Healthy Living

Egg prices are on the rise again

There has been an uptick in cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in recent months.  In just three months, outbreaks across multiple states have resulted in the loss of nearly 7 percent of the U.S. flock of egg laying hens. 

According to the latest Consumer Price Index, or CPI, the price of eggs is up 37.5 percent from where they were a year ago.

Bill Knudsen is an ag economist at Michigan State University…

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