Bird flu is causing egg prices to soar, costing restaurants more, especially those that focus on brunch. Some restaurant owners say they are already raising prices.

Egg prices at the grocery store may climb to fresh record highs after a recent spike in the number of bird-flu cases in late 2024 led to a significant drop in t

The price of eggs has skyrocketed -- if eggs are even available -- at some Reno grocers as avian flu continues to cause nationwide shortages. The shelves have been empty for nearly three weeks at the Safeway at Damonte Ranch Town Center, according to employee Avi Weiss.

Photos of bare grocery refrigerator cases and tales of egg prices gone wild have been rampant on social media this winter. The scenes aren’t manufactured drama. The U.S. Department of Agriculture noted last week that some grocery stores have been limiting the number of cartons customers can buy and hanging signs announcing shortages where cartons of eggs would normally be stacked.

The Sun-Times visited 14 stores in various neighborhoods from Big Oaks to Edgewater, Morgan Park to Midway, and Bucktown and Austin to see what consumers were paying.

Bird flu is wreaking havoc on California farms and consequently raising the price of eggs. Prices also spiked because of the high demand during the holidays.

Hannaford's Communications Manager Caitlin Cortelyo said because of the avian flu, fewer eggs are available to retailers and that customers may see shortages.