Brutal U.S. Winter to Blame for Soaring Easter-Egg Prices
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Add record prices for Easter eggs to the list of annoyances spawned by this year’s frigid U.S. winter.
Why eggs? Because when it’s cold out, consumers want to poach, fry and scramble them in the mornings for a hot breakfast, so says commodity researcher Urner Barry. All that cracking means hens are having a hard time keeping up with demand, especially as exports surge to Canada and Mexico. Wholesale U.S. prices are at the highest ever leading into Easter, according to Urner Barry, which has been tracking the data since 1858.