From the article:
"Laying hens were hit especially hard, while broiler facilities generally lost fewer birds, mostly because they don’t have to maintain as many birds for as long to produce their product; this is why chicken meat prices haven’t kept pace with egg prices."
As Robert Delzer and OL commented, I agree that egg producers have taken advantage of the avian flu situation to increase profits. High fuel prices has not helped the situation either. Farmers need fuel to run the machinery that produces the grain that produces the chickens food. The trucks that deliver all of our goods also need fuel. It's a vicious cycle.
My husband and I don't eat enough eggs to justify the expense of raising our own flock, but if we did, we would definitely have chickens.
From the article:
"Laying hens were hit especially hard, while broiler facilities generally lost fewer birds, mostly because they don’t have to maintain as many birds for as long to produce their product; this is why chicken meat prices haven’t kept pace with egg prices."
As Robert Delzer and OL commented, I agree that egg producers have taken advantage of the avian flu situation to increase profits. High fuel prices has not helped the situation either. Farmers need fuel to run the machinery that produces the grain that produces the chickens food. The trucks that deliver all of our goods also need fuel. It's a vicious cycle.
My husband and I don't eat enough eggs to justify the expense of raising our own flock, but if we did, we would definitely have chickens.