LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — All eggs bought in Nevada should as soon as once more be sourced from cage-free hens beginning June 20.
As a result of rising costs and egg shortages attributable to the hen flu, the state issued a short lived order in February permitting for the sale of non-cage-free eggs. The worth of eggs averages $1.37 per dozen in Nevada.
“Eggs are typically the most cost-effective protein source for food-insecure populations,” mentioned NDA Director J. J. Goicoechea. “When families can’t find eggs on the shelf or prices are not attainable, this can leave them without an essential food they depend on.”
Whereas the hen flu remains to be a priority to the agriculture trade, impacts on egg provides are anticipated to cut back over the summer season as a result of migratory birds, which unfold the flu, migrate within the spring and fall seasons.
“Should we see similar impacts to the egg industry in the fall, we will consider another order to carry us through the end of the year,” Goicoechea mentioned.
