US eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing

OMAHA, Neb. — (AP) — Egg prices hit a record high as the U.S. contends with an ongoing bird flu outbreak, but consumers didn’t need government figures released Wednesday to tell them eggs are terribly expensive and hard to find at times because of an ongoing.

The latest monthly consumer price index showed that the average price of a dozen Grade A eggs in U.S. cities reached $4.95 in January, eclipsing the previous record of $4.82 set two years earlier and more than double the low of $2.04 that was recorded in August 2023.

The spike in egg prices was the biggest since the nation’s last bird flu outbreak in 2015 and accounted for roughly two-thirds of the total increase in food costs last month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Of course, that is only the nationwide average. A carton of eggs can cost $10 or more in some places. And specialized varieties, such as organic and cage-free eggs, are even more expensive.

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Inflation rising on high prices of food like meat and eggs

The high price of eggs has shoppers scrambling. And it’s boosting inflation, too.

Prices for goods and services in the metro area – which is the Colorado region tracked by the federal government and encompasses Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and Park counties – were up 2.3 percent in January compared to a year ago, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The index that tracks food was up 4 percent, led in part by a 6.6 percent increase in the category that includes meats, poultry, fish and eggs.

https://www.cpr.org/2025/02/12/inflation-rising-high-prices-food-meat-eggs/