In other words: Chicken prices have remained stable because broiler producers have had an easier time keeping up with demand. Egg-laying chickens have fared much worse, accounting for more than 75 percent of all the birds affected by the outbreak between Feb. 8, 2022, and Jan. 29.

Vital Farms’ products normally sell at higher prices compared with conventional battery-cage or cage-free eggs, but the difference is narrowing.