Feb. 25 The Department of Agriculture released an updated food price outlook report for the year predicting that egg prices would increase 41.1% in 2025 as they continue to experience “volatile month-to-month changes” because of the ongoing bird flu outbreak—up from the 20.3% increase the USDA predicted in January.

While egg prices have dropped some since last month, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is warning prices could start climbing yet again. "We're going into the Easter season. This is always the highest price for eggs,

It’s time to crack down. Complaints of illegal egg and poultry price gouging in New York State are up more than 840% in 2025 amid the recent bird flu outbreak, compared to just 16 similar reports made last year,

From small-town diners to international chains, the rising prices have become more than restaurants can absorb. At DeToy's Family Restaurant in Madison, Minnesota., a sticker has been applied to menus indicating a 35-cent per egg surcharge.

Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $5 a dozen