Rising prices for the breakfast mainstays is a national trend, as no food item increased as much as eggs in the past year.
Consumers are paying a lot more for many items these days, especially in Phoenix, but no food product is raising feathers quite like eggs.
, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Arizona had a small outbreak in Yavapai County, but most of the infections have taken place in the northeastern U.S., Upper Midwest, upper Rocky Mountain region and the West Coast. The flu apparently was transmitted by wild birds. But Conoley, a Chandler retiree who had free-roaming chickens at a previous home in Higley, said she’s willing to pay more if it means supporting hens with a little more space.
To meet changing market conditions and growing demand, producers altered their methods to emphasize larger scale and enclosed cages, with a focus on mass production, protecting the birds from predators and inclement weather.
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