Egg prices quickly caught on as a meme, helping to sustain inflation as a powerful election-year issue, even as actual inflation was steadily dropping. Even Donald Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, eventually tried to get in on the act (with mixed results).

Learn why there’s an egg shortage in 2024, how bird flu has impacted chicken farms and what it means for consumers in California and beyond.

Egg prices are rising across the U.S. as producers recover from the flock losses suffered in the past two years amid bird flu.

The USDA released its most recent egg market news report on Jan 7, 2025, and it shows that the increased prices of shelled eggs, which began skyrocketing in December of 2024, have yet to come down in the new year.

The average price of a dozen large eggs starkly increased in California in December to $8.97, up from $5.68 in late November, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report.

KRON4's Jack Molmud reports. <a href="