HPAI STRATEGY UPDATE
Egg prices earlier in the year reached record-high levels with the nation’s egg producers reeling from ongoing struggles associated with highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks. In February, USDA announced a five-pronged plan to combat the virus, and on June 26 the agency announced an update on how the plan is progressing.
USDA notes that since February wholesale egg prices have dropped 64 percent and retail prices have fallen 27 percent. The department adds that egg farmers and poultry producers can still use the USDA’s available resources to conduct biosecurity assessments. Visit www.poultrytimes.com for our complete report on this update.