Millions of birds died. Eggs now cost nearly 50% more.
Jan 05, 2023 11:06AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: Egg prices have gone up nearly 50% in the past year after a record outbreak of avian flu struck millions of egg-laying hens. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)
By Rose White | [email protected] - MLive News - January 4, 2023
By Rose White | [email protected] - MLive News - January 4, 2023
Shoppers are feeling the pain of high egg prices more than other groceries because they’re a “known value item.” Ortega says like a gallon or milk or a loaf of bread, people know the price of eggs when they go to the store.
“This is something that consumers are noticing and may be adjusting their buying behavior to compensate,” he said.
The main culprit: a deadly bird flu.
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