Large egg farmers as well as Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary are blaming egg shortages and high prices in part on state-level regulations that prohibit crates and cages for chickens.

Feb. 20 An order from the Nevada Department of Agriculture took effect suspending the state’s cage-free egg law that passed in 2021, meaning eggs “sourced from any egg producer meeting food ...

Consumers and politicians blame cage-free egg laws and bird flu outbreaks for high egg prices. But the root cause is an outdated supply chain system.