Egg Prices Surge 334% to Become World's Fastest-Rising Food Commodity

Chicken eggs recorded the world's largest price increase among food commodities in July, soaring on the U.S. market as bird flu outbreaks severely disrupted supplies. At the same time, Russia experienced the opposite trend, with egg prices falling because of excess domestic production. Bird Flu Drives Record Egg Price Surge in the United States According to data from the COMEX exchange cited by RIA Novosti, egg prices jumped an extraordinary 334% during July, making them the fastest-rising food commodity worldwide. Other agricultural commodities posted far smaller gains. Oat prices increased by 15.5%, while wheat rose 10.4% over the same period.