eggs

U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Recommends Eggs for Babies, Toddlers and New Moms

August 17, 2020 American Egg Board

In a historic first, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee issued recommendations for birth to 24 months old and specifically recommended eggs as an important first food for infants and toddlers, as well as for pregnant and lactating women. …

Egg Producer Cal-Maine Swings to Profit as Demand and Prices Rise During Pandemic

July 21, 2020 Ciara Linnane, MarketWatch

“After three fiscal quarters characterized by an oversupply of eggs and depressed market prices, demand for eggs increased and market prices rose 62.4 percent during our fourth fiscal quarter over the average price for the first three quarters, as consumers purchased more eggs for preparing meals at home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Chief Executive Dolph Baker said in a statement. …

U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Recommends Eggs as a First Food for Babies and Toddlers

July 16, 2020 American Egg Board

“Today is an important day for the American diet and for eggs. In an historic first, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Advisory Committee today issued recommendations for birth to 24 months old and specifically recommended eggs as an important first food for infants and toddlers, as well as for pregnant and lactating women.” …

USDA Provides Flexibility to Shell Egg Industry to Shift Supply from Foodservice to Retail Outlets

March 27, 2020 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking immediate action to assist the American egg industry in redistributing the current inventory of safe, high quality table eggs from foodservice warehouses to retail distribution to support the surge in consumer demand for this staple food. …

USDA: How We Store Our Eggs—and Why

April 24, 2019 USDA AMS

It is a question anyone who has ever eaten or cooked an egg might want to ask: How should we store them? That’s because the way eggs are stored depends on where they’re produced. …