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America's Egg Price Surge, Charted

America's Egg Price Surge, Charted
The price of eggs in the US has doubled in the last 12 months.
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Since January 2022, the price of a dozen grade A eggs has doubled โ€” 12 months ago, it cost less than $2 and now costs have exceeded $4.

Rising farmers' costs (for feed, electricity and cartons) and an added avian flu outbreak, which has required millions of chickens to be slaughtered, are the two main factors driving prices higher.


2022 usa egg price increase chart


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