# Bird flu costs pile up as outbreak enters second year | AP News

> Egg prices reached $4.82 a dozen in January, up from $1.93 a year earlier, according to government data. Calls for a price-gouging investigation have emerged, while the industry points to bird flu and higher feed, fuel and labor costs.

- Date: 2023-02-19 · published 2023-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37335-bird-flu-costs-pile-up-as-outbreak-enters-second-year-ap-news
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Bird flu losses and rising input costs keep egg prices high, with rising costs also pressuring poultry producers' margins.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/disease-outbreaks-iowa-business-health-bird-flu-2c9ca4b3d04f3c0269a1fee233daa3a6

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