Egg Prices Plummet, Saving Shoppers Cash

0:00Egg prices in the U.S. have dropped 60% from last year's record highs, putting more cash back in shoppers pockets just in time for Easter, baskets and Passover seaters. We're talking averages down to about $2.50 a dozen in February from a peak of $6.23 back in March of $20.25. Burr flew hit hard early last year, wiping out flocks and driving up costs, but cases have slowed since the second half of 2024. Farmers bounced back quick, hatching 8% more egg-laying chicks between July 2024 and July 2025, the biggest jump, since the outbreak started in 2022. Consumers are loving the deals, but farmers are hurting bad, selling eggs at or below production costs of around $1.5 a dozen, not. Even counting labor or transport, wholesale prices dipped to $1.17 lately and feed like corn and soybeans could get price-year from the Iran war tensions. The Trump administration imported nearly 1 billion eggs last year to flood the market and cut exports to keep more at home, imports spiked 6, 157% over the prior year.

1:11Meanwhile, egg-laying hens are of 8% nationwide to 315.8 million as of March 1st, even as bird flew cold. Over 205.7 million birds since 2022. Supplies look steady for now, with Iowa leading at 45 million hens and even the White House Easter Egg Roll plans 40,000 real eggs. This year, volatility is the name of the game and farming, but this breather feels like a win for breakfast tables everywhere. I'm Cory with the story, that's your Vancouver News today of day, AI powered and always on.