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The Guardian - US
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Adam Gabbatt

Shell-shocked! Why eggs – and their rising price – are an American obsession

a person pushing a grocery cart leans over to look at the egg selection
A customer shops for eggs at a grocery store in Chicago on 12 March. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

As the Trump economy continues to perform with all the robustness and reliability of a Tesla Cybertruck, one thing, above anything else, has come to be seen as a measure of how the US is faring: the humble egg.

The egg holds a uniquely central place in American culture, egg experts say, and the soaring price in recent months, largely due to a bird flu outbreak, has been discussed and debated across the country.

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