US avian flu worst on record, wipes out 50.54M birds

The country witnessed the worst avian flu outbreak this year that wiped out 50.54 million birds, per the US Department of Agriculture, and the effects were seen during Thanksgiving.

Turkey was 20% more expensive than last year.

The 2022 flu outbreak is being considered the worst US animal health disaster to date as the numbers have surpassed the 2015 avian flu outbreak—which resulted in the death of 50.5 million birds.

The decline in the number of turkeys, chickens and other birds has sent the prices of meat and eggs to skyrocket.

The flu has not only affected the US. Europe and Britain are also suffering due to the avian flu outbreak. Due to disrupted supplies, some British supermarkets rationed customers’ egg purchases.