Feb. 25 The Department of Agriculture released an updated food price outlook report for the year predicting that egg prices would increase 41.1% in 2025 as they continue to experience “volatile month-to-month changes” because of the ongoing bird flu outbreak—up from the 20.3% increase the USDA predicted in January.

The detection on Staten Island brings the number of New York counties to experience an outbreak in commercial and backyard flocks to 21, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

Russian poultry farmers are complaining of a lack of hatching eggs as a result of the recent bird flu outbreaks in Europe which have disrupted supplies.

Egg prices fell $1.20 in March, according to the USDA, but the market remains unpredictable. With no cure for avian flu, the government orders entire flocks to be put down to contain outbreaks. Over 35 million birds have been lost this year,

Shoppers may finally feel some relief in the egg aisle after waning demand caused steep price declines over the past week, according to new data. Egg prices jumped 10.4% in February as a rampant bird flu outbreak continued to cause widespread shortages,