Feb
19
2026
grocery bills
Apr
3
2023
On April 3, 2023, Dave Whamond's cartoon shows Charlie Brown telling the Easter Bunny he got a rock, only for the rabbit to point to soaring egg prices. The Peanuts-style scene captures consumer frustration with grocery costs during the spring holiday season.
Mar
31
2023
A young boy stands on a suburban lawn holding an Easter basket filled with IOUs instead of eggs. His speech bubble expresses disappointment in the Easter Bunny. Two adults stand in a doorway reviewing a newspaper headlined EGG PRICES with an upward arrow. The scene reflects the sharp rise in egg prices during spring 2023 driven by avian flu and supply issues.
Jan
27
2023
On January 27, 2023, Rick McKee depicts Indiana Jones carefully exchanging a large speckled egg for smaller white ones in a jungle nest. The scene references the ongoing avian flu outbreak that drove up egg prices across the United States that winter. McKee uses the Raiders of the Lost Ark hero to illustrate consumer frustration with sudden grocery cost increases tied to poultry disease.
