkable unwillingness” to invest in expanding ...
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US eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing
The main reason that eggs are more expensive is the bird flu outbreak. When the virus is found on a farm, the entire flock is killed to limit the spread of disease. Because massive egg farms ...
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Egg shortage leads to odd pricing disparity with cage-free costing less than regular
One reason for the strange pricing is that organic, free-range egg farms, which have also been hit by the avian flu, have been honoring lower-priced distribution contracts, according to Joe ...
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SoCal farms see influx of customers lining up for eggs amid supply shortage, high demand
At the Maust's California Poultry Farm in Chino, the parking lot is packed. And there's a long line of customers at the store. Most are there for one reason- to buy eggs. One customer said she ...