Prairie Fare: Egg prices may prompt cooking, baking changes for a while

  • Prairie Fare: Egg prices may prompt cooking, baking changes for a while
    Prairie Fare: Egg prices may prompt cooking, baking changes for a while
  • According to economists, we might see a leveling of egg prices as demand decreases in post-holiday months. (Pixabay photo)
    According to economists, we might see a leveling of egg prices as demand decreases in post-holiday months. (Pixabay photo)
    I pushed my grocery cart into the dairy aisle as I read my shopping list. I did a double take when I reached the stacks of egg cartons in a large cooler. The current price was $7.89 for 18 eggs and 5.89 for 12. I blinked and looked again. Eggs are at record-setting high prices. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, egg prices in late December 2022 were 267% higher...

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