Why are eggs getting so expensive? Blame coronavirus demand
by Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times
Apr 09, 2020
3 minutes
As stay-at-home orders swept across the country, shoppers rushed to grocery stores and stocked up on staples, among them eggs. This spike in demand has boosted egg prices, both nationally and especially in California, and likely will for some time.
On March 2, the Urner Barry wholesale benchmark for a dozen, conventional California shell eggs was $1.55. By March 27, the benchmark rose to $3.66, where it remained for several days before decreasing slightly to $3.26, as of
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