The US is facing an egg shortage, with stores limiting purchases and prices reaching record highs. The USDA reports that asking prices for next week's deliveries are trending higher for all sizes, while supplies remain light to moderate.
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 Egg prices are high. In December, the last month for which a national average is available, they averaged $4.15 a dozen nationwide, per the Consumer Price Index, continuing a recent upward trend.
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