As prices nearly triple, the rising cost of eggs is affecting Connecticut businesses.

Her family used to go through Costco’s 5-dozen carton of eggs over two weeks. Now, she said, they’re trying to make that last three to five weeks. She noticed the price hike several weeks ago ...

In 2022, for example, wholesale egg prices exceeded $5 per dozen before falling to 84 cents by May of that year. “Consumers take a look at the price at the store, and we buy fewer eggs ...