In California, the average price for a dozen large eggs was $8.97, according to the US Department of Agriculture. The average prices for extra large and jumbo were $8.99. Some grocery stores, including Trader Joe’s and even Costco, have limited how many eggs shoppers can buy.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches.

Egg prices are rising again as bird flu continues to devastate farms across the country, forcing the culling of millions of chickens each month. With the national average price for a dozen eggs hitting $4.

The USDA said the combination of bird flu and inflation might drive up egg prices by another 20% this year. At Kuhns Market on the North Side, one of the first things we wanted to

One of the top egg producers in the U.S. confirmed that a farm tested positive for cases of bird flu over the weekend, the company said in a statement Tuesday.

Anytime the virus is found on a poultry farm, the entire flock is slaughtered to help limit the virus' spread.