From skyrocketing egg prices to who's sitting in the governor's seat until Thursday, here's what you need to know this morning.
Farmer Josh Louro holds eggs he has just collected from the chicken coop at Round the Bend Farm in South Dartmouth. This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox,A downed power line is causing major delays on the Franklin-Foxboro and the Providence-Stoughton Lines, according to the MBTA. Because of this, trains on those lines are bypassing Hyde Park, Ruggles and Back Bay stations.
Zoom out: Though prices are coming down compared to earlier this year, overall your breakfast protein is still much more costly than it has been in years past. In December, the average price for a dozen eggs was $4.25, compared with the $1.51 they cost in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.Inflation has driven up the cost of feed, transportation and labor, and the flu has resulted in about 58 million bird deaths and culling.
to Cal-Maine, which controls about 20% of the retail egg market, Rose Acre Farms, Hillandale Farms, Versova Management and Daybreak Foods., mirroring similar actions taken in Boston and Amherst. What's next: Outlines of the commission's responsibility, composition and deadlines are expected to be ready by March 30.
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