Egg prices have doubled since 2021, no decrease in sight

PITTSBURGH — The price of eggs has doubled in the last year with no end in sight.

According to marketplace.org, a dozen Grade A eggs cost $1.82 at this time last year. Now, it’s around $3.60 on average.

Shoppers have noticed.

“I used to get the little six packs of them for like 79 cents and now they’re like $3.29,” Joe Machin said.

“Oh yeah, we buy less eggs,” Lawrence Drager said.

Inflation is one part of the issue, but bird flu is the primary driver.

In the last decade, egg prices have remained mostly steady - between $1.50 and $2.00 a dozen, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The USDA is forecasting a continued rise into 2023.

“You need food, so you’re going to have to pay.”

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