Egg Prices Hit Record in U.S. After Bird Flu `Supply Shock'
- Gain in September of 0.8% was slower than previous month
- Sirloin steak also at record; bacon rises; chicken falls
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U.S. retail costs for eggs and boneless sirloin steak rose to records in September, defying an increase in meat and poultry production and a broader trend for below-average food price inflation.
Egg prices climbed 0.8 percent to $2.966 a dozen from the prior month after jumping 15 percent in August, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Thursday. Costs have surged 51 percent since May when they touched a low for the year.