Get Ready To Pay More For Eggs In New York

Get ready for your breakfast to cost you a little more.

The price of eggs continues to increase in 2024.

According to the Consumer Price Index, or CPI, eggs prices rose 3.4% from December to January.

The average cost of a dozen Grade A large eggs was $2.52 which was up from $2.51 in December. That price is expected to continue to increase through the end of February and heading into March.

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So why are we paying more for eggs?

Back in December Farmers in California recently had to euthanize several million chickens and ducks due to a wave of avian influenza.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, over 10 million birds have been affected by the highly contagious avian influenza virus over the past 30 days.

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Egg prices had already increased by nearly 12% in January from December of 2023, and now they are increasing again.

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