Egg prices are soaring. Don't expect that to change anytime soon
JOSH FUNK, MARK VANCLEAVE and DEE-ANN DURBIN
Associated Press
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Eggs are for sale at a grocery store Jan. 27 in Windham, Maine.
Robert F. Bukaty, Associated Press
A sign posted Jan. 27 asks customers to consider limiting their purchases of eggs at a PCC Community Markets grocery store in Seattle because of shortages caused by a bird flu outbreak.
Lindsey Wasson, Associated Press
A shopper browses for eggs in front of a sign posted about egg shortages at a PCC Community Markets grocery store Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
JOSH FUNK, MARK VANCLEAVE and DEE-ANN DURBIN
Associated Press
Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in summer 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches.
A sign posted Jan. 27 asks customers to consider limiting their purchases of eggs at a PCC Community Markets grocery store in Seattle because of shortages caused by a bird flu outbreak.
A shopper browses for eggs in front of a sign posted about egg shortages at a PCC Community Markets grocery store Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
