Feb. 25 The Department of Agriculture released an updated food price outlook report for the year predicting that egg prices would increase 41.1% in 2025 as they continue to experience “volatile month-to-month changes” because of the ongoing bird flu outbreak—up from the 20.3% increase the USDA predicted in January.

A lot goes into the production of eggs — and with the Trump administration’s tariff policies potentially affecting costs for chicken feed and equipment, bird flu isn’t the only reason U.S. consumers may continue to pay high prices for eggs at the grocery store.

The detection on Staten Island brings the number of New York counties to experience an outbreak in commercial and backyard flocks to 21, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).