Biden is blamed for higher Egg prices!
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds her first press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, US, Jan. 28, 2025. EFE/JIM LO SCALZO

Biden is blamed for higher Egg prices!

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Washington, Jan 29 (EFE).-

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday blamed the rise in egg prices on former President Joe Biden’s administration that ordered the killing of 100 million chickens due to bird flu.

“The Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens, which has led to a lack of chicken supply in this country, therefore lack of egg supply, which is leading to the shortage,” Leavitt said during his first press conference as White House spokesman.

The US is experiencing an egg shortage crisis, with many supermarkets running out of eggs and imposing restrictions on the number that can be purchased.

The average price of a dozen eggs is at a record high of over $7, more than triple the price 12 months ago when it was over $2.

More than 100 million egg-laying hens have been culled since 2022 due to a bird flu outbreak.

Bird flu has killed one person and infected 67 in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. EFE at/vm/pd

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