"In the run up to the November elections, then-Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance famously blamed Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris for spiking the price of eggs.
'Let’s talk about eggs. Eggs, when Kamala Harris took office were short of $1.50 a dozen. Now, a dozen eggs will cost you around $4, thanks to Kamala Harris’ inflationary policies.'
It’s true egg prices are through the roof. The Consumer Price Index for last November showed the price of eggs jumped 8.2% from October and spiked 37.5% year over year.
But Vance is oh so wrong on why egg prices are out of control. Inflation really has very little to do with it. The driving culprit is the spread of bird flu across the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more that 133 million birds have been detected with the highly pathogenic viruses since January 2022. All those dead chickens directly impact the U.S. egg supply. And fewer eggs combined with higher holiday demand equals higher retail egg prices.
Since the fall elections, Donald Trump admitted bringing down the cost of groceries would be some feat: 'I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard.'
But when it comes to the bird flu, the Trump White House has much bigger problems than the cost of eggs. And it better be paying attention."
~ Dave Dickey
https://investigatemidwest.org/2025/01/22/second-trump-administration-must-take-bird-flu-seriously/
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