A reported combination of avian flu hen culling and sharp increases in feed costs and farming expenses worldwide have led to another wall climb in price for a staple in the world's everyday diet. The highly nutritious chicken egg often fetches more than 50¢ per single egg in city retail supermarkets in the USA.

The internet was ablaze on the matter, with every meme maker seemingly all clowning on the skyrocketing price of eggs and the increasingly limited availability of supplies.

This past Wednesday's CPI report was the most significant moment in gold trading in this fresh new year.