The nationwide egg shortage that has brought sticker shocks to millions of shoppers at grocery stores is even more odd in New York City, usually more expensive organic cageless cartons, and is now partial The cost is below normal at stores.
Morton Williams grocery chain has 12 white eggs from the in-store brand for $9.99 this week. New York Post It has been reported. Meanwhile, a carton of land Olakes brown eggs produced “without hormones, steroids or antibiotics” costs just $5.59.
The chain's midtown location had other organic and cage-free varieties for sale for under $10, including $5.69 for Eggland's best “vegetarian-fed chicken” eggs.
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A dozen eggs in a carton. (istock)
One reason for the odd price is that Organic free egg farms also hit by bird flu are celebrating low-cost distribution contracts, according to Joe Viscom, assistant director of operations at Morton Williams. is.
Many of these contracts are expected to expire in the coming weeks. That means prices could quickly surge beyond $10, he said.
Morton Williams Supermarket is located at the intersection of Lagardian Place and Bleeker Street in New York City. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for the New York Daily News by Getty Images)
“The cost gap between organic brown and cageless eggs and traditional eggs is closing quickly,” Viscom said.
The outbreak led to the massacre of millions of chickens, suppressing spreads and increasing egg prices.
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On January 6, 2025, shoppers can be informed of possible egg shortages at grocery stores in Glendale, California. (Robinbeck/AFP via Getty Images)
As some experts have predicted, “We won't bet on the recovery in May,” Matt Sutton-Vermeulen, principal of agriculture and food practices at consulting firm Kearney, told the newspaper.
Across New York, many bodegas have raised prices for eggs. Some NYC shoppers are looking for deals. Bryant Park Whole Foods in Midtown is selling dozens of premium eggs this week for $4.69 Post reported.
Some companies are taking other steps to offset price increases.
Waffle House, a food chain for breakfast in the south, began a temporary extra per 50 cents on all menus on Monday.
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The company blamed the ongoing egg shortage caused by the avian flu, saying “consumers and restaurants are forced to make difficult decisions.”
They plan to monitor egg prices and “adjust or remove additional charges as much as market conditions allow.”
