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15 Feb ’12
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in Michigan now
Michigan on Monday said Canadian geese in the state tested positive for a lethal strain of bird flu, bringing the worst outbreak of the disease in U.S. history to a 21st state.
Three young geese collected in Sterling Heights, Michigan, about 20 miles (30 km) north of Detroit, were infected with the highly pathogenic H5N2 flu strain, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The state is now focusing on preventing the spread of the disease to poultry, Director Keith Creagh said.
Nationwide, more than 46 million chickens and turkeys have been killed by the disease or culled to prevent its spread. Most are in Iowa, the top U.S. egg-producing state, and Minnesota, the nation's top turkey-producing state.
Michigan is the 21st state to confirm a case of bird flu since late 2014 and the sixth to detect it only in wild or free-ranging bids, according to the department. Fifteen states have found the virus in poultry flocks.
The discovery of the disease in Michigan was "not unexpected given avian influenza has been found in a number of our neighboring states and Ontario,” said Jamie Clover Adams, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
15 Feb ’12
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anyone noticing an increase in local prices?
Eggs are becoming much more expensive in the US – by the dozen and otherwise.
The outbreak of avian flu caused the cost of eggs to nearly double in June for producers. Wholesale prices for chicken eggs jumped 84.5% in June, the US Department of Labor said.
The spike comes amid otherwise tame inflation across the rest of the economy. The producer price index, which measures the costs of goods and services before they reach consumers, rose 0.4% in June.
Over the past 12 months, producer prices have fallen 0.7% because of lower oil and gas costs. Wholesale gas prices rose 4.3% last month but are down 30.3% from a year ago, keeping inflation firmly in check.
A surprising amount of the increase in producer prices in June came from eggs, which make up an extremely small share of the broader index but have soared in price since April.
15 Feb ’12
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looks like egg rationing is here, anyone seeing that locally?
In recent days, an ominous sign has appeared throughout Texas. "Eggs [are] not for commercial sale," read warnings, printed on traditional 8 1/2-by-11-inch pieces of white paper and posted at H-E-B grocery stores across Texas. "The purchase of eggs is limited to 3 cartons of eggs per customer."
H-E-B, which operates some 350 supermarkets, is one of the largest chains not only in the state, but in the whole country. And it has begun, as the casual but foreboding notices warn, to ration its eggs.
25 Oct ’12
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I went and bought a Birthday cake from Shaws and the lady said sorry for the increase of prices but it was due to the price of eggs.
I'm glad I have 20 fresh laying hens from this season!!
15 Feb ’12
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one thing I have found strange is our wholesale prices really haven't increased much
15 Feb ’12
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up to date map, didn't know it spread so much in the west
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