The elevated egg prices is a result of the 2022 outbreak of bird flu
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) price outlook, egg prices are predicted to increase by 20.3 percent by the end of 2025. This isn’t necessarily a surprise, since retail egg ...
Massachusetts farmers concerned amid bird flu outbreak, high inflation
Across the country, and in Massachusetts, egg prices are on the rise, a trend that is expected to continue for the foreseeable future.
Local chicken farms are on high alert as bird flu is feared to have entered Massachusetts
State officials suspect the flu’s latest highly contagious strain has now killed dozens of wild birds in Boston, Amherst, and ...
FDA recommends pet food companies revisit safety plans amid bird flu outbreak
As a growing number of cats have gotten sick or died after consuming raw pet food or raw milk contaminated with the H5N1 virus, health officials have advised pet food companies to take extra ...