Posted on 04/10/2025 3:23:37 PM PDT by Miami Rebel
U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks....
....The farms that had fall outbreaks have been working to resume egg production after sanitizing their barns and raising new flocks, but chickens must be about six months old before they start laying eggs. Thompson said those farms did not come back online as quickly as anticipated.
The increase reported Thursday in the Consumer Price Index means consumers and businesses that rely on eggs might not get much immediate relief. Demand for eggs is typically elevated until after Easter, which falls on April 20....
....The Agriculture Department tried to find egg imports to add to the supply and nearly 4 million dozens of eggs were brought into the country in February. But egg traders saw an opportunity with the high prices and 7.6 million dozens were exported. Numbers for March were not yet available.
Earlier this week, Cal-Maine acknowledged it is being investigated by the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice, which is looking into egg price increases. Cal-Maine said it is cooperating with the investigation.
Industry experts were expecting the index to reflect a drop in retail egg prices because wholesale egg prices fell significantly in March. University of Arkansas agricultural economist Jada Thompson said the wholesale prices did not start dropping until mid-March, so there may not have been enough time for the average price for the month to decline. And grocery stores may not have immediately passed on the lower prices.
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I thought a few weeks ago they were going down? I see more eggs available now.
don’t remember the excuse for copper wire going up but it started at $60, went up to $256 at the high and is currently $128
I honestly can’t believe some of the prices others have posted. I’ve got a guy at work with a bunch of hens, so I pay next to nothing for eggs, but I look at a few stores when I do my shopping here in the far southwest Chicago suburbs (Walmart, Kroger, a few other local places) and I’ve never once seen them over 4.99/dozen.
The left noticed the high price of eggs, just as they started to decrease in price. They haven’t got the news yet, but egg prices are down.
Eggs US decreased 2.62 USD/DOZEN or 45.03% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Historically, Eggs US reached an all time high of 8.17 in March of 2025. source: USDA
Egg prices were down -1.37% today.
Look at the graph at this link:
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/eggs-us
Less the $4 a dozen here for the first time in a good while
Numbers for March were not yet available.
IOW, this is old news, unrelated AT ALL where egg prices are. And has little to do with President Trump’s policies.
Come on people.
STOP BEING LAZY.
READ THE PRIMARY SOURCE.
Record high? I was paying $11.99 for 18 eggs before Trump was sworn in. Last time I bought 18 eggs, the price was down to $8.99.
Yes, that's it. The price of eggs where you live is dropping, so the AP article is full of crap.
The AP article has a nasty anti-Trump slant. So LOOK AT THE PRIMARY DATA from the BLS. Just embarrassing.
Local Lucky’s grocery in Novato, California is selling
18 eggs in a box for $15.00
12 eggs in a box for $10.99
I guess it’s not yet our turn to see those reduced prices.
That’s just the way it is for right now.
I don’t consider it a sign of the Apocalypse if I have to pay a lot for something I want, but can do without if I chose to.
Less than $4 a dozen here for the first time in a good while.
They were $3.49 (on sale) last week at my local Kroger. I guess the authors of the article were basing their story on the price of eggs in D.C. and surrounding areas. As we all know, that is the only area that truly matters.
Need more bunnies.
They’ve ‘stabilized’ here in SE Texas.
HEB - a dozen of the cheapest Grade A Large eggs - $4.14
Kroger - a dozen of the cheapest Grade A Large eggs - $3.99
Aldi - a dozen of their Grade A Large Eggs - $4.39
Wow... usually Aldi is the cheapest of the group.
I could have purchased enough eggs to eat for over 100 years with the money my stocks have gone down this week.
Priorities.
I hear people are coloring small potatoes to use for the Easter egg hunts.
they havent where we are- now has gasoline- i gotta look up ntl av, but our gas is still $3.49- hasn’t budged more than a nickle either way for several months now-
i should last time i checked eggs- a few weeks ago- but gas prices i check regularly-
Last Sunday at Walmart I paid $7.34 for an 18ct Large eggs in PA.
You people who invest in the stock market crack me up. The stock market is risky, not much different than Las Vegas. Then you complain and whine and cry when you’re losing money. So sad too bad.
“ You people who invest in the stock market crack me up. The stock market is risky, not much different than Las Vegas.”
😂
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