Egg costs soar as shortage linked to deadly virus

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ANYONE GROCERY SHOPPING LATELYCAN'T NOTICE HOW THE PRICE FOR A DOZEN EGGS SKYROCKETING.WHAT'S CAUSING THE PRICE SURGE? VANESSA YURKEVICH, HELLO!VANESSA WHAT IS CAUSING THE PRICE SURGE?>> MANY AMERICANS WOULD GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, NOT THINKANYTHING MUCH ABOUT BUYING A DOZEN EGGS NOT REALLY LOOKING ATPRICES'S CONSIDERED AND IS CONSIDERED A STAPLE IN AMERICANHOUSEHOLDS. JUST IN THE LAST YEAR A BIGPRICE INCREASE. IT STARTED LAST YEAR ABOUT$1.25.

UNTO $1.75 NOW ITS $4 H.25 NOWBECAUSE OF THE DEADLY BIRD FLU THAT HAPPENED LAST SPRING ANDIT'S CATCHING UP TO US RIGHT NOW.IN ALASKA DEMAND FOR CHICKENS AND THEIR EGGS IS HEATING UP.>> ALREADY SOLD OUT EVEN BEFORE THE EGG SHORTAGE.SELLING EVERYTHING I HAD. >> Reporter: IF THE YOU'VE BEENTO THE GROCERY STORE RECENTLY YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED FEWER EGGSAND HIGHER PRICES. UP ABOUT 11% LAST MONTH ONAVERAGE FROM NOVEMBER, UP NEARLY 60% IN THE LAST YEAR.$11.49 IN NEW YORK.

$10.99 IN HAWAII.>> RIDICULOUS. >> Reporter: THE HIGHLY PATHGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA OR AVIAN FLU IS LARGELY TO BLAME.NEARLY 58 MILLION BIRDS AND CLIMBING HAVE DIED ACROSS 47STATES IN THE LAST YEAR. A RESULT OF THE DEADLY VIRUS.WILD BIRDS CAN CARRY THE DISEASE AND SPREAD IT TO DOMESTIC FLOCKSWHEN THEY MIGRATE. >> ONE WILD BIRD COMING INTOTHEIR CHICKEN RUN AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, 10 BIRDS, 20BIRDS, 30 BIRDS JUST DROPPING DEAD.>> Reporter: SOME STATES.

RECOMMENDING ALL POULTRY BEMAINTAINED INDOORS. POULTRY AND BIRD SHOWS CANCELED,STRICTLY ENFORCED. >> THE AVIAN BIRD FLU ISSERIOUS. >> Reporter: STRUGGLING WITHPRICES ON THEIR MAIN INGREDIENT. THE FALL MIGRATION OF FALL BIRDSSENT AVIAN FLU CASES SPIKING AGAIN.>> WE GO THROUGH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EGGS.THE LAST COUPLE OF EGGS JUMPED AS HIGH AS 60%.>> Reporter: HOW HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO ABSORB THE HIGH PRICESOF EGGS?.

>> UNFORTUNATELY RAISED ALLPRICES 10%. >> Reporter: FOR SOME INCREASEIS TOO MUCH. A BREAKRY IN NEBRASKA CLOSES ITSDOORS THIS WEEKEND. >> I THINK ABOUT WHAT OUR FAMILYCOULD AFFORD TO PAY FOR A COOKIE.I TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. WE CAN'T CHARGE $5 A COOKIE.>> Reporter: THE RIPPLE EFFECT GOES BEYOND RESTAURANTS ANDBAKERIES. TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE GROCERYSTORE. ITEMS THAT USE EGGS LIKEMAYONNAISE, UP 1.8% IN THE LAST.

YEAR.>> FROM THE FLU TO THE INCREASES IN INFLATION, ALL COMBINEDTOGETHER WITH THE SHORTAGE, PERFECT STORM.>> DEFINITELY SEEING PRICES SHOOT UP RECENTLY.>> Reporter: DOES THE THAT STOP YOU FROM MAKING THE PURCHASE?>> NO. NOT AT ALL.JUST BUYING THINGS TO MAKE A CHICKEN CUTLET AND EGGS IS THEBASIS FOR THAT TOO. ONE OF THE WAYS THERE'S JUST NOWAY NOT TO PURCHASE THEM. >> Reporter: GOOD NEWS FROM THEU.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

THIS WEEK THEY SAID PRICES ARESTARTING TO FALL A LITTLE BIT, BUT THAT SUPPLY REMAINS LIGHT TOMODERATE, AND, YOU KNOW, HOLIDAYS, REALLY A TIME WHENTHERE WAS A LOT OF DEMAND FOR EGGS.PEOPLE WERE BAKING. PEOPLE WERE COOKING, BUT WE'RETHROUGH THE HOLIDAYS NOW. SO DEMAND MAY BE JUST A LITTLEBIT LOWER, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT FUN TO GO TO THE GROCERYSTORE AND SEE EGGS COSTING ABOUT $10.99 HERE IN NEW YORK.HAWAII, SAME PRICE. KEEP YOUR EYE OUT AND LOOK FORTHOSE CHEAPER PRICES IN YOUR EGG.

AISLE.GUYS? >> THANK YOU, VANESSA.I SENT A PHOTO TO YOU GUYS. IN THE GROCERY STORE THE OTHERDAY. $3.99, $4.99 WHICH IS HIGH BUTNOT AS BAD AT $11 OBVIOUSLY. THAT'S HERE IN NEW YORK.HOPEFULLY THEY'LL COME DOWN.

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