The Economic Times

Americans were told bird flu caused soaring egg prices, then an investigation uncovered these text messages from US egg producers - here's what we know so far

Egg price investigation explained: US egg giants are accused of secretly coordinating to inflate prices during the bird flu crisis. Prosecutors allege executives used private messages to manipulate wholesale egg markets, even as they publicly blamed avian influenza. This alleged scheme aimed to keep prices high, leading to record profits for some producers.