The nationwide egg shortage has been driven by Bird flu, and if you ask one local farmer, seasonal molting is part of the issue too. The cost of a dozen large shell eggs in California costs an ...

A growing nationwide egg shortage driven by bird flu means omelets ... said Bill Mattos, president of the California Poultry Federation. He blamed the shortage on the spread of H5N1 in chickens.

Most of California’s eggs come from Southern California ... of our shoppers,” the company said in a statement. “The egg shortage is nationwide, so we are asking customers to limit their ...

The USDA reported the current outbreak affected 7.7 million birds in California. The shortage in San Diego grocery ... sometimes our limit might be one egg item, whether it's a flat or a dozen ...