Eggs are one of the most closely-watched items at grocery stores, with prices for a dozen nearing or topping $8 in some locations. The cause of the recent "egg-flation" is the rise in bird flu cases in the U.

At nearly $5 a dozen, the price of eggs just surpassed record highs, and while quite moderate in comparison, bread, electricity, gasoline and natural gas also saw meager month-over-month

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The ongoing egg shortage has prompted several major retailers to limit the amount of eggs that customers may purchase. At Costco and Whole Foods, shoppers are allowed a maximum of three cartons per customer. In contrast, Trader's Joe's limit is only one dozen per customer, per Business Insider.

With egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu that stresses vaccinations and tighter biosecurity instead of killing off millions of chickens when the disease strikes a flock.