The good news is that someinflation-hiked foodsmight bestarting to come down in price.
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Whats causing egg prices to rise?
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Supply chain challenges and increased input costsare partially to blame.
But by far the biggest culprit is disease.
In other states, such asArizonaandMassachusetts, people are cutting out the expensive middleman and buying their own chickens.
So when are prices expected to come down?
So egg costs will likely remain high in the near term.
In the Midwest, wholesale prices for eggs recentlydropped by 13 cents per dozen.
But retail price adjustments tend to lag behind, and longer-term shifts will depend on the flu outbreak.
How are customers and businesses responding?
The internet is outraged that a long-affordable staple is now priced like luxury sheeps feta.
TikTok users posting recipe videos calling for multiple eggs are copping heat.
Offline, restaurants around the country are struggling to keep their prices steady as egg costs skyrocket.
Now were paying upwards of $70 a case.
It makes it extremely challenging for a mom-and-pop [business], hetold CNN.
Were just trying to stay alive and hope that things will come down.
Meanwhile, Ben Suh, owner of Between the Bagel NY in Queens, cant hold out any longer.
HetoldThe New York Timeshed soon be raising the prices of egg-based items to cope with inflation.
How can home cooks deal with rising egg prices?
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