“If it gets close to $2 per dozen, perhaps consumption will turn down again.”
I guess it’s because I live in a small town but it’s over $3 a dozen here. An 18 pack is $5.99.
This is my favorite “price of eggs” story.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_Gold_Rush
Prices remained high in Dawson and supply fluctuated according to the season. During the winter of 1897 salt became worth its weight in gold, while nails, vital for construction work, rose in price to $28 ($760) per lb (0.45 kg).[224] Cans of butter sold for $5 ($140) each.[225] The only eight horses in Dawson were slaughtered for dog food as they could not be kept alive over the winter.[224][n 34] The first fresh goods arriving in the spring of 1898 sold for record prices, eggs reaching $3 ($81) each and apples $1 ($27).[228]