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Egg prices continue to hit records as Easter and Passover approach

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73% Informative

A dozen Grade A eggs cost an average of $ 5.90 in U.S. cities in February , up 10.4% from a year ago .

Avian flu has forced farmers to slaughter more than 166 million birds, mostly egg-laying chickens.

The price had consistently been below $2 a dozen for decades before the disease struck.

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83

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56

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formal

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English

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38

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short-lived

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