Wholesale egg prices in American cities were down to $4.15 a dozen from March 14, 2025 onward as demand weakened and supply rallied.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), these changes haven’t registered fully on retail due to consumer resistance to carryover prices.
With avian flu cases ebbing in March, it will however be only a while before grocers catch up with lowering wholesale pricing.
Falling bird flu cases have revamped supplies, enabled wholesalers to sharply cut prices and helped grocers to stock up.
However, low demand in retail markets continues because retailers are yet to pass their pricey old stock to price-resistant consumers. Until that occurs, demand on the consumer side will stay down and retail rates could remain elevated for a time.
Three-week Bulk Market Price Downturn
Meanwhile, loose graded bulk eggs continue a weekly slide by between $0.85 minimum and $2.70 maximum.
Regular bulk eggs have been shedding $2.70 per 12 pieces each week of March till the 14th, to $4.78 per dozen. This is notably half of February 2025’s wholesale maximum of $8.05 per dozen and above their first substantial rise in December 2024 to $4.15.
While prices of regular white eggs are decreasing fast, those of large eggs are under less pressure. Their weekly price reduction rate by March 14 was at between $0.85 and $0.97 in the Midwest and California, respectively.
New York was by mid-March the biggest price loser, with large shell eggs in cartons down to $4.78 a dozen.
California on the other hand saw the slightest drop nationally, with large loose graded eggs down to $9.48 a dozen.
So, it looks like Americans could pay less for eggs than in February 2025 when rates had spiked 159%, year-on-year. Furthermore, Easter could revamp demand, help grocers break even on old stock, and finally bring wholesale and retail prices at par. Below statistics take the topic further by examining historical wholesale pricing patterns.
Statistics on Wholesale Egg Prices in American Cities
The Federal Reserve Bank shows that a wholesale egg dozen in the U.S. cost decimal point dollar units in the 1980s. Now the same dozen verges at over the 5-dollar rate in the mid-2020s. From $0.774 per dozen in January 1980, large 12 eggs eventually peaked at an average $5.897 in February 2025. During this peak month, the daily average attained a record $8.05 on February 28, according to ABC. Below is a look at the national wholesale average and in various cities/states.
What was the national wholesale egg average in mid-March 2025?
The average federal price for a large eggs’ dozen in the March 14-20, 2025 period was $4.78–4.90. This was down by at least a dollar from the February average.
Which states lead wholesale rates for 12 large eggs in early spring 2025?
Between March 14 and 20, 2025, California led egg pricing nationally at between $9.45 and $11.06 per a large dozen. Nevada ($9.19), Alaska ($8.56) and Hawaii ($7.99) follow while New York ($7.92) comes sixth. The states’ figures are from the U.S. Bureau of Statistics and cover live pricing for March 20, 2025.