3.20.2008 10:03 AM

Not Even Easter Bunny Immune to Rising Food Costs

With Food Prices Up, You Might Want to Dye Fewer Eggs This Year

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By Annie Bell Muzaurieta

We've heard about the cost of wheat rising, and goodness knows the cost of gas continues to go up. But Easter eggs?

The soaring price of commodities means higher feed costs, and combined with the increase in fuel price, everyday goods are affected. Egg prices have doubled in the past two years, according to the News & Observer in Raleigh, NC, and a dozen eggs now cost more than $2 at most stores.

According to the article, large producers also have been hurt by industry standards that limit the number of hens a farmer can have in a cage — fewer hens mean fewer eggs.

This might give a whole new meaning to the Easter egg hunt.

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