Egg Prices up 60%! Why?

Mark Thiessen / AP
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Shoppers across the nation have been scrambling for months to keep up with soaring egg prices.

Prices continue to skyrocket – up 60% in December from a year earlier. Last year, the average price for a dozen large Grade A eggs in the U.S. was $1.93 in January. By December, when egg demand peaked, the price surged to $4.25.

The high prices prompted a “He went to Kroger” meme, with an egg in place of an engagement ring in the “He went to Jared” jewelry advertisement.

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