Michigan goes cage-free for chicken eggs beginning Tuesday

LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Egg prices in Michigan are expected to rise as the state’s cage-free egg law takes effect Tuesday, mandating all eggs sold come from cage-free chickens.

Local grocery stores are already seeing cartons priced as high as seven-dollars per dozen, nearly double what consumers paid months ago.

Advocates argue the five-year phase-in period should have minimized the impact, but shoppers and retailers express concern over the steep costs.

Michigan joins nine other states in enforcing stricter hen welfare regulations.