Economic Consquences of Avian Flu Outbreak in the US (2022)

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The macroeconomic impact of the Avian flu outbreak on shell egg inventories and wholesale egg prices in the United States during 2022.

Positive Aspects

The infographic demonstrates how the repeated triggers of widespread Avian Influenza outbreak throughout the US poultry farm industry during 2022 led to upward inflationary pressures on wholesale eggs prices and caused an inventory run on shell eggs.

Key Takeaways

• disease outbreaks on farms typically repeat themselves
• culling of livestock (layer hens) leads to decrease in held product (egg) stock
• scarcity of product leads to price increases at wholesale level
• increasing wholesale prices will lead to retail price inflation
• farmers lose out financially and this cost is naturally passed on to consumers

Additional Insights

Use this image to depict economic (micro and macro scale) pressures and dangers posed by biosecurity breaches on poultry farms.