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US retail shell egg prices reached record highs this summer, following earlier record highs in egg products. Highly pathogenic avian influenza was the main driver, with the flock losses leaving shell egg inventories well below year-ago levels.
Shrinking layer flocks keep egg supply tight and prices high, while rebuilding of flocks is the main factor that will eventually bring prices down.
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