Egg suppliers battle over pricing, claims of bird flu outbreak • Kansas Reflector

Egg suppliers battle over pricing, claims of bird flu outbreak • Kansas Reflector

A lawsuit raises questions as to whether an egg supplier fabricated a claim that an avian flu outbreak was to blame for price increases. (Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch)A group of Midwest egg suppliers are embroiled in litigation over egg prices, with an Iowa company arguing it shouldn’t be forced to disclose its pricing information. A central element of the case is whether a fabricated claim of a bird flu outbreak is to blame for one suppli…