The soaring price of eggs has alarmed consumers and the agriculture industry, and practically everyone in Washington is pointing fingers in various directions to direct blame.

Egg prices are skyrocketing across the United States, with the latest figures showing wholesale costs have risen to almost $7.50 per dozen in the Midwest alone. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Feb. 7 show that in the Midwest region, wholesale prices for large, white shell eggs delivered to warehouses stood at an average of $7.47.

Still, a lack of eggs and steep prices may lead consumers to move to other cheap forms of protein, which could lead to consumer-induced shortages and price increases, one expert told USA TODAY. Egg-laying hens and broiler chickens – poultry raised for meat – are different,

Chickens might never fly high, but the price of their eggs sure has. Egg prices have reached a near-record high at supermarkets across the country as bird flu continues to disrupt egg supply and demand,

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