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Yesterday — 21 December 2024Main stream

Egg Prices Jump Before Holidays as Bird Flu Spreads

21 December 2024 at 18:02
Costs have soared again amid a bird flu outbreak, bringing renewed attention to the fact that while inflation is cooling, prices are still elevated.

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Egg prices climbed 8.2 percent in November, and the average wholesale price is up more than 150 percent from a year ago.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Bird Flu Has Hit California Dairies So Hard That They’re Calling It ‘Covid for Cows’

The virus has spread rapidly in California, the nation’s largest producer of milk. Farmers are frustrated that their herds are getting infected despite various precautions.

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Avian influenza, a virus known as H5N1, primarily sickens birds, but it can spread to mammals.
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