Price of Eggs and Bird Flu

[HawkerXP]

Walmart has the best price for eggs. 48 eggs for $1.98!!!!!!!

[Jerod Broussard]

I find it best to allow others to purchase those....then allow me to search them out.

[DavidNorcross]

Love it

[FireMan]

Shoot, and they're even painting em fer ya'll.

[Huskee]

I've found myself complaining about egg prices like many have, because of the percent increase they've seen so suddenly. But really at $4-7/dozen avg, they're still not really that pricey for 3 or 4 meals (or more) worth of food. Jerod mentioned those fancy woo-woo dancy coffee drinks at $6+ each, and humans seem fine with that. We don't have to like it, but we can live with it.

[smokenoob]

I agree, eggs at $.50/egg doesn’t seem overly expensive. But when you add the raised cost of orange juice, sausage, bread, hash browns…….it seems a bit scary

[Panhead John]

Not to mention the cost of Vodka to go in your orange juice! 😳

[smokenoob]

Panhead John No tariffs on Russian vodka……😳😁😂

[McFlyfi]

Costco up to $7.69/24, up 20 cents from Feb 24.

[Jfrosty27]

Today at the grocery store large eggs were $5.95 per dozen. About a half a buck up from my last post. Boooo.

[fuzzydaddy]

Walmart near me is down from a high of ~$8 a dozen for large, to $4.97 yesterday. 18 for $7.34. I don't eat a lot of eggs but at nearly $8 a dozen I had almost stopped.

[fitzoo7]

When bacon is cheaper than eggs, you know something is wrong.

[McFlyfi]

Costco down $0.30 from 3/18 at $7.39/24. That's even down from 2/24 at $7.49. Nice trend to see.

[McFlyfi]

Costco down 20 cents from April 7- $7.19/24. Downward trend continues.

[hoovarmin]

Here's what Grok says when asked how much have egg prices decreased since 1/20/2025:

"Wholesale egg prices have decreased significantly since January 20, 2025. On January 21, 2025, the average wholesale price for a dozen large white eggs was $6.55. By March 28, 2025, it had fallen to $3.00, representing a decrease of approximately 54.2%. More recent data indicates that by April 22, 2025, prices dropped further to around $3.13 per dozen, a total decrease of about 52.2% from January 21, 2025.

Note that these figures are based on USDA reports and may vary slightly depending on the specific market or region. Retail prices typically lag behind wholesale changes, so consumers may not have seen the full effect of these decreases at grocery stores."

Why do retail prices typically lag behind wholesale prices?

"Retail egg prices lag behind wholesale changes due to several factors:

1. Supply Chain Delays: It takes time for wholesale price changes to move through the supply chain. Eggs must be processed, packaged, and distributed to retailers, which can delay price adjustments.
2. Inventory Turnover: Retailers often sell through existing inventory purchased at earlier wholesale prices before new stock at lower prices arrives. This creates a lag as stores clear older, higher-priced stock.
3. Pricing Strategies: Retailers may maintain stable prices to avoid frequent changes, which can confuse customers or affect perceptions of value. Some may also use eggs as a loss leader, keeping prices steady to attract shoppers.
4. Contractual Agreements: Retailers often have fixed-price contracts with suppliers for set periods, which can delay the impact of wholesale price drops until contracts are renegotiated.
5. Operational Costs: Retail prices include costs like labor, transportation, and overhead, which don’t fluctuate with wholesale prices. Retailers may adjust prices more slowly to cover these fixed expenses.

These factors combined cause retail prices to respond more gradually to wholesale price changes."

[FireMan]

Annnnndddd! Juss a little bit 'o greed mebbee. Heard recently a week or three back that one of the largest producer of cackleberries "heard the words" bird flu and conveniently raised their price juss a litty bit, like a lot of litty bit. Last word wuz they is under investigation by the authorities. Will not do much fer us'n who have been footin the bill of their Tom foolery!
Please excuse me Tom, did not mean to bring you into this or even mention yer name.

[negolien]

Prices have dropped almost $3 to $9 a dozen here at my local safeway. I can get em for $4 a dozen or so at sams club but you gotta buy a couple dozen and i don't eat that many eggs lol.

as a side note grocery prices in general have tripled in the last 4 years. pretty obvious why but lol /shrug. Staples that were $1.99 now on average are $6 or so.. lunch meats, chips, bacon, eggs, tv dinners, sugar, ice cream, some produce like artichokes which are $3 a pop here, parmesan cheese, butter, peanut butter, canned soups, hot digs sigh which are $8 here, milk, meats and canned vegies. and demand is an issue too when you have twenty million more people eating food in the US that 's gonna effect the prices.

[J-Melt]

I’ve definitely noticed overall price change. Either that or my kids getting older is just upping my grocery bill. I used to average around $350-$450 for groceries per month for 4 of us. Now I struggle to keep the bill under $450 per month. That’s with us going almost exclusively store brand and bulk when we can. And lots of big meals to freeze and eat again later.

[negolien]

One of the best things I ever did was get a vacuum sealer and start buying meats in bulk. I also started making large batches of meals and freezing em

[J-Melt]

Same! I have been able to buy meat in bigger bulk since I was introduced to food sealing via Panhead John’s old FoodSaver.

[Santamarina]

Last week Costco had 24 cage-free eggs for $7.29. That’s $3.65/dz, and I honestly can’t complain about that…much.