The humble egg is now a source of frustration for millions of shoppers around the U.S, who face soaring prices and shortages.

There's a low supply of eggs right now, causing prices to skyrocket. We asked two economists when we can expect the situation to change.

Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost ...

Egg prices increased more than 8% from November to December, according to the Consumer Price Index, and the average cost of one dozen Grade A ... chicken was up just 1.2% year-over-year, and ...

That’s an increase of over 22%, or $1.28 per dozen ... up until 2021, the price of a dozen eggs rarely broke the $2 barrier. Both charts reveal that egg prices have skyrocketed since around ...

Egg prices are already high, but officials say they are only going to go up more in 2025. Here's how much you could pay and ...

Egg prices continue surging across the country as the ongoing bird flu outbreak wreaks havoc among U.S. flocks, affecting states that had largely escaped the virus in 2024. The vertiginous rise of ...

The average price per dozen nationwide hit $4.15 in December ... And with massive egg farms routinely housing more than 1 million chickens, just a few infections can cause a supply crunch.

For perspective, the previous price peak for the same dozen eggs was $5.38 in December 2022 ... egg laying hens in the U.S. flock as of Jan. 1, a 2.3% drop compared to the 311 million laying ...