100K Eggs Stolen From PA Store, State Police Investigating

GREENCASTLE, PA — One hundred thousand eggs were reported stolen from a distribution trailer in Pennsylvania over the weekend, State Police reported. According to State Police, the eggs have a retail value of approximately $40,000. They were stolen from Pete and Gerry's Organics in Greencastle on Feb. 1.

The investigation is ongoing.

The theft comes amid a rising cost of eggs due to a resurgence in bird flu.

Egg prices in December were 37 percent higher than they were during the same period in 2023. At the same time, the overall annual grocery inflation rate for December was 1.8 percent.

If projections from the Agriculture Department prove out, egg prices could increase another 20 percent by the end of 2025 because of a resurgence of bird flu.

“Not to be the bearer of bad news, but we’re in this for a while,” Emily Metz, president and CEO of the American Egg Board, told CNN Business. “Until we have time without a detection, unfortunately, this very, very tight egg supply is going to continue.”

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