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Originally Posted by Buehler445
Live cattle haven't come down much off of their all time highs.
I'm surprised chicken hasn't gone nuts. The bird flu has murdered a ****TON of birds. I mean millions.
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From what I read in an article the other day, the highest percentage of chickens hit by the flu were the egg layers. That's supposedly why the egg prices have skyrocketed while the chicken meats haven't, at least so far.
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"Layer hens," which supply the country's eggs, have been hit hardest: More than 8 percent of the 300 million-plus U.S. layer hen population has disappeared in a month...
...Urner Barry estimates that 85 percent of Iowa's flu-affected flocks serviced the egg products sector. Their elimination has taken out a quarter of the breaker egg market's supply.
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http://www.cnbc.com/id/102682929