The United States' ongoing egg shortage took a peculiar turn in Pennsylvania, after 100,000 eggs were stolen from the back of a trailer. 

According to the Associated Press the eggs — estimated to be worth $40,000 — were taken from a distribution trailer in the town of Greencastle on February 1. As of February 6, police were still looking for leads, while pouring through surveillance footage and searching for any witnesses that could shed light on the bizarre heist.

“In my career, I’ve never heard of a hundred thousand eggs being stolen," Pennsylvania State Trooper First Class Megan Frazer said. "This is definitely unique."

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In December 2024, average egg prices in the U.S. rose to $4.15 per dozen, compared to $2.50 in that same month in the previous year, but still below the country's record high of $4.82 in January 2023. The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects prices to increase by another 20% in 2025, due to an outbreak of avian flu that's made its way through commercial poultry flocks across the U.S. for months, forcing farms to slaughter tens of millions of egg-laying hens to curb the spread of the disease.