Source: ABC
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/egg-pri ... d=83859058As consumers continue to feel the crunch at the grocery store checkout, eggs are the latest product predicted to surge in price.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), 21 states have confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly referred to as bird flu, causing disease in both commercial and backyard poultry.
While no humans have tested positive for the disease,
it (bird flu) has led to the death of more than 17 million birds, the USDA said.
Supermarkets around the country have alerted shoppers that prices are likely to continue going up.
Eggs now average $2.88 per dozen, up 52% since the first confirmed case of avian influenza in February, the highest since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
According to the World Health Organization and the CDC, properly cooked poultry is perfectly safe to eat. Additionally, the CDC said there's no evidence to suggest that the virus can be transmitted to humans from poultry that is cooked properly.