US consumers are starting to feel the effects of plummeting wholesale egg prices, which have fallen from $6.55 per dozen in January to $3.26 last Friday. However, retail prices have yet to reflect this drop, with a recent increase in prices due to high demand during Passover and Easter.
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), a dozen grade A large eggs cost $5.90 in February, but rose to $6.23 in March. This price hike is largely driven by retailers holding back on lowering prices despite lower wholesale costs. University of Arkansas agricultural economist Jada Thompson notes that just like oil prices, retail egg prices don’t always follow wholesale price drops immediately.
Thompson suggests that retailers took significant losses during the high-demand period and are now allowing their existing stock to be sold at current prices before adjusting them down. This delay in pricing adjustments is attributed to the time lag between wholesale and retail price changes.
In some areas, particularly Northeastern stores, egg prices have dropped by as much as 40% due to lower wholesale costs. As consumers feel the effects of these price drops, they are now seeing savings at their local grocery stores.
Source: https://www.axios.com/2025/04/11/egg-prices-record-high-march-easter-trump