The second-largest egg producer in the U.S. reported an outbreak on Tuesday.
One of the nation's top egg producers confirmed that one of its farms tested positive forRose Acres Farms, which claims to be the second-largest egg producer in the United States, released a statement on Tuesday saying that it had detected cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza at Cort Acre Egg Farm in Seymour, Indiana.will rise up to 20% this year due to a shortage of eggs.
It explained that the risk to other birds, including migratory waterfowl, backyard poultry and commercial poultry, is high; however, "the risk to people remains low." She said in her statement that "volume sales of eggs at retail value have been up year-over-year for 22 consecutive four-week periods."
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