A common sight in American grocery stores today, eggs priced at more than $15 per dozen. AFP via Getty Images. And a third of the top 10 worst-hit states mandate cage-free facilities.

"The term 'cage-free' is a little bit of a scam. The [chickens] are not in cages, but they're crowded in barns," said Dr. George Saperstein, Professor of Environmental and Population Heath at Tufts' ...

The price of eggs has skyrocketed — here’s why they’re not coming down anytime soon By . ... a dozen large conventional eggs cost $4.49 but a dozen large cage-free eggs were selling for $6.19.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Back when egg prices remained securely under $2 a dozen in 2021, Nevada joined several other states concerned about animal welfare in requiring cage-free eggs.

When shopping for eggs, customers are hit with many terms with which they’re likely unfamiliar. For example, when a consumer sees the phrases “cage-free” and “free range” on a package of ...

Cage-free This term means that the hens are not kept in cages, but it doesn’t mean they’re clucking around in the fresh air and sunshine. They can be kept indoors, often in crowded conditions.

Subsequent egg shortages have come with price increases. Since 2022, the average national cost of a dozen eggs rose 75% from $1.92 that January to $3.37 this past October with a peak of $4.82 in ...

They were a relatively small part of the total U.S. egg-laying flock of 377 million chickens. ... because those states only allow for cage-free eggs to be sold,” Metz said. ...

Additionally, all eggs and egg products for sale in Colorado will need to show they are compliant by including “CO-COM,” “organic”, or “cage-free” on a label.

Though chickens are designed by nature to scratch in the ground for food with their beaks and claws, they do not get to do this in a cage-free facility housing 25,000 or more hens. Chickens love ...