New data from Urner Barry, a market research firm that tracks wholesale food prices, shows its Urner Barry Egg Index has plunged 57% since peaking at $4.65 per dozen on Dec. 19. Wholesale prices are now at $2.01.
Egg prices are expected to remain high in the immediate future as a result of a tenacious avian flu variant that is continuing to affect the nation’s egg industry. The