Chicken supply issue?

[BeeZee]

I was cursing my local Shop Rite for not having any split chicken breasts last weekend (bone in, skin on). I went to Wegmans today, which generally has a wider variety of options, and although they had boneless, skin on breasts...not a single package of split breasts. Cut up whole chickens, yes. But I have no use for the whole chicken, nobody here will eat the dark meat. I was hoping to buy a couple of pounds and cook them for meal planning, since I had hoped it was a way to avoid the "woody" flesh issue on the boneless ones. I have no local butcher to ask. What's going on? When I check the app, the local Whole Foods may have them, but I can't stomach their prices when half the weight is bone.

[weinoo]

I've noticed a spike in egg prices, so maybe there is some sort of shortage?

[blue_dolphin]

There is another spike in bird flu but not sure it’s to the point of affecting egg supplies already, let alone chicken. 
A bird flu outbreak at the largest U.S. chicken egg producer could affect egg prices

[weinoo]

14 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

There is another spike in bird flu but not sure it’s to the point of affecting egg supplies already, let alone chicken. 
A bird flu outbreak at the largest U.S. chicken egg producer could affect egg prices

I definitely saw the prices double at Trader Joe's when I went in yesterday. But also, maybe they were artificially low prior to that, when a dozen could be had for like $1.79.

[rotuts]

$ 1.79 for eggs is ancient history .

 

very ancient history.

 

I haven't purchased eggs for about a week.

 

high 2 dollar range ?  I didnt look.

 

Market Basket brand white large.

 

for sure less than 3 $$

[BeeZee]

Further to the quest, I went back to Shoprite around 6pm today and only found Halal split chicken breasts. They did have around 6 packages of them, I bought one and am currently roasting them off. The really strange thing is that they have literally every other part, including wings.