Egg prices continue to hit records as Easter and Passover approach, but some relief may be coming
FILE - A notice to customers asked purchases to be limited to one dozen eggs each inside Trader Joe's in Coeur d'Alene on Feb. 12.
HAILEY HILL/Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Egg prices again reached a record high in February, as the bird flu continues to run rampant and Easter and Passover approach.
The latest monthly Consumer Price Index showed a dozen Grade A eggs cost an average of $5.90 in U.S. cities in February, up 10.4% from a year ago. That eclipsed January's record-high price of $4.95.
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