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Egg rationing madness: How bird flu fears are fueling food scarcity and inflation

By isabelle // 2025-02-13

• Major grocery chains like Costco and Whole Foods are rationing eggs, citing bird flu-related shortages, sparking shopper outrage.
• Critics argue the mass culling of 148 million chickens is creating artificial scarcity to drive inflation.
• The USDA’s policy of euthanizing infected flocks has drastically reduced egg production, despite low human transmission risk of H5N1 bird flu.
• Egg prices surged 53% in January, with retailers imposing strict purchase limits and Waffle House adding a 50-cent surcharge per egg.
• Some experts claim the crisis is exaggerated, possibly to push mRNA vaccines and centralized food systems.

In a move that has left many Americans scratching their heads, major grocery chains like Costco, Kroger and Whole Foods are now rationing eggs, citing a supposed shortage caused by bird flu. This decision, which limits customers to as few as one or two dozen eggs per purchase, has sparked outrage and confusion among shoppers already grappling with rising food prices. But is this egg rationing truly necessary, or is it an overreaction designed to induce panic and justify skyrocketing prices? Critics argue that the mass slaughter of chickens—over 148 million birds since 2022—has less to do with bird flu and more to do with creating artificial scarcity and driving inflation.

The bird flu narrative: Exaggerated or engineered?

The current strain of bird flu, H5N1, has been blamed for the culling of millions of chickens across the U.S. However, experts point out that this virus has never been shown to transmit from human to human and is extremely rare in humans. Despite this, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has implemented a policy of mass euthanasia for infected flocks, a strategy that has decimated egg production. Jodie Guest, a professor of epidemiology at Emory University, defended the policy, stating, "But it is, and always has been a policy across administrations, with the USDA, that this is how they handle infections like this among poultry." However, critics argue that this approach is excessive and unnecessary and that the mass killing of millions of chickens is more about control than protecting public health. The fallout from these policies has been swift. Retailers like Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods have imposed strict purchase limits, with signs in stores reading, "We are currently experiencing difficulty sourcing eggs that meet our strict animal welfare standards." Social media has been flooded with videos of empty egg shelves and shoppers scrambling to stock up before supplies run out. One TikTok user claimed that an entire section of eggs at a Costco was wiped out in less than 10 minutes. Meanwhile, Waffle House, a Southern breakfast chain, has added a temporary 50-cent surcharge per egg to its menus, blaming the shortage for the dramatic price hikes.

Driving food scarcity and inflation

The mass culling of chickens has had a devastating impact on egg production, leading to a 53% increase in egg prices in January alone. The USDA predicts that egg prices will rise by more than 20% by 2025. But is this really about bird flu, or is it a manufactured crisis designed to drive up prices and create dependency on centralized food systems? Dr. Robert Malone believes this will be leveraged to push more mRNA vaccines. He wrote: "What is happening now with “Bird flu” is another psyops campaign being conducted by the administrative/deep state, apparently in partnership with Pharma, against the American people. They know and we know that the “vaccines” being produced will be somewhat ineffective, as all flu “vaccines” are. " As the egg rationing madness continues, many Americans are hoping for a return to sanity soon. Will Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other Trump administration health authorities challenge the status quo and stop the overreach? Sources for this article include: ArmageddonProse.Substack.com FoxBusiness.com CNBC.com Bloomberg.com Brownstone.org

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