![A price tag for a carton of eggs reads $19.79.](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198243190-e1739398351847.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
Eggs for sale at $0.66 per egg from a supermarket on February 10, 2025 in Monterey Park, California. A resurgence of avian flu, which first struck the United States in 2022, is hitting chicken farms hard, sending egg prices soaring and rattling consumers accustomed to buying this dietary staple for only a few dollars.
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