Grocery stores are scrambling amid egg shortage

Amid an avian flu outbreak that has hit California hard, San Diegans are turning to a long-time source of fresh eggs.
A particularly contagious strain of bird flu has killed thousands of chickens, causing the price of eggs to nearly double from a year ago.
As egg prices remain high and shortages still common, the small farmers in California’s Central Valley who supply eggs to ...
The egg shortage making national headlines is having real impacts on farmers in northern San Luis Obispo County.
According to the latest USDA report from mid-December, US egg production is down 4% year over year, with 3% fewer egg-laying hens. Per Datasembly, eggs are at their highest price since January 2023.