ONCE MORE:
The egg prices are due to the AVIAN FLU which caused over 58 million egg producing hens to be destroyed.
It takes time for new chicks to get to egg laying status.
Yes, it takes time. I have to wonder, though, once those chicks become egg-laying hens, will the prices come back down? Once people have acquiesced to paying the higher prices, eggs being “on sale” for $5 will seem like a bargain. I doubt they will ever go back to being $3 for a dozen eggs.