By David B. Strickland
Poultry Times Staff
dstrickland@poultrytimes.com
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — This year outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have set records for being the largest such outbreak in the U.S., causing record high egg prices, and caused devastation for farmers in 15 states, primarily Minnesota, the nation's top turkey producer, and Iowa, the nation's top table egg producer.
The impact of bird flu and its effect on poultry markets is noted in the USDA Economic Research Service's most recent "Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook." The department notes the. . .