OPINION: In December 2021, the average price of eggs was $1.79. Now it's $4.25 per dozen, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor. That’s enough of a jump to scramble plenty of budgets, especially for those who are already struggling to pay bills.
With egg prices climbing because of a bird virus that's sweeping the globe, Ed Huss has never seen demand higher for his free-range eggs that he's sold on Hankes Road in Aurora for 15 years.
Which is why the average price of a dozen eggs in December 2021 was $1.79 and is now $4.25 per dozen, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor. Locally - I can vouch for this personally - a dozen regular large eggs purchased a few days ago at discount grocer Aldi cost $4.99. The price of eggs has been rising all over the country due to what experts are describing as the worst outbreak of avian influenza on record.
The prices of eggs on shelves, of course, have to go up. However, “there’s only so much you can pass along to customers before they won’t buy it,” Sousanes told me. “Usually I’m doing half the business this time of year,” and ends up donating surplus to places like Wayside Cross Ministries and Hesed House homeless shelter, Huss told me.
Huss insists he and his right-hand man, Poncho Flores, are not concerned about their birds getting the flu because strict cleaning precautions are already in place.
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