Egg prices are setting new records this year. The combination of inflation and high path avian flu has caused prices to rise more than 250% per dozen compared to this time last year.
AFBF Economist Bernt Nelson spoke with RFD-TV’s own Jennifer Vickery Smith on HPAI’s impact on egg prices, inflation contributing, and flock recovery.
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