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 than prices at the start…