Metro Detroit shoppers are noticing rising egg prices and bare shelves after a new state law prohibiting the sale of non-cage-free eggs took effect. The big picture: Consumers across the country have been dealing with higher egg prices for a while due to inflation and an ongoing bird flu outbreak,

Some outlets of grocery chains in the Tampa Bay area, including Publix and Sprouts, were low on eggs Friday with some shelves already empty. Publix officials on Thursday said that the shortage is due to a rise in demand caused by concern that the spread of bird flu will limit supplies.

The egg shortage and price increase is blamed on a recent bird flu outbreak, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Supply remains the greatest challenge in the marketplace as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to impact commercial table egg layer flocks into the new year,