$4/carton here in Iowa. Chicken is up almost 20% in the last few weeks. Beef is nearly unaffordable from the grocery chains.
But if you venture into Amish/Mennonite country, all is available cheaper at the smoke houses, meat lockers and poultry farms. Many will sell you live chickens and as many eggs as you want to buy. If you live in a coastal city, get out now while you can and still have the strength. Remember what Sam Kinison said, move to where the food is.