Wilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agoMore than 4 million chickens to be killed in Iowa after officials detect bird flu on farmwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1135arrow-down1external-linkMore than 4 million chickens to be killed in Iowa after officials detect bird flu on farmwww.cbsnews.comWilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square33fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 months agoEven aside from those particular birds, the shortage of chicken and eggs from bird flu has driven prices way up. Fewer wings to go around, so parties bid up what’s available. Wikioedia: 2020–2024 H5N1 outbreak Since 2020, global outbreaks of avian influenza subtype H5N1 have been occurring, with cases reported from every continent as of May 2024. Here’s a graph showing chicken meat prices in the US since 2020: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000FF1101 And here’s one showing eggs: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000708111
Even aside from those particular birds, the shortage of chicken and eggs from bird flu has driven prices way up. Fewer wings to go around, so parties bid up what’s available.
Wikioedia: 2020–2024 H5N1 outbreak
Here’s a graph showing chicken meat prices in the US since 2020:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000FF1101
And here’s one showing eggs:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000708111