Why California’s Egg Shortage Is Much Worse Than Any Other State – By Giulia Carbonaro (Newsweek) / Feb 10, 2023
Californians are reportedly crossing the border with Mexico to buy cheaper eggs as prices for the grocery staple in the Golden State are now among the most expensive in the entire country.
The price of eggs has surged all across the U.S. recently. This is because of the bird flu outbreak that has killed millions of poultry in America and a dozen countries, and the rising costs of feed, labor and energy after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other states—such as Iowa, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska—saw larger increases in the average price for a dozen eggs than California, where prices have surged by 31 percent year-on-year between December 2021 and December 2022, according to Instacart. But California is among the top five states paying the most for a dozen eggs, at an average $6.05 as of December.
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