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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Funk

US egg prices hit record high – and there’s worse to come

Egg prices hit a record high in the US in January as the bird flu outbreak, which began in 2022, pushed costs ever higher.

The average price of a dozen Grade A eggs in US cities reached $4.95, surpassing the previous record of $4.82 set two years earlier and more than double the recent low of $2.04, recorded in August 2023.

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