Data: Egg prices have nearly quadrupled since 2019

Eggs are still making headlines as people crack on about the rising cost of the grocery store staple. Egg prices are averaging around $4 a dozen in the Southern U.S. after a sharp increase in 2022 that followed steady increases in years past. In fact, the cost of one dozen eggs has nearly quadrupled since the summer of 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI). A visual representation in the graph below shows the cost of eggs in the South vs. the average in...