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Egg prices in California have increased to nearly $9 per dozen in some areas due to the outbreak of bird flu across the state, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The bird flu outbreak that started in 2022 is the main reason egg prices are up so much. Anytime the virus is found on a poultry farm, the entire flock is slaughtered to help limit the virus' spread.
Egg prices at the grocery store were up 30.4% in October from the year prior, according to the consumer-price index. Increased demand from holiday cooking makes egg prices even more volatile.
Empty shelves and higher prices — that’s what many shoppers are finding when they head to the grocery store to buy eggs. Egg prices have been soaring recently. The average price for a dozen ...
The laws set minimum space for chickens or cage-free requirements for egg-laying hens. They’ve already gone into effect in California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Michigan. At a Target in Chicago on Monday, a dozen large conventional eggs cost $4.49 but a dozen large cage-free eggs were selling for $6.19.
The average price for a dozen large eggs in California hovered around $6.72 as of this week, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The cause?
Although prices are going up, it's important to keep things in perspective. These increases were 28.6% lower than egg prices in January 2023. Egg prices also tend to fluctuate by location. For ...
The egg section at a grocery in Redondo Beach. The average retail price for a dozen large eggs jumped to $7.37 in California this week, up from $4.83 at the beginning of December and $2.35 at this ...