Owing to bird flu, price of a dozen eggs has increased 57%. In fact, 10% of the nation's egg-laying chickens are infected with bird flu.

The outbreak has already reached to an alarming level in Midwest, and tens of millions of egg-laying birds have been culled owing to avian flu. Experts shared that supply has declined and demand has increased and this has increased the wholesale cost of eggs.

The effect of increase has already been passed on to consumers in some supermarkets. Price of dozen large eggs increased to $2.29 at Wegmans locations throughout New Jersey. Wegmans stated that they do not like to increase prices, but in certain conditions it becomes unavoidable.

A spokesperson for ShopRite said that they are informing their customers that prices of eggs can increase. It shall however, be noted that not all stores have passed on the increase in price to consumers.

John Anderson of the American Farm Bureau Federation affirmed that retailers will deal with prices based on their competitors. Meanwhile, Douglas Fisher, Secretary of Agriculture for New Jersey, was of the view that there is just increased awareness about the matter.

"We certainly want to give notice to all our producers, and even those with backyard flocks, of what to look for. We're passing out flyers to county boards and agencies around the state", said Fisher.