The Department of Agriculture warned egg prices may increase more than 20% this year, after December saw a year-over-year increase of 36.8%.

Egg prices have reached a record high in the U.S. as an ongoing bird flu outbreak that began in 2022 is making eggs terribly expensive right now.

Many Houstonians may have woken up this morning to cook their favorite breakfast, but one item may have been missing to complete the go-to household meal. Americans continue to struggle to purchase eggs after prices have risen the past few weeks leaving stores across the nation to limit the quantity of egg purchases.