DOJ launches probe into sky-high egg prices and possible supply restrictions - report | 7 March 2025 | The Justice Department has launched an investigation into soaring egg prices -- probing whether producers have illegally conspired to restrict supply behind the veil of a [so-called] rampant bird flu outbreak, according to a report. The investigation is in the early stages and might not lead to any formal action, sources told The Wall Street Journal. Egg prices have nearly doubled over the past year, and shoppers have been left to fight over a few cartons as some grocery shelves lay bare... The country's largest egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods, has repeatedly raked in higher profits as egg prices soared.