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 ...
Nationally, on average, egg prices have increased more than 50% since June, back when a dozen eggs cost $2.72.
The egg shortage making national headlines is having real impacts on farmers in northern San Luis Obispo County.
Some grocery stores have placed limits on the number of eggs per shopping trip amid a bird flu outbreak and other challenges.
Egg shortage signage is displayed on partially empty shelves at a Sprouts Farmer's Market grocery store in Lawndale, ...