Prices for the staple rose 10.4% in February even as overall inflation eased a bit. An outbreak of avian influenza continued to contribute to a nationwide egg shortage.

Some grocery items rose in price in February while some fell. The ConsumerAffairs Datasembly Shopping Cart Index fell by $1.06 from January and was down 5%

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U.S. egg prices are finally showing signs of relief after a nearly 60 percent surge over the past year has made shoppers reluctant to buy.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says egg prices are down $2, but the latest Consumer Price Index casts doubt on that. And the looming Easter holiday could make the debate moot as demand for the breakfast staple increases.

Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary claimed Tuesday Americans are feeling another surge in egg prices because we are in “Easter season.” A slight rise in egg prices are indeed typical around the spring holiday,

US egg prices once again surged in February’s closely watched inflation report amid a shortage caused by bird flu, but there are signs that dropping demand is bringing some relief.

The policy director for Advancing American Freedom called on the president to "deliver on things that matter for American families."

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters Tuesday morning that egg prices have dropped by nearly $2 since the Trump administration initiated its biosafety strategy for combatting H5N1 bird flu,