A real scramble: State suffers an egg shortage

Morgan Krakow

ALASKA

Avian flu outbreak in Washington prompts cull of over 1 million chickens, creating regional issues.

Anchorage Daily News

In Alaska, eggs are in short supply.

Oakdell, a major egg supplier in Washington for retailers in the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska, is in the midst of culling over a million chickens because of a bird flu outbreak, said Kyle Hill, president of the Alaska Commercial Company, which has 35 AC stores across rural Alaska.

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