Across the country, dairy producers have dumped milk and infected chickens have been killed, including millions of egg-laying hens, causing egg prices to skyrocket.
As bird flu forces farmers nationwide to kill millions of birds a month, the shortage of birds is raising the demand and prices for eggs, South Carolina farmers say.
A court hearing was held today for the Edgewood farmers who are seeking a court injunction to prevent the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from culling their 400 ostriches.