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The bird flu and inflation may be among the reasons why the cost of eggs is continuing to go up ahead of Easter and Passover this year.
On average, Americans are paying about $2.99 for a dozen eggs, according to Federal Reserve data obtained by USA Today. That is down from the previous year when consumers paid $4.82 for a dozen. Though the price is lower this year, the cost has doubled in comparison to the average cost seen before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bird flu or avian flu contributed to the rise in egg prices. When an outbreak occurred in January 2023, the cost of eggs went up to $4.82 per dozen. It went down to $3.27 a dozen by Easter 2023, and then got even lower in August, according to USA Today. However, another outbreak occurred in November 2023 which caused prices to go up in the months after.
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