Soaring egg prices put pressure on consumers and businesses
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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of17A grocery store in Cheverly, Md., posts a sign to apologize for the increased price of their eggs, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.Susan Walsh/APShow MoreShow Less 2of17U.S. average price per dozen grade A eggs, not seasonally adjustedAPShow MoreShow Less 4of17Cartons of eggs are for sale Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at Historic Wagner Farm in Glenview, Ill. Anyone going to buy a dozen eggs these days will have to be ready to pay up. That's because a lingering bird flu outbreak, combined with soaring feed, fuel and labor costs, has led to prices more than doubling over the past year.