Egg Prices – What Is Going On?
Have you bought a dozen eggs recently? Sheeesh. Talk about sticker shock. A dozen “Grade A Jumbo” white eggs was running at @ $4.96 at my local supermarket this week. $5 for eggs? What is happening? Well, it’s really quite simple. The law of supply and demand. According to a recent article on CNBC[1], the avian flu has been devastating the egg-laying supply chain. It’s been described as the deadliest outbreak in U.S history. Normally seen in the early spring…