(CNN) – Egg prices are spiking again. They jumped by more than 28% in August compared to 12 months ago.
This was easily the biggest increase of any food item tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Bird flu is the main cause of the rising egg prices.
Birds are getting sick, meaning fewer eggs, so less supply and thus higher prices at the grocery store.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says bird flu has impacted nearly 101 million birds across 48 states since January 2022, which helps explain why total egg production in July fell 2.6% year-over-year.
Even with the recent spike in prices, eggs aren’t nearly as expensive as they were in late 2022 and early 2023.
That bird flu-sparked price spike sent the average price of a dozen grade A large eggs to a record of $4.82.
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