http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/25621/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/new-regulations-may-drive-california-egg-prices-40 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Farmers tell Associated Press it will cost millions to upgrade facilities. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/joseph-rossell">Joseph Rossell</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">Grocery shoppers in California may soon be in for a shock. Egg prices could rise by 40 percent in California because of a new law that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015.</p><p dir="ltr">The law, championed by animal rights advocates, requires farmers selling eggs in California to house their hens in larger structures. This stipulation also applies to eggs brought into the state from other parts of the country.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/new-regulations-may-drive-california-egg-prices-40" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business Government Media Agriculture chicken egg prices eggs Farming increased prices regulation. California Fri, 02 Jan 2015 18:14:16 +0000 julia.seymour 47931 at http://archive2.mrc.org