Egg-scuse me, this carton is how much? From eggs to butter, grocery prices are still on the rise in 2023. Here’s what that means for the U. Shoppers across the egg biryani have been scrambling for months to keep up with soaring egg prices.

Last year, the average price for a dozen large Grade A eggs in the U. 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. Here’s when we can expect egg prices to drop and what we can do in the meantime. December from the month before, according to Consumer Price Index data. 79 the year before, according to the U.

As of December, more than 43 million egg-laying hens were lost since the outbreak began in February 2022, according to the to  the U. We have seen infections get into a flock, where they look perfectly fine one day, and then the next day they’re all dead,” said Gregory Martin, a poultry educator at Penn State Extension. That’s how quick this thing moves. And so the losses are very, very severe. Martin said bird flu is not a foodborne illness, so poultry and eggs found in grocery stores are safe to eat.