by Olivia Rondeau
Breitbart.com
The price of Easter is nearing a historic high as inflation and supply chain issues send the cost of holiday staples such as eggs and chocolate soaring.
The average cost of a dozen eggs is about $2.99, according to data from the Federal Reserve obtained by USA Today. While this figure is lower than the whopping average of $4.82 that consumers were paying last year, the price is creeping back up — partially due to the bird flu.
Outbreaks of bird flu, or avian flu, have a direct correlation with the rise and fall of egg prices. Consumers faced the brunt of record-high inflation under the Biden administration in 2022, but the price of eggs was still noticeably impacted by a January 2023 flu strain, KIRO7 reported.
A more recent outbreak that began in November “caused prices to go up in the months after,” the outlet said.