price increase. it started last year about $1.25. unto $1.75 now its $4 h.25 now because of the deadly bird flu that happened last spring and it 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 been to the grocery store recently you may have noticed fewer eggs and higher prices. up about 11% last month on average from november, up nearly 60% in the last year. $11.49 in new york. $10.99 in hawaii. ridiculous. reporter: the highly path genic avian influenza or avian flu is largely to blame. nearly 58 million birds and climbing have died across 47 states in the last year.
i was selling everything i had. reporter: if you ve been to the grocery store recently, you may have noticed fewer eggs and higher prices. up about 11% last month on average from november, up nearly 60% in last year. $11.49 for a dozen eggs in new york. $10.99 in hawaii. i think it is ridiculous. for it to be that much. reporter: the highly pathogenic avian flu is largely to blame. nearly 58 million birds and climbing have died across 47 states in the last year. a result of the deadly virus. wild birds could carry the disease and spread it to domestic flocks when they migrate. one wild bird coming into their chicken run and the next thing you know, ten birds, 20 birds, 30 birds are just dropping dead. reporter: some states now recommending that all poultry be maintained indoors. poultry and bird shows canceled an bio security around chickens
but that supply remains light to moderate, and, you know, holidays, really a time when there was a lot of demand for eggs. people were baking. people were cooking, but we re through the holidays now. so demand may be just a little bit lower, but, you know, it s not fun to go to the grocery store and see eggs costing about $10.99 here in new york. hawaii, same price. keep your eye out and look for those cheaper prices in your egg aisle. guys? thank you, vanessa. i sent a photo to you guys. in the grocery store the other day. $3.99, $4.99 which is high but not as bad at $11 obviously. that s here in new york. hopefully they ll come down. up next, talk about one of the world s most wanted men finally caught after 30 years on the run. how did this mafia boss avoid being arrested for so long? we ll tell you. .
last month alone. let me get you beat on the $10.99 in hawaii. $7.99 here, $6.99, $9.99. here s this, $11.45 for a dozen eggs here at morton williams in new york city. i want you to listen to the store s supervisor about what he feels is contributing to these higher prices. prices of eggs have gone up substantially over the last few weeks. i would say upwards close to 70% in retail. eggs usually be $2.69 they re now $6.99 per dozen. and so some of the reasons that he gave me was that there is rising wages, there s rising energy costs and the big one is the avian flu. this is a deadly disease that has killed 50 million birds across the united states, it is extremely contagious and that is
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