Last week, new data dropped showing that inflation has hit a seven-month high, driven in no small part by rising food, gas, and housing costs. Egg prices alone jumped 15.2 percent from December. But ...

Thousands of Crescent Duck eggs, incubating for nearly a month, should begin to hatch over the next several days. Their fate will determine the future of Long Island’s last commercial duck farm.

In January, the average price of a dozen large Grade A eggs in the US hit an all-time high of $4.95.

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