Price of Eggs Roundup

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Charlotte egg prices nearly triple in two months. Some grocery stores limit purchases

Charlotte-area grocery shoppers may feel sticker shock picking up a carton of eggs, which have nearly tripled in price at some stores over the past two months.

Taming inflation that has wreaked havoc with the cost of groceries, including eggs, was part of President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. He pledged Day 1 price cuts. But a month later, that hasn’t happened.

U.S. egg prices have reached an all-time high of $7.99 this month, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

In the Charlotte area, prices have risen as much as 175% in less than two months, according to a Charlotte Observer comparison this month. The U.S. egg supply has been hard hit by avian influenza, which is impacting egg prices across the country.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article300288449.html

‘This whole economy is ridiculous’: Egg prices impact Kern County

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The average price for a dozen eggs was $3.37 in October 2024…up more than 60% from October 2023 back when a dozen eggs cost $2.07. Now, Albertson’s is dishing them out for $6.99 a dozen.

Patricia Arista lives in Lathrop, but she’s shopping at the east Bakersfield Albertsons.

“All of our money to our checks go to our bills,” said Arista. “We barely have enough money to pay for our groceries and when we try to sign up for food stamps we get denied because we make too much money. I don’t understand that…this whole economy is ridiculous.”

Arista bought two cartons of eggs weeks ago in Lathrop. She says there’s a limit of a dozen per customer now. “It’s up to the government. It’s not us. We can’t do anything about it,” said Arista.

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/this-whole-economy-is-ridiculous-egg-prices-impact-kern-county/