Wholesale Egg Prices Have ‘Blown Way Past’ Record Highs

Wholesale egg prices have eclipsed record levels as the U.S. scrambles to contain a bird-flu outbreak. Nearly 22 million egg-laying chickens died in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone. Wholesale prices “are triple, quadruple where we were a year ago”. Chicken meat prices haven’t risen as dramatically, at least for now. Read more here.