Bird flu causes prices in America

According to the consumer price index data issued on Wednesday, the price of eggs in January increased by more than 15% compared to the same period last year, equivalent to five times the general inflation rate of 3%.

The data showed that the average price of egg decorations amounted to $ 4.95, exceeding the previous record of $ 4.82 and recorded two years ago. For comparison, consumers in 2019 were buying scales for only $ 1.54, but by last year the price jumped to $ 4.15, an increase of 170%, according to the price index for the daily goods offered by the NBC News.

The first serious injury to bird flu in the United States sparked widespread anxiety, after the analyzes revealed the injury of a woman from Louisiana’s state of H5N1, which showed indications of her development to become more transmitted to humans.

This development coincided with the US Department of Agriculture, on Wednesday, about the discovery of a new breed of the virus in dairy cows, which is unprecedented that raises questions about the future of disease outbreaks and the possibility of moving to other types of livestock. (Arm News)