Some North Texans are beating the high costs of eggs by getting creative.
“It’s definitely a cost-savings now where previously it had been the reverse and it was costing you more just to have the backyard chickens,” said Derrick.
According to USDA data, the price of a dozen eggs more than doubled in November 2022 compared to November 2021 from $1.79 to $3.59, and prices have soared even more since then. “There's a pretty simple reason for that, and it’s high pathogenic avian influenza, bird flu,” said David Anderson, a professor and extension economist for Texas A&M University in College Station.“It’s cut production and that leads to higher prices,” he explained, adding that consumers should not expect a break anytime soon.
“I do expect prices to go up for eggs,” said Anderson. “We're getting close to Easter already and there's this holiday-driven demand for Easter eggs, and we typically would see higher prices for eggs in March and April because of Easter egg hunts.”This article tagged under:
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