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I was blinded by the light
Better get your EGGS
Top US Egg Supplier "Temporarily Ceases" Operations At Texas Plant After Bird Flu Outbreak
The largest egg producer in the US has temporarily halted production at one of its facilities after bird flu—also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI—was detected.
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. wrote in a press release that HPAI was detected at "one of the Company's facilities located in Parmer County, Texas, resulting in depopulation of approximately 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets, or approximately 3.6% of the Company's total flock."
"Production at the facility has temporarily ceased as the Company follows the protocols prescribed by the USDA. Cal-Maine Foods is working to secure production from other facilities to minimize disruption to its customers," the company said.
Bloomberg said this is the "biggest bird flu casualty" since early December when 2.6 million birds were culled at a commercial egg farm in Ohio after HPAI was found. Cal-Maine also had a Kansas farm cull 684,000 hens the same month.
In a mid-March note, we pointed out that data from USDA showed that Grade A egg prices at the supermarket were soaring again. Unlink the previous HPAI outbreak in 2022. There are reports the virus is spreading in dairy cattle herds - and even infecting humans. This raises significant concerns about the potential impact on the food supply chain.
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/top-us-egg-supplier-temporarily-ceases-operations-texas-plant-after-bird-flu-detected