Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesEgg prices are on the rise again, after having fallen from record highs in 2023.
Average egg prices jumped 8.9% from November to December, following a 2.2% rise the prior month, according to the consumer price index.
December's egg price move was the largest relative to other items in the CPI basket, which measures prices of everything from concert tickets to furniture, electricity and prescription drugs.
There are more than 368 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S., the USDA said.
At the time, a farm group alleged that price gouging and profiteering among major egg suppliers also drove high prices in 2022, though some economists were skeptical that factor was at play.
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Brandon Bell, Matthew Hatcher, Rispoli
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Kroger, Getty, U.S . Department, Labor, Afp
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Houston , Texas, U.S