Eggs, the fourth most purchased grocery item in the United States, have become expensive and difficult to find — and now occasionally smuggled across international borders.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average price of a dozen eggs in the United States increased 137% in December 2022, compared to the previous year. The drastic rise in cost and simultaneous scarcity is happening for two reasons: a historic avian flu outbreak within the United States as well as globally occurring cost increases for animal feed and fuel.
