.SenSanders joined SenWarren, RepKatiePorter, and others in questioning Cal-Maine Foods' claim that an avian flu outbreak is to blame for soaring egg prices.
the United States Department of Agriculture,"U.S. egg inventories were 29% lower in the final week of December 2022 than at the beginning of the year," while "more than 43 million egg-laying hens were lost to the disease itself or to depopulation since the outbreak began in February 2022."while campaigning for president in 2016 and 2020—questioned Cal-Maine's narrative in a tweet arguing that"we must break up Big Ag and enact a windfall profits tax.
;“Why are the American people angry? Maybe it has something to do with the largest producer of eggs in America increasing its profits by 718% last quarter after doubling the price of eggs and reporting ZERO cases of avian flu. We must break up big Ag & enact a windfall profits tax.;”Sanders wasn't the only congressional critic of Cal-Maine's latest profits.
"While working families paid record prices for eggs, Cal-Maine raked over 700% more in profits—without reporting a single case of avian flu," Sen.
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