Egg prices are now so high Dollar Tree doesn't sell them anymore trends now
Dollar Tree has stopped selling eggs after raging inflation push the cost of a dozen to $4.21 - a three-fold increase on two years ago.
The discount chain said eggs won't be sold again until at least fall, but the stoppage could last even longer.
Average eggs prices fell slightly to $4.21 per dozen in February 2023 after reaching a record of $4.82 in January. In February 2021, the price was just $1.59 a dozen.
The rise is partly due to a global outbreak of the avian flu - but out-of-control inflation has also pushed their prices up.
In 2021, Dollar Tree increased its prices from $1 to $1.25 for the first time in 35 years as surging prices meant it couldn't stock certain products. Some stores also now offer goods like frozen meals for $3 and $5.
Average eggs prices fell slightly to $4.21 per dozen in February 2023 after reaching a record of $4.82 in January - more than three times what they were at the beginning of 2021
In 2021, Dollar Tree upped prices from $1 to $1.25 for the first time in 35 years as surging prices meant it couldn't stock certain products
Eggs are big sellers ahead of the spring holidays of Easter and Passover.
Their cost on the consumer price index - which tracks average costs of popular household goods - is also a good indicator of how inflation is squeezing the finances of working Americans.
Dollar Tree also operates 8,200 Family Dollar stores, which sell items up to $10. Those stores still have eggs, a spokesman said.
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