Your grits and eggs will soon cost more at your favorite cafe because eggs are going up again.
In February, the national cost of a dozen grade-A eggs was $3, up from $2 in the fall.
Avian flu may be to blame for the 33% increase in the price of eggs in under six months. In January 2023, egg prices rose to $4.32 a dozen after a severe flu outbreak was reported.
This was the highest price consumers were ever asked to pay for eggs as of 2024. During the severe avian flu outbreak in 2022, egg prices rose 41%.
If this trend happens this time, egg prices could rise to new record highs.