OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) – Easter is just days away, but sky-high egg prices have left consumers and businesses that rely on eggs shell-shocked.
Relief can’t come soon enough.
WOAY found out what’s cracking over at Grant’s IGA Supermarket.
“Here at Grant’s, we’re lucky that our supplier, the chain of demand, gets our supplies done and we can keep them as low as possible,” said Assistant Manager Heather Newton. “But it is also hard, a lot of people are going back to getting eggs from people selling eggs instead of buying from the grocery store because they can get them cheaper.”
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“Like we have eggs at $3.69, next day they might go to $8 a dozen with everybody panic-buying and stuff,” Newton said. “It’s not good for the store community.”
Easter might look a little different this year as folks scramble for eggs due to cost and availability. They’re trying their best to keep the egg prices down at Grant’s. Who would have thought a little egg could hold so much power?
Newton says she’s concerned the supermarket is not getting the demand for eggs so our local children can have the Easter they deserve in 2025.
“I don’t know how brown eggs are going to do good versus the white eggs because it’s harder getting the white eggs than the brown eggs in,” said the assistant manager. “So we’re hoping we can keep getting them in until Easter weekend at a decent price and help out the community any way possible.”
