Some grocery stores are reporting a limited egg supply due to avian influenza, which is also known as bird flu.

A new Michigan law, coupled with the avian flu and inflation, has caused the price of eggs to skyrocket in the state, and signs of an egg shortage are beginning to come into focus. In 2019, the state legislature passed a law that large egg producing companies can only sell eggs from hens

Some grocery store shelves have been without eggs in recent weeks. What is causing the shortage, and when will it ease?

The egg shortage and price increase is blamed on a recent bird flu outbreak, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Supply remains the greatest challenge in the marketplace as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to impact commercial table egg layer flocks into the new year,