U.S. Egg Prices Rise as Deadly Bird Flu Strikes Ahead of Easter
Avian influenza is threatening to pinch supplies right before the egg-centric holiday
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza is back in the U.S., forcing farmers to cull flocks and pushing up egg prices at a time of rampant food inflation.
The deadly virus has been hitting poultry operations along the East Coast and Midwest, including top producer Iowa, where a farm was recently forced to cull nearly a million birds.