MITCHELL, S.D. – Egg production in South Dakota continues to suffer as the state's largest producer works to recover from last spring's outbreak of deadly bird flu virus.
Chickens in South Dakota produced 36 million eggs in September, down from 65 million in September 2014, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. There were about 1.6 million egg-laying birds in the state last month, compared to 2.6 million at the same time last year.
The H5N2 virus wiped out 48 million turkeys and chickens in the U.S., including 1.7 million birds in South Dakota. All nine of the state's affected turkey farms have restocked, but its largest egg producer hasn't.
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