Why Are Eggs So Expensive Right Now?

Overview

If you’re the kind of person who eats omelets for breakfast - or the kind of person who enjoys adventurous juggling - then you’ve probably noticed that eggs have gotten pretty pricey lately. It’s tempting to blame that cost increase on greedy chickens, but as it turns out, it’s actually the work of some vast and mysterious macro-economic forces that can be hard to predict and even harder to budget for.