Egg Futures Jump Nearly 100 Percent Since October

More than 6 million birds have been affected by avian flu outbreaks over the past 30 days.
Egg Futures Jump Nearly 100 Percent Since October
Chickens and eggs, in a file photo. David Silverman/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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Egg prices in the futures market have almost doubled in a few weeks, driven by ongoing bird flu outbreaks that continue to impact supply, coupled with frozen egg storage volumes remaining lower than last year.

Contract prices for a dozen eggs increased from $2.11 in early October to $4.16 by late November, an increase of more than 97 percent in less than two months.

Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.