SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. -- While the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts egg prices to rise an additional 41%, local farmers say they're seeing a boom in business.
Jody Vasey, who owns WaterGirl Farm in Lincoln, says she collects about four dozen organic eggs daily from her nearly 60 hens.
"I feel like people in the communities and now urban areas, they're realizing, they're going to the source," says Vasey.
Vasey says she sells her eggs for $7/dozen.
Meanwhile, Justin Quay, owner of Sassafras Farmstead in Georgetown, sells a dozen eggs for $6.
"You're not going to get the quality of eggs that we sell at a grocer, at a Walmart, or at Food Lion or any of the larger chains for a reasonable price, for the price point that we're at," says Quay.
Twelve organic eggs go for $6 to $11 at national chains. Quay says small farms can be more flexible than large stores in their pricing.
"It wouldn't be pertinent for a small farm to sell their eggs dirt cheap right now because you're going to run out of eggs, and you're not going to be able to have that supply for your regular customers," says Quay. "There's a lot more demand on the local farms now, which is good for us."