Yes, but did prices go back down to the same as before? And did prices not change even after enough time had passed (plus some) to rebreed laying hens? It might have started as a true issue, but it isn't now, just an opportunity to raise profit margins.

Fair. It might not be fabricated, but it's hardly an unexpected act of God, either.

It was very much a predictable expected disaster that the industry courted intentionally (by treating hens like roaches) while blindly chasing quarterly profit.

Maybe "fabricated" isn't quite the right word, but "intentional", "malicious", "evil" and "bullshit" all fit fine.