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US government sues California over egg prices

US President Donald Trump's administration has sued California over its regulation of eggs and chicken farms, saying that the state's anti-animal cruelty laws created "unnecessary red tape" that had raised egg prices throughout the US.

US • 10 Jul

Consumers bought 619 million eggs in the 12 months to July

Egg sales amounted to €172m in year to July - Bord Bia

Consumers in Ireland bought 619 million eggs in the 12 months to July this year, according to Bord Bia, the Irish food marketing board.

Business • 13 Oct 23

The cost of producing dairy - from energy to feed to fertiliser - has risen dramatically in the past two years

Sunk Cost: Fallout of Ukraine war is seen in dairy

Dairy and eggs are everyday items for most households; they're also grocery items that have seen some of the most significant increases in the past two years. Much of the reason for that can be traced back to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Business • 17 Sep 23

The Department of Agriculture said the decision to end the lockdown is based on a number of parameters which indicate a reducing risk of an avian influenza incursion

Poultry lockdown to be lifted from April 29

Ireland's hen population has endured its own lockdown due to avian flu since November last.

Business • 26 Apr 22

Egg prices are expected to stay elevated as it will take months to resume operations on bird flu infected farms

Bird flu, Ukraine war push egg prices higher worldwide

Severe outbreaks of bird flu in the US and France are tightening global egg supplies and raising prices for the food staple as the war in Ukraine disrupts shipments to Europe and the Middle East.

Business • 14 Apr 22

Lockdown for chickens leaves UK without free-range eggs

Free-range eggs are no longer available on UK supermarket shelves, as the "largest ever outbreak" of bird flu has kept hens inside for months.

News Lens • 22 Mar 22

Millions of eggs have been removed from supermarket shelves and destroyed

15 EU countries caught up in tainted egg scandal

Insecticide-tainted eggs from European poultry farms have been found in Hong Kong and Switzerland as well as 15 EU countries, the European Commission has said.

Europe • 11 Aug 17

Discount supermarket chain Aldi had withdrawn suspect batches sold in Luxembourg but 'contaminated eggs were sold on the Luxembourg market', the government announced

Luxembourg latest country hit by tainted eggs scare

Luxembourg has become the latest European country to be hit by a scare over tainted eggs, with a major supermarket chain pulling them from the shelves and other firms affected, authorities have said.

Business • 10 Aug 17

US petrol prices fell 4.1% last month - the biggest drop since January

US consumer prices post first decline in 7 months

US consumer prices unexpectedly fell in August as petrol prices resumed their decline and a strong dollar curbed the cost of other goods.

Business • 16 Sep 15

Women currently make up 31% of the workforce at Facebook

Tech firms paying for female staff to freeze eggs

Facebook and Apple are covering the costs for female employees to freeze their eggs to delay childbearing which could hamper their careers, NBC News has reported.

News • 14 Oct 14

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