(NAFB.com) – U.S. retail egg prices dropped from the record-high prices they hit earlier this year. Government data released on Tuesday showed the average price of a dozen Grade A eggs declined to $5.12 last month after reaching a record $6.23 in March. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it was the first month-to-month drop in egg prices since October 2024. The Associated Press said the average price of eggs dropped 12.7 percent, the steepest drop since the monthly decline in March 1994. The April average price for a dozen large eggs was 79 percent higher than during the same month last year, when the price averaged $2.86 a dozen. Experts say the price of eggs should continue to fall for various reasons, including a drop in consumer demand that typically happens after Easter. Fewer outbreaks of H5N1 at commercial poultry operations have also helped to stabilize the country’s egg supply.
