As egg prices climb, advocacy groups and politicians call on FTC to investigate possible price gouging scheme: 'Somebody needs to pay attention'

• A dozen large eggs reached $4.25 last December, over twice as high as in December 2021.
• Advocacy group Farm Action and others have asked the FTC to investigate price gouging, pointing to record profits.
• Egg companies and some experts say a new strain of avian flu, packaging, and transport costs justify the price.

Egg production companies are fighting back against allegations of price gouging from politicians and farm groups.