"Retail egg prices typically lag wholesale prices by weeks; however, as the Easter holiday approaches, increasing demand may also cause a second, temporary increase in wholesale prices.
"It is important to remember that supply and demand continue to drive wholesale prices for eggs, and as the Easter holiday approaches, increasing demand may cause a second, temporary increase in prices."
The image of migrating water fowl as a natural sign of the changing of the seasons. But sometimes, there’s more to the picture. This year, a form of avian flu spread by those gracefully migrating birds led to the deaths of millions of Midwestern turkeys and laying hens—and a subsequent shortage of eggs.