Despite a limit of one dozen eggs per customer, Trader Joe’s shelves were stripped bare on Feb. 16. The store promised more eggs were on the way and a sign said it was “no yolk.” ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Egg Shortages Spur Surging Prices; Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Costco Limit Purchases It was not a Super Sunday if you were trying to buy eggs at Trader’s Joes in the East Village on Feb. 9 thanks to the ongoing... News 15 Feb 2025 | 06:09
A shopper named Ginny at Trader Joe’s on Jan. 29 was picking up two cartons of eggs. She said on earlier visits the shelves were devoid of the organic eggs she buys. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Eggs Selling Out and Prices Surging to Over $12/Dozen Shoppers are encountering either empty stores shelves, or eggs that have soared to $12 a dozen, or stores that are adding... News 03 Feb 2025 | 01:20
The price of a dozen eggs is soaring as avian flu caused 60 million infected chickens to be slaughtered creating yet another supply chain shortage. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Missing Your Morning Eggs? No Surprise as Avian Flu Takes Toll As you may know, while you were coping with COVID 19, America’s chickens were fighting a flu of their own. For two years,... News 26 Feb 2023 | 01:50