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Boxes of eggs rose 80 cents last month, and now near the $5 mark

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It seems that the old adage could do with an update: in 2025, you can’t make an omelette without breaking the bank.

Sunny side’s up

Eggs are expensive now. You know it, we know it, and anyone who’s been to a grocery store in America, shelled out for the egg surcharge at Waffle House, or tried to buy more boxes than they’re allowed at Costco knows it, too. But, with the latest inflation data out this week, the news that the average price for a dozen eggs now veers dangerously close to the $5 mark — an all-time high — still makes for a striking chart.

Eggflation chart — Sherwood News

Per the latest FRED figures, the average cost for a box of 12 large Grade A eggs (the most commonly stocked category in America — less firm whites than the AA class, but still superior to the Bs) soared from $4.15 in December to $4.95 last month.

That $0.80 spike is attributed to America’s ongoing bird flu outbreak, and accounted for about two-thirds of overall grocery inflation last month, per government figures.

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Wall street bonuses chart — Sherwood News

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