New York-Due to the outbreak of the largest bird flu in the past ten years, each egg surcharge in the Waffle House restaurant chain will be 50 cents.

The 24-7 restaurant said that the shortage of eggs produced caused its costs sharply.

Bird influenza forced farmers to massacre millions of chickens per month, which increased the cost of our eggs by more than double the cost of 2023. Moreover, as the Easter is approaching, it seems that there may be no relief.

The average price of each egg nationwide reached $ 4.15 in December. This is not as high as $ 4.82 two years ago, but the Ministry of Agriculture predicts that the price of eggs will increase by another 20 % this year.

The Walv Cake House is a reliable source of breakfast. He said that the surcharge of eggs this week has become effective and suitable for all menu. The two -egg breakfast of this restaurant comes with baked bread and one side, listed as $ 7.75 on Tuesday.

The company said: "Although we hope that these price fluctuations will be short -lived, we cannot predict how long this shortage will last."

The company continued to monitor the price of eggs and stated that it would adjust or delete surcharges when market conditions permitted.

Last month, in Louisiana, it was reported that the United States was related to human death for the first time. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, since 2024, there have been 67 recognized human bird influenza infections in the United States.

H5N1 bird flu is widely spread among wild birds, poultry, cattle and other animals. Officials said that the growing existence of the environment in the environment will increase people's exposure and may catch it, although it is still rare.

Health officials urged anyone to take preventive measures with people who are sick or dead birds, including gloves of respiratory tract and eyes, and when dealing with poultry.

The Wastef Cake House, located in Georgia, has more than 1,900 places in 25 states.

According to the Pennsylvania Police Station, the organic matter of Pete and Grey was also facing a difficult situation in Antrim Township, Pennsylvania. At that time, 100,000 people were stolen behind Saturday night. The law enforcement department is investigating eggs worth about $ 40,000.