A new study funded in part by United Egg Producers and the United Egg Association shows the transition to cage-free eggs will increase costs and reduce profits. It also shows that producers may not be able to make the 2026 deadline.
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The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.5% in January. Over the last 12 months, the all-items index increased 6.0% before seasonal adjustment. The food index increased 0.4% in February, and...
Labor and Statistics reported this week that the Consumer Price Index rose 0.5% in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.1% in December. Over the last 12 months, the all-items index increased 6.4% before seasonal adjustment.
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U.S. farm cash receipts from animals and animal products totaled $195.8 billion in 2021, led by receipts for cattle and calves at $72.9 billion, or 37%. USDA’s Economic Research Service reports that poultry and egg products made up the next largest share of 2021 cash receipts at $46.1 billion, or 2...
According to USDA, wholesale egg prices are coming down a bit, but U.S. egg production continues to run below a year ago. USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam looked back on last month’s numbers.
“During December we produced about 652 million dozen which was about 6.6% below a year ago," Shag...
You may have noticed, while general inflationary numbers eased a bit last month, food prices continued their steady march higher in December. General inflation slowed in December to 6.5% a year, down slightly from the 7% reported in November. But USD...
Eggs are more expensive than they were last year. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the price of a dozen Grade A eggs jumped from $1.82 last year to almost $3.60 in 2022. While part of the increase is due to the rising price of chicken feed, the real culprit is highly pathogenic avian influenza. HPAI ha...