Do you buy a lot of eggs and do you live in Missouri? There's a reason why I ask both of those questions because I'm wondering if you've also noticed that egg prices specifically in Missouri have suddenly become insanely high.

For the sake of context, I have become very aware of how much eggs cost as my daughter has become passionate about baking. I've been sent on many missions to get eggs for her creations and I've noticed a disturbing trend. All of a sudden it seems that I need to become an investment banker just to get a dozen of these things in Missouri.

Data Assembly has data to prove that my perception is correct. The green line is the price of eggs specifically in Missouri just over the past few years.

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As we near the end of 2024, egg prices in Missouri have almost reached the stratospheric heights they did at the end of 2022.

Why are Missouri egg prices so high all of a sudden?

Nerd Wallet says that inflation is partially to blame, but it's also the mysterious cases of bird flu in Missouri that have made the Show Me State particularly troublesome for the retail egg market.

It's gotten to the point where I'm thinking about researching the price of chickens as it seems like a more economical solution to obtaining eggs. Can you identify with that financial emotion, too?

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