Inaction over egg shortage caused by bird flu opens up unexpected front for Donald Trump
The culling of millions of birds to stem the outbreak has sent the price of eggs soaring to record highs, as well as causing shortages and rationing. A New York store manager recommended that people show up early in the morning
President Donald Trump has inherited a strong economy with booming labor and stock markets. But inflation, which appears to be picking up, the expected impact on consumer prices of tariffs on Mexico and Canada — where much of the fruit and vegetables consumed in the United States come from — and a persistent outbreak of bird flu that has driven up the price of eggs, are combining against a leader who, amid the volley of executive orders of his accelerated presidential debut, has barely paid attention to the economy. The White House’s room for maneuver seems to be shrinking as prices continue to rise, and the fact that a dozen eggs cost $14 this week in some New York supermarkets is not helping to inspire optimism among the population.
