Why record-high egg prices won’t go down anytime soon — and it’s not just due to bird flu
A lot goes into the production of eggs — and with the Trump administration’s tariff policies potentially affecting costs for chicken feed and equipment, bird flu isn’t the only reason U.S. consumers may continue to pay high prices for eggs at the grocery store.
What’s Driving High Egg Prices: Bird Flu or Corporate Greed?
Bird flu is sweeping through egg-laying chickens in the United States at an unprecedented rate. So far in 2025, 30 million layers, as they’re known, have been culled, close to the 38 million killed throughout all of last year: Nearly 10 percent of the country’s annual number of egg-layers have been wiped out.
Egg prices start to drop after bird flu shortage caused massive hikes
Shoppers may finally feel some relief in the egg aisle after waning demand caused steep price declines over the past week, according to new data.
Vaccinating chickens could help contain bird flu — and egg prices. Here’s why it’s rare
Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for soaring egg prices.
What is bird flu? Here's everything you need to know about the virus affecting chickens and dairy cattle
The ongoing bird flu outbreak has led to wild bird deaths, slaughtered livestock, and hazardous conditions for dairy industry workers.
Why Trump’s Plan to Combat Bird Flu Won’t Bring Egg Prices Down Immediately
The administration announced a five-point plan and a $1 billion investment to combat the influenza and bring egg costs down.
Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits?
Egg producers blame the ongoing bird flu outbreak for driving prices up to record highs. But some believe giant companies are taking advantage of their market dominance to profit handsomely at the expense of egg buyers.
Egg Prices: It’s Not Just Bird Flu. It’s Corporate Greed.
Food corporations are blaming bird flu for rising prices, but Cal-Maine pocketed $1 billion in profits before it saw a single outbreak.
Why is US hesitant to vaccinate against bird flu despite soaring egg prices?
Vaccines could prevent bird flu and the mass slaughter of chickens that currently leads to high egg prices. The USDA plans a $100 million study on bird flu vaccines, but concerns about chicken exports slow the process.
EU Egg Prices Soar to Highest in Over a Decade as Bird Flu Hits
European Union wholesale egg prices have climbed to the highest level in more than a decade as bird flu outbreaks continue to roil the industry across the world.
Bird Flu Crisis: Why the US Is Resisting a Vaccine Despite Skyrocketing Egg Prices
The United States is facing a dilemma over poultry vaccination as egg prices soar. While vaccinating against bird flu could prevent mass culling and stabilise supply, concerns over trade restrictions and virus monitoring have slowed progress.
Chart Shows 2025 Egg Price Surge Wiped Out In Single Week
The surge in egg prices is the ongoing bird flu outbreak, which has decimated poultry stocks at farms across the country—more ...
Egg-based flu vaccine production secure despite avian influenza
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Eggs are disappearing from store shelves due to shortages caused by the avian flu outbreak, but never fear ...