Oregon and other states with similar laws have shown no sign of dropping them even if it might help lower grocery bills.

A shortage of chicken meat isn't on the menu for the U.S., experts said, even as eggs remain relatively expensive and in short supply nationwide. At least not due to bird flu-related shortages. Still,

Due to rising bird flu infections across the United States, an egg shortage has left many Americans scrambling. One solution: renting chickens.

Egg prices have reached a record high in the U.S. as an ongoing bird flu outbreak that began in 2022 is making eggs terribly expensive right now.

The latest monthly consumer price index showed that the average price of a dozen Grade A eggs in U.S. cities reached $4.95 in January, eclipsing the previous record of $4.82 set two years earlier and more than double the low of $2.04 that was recorded in August 2023.