egg prices

The USDA’s April Prices Received Index fell 3.6% from March but was 12% higher year-over-year.  The livestock production index fell 8% in April compared to the prior month but was still 18% above last year.  The crop production index rose 4.9% from March but was dow...

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.  Ac...

According to the USDA’s latest agricultural prices report, producers nationwide received less for their commodities, on the whole in March.  The price index was lowered just over 3% from the prior month, a reflection of reductions in both production indexes month over month.   The L...

According to the latest numbers from USDA, U.S. egg production totaled 8.63 billion in March 2025, a 7% drop from the same month last year.  That figure includes 7.35 billion table eggs and 1.28 billion hatching eggs, with 1.18 billion from broiler-type hens and 104 million from egg-type hens.  The ave...

U.S. egg production totaled 8.63 billion during March 2025, down 7% from last year.  Production included 7.35 billion table eggs and 1.28 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.18 billion were broiler-type and 104 million were egg-type.  The ave...

Last week President Trump touted a drop in egg prices, crediting Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins.  Noting that Rollins got to work on the problem from day one, issuing $1 billion for biosecurity, vaccine research, and financial relief for farmers.   “...

The United States has almost doubled egg imports from Brazil and is considering relaxing regulations for eggs laid by chickens raised for meat.  The moves come as the Trump Administration is trying to lower record-high egg prices caused by avian influenza.   ...

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins hosted a stakeholder update last week to provide a progress report on USDA’s five-pronged strategy to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and lower egg prices.  Less than a month after the plan’s rollout, USDA reports significant advancements across all five areas.   “Egg prices ...

The United States has reached out to Denmark and other European nations asking if they can export eggs as Americans face surging egg prices, the Nordic country’s egg association said on Friday.  The request from the USDA coincides with a raft of new U.S. tariffs...

A bill in the Idaho Legislature would lower restrictions for allowing chickens in residential areas; the hope of the legislation is to help offset the high price of eggs consumers are facing at their local grocery store.  Senate Bill 1026 would ensure that homeowners associations could not bar residents from raising up to four chickens per one-fifth of an acre.   ...