Donald Trump addressed the Congress today. This was Trump’s first speech after becoming President for the second time. During this, Trump blamed his predecessor Joe Biden’s government for the rising prices of eggs in the country.
He said that we are working hard to reduce the prices of eggs. Bird flu is believed to be behind the rising prices of eggs in America. To fight this, the Trump administration had recently announced a plan of one billion dollars. Meanwhile, people troubled by the rising prices of eggs in America have started renting chickens for eggs.
Impact of bird flu in America
The price of a dozen eggs at Walmart on Wednesday.
These days, there is an outbreak of Avian Influenza virus, also known as Bird Flu, in America. Due to this, lakhs of chickens have had to be killed there. Due to this, the prices of eggs have skyrocketed. The price of a dozen eggs on Walmart’s website is eight dollars 12 cents. In January this year, the price of a dozen eggs was less than five dollars. Whereas in August 2023, the price of a dozen eggs was $2.04. That is, since August 2023, the price of eggs has increased almost four times.
As a result, people have started looking for sustainable solutions to reduce the price of eggs. People are renting chickens and raising them. According to Rent the Chicken, which provides chickens on rent, they rent chickens for six months. These chickens are big enough to lay eggs. So people don’t have to wait for them to grow up. According to American TV channel CBS, the demand for chickens and their food has doubled as compared to October last year. A healthy hen lays up to a dozen eggs in a week.
How cheap is it to raise chickens in America
According to the plan given by this company for Washington DC on its website , it will provide chickens on rent from April to October or May to November. It will provide two chickens on rent for 495 dollars. Each chicken will lay 8 to 14 eggs in a week. In this package, the company will provide food and coop for the chickens. Along with this, it will also provide food for the chickens along with other items and a book on how to take care of them. As per today’s standards, instead of buying eggs from the market, raising chickens on rent and eating their eggs has become a cheaper deal for the people of America. That is why people there are preferring to raise chickens on rent and eat their eggs instead of buying eggs from the market.
