I don't pay much attention to prices, but I did notice last week that an 18 pack of eggs was around $6, when I would have expected something like $3.50.
I guess it's not just me then.
it’s a recent run-up in price, due to large stocks of egg laying chickens being culled over avian flu fears.
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/6-dozen-eggs-prices-may-continue-rise-if-bird-flu-n404011
In my neck of the woods brown eggs are more popular. The brown and white eggs are side by side in the cooler where I shop. I watch people buy brown eggs almost exclusively. Brown eggs $3.59 a dozen, white eggs $2.58 a dozen. Makes no sense to me.