Egg Prices Have Doubled For Some In Boston. Here's Why.

CBS Boston

Updated on: January 9, 2025 / 6:49 AM EST

BOSTON - South Street Diner is an institution in Boston, where many customers come for the eggs. A shortage in the egg supply is driving up prices and that's not going over well with owner Solomon Sidell.

"Just about six weeks ago, middle of November, we started getting phone calls from US Foods," Sidell told WBZ-TV. "Our pricing has not changed at all. We have ingested the pricing to be able to make sure we can serve the customer at this time."

The price of an egg has doubled for Sidell and his team now that the shortage has impacted their supplier. Chickens became ill with the avian flu. Roughly 40% of the country's hens are raised in cage-free facilities, and 60% of the bird flu cases were found in such farms. In addition to the price hike, Sidell also has to order two weeks ahead just to make sure the eggs keep coming.

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