The humble egg is now a source of frustration for millions of shoppers around the U.S, who face soaring prices and shortages.
It's not just bird flu that's causing egg prices to soar. Here's why they've gotten so expensive — and are likely to stay sky ...
Egg prices are soaring to record levels nationwide. However, some states are feeling the pinch at the supermarket more than ...
Nationally, about 40% of eggs sold are now cage-free, driven by demand from major food chains such as McDonald’s and Arby’s. Animal rights advocates have long supported the transition to cage ...
In New Jersey, said Watters, "you just can't get the good, pasture-raised ... in states with laws requiring that grocery store eggs be "cage-free." The states of Arizona, California, Colorado ...
That means there is more premium pricing on the eggs that are going into circulation—and egg producers are having to shell out more to replace the birds they’ve lost. Cage-free hens are able ...
The good news is that egg prices do go down when supplies rebound, according to the Nebraska Grocery Industry Association.
At a Target in Chicago on Monday, a dozen large conventional eggs cost $4.49 but a dozen large cage-free eggs were selling for $6.19. Bird flu is primarily spread by wild birds such as ducks and ...
The U.S. alone lost more than 40 million laying hens to bird flu in 2024, said Emily Metz, president and CEO of the ...
Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer and Rep. Ryan Gonzalez are the prime sponsors of HB25-1074, Change Confinement Standards Egg-Laying ...
Seven days after Colorado started requiring eggs to come from cage-free hens, a new state representative introduced a bill to repeal the law. Representative Ryan Gonzalez's House Bill 25-1074 ...