This is a confession of exactly that. If there had been anything real to the manipulation of egg prices the bird flu behind it would be FLOURISHING. They didn't lift the slaughter mandate willingly because bird flu disappeared, they did it because they were order to against their will... so the cover story is "inexplicably. Suddenly."

Interesting they use that word - it makes me think suddenly is the word for "completely expected result." I'm sure they are also baffled.