In California, eggs are more expensive due to a combination of factors including higher production costs, bird flu and the requirement that eggs be raised in a cage-free system. In January, a dozen eggs in California cost nearly $9, up about 70% since the previous month.

The bird flu outbreak is causing the price of eggs to soar, with prices at a 45-year high. The founder of the second largest egg producer in the U.S., John Rust, of Rose Acre Farms joins The Weekend to discuss.

As egg prices soar to new highs, the two industries are on opposite sides of the debate over whether to give shots to birds.