Egg Shortage 2024 Usa Today. Egg prices are rising once again as bird flu limits supply prices soared 19.1% in july compared with the same month a year prior, according to consumer price index data released this week. (gary crawford and usda economist, megan sweitzer)

Egg prices shot up in california at the start of 2024 because a string of bird flu cases in december and january were concentrated in the state. An egg shortage caused by the continued spread of avian flu has impacted shoppers across the country — just days before the holiday season gets underway.