By james art 
Topeka, Kansas (Wibw) – High egg prices start hitting here at home in Topeka. The Hanover Pancake is a business that is affected by the sharply increasing costs.
“I put an increase in the price by $ 0.20 per egg, only temporarily to help so far. But we hope we can remove it soon, “said Scott Albrecht, owner and manager of the pancake house.
This business buys eggs as a result, which is difficult when suppliers raise prices.
“Previously, there were $ 37 for a box, and now we’re up to $ 122 a box. And you know, when you buy 15 to 20 boxes a week, it’s about $ 500, $ 600 to over $ 1000 a week in egg prices, ”said Albrecht.
Prices began to grow for this business last September, but things started to change in January.
“The first week of January. Then the prices began to get on. Within a day, I was told that they would rise to $ 45 and told me $ 55 two hours later, and by 6:00 they told me they would be $ 110.
In Seabrook Apple Market, costs are obvious to the average user.
“A dozen eggs cost about $ 9. And these are jumbo eggs. Normal eggs are about $ 8, $ 7 for a dozen, “said Terry Feller, shop manager.
According to Earnest Analytics, egg prices have jumped 28% on an annual basis this January, the most important reason being bird flu, which has affected 13 million birds in the last 30 days. Discontinutions in the supply chain and increased cost of feed and labor are another reason.
“They say it takes about 90 days to reach maturity to produce a new bird, and we are just waiting for them to grow up,” Albrecht said. “But they seem to leave more birds than they can produce.”
The current problem of bird flu strain is also known as H5N1 or High -Spatogenic Bird Flu (HPAI). According to the USDA, there is no current bird vaccine, but plans are being developed.
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