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great to have you with us, liz. thank you. us inflation report. the spike in egg prices comes as bird flu sweeps killing millions of chickens and decreasing egg production. went to her own local supermarket in new york city, it's ridiculous! it really is. i mean, it's, like, $10 for a dozen eggs. like seven something.

in this new york city food store, they say they have no other choice but to pass the higher costs on to the consumer. translation: the cost | of eggs has gone up a lot, without that, we wouldn't be able to get through this. this is my local market in new york city, and as nearly $12 for a dozen eggs. here, $16. inflation rose to 3% in

january, worse than expected, as egg prices soared 15%. up to a certain size, a certain age, to be able to lay a retail desirable egg. americans worse off.

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