In 2013, pork prices rose due to porcine epidemic diarrhea virus that killed millions of pigs across the country.

Following epidemic, a vaccine was created to vaccinate herds and their population has recovered. With the recovery, wine production has increased to more normal levels. Thus, prices of pork have dropped, and price of bacon fell approximately 25%.

However, there is an outbreak in egg industry due to bird flu, or avian influenza that has killed millions of egg-laying hens.

Danny Hughes, the Poultry and Egg Division Manager for the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, has seen Arkansas' egg industry go through many changes and face many problems.

Hughes has been with the commission since 1972. He said it's uncertain, and far too soon, to assess long-range impact. He said, "We don't really know how big an impact it's going to make. We've seen some rising prices, but we're just uncertain to what extent they might rise".

Arkansas' egg industry has charged much better than states such as Iowa and Minnesota, which have seen multimillion bird kills due to the flu.

According to a report by the Kansas City Star, more than 30 million hens in Iowa have been affected by the outbreak. In Minnesota, the virus has affected more than 9 million birds, which were mostly turkeys.

Farmers have lost all over 47 million hens and turkeys since the virus began spreading a few months ago.

The US Department of Agriculture is reporting more than 53,000 birds in Missouri and 40,000 birds in Arkansas have been affected.