Avian flu outbreaks across the country have stunted the supply of eggs. Egg farmers have also faced rising costs for fuel, labor, materials and feed for their hens.
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The demand for eggs remains high as consumers search for an affordable protein source.
However, avian flu outbreaks across the country have stunted the supply of eggs.
Egg farmers have also faced rising costs for fuel, labor, materials and feed for their hens.
“The last three years have been crazy,” said Trey Braswell, president of Braswell Family Farms in Nash County.
The fourth-generation egg farmer says the price of corn and soybean mean — which makes up 75% of the feed — has doubled.
“The price of eggs shot up [in 2020] because we couldn’t get enough eggs to the grocery store," Braswell said. "And then, there were enough eggs, but the feed was too expensive.”
The demand at the onset of the pandemic pushed prices from $1.04 per dozen in February 2020 to $2.92 per dozen in March 2020, according to Trading Economics. The current national average is $3.48 per dozen.
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