The humble egg is now a source of frustration for millions of shoppers around the U.S, who face soaring prices and shortages.

On social media, a consumer accustomed to paying around $2 for a dozen eggs expressed ... 160% more than the $1.41 consumers paid for the same carton in 2019, CBS News' price tracker reveals.

Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost ...

Anytime the price of eggs rises significantly, it raises many eyebrows as to why. Well, this is precisely what’s happening ...

Egg prices increased more than 8% from November to December, according to the Consumer Price Index, and the average cost of one dozen Grade A ... chicken was up just 1.2% year-over-year, and ...

That’s an increase of over 22%, or $1.28 per dozen ... up until 2021, the price of a dozen eggs rarely broke the $2 barrier. Both charts reveal that egg prices have skyrocketed since around ...

Egg prices are already high, but officials say they are only going to go up more in 2025. Here's how much you could pay and ...

More than 8.2 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. have died of bird flu in January. That’s caused average egg prices nationwide, including in Texas, to spike to more than $6 per dozen ...

The average price per dozen nationwide hit $4.15 in December ... And with massive egg farms routinely housing more than 1 million chickens, just a few infections can cause a supply crunch.

For comparison, the average price of chicken during the same time increased by 1.2% and the price of fresh ... Nationwide, the average cost of a dozen Grade A eggs was $4.15 in December 2024.