We use eggs in just about everything. I hope we don't see this going on for two years with these prices, because that's pretty steep for eggs."
Sick chickens make baking a lot more expensive.
Cindy Nichols knows.
Last week she made her regular trip to Chattanooga Restaurant Supply to pick up a case – 30 dozen cartons – of eggs for Koch’s Bakery, where she works as front-end manager and cake decorator.
It’s normally a $35 to $45 expense – but not this time.