Post by minx on Jan 28, 2024 13:26:32 GMT -5
Will be going up again soon. Going up a lot.
www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/avian-flu-devastates-californias-poultry-farms-as-new-wave-of-outbreaks-roils-industry#:~:text=The%20highly%20contagious%20virus%20has,farmers%2C%20workers%20and%20their%20customers.
The first farm mentioned in the article just killed 550,000 egg-laying chickens because of an outbreak, and they are not alone.
There is a huge outbreak of Avian flu in California (the 'Egg Basket' of the country), and it will cause an egg and chicken shortage before long.
I'd say that it might not happen until after the election, simply because at any given time there are a lot of eggs floating around, and smaller producers will help fill in the gaps for a bit.
I didn't know this, but Avian flu is spread by wild birds like geese and ducks - they are immune to it. When they migrate and fly over an area where chickens and turkeys live, their droppings land on the ground where those birds peck around - and it only takes one or two birds getting sick to destroy an entire flock. It's quite contagious.
Which of course, brings up the question - who caused this? Biden or Trump. Because as we all know, the President has sole power to control prices and profits!
www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/avian-flu-devastates-californias-poultry-farms-as-new-wave-of-outbreaks-roils-industry#:~:text=The%20highly%20contagious%20virus%20has,farmers%2C%20workers%20and%20their%20customers.
The first farm mentioned in the article just killed 550,000 egg-laying chickens because of an outbreak, and they are not alone.
There is a huge outbreak of Avian flu in California (the 'Egg Basket' of the country), and it will cause an egg and chicken shortage before long.
I'd say that it might not happen until after the election, simply because at any given time there are a lot of eggs floating around, and smaller producers will help fill in the gaps for a bit.
I didn't know this, but Avian flu is spread by wild birds like geese and ducks - they are immune to it. When they migrate and fly over an area where chickens and turkeys live, their droppings land on the ground where those birds peck around - and it only takes one or two birds getting sick to destroy an entire flock. It's quite contagious.
Which of course, brings up the question - who caused this? Biden or Trump. Because as we all know, the President has sole power to control prices and profits!
