Learn why there’s an egg shortage in 2024, how bird flu has impacted chicken farms and what it means for consumers in California and beyond.

Some grocery stores have placed limits on the number of eggs per shopping trip amid a bird flu outbreak and other challenges.

On average, prices in December were up 2.9% compared with a year earlier, up from 2.7% in November, the Labor Department said. Egg prices shot up more than 36%, as a bout of bird flu hit supply and led to shortages.

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Bird flu continues to play a part in higher egg prices in California. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a Jan. 10 report, said a dozen large shell eggs in the state rose to $8.97. "Demand for shell eggs eased slightly in the immediate post-holiday period but remained atypically strong in contrast to past year trends when demand retreated from holiday highs into early January,

What are factors behind nationwide egg shortage, rising prices?

The price of eggs has soared in the past few months and shoppers are doing double takes as a dozen eggs rings up at more than $9 at some retailers. In December 2024, wholesale eggs averaged $4.62 per dozen,