U.S.’ grocers finally lowered the retail rates of eggs to $5.12 a dozen before the national egg day on June 3, 2025.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a good poultry market outlook has contributed to the belated decline.
The report details that current average rates are $1 less than they were at their peak in March 2025.
In some places like southwestern Wisconsin, retail eggs are selling at below $3 to the dozen, almost wholesale.
A survey by TMJ4 news showed that a Walmart and an Aldi in Wisconsin were offering a dozen at $2.96 versus a Pick n’Save’s $3.99.
It is notable that it has taken two months for supermarkets to slash their offers to these mouthwatering margins.
It all started in late March 2025, when shell eggs first slowed down in pricing after avian flu cases had decreased.
By late April, prices had depreciated to $3.74 per dozen from a February record high of $8.20 wholesale. However, end consumers could not immediately enjoy a drop as grocers tried to break even with their old stock.
Ebbing demand due to cost further contributed to the slow catch up of retail rates with the wholesale equivalents.
According to a May 30, 2025 report by the USDA, wholesale rates are lately at $2.52 vis-á-vis retail’s $5.12 per dozen.
It has therefore been a kicking national egg day, with customers enjoying their omelettes without breaking the bank. To track down how it has all gone down till the latest retail egg affordability, peruse below statistics.
United States Retail Eggs Pricing Statistics
Consumer prices of eggs in the United States have come a long way these past two decades, ending 2025. For one, chicken’s eggs cost just $1.21 per large dozen in May 2006, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Their first price shock came in December 2022 when they hit $4.22 a dozen. They then ameliorated through much of 2023 and 2024 before they begun climbing in November 2024, starting with $3.65 a dozen. Below table, interpreted from BLS’ data, highlights how rates have evolved monthly since the start of 2025.
| Month [2025] | Average Retail price [$ per large dozen] | Monthly Change |
| April ’25 | 5.12 | -21.6% |
| March ’25 | 6.23 | 5.59% |
| February ’25 | 5.90 | 19.19% |
| January ‘25 | 4.95 | 19.27% |
| December ‘24 | 4.15 | – |
What caused egg prices to go volatile in the Uited States?
Eggs reached the highest spot price ever in the United States in March 2025 at $8.17 a dozen due to bird flu. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 50.7 million layers died from this influenza between mid-October 2024 and early March 2025.