International reality check.
Fresh eggs are a mostly local/regional product. Eggs are a good proxy for food costs in general, very tied to international commodity price input effects - cost of feed.
US price for a dozen eggs in California Safeway (biggest CA chain, personal price report), cheapest - $ 4.99/dozen
Spain price for a dozen eggs in Carrefour (biggest Spanish supermarket/grocery chain, online price) - E 2.09/dozen ($ 2.30)
Philippines, high end supermarket - Rustans in Makati, think US Whole Foods) - P 120/dozen ($ 2.18)
Eggs are daily staples in all three countries.
$4.99 vs 2.30 vs 2.18 - that shows just how far out of whack US consumer prices are.
Cheapest I usually see around here in the Toronto area is about $3.50 ($2.50 US) or so. Now if you want free range brown omega 3 added ones they go into the $5,$6,$7 range.
Bought a dozen eggs today in Southern Ohio at $1.79 XLg. Filled up at $2.88. Cincy burbs. My Kroger brand coffee went from $4.99 to $8.99 big can, and has not went down, every now and then it’s on sale but not much. So coffee is 100% up, gas was up to $4.19 at its highest but has trended down last 6 months.