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White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday blamed the previous government of Democrat Joe Biden (2021-2025) for the shortage and rising price of eggs for ordering the culling of 100 million chickens due to avian flu.
"The fact that the Biden istration and the Department of Agriculture ordered the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens is also contributing to the egg shortage," Leavitt said during her first press conference as White House spokeswoman.
"This has led," he added, "to a lack of supply of chickens in the country and, therefore, a shortage of eggs that is generating the current crisis." The United States is experiencing an egg shortage crisis, with many supermarkets having empty refrigerators and applying restrictions on the number that can be purchased.
Half a dozen, more than seven dollars
The average price of a dozen eggs is at record levels and exceeds seven dollars, more than triple what it was twelve months ago, when it was above two dollars. More than 100 million egg-laying hens have been slaughtered since 2022 due to the avian flu outbreak.
Avian flu has killed one person and infected 67 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The current situation of bird flu in the United States
According to the CDC, the current risk of avian influenza to public health in the United States is low. However, no one is relaxing in the face of this potential health threat: "We are watching the situation closely and working with the different states to monitor people exposed to animals."