Trader Joe’s has limited egg purchases to one dozen per customer as bird flu outbreaks lead to nationwide shortages and rising prices.

The "egg-flation” crisis is due to the bird flu outbreak, which has killed off egg-laying poultry en mass. Inflation also has impacted the price.

At the time, Trader Joe’s joked the egg shortage was prompted by chickens being on strike. Now, the retailer is working to restock its shelves by limiting how many cartons its c ...