Why is the deficit and increase in the price of an egg in the United States?

Lack of eggs and increasing their prices in the United States are not associated with the tariff and migration measures of US President Donald Trump, but With the growth of bird flu, who killed millions of birds in this country, Despite the fact that it is indicated on social networks, according to the investigation of the agency EfeField

Users X, Facebook and Tiktok are distributing publications that say that the lack of eggs and the increase in the price that this product experiences in the United States This is due to the “raids against migrants” and the “tariff measures” of the White House.

“Trump tariff measures relieve inflation in the United States and led to restrictions on the purchase of products with a large emphasis on eggs, This is why the term “egg flank”, One of the messages says.

Also another profile “Kan” in “Migrant raids” Lack of food.

“They demonstrate a lack of products in US shopping centers for Trump measures. The user who went to make his pantry realized that You can buy only two egg boxes per person Because the product is not enough for raids against migrants, ”the publication says.

According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), imbalances in the Yaits of the United States, which were discovered before entering imports into imports, are not related to the measures of the Trump administration regarding the migration and tariff policy, but in the outbreak of bird flu, which was discovered in this country, and what This led to shooting prices for this food.

The reason will be bird flu

On February 7, the US Department of Agriculture issued a report and indicated that “the moment and magnitude of the escape of bird flu created an imbalance in the national proposal of dining eggs, With a lack in some regions and accessibility in others.

According to the this department, in December and January they were notified, respectively, further Of the 18 million and 23 million cases of “high pathogenic bird flu” (IAAP, in English) between birds, a significant increase in relation to November 2024, when about seven million infections were registered.

Rose Acre Farms, one of the most important egg producers in the country, announced at the end of January in his account of X that One of his farms in Indiana checked a positive result in highly pathogenic flu. Consequently, the company was supposed to take “measures to mitigate its distribution.”

On February 8, 2022, the presence of bird flu was discovered in a commercial herd in the United States, which is today the outbreak, which today This caused the death of more than 150 million birds.

In fact, in January 2023, the regiments of supermarkets painted a picture similar to what has lived in the United States today From the lack of eggs, How can be confirmed using the press reports.

Donald Trump announced (and signed) various fees for products from different countries, but His entry into force occurred later that the current flash of bird flu on American farms was strengthened.

From February 4, the United States has been applied Tariffs generalized for China products, To which Beijing answered Washington’s imports.

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Last week, Trump also signed an order for Apply 25 % tax on all steel imports and aluminum, And he announced that this would introduce a mutual tariff for all countries that apply bets on US purchases.

In short, in accordance with information from agricultural bodies, the increase in the price and lack of eggs in the United States is not associated with the migration and customs policy of Trump, but in A flash of bird flu, which affects bird farms.

(With information from Efe)