What Happens When You Don’t Import Much
Economía Qué pasa cuando no importas mucho Hace 23 minutos Noticias de Bitcoin Ethereum One brown chicken egg isolated on white background Having multiple people you can buy from can be helpful if your main supplier gets in a bind. Or catches the flu, as is the case with many U.S. poultry flocks. With the avian flu hitting the United States, egg supply has been constrained and prices have increased. There is little international trade in fresh eggs, leaving little room for imports to fill the gap. American shoppers have been feeling the pain at the checkout aisle. In February (latest data available), a carton of eggs was $4.21 compared with $2.01 the year prior. This offers an opportunity to see what happens when you dont import much (spoiler alert: you are much more dependent on yourself). The USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reports that as of March 30, the highly pathogenic avian influenza had been detected in 323 commercial flocks and 493 backyard flocks, affecting 58.7 million birds. This, obviously, has reduced egg supply, which has raised egg prices. It seems to be getting better just in time for Easter, with data showing fewer new recent cases. Most new cases now appear to be