SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)—The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average price for a dozen grade A large eggs jumped 90 cents in February.
Across the nation, you can expect to pay $5.90 for those eggs. We surveyed the price of a dozen large, Grade-A eggs at five stores in Springfield.
- Walmart: $5.97
- Price Cutter: $7.49
- Hy-Vee: $5.97
- Aldi: $5.97
- Food 4 Less: $5.98
If you walk around the corner in those same stores, you’ll see poultry prices haven’t jumped as much as egg prices. Our viewer Ronnie wants to know: If bird flu is pushing up the price of eggs, why isn’t the price of chicken meat soaring, too?
A lot of people are squawking about egg prices these days. And for good reason. On the shelves in Springfield, you could pay $8.53 for a dozen jumbo eggs. Avian flu has forced farmers to slaughter more than 166 million birds, mostly egg-laying chickens. More than 30 million egg layers have been killed since the start of the year…