Egg prices take dip

(CNN)– Egg prices are dropping across the U.S.

The average price of a dozen eggs is now $2.58, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

That’s about half of what shoppers were paying a year ago.

Last year’s Avian Flu outbreak caused prices to spike, killing 70-million egg-laying birds.

Farmers worked to rebuild their flocks.

That created a surplus of eggs which means they’re now having to sell those eggs at a loss.

Experts say this could put some smaller family farms out of business.