Consumer
Egg Inflation Remains Stubborn on Bird Flu and Tariff Risks
Eggs at a grocery store in Los Angeles.
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US inflation may have cooled last month but egg prices are still stubbornly high, and there’s no immediate prospect of relief thanks to bird flu and tariffs.
Consumers paid a record $6.227 per dozen on average in March, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. That’s double the cost a year earlier and comes despite a steep decline in what grocery stores are paying suppliers.