Some markets in the Bay Area report empty shelves, while others are rationing purchases to ensure eggs remain available to more customers.

If you've been to the grocery store lately, you've likely noticed the price for eggs has not only gone up, but they're not always easy to find.

The price of wholesale eggs have skyrocketed across the United States amid the ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. Wholesale prices for large eggs hit $5.

Egg prices are soaring, breaking new records as the bird flu outbreak grows. Why it matters: No food item has been as much of an inflation poster child like eggs, and their prices often give a clue about the economic environment.

A growing nationwide egg shortage driven by bird flu means omelets are a little smaller at Pete’s Breakfast House on Ventura’s Main Street. The shortfall has sent egg prices everywhere rocketing in a trend that has accelerated during the holidays.

Egg prices across northern Nevada have soared in recent weeks, mirroring a recent nationwide trend driven by holiday demand and the avian flu.A News 4-Fox 11 cr

Bird flu continues to play a part in higher egg prices in California. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a Dec. 27 report, said a dozen large shell eggs in the state rose to $8.97. "Demand for shell eggs posted a slight rise into the last two weeks of the year,