Okay, why are eggs so expensive?  Actually, if the media did not inform me, I would not have noticed.  However, the average person in the U.S. eats nearly an egg a day ( 278/year ), and is troubled by a doubling of the price.  From the   New York Times   this morning: One reason is the price of feed: But grain prices were higher a decade or so ago, and there was no effect on the cost of eggs then.   So what about avian flu?  Yes, there were outbreaks last year, and 44 million egg-laying hens were killed.  43 million similar birds were sacrifice eight years ago, and the price of eggs did jump, but not quite as much now.  Further, 44 million hens only account for 10% of all egg-layers. Some might actually turn to alternatives, but eggs are eggs and can't really be substituted.  Anyway, people today go shopping and barely notice a $5 item.  We'll survive this crisis. Oh, another piece of news.  There are reports that  200,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded in the Ukrai