Egg crisis: 57 million chickens and turkeys die due to bird flu outbreak
“No more than two in one hand,” the seller looks at me sternly. No, I'm not buying Hermes bags, I'm standing in a Whole Foods supermarket in Los Angeles, and I have two dozen eggs in my basket. To find these two treasured packages, I had to go around three stores. Apparently, it is impossible to escape from communism; it will overtake you like a virus in different forms throughout your life.
In the United States, there was an egg crisis due to an outbreak of bird flu that killed 57 million chickens and turkeys. The result is a shortage of eggs and an $11-per-pack price tag that makes even wealthy Californians, accustomed to an abundance of everything, raise an eyebrow in displeasure.
But we, children of the Soviet Union, are no strangers to shortages. Standing in lines is in our blood, just like walking around with beads made from toilet paper rolls, we won’t get lost. I remember a guest joke that if you wash your hands with soap, the tea will be without sugar. But now an invitation to breakfast with scrambled eggs can be regarded as a hint of something very serious.
Author: Yunia Pugacheva
