Egg Prices May Increase by 21% due to Bird Flu

Egg prices are expected to rise as much as 21%, due to one of the worst ever bird flu pandemics, Bloomberg reported.

US production steeply plummeted after an outbreak of avian influenza has affected more than 38 million birds in the US.

Production of table eggs wasn’t this low since 2015, when a bird flu virus was rampant in the poultry industry

21% is the biggest increase tracked by the US Department of Agriculture on food staples.