For the fist time since Bureau of Labor data began in 1980, the cost of 12 eggs has surpassed the cost of a pound of beef. A dozen large grade A eggs cost an average of $4.82 in January 2023, while a pound of ground beef was $4.64. A year ago in January 2022 eggs were $1.93 and beef was $4.77. Egg prices have risen by an enormous 70 per cent in the last 12 months. The historic hike in the price of eggs was caused by a global that wiped out nearly 100 million poultry. In the US states including , Ohio, Wisconsin, Nebraska and suffered most severe outbreaks, according to the .
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