NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Egg prices have increased nationwide by around 38 percent in the last year in the United States, bringing the average cost of one dozen up to 3.65 U.S. dollars in November versus 3.37 dollars in October and 2.14 dollars in November 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index.
"The 3.65 dollars is just an average," USA Today noted the hike on Thursday. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), the wholesale price for a carton of large eggs on the New York market rose to 6.06 dollars per dozen, while the Midwest region saw prices around 5.75 dollars and California as high as 8.97 dollars, as of Jan. 3. In other cases, eggs simply are absent from shelves altogether.
