In the United States is expected to climb by almost 20% this year, while the price of food as a whole is only expected to grow by 2.2%.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average price per dozen was $4.10 by the end of 2024, which was twice the price in August 2023. Why are eggs becoming more expensive?
According to the USDA, the increase in egg costs is the result of a scarcity in supply brought on by the highly dangerous avian influenza, or bird flu, epidemic.
There have been reports of the virus all throughout the United States, including recent outbreaks at a duck farm on Long Island, New York, and Merced County, California.
Health experts in Massachusetts said last week that even in regions where there are no verified positive cases, the bird flu is probably prevalent throughout the state.
