GREEN BAY, Wis (WFRV) – The price of eggs in Wisconsin has reached new heights, with producers and consumers both feeling the effects of a significant shortage.
Avian influenza, or bird flu outbreaks have led to a reduction in the number of chickens available for egg production, causing a ripple effect throughout the state.
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Nancy A. Kellner, the manager of Kellner Back Acres, an organic egg producer, explained how these outbreaks have impacted their farm.
“In September of 2024, we were supposed to get a new flock of 1,000 birds, but because of the bird flu, they didn’t have the birds,” Kellner said. “So, we didn’t get a new flock until November, so that set us behind with egg production.”
For suppliers like Kellner Back Acres, if you can’t get your new flock of birds you have to rely on older birds to lay eggs. Colder temperatures and older birds may slow the laying process down.
“That set us behind with egg production because the old birds didn’t lay as many so it set us back a couple of months through the holidays,” Kellner said.