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All rights reserved. <a href="https://help.foxbusiness.com/hc/en-us/sections/4405278462107-FAQ">FAQ</a> - <a href="/privacy-policy">New Privacy Policy</a><br> Cameron Mitchell Restaurants founder and CEO Cameron Mitchell unpacks the impact of the the disease on the cost of goods on 'The Claman Countdown.'<br>Those shopping for their daily breakfast essentials may notice an increase in the total on their <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/the-business-of-food" target="_blank" rel="noopener">grocery store</a> receipts.<br>The Consumer Price Index shows egg prices are up 36.8% from this time last year. <br>The average price of a dozen Grade A large eggs was $4.15 in December, an almost $2 increase from the $2.51 per dozen in December 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.<br><span>Large amount of cage-free eggs at a Costco store in Florida.</span><span> (Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images / Getty Images)</span><br><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/heres-why-grocers-really-raising-prices" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>HERE'S WHY GROCERS ARE REALLY RAISING PRICES</u></strong></a><br>One of the largest reasons for the increase is the recent <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/us-egg-production-drops-prices-continue-rise-along-bird-flu-cases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bird flu outbreak.</a><br>The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was either directly or indirectly responsible for killing more than 20 million egg-laying hens in the last quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.<br>Farms are required to cull all birds in an infected flock, devastating the egg industry.<br><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/egg-prices-higher-continue-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>EGG PRICES ARE HIGHER AND WILL CONTINUE INTO 2025</u></strong></a><br>Another factor could be new <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/blue-state-outlaws-most-eggs-unless-cage-free-before-new-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cage-free laws</a> that started affecting states like Michigan at the beginning of the year.<br>While Michigan lawmakers modified the Animal Industry Act in 2019, it went into effect at the start of the new year — requiring sold shell eggs to be from cage-free housing systems.<br>The law also prohibits business owners from selling eggs from egg-laying hens that do not have usable floor space, or those that are confined.<br><span>Test tubes labeled "Bird Flu" and eggs are seen in this illustration.</span><span> (Reuters/Dado Ruvic / Reuters Photos)</span><br>Some estimations indicate the average price of a dozen large eggs could be nearly $5 by the end of 2025, which would be the highest-ever recorded average price for a dozen eggs, Fox News Digital reported. The price of eggs <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/fox-news-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in California</a> has reached nearly $9 per dozen in some areas.<br>The highest price recorded was in January 2023, when the <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/egg-prices-california-reach-9-per-dozen-some-areas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">average price of a dozen large eggs</a> was $4.82. 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