“A widespread avian flu outbreak devastated the poultry industry in 2022, causing the deaths of more than 43 million hens. December egg inventories were down nearly 30 percent from the year before, just in time for the holiday baking season. Under the basic rules of economics, a persistent drop in supply leading into a time of increased demand is bound to have this result.”
https://reason.com/2023/01/23/robert-reich-is-wrong-corporate-greed-isnt-to-blame-for-egg-prices/