Egg prices are likely to shoot up even more in 2025. Here's why.
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At Market Basket locations in some parts of Massachusetts, customers are being asked to limit their egg purchases to two cartons per family. Another shopper on the hunt for eggs, this one in Las Vegas, reported finding empty shelves at a local grocery store. On social media, a consumer accustomed to paying around $2 for a dozen eggs expressed shock over now having to pay more than double that amount. Egg restrictions, shortages and record-high prices are ruffling feathers at supermarkets across the U.S.
AI Summary
Main Idea: Egg prices are expected to rise further in 2025 as bird flu keeps cutting U.S. egg supplies and pushing costs higher for consumers and businesses like Montague Diner.
Key Points:
- The average price of a dozen large eggs hit $4.15 in December 2024, up sharply from a year earlier.
- The USDA says egg prices could rise another 20% this year because bird flu continues to kill and force the culling of laying hens.
- Farms face a slow recovery after outbreaks, since repopulating barns and getting approval to restart can take months.
- Higher truck and shipping costs, plus some state rules and store shortages, are also adding pressure to egg prices.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
Egg shortages and avian flu are likely to keep egg prices high, raising grocery bills for households and forcing diners and small businesses like Montague Diner to absorb higher costs or cut elsewhere.
Positive Impact
USDA and local suppliers may help ease shortages over time,.
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Named restaurant affected by egg prices and described as trying to shield guests from hikes.
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Central government source predicting egg prices will rise further and providing bird flu impact data.
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Named industry board quoted on flock repopulation timelines and the impact of bird flu.
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Ricky Volpe’s institutional affiliation and a quoted source explaining supply-chain pressures.
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Named restaurant co-owner/general manager quoted about how the diner is handling egg costs.
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Named grocery chain imposing egg-purchase limits at some Massachusetts locations.
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Named professor quoted explaining bird flu and transportation pressures on egg prices.
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