Egg prices surged 70% in a year – a dozen is now pricier than a pound of ground beef

The price of a dozen eggs, a staple breakfast food in the U.S., has now exceeded the cost of a pound of ground beef. This followed the global bird flu outbreak that wiped out about 100 million poultry around the world. In December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that the deadl