Source: Chris Clayton, PRORESSIVE FARMER, 3/30/22


The number of egg-layer flocks being hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza could scramble the availability of eggs leading into Easter, according to a new CoBank report. With new commercial cases of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) reported in Iowa, South Dakota and North Carolina, USDA reports at least 17.4 million total birds have had to be depopulated because of infected farms. Egg-laying operations account for about 11.6 million total birds lost, or about 3% of total egg-laying hens in the country.

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