{"id":22635,"date":"2025-06-12T13:21:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=22635"},"modified":"2025-06-12T13:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:21:09","slug":"brown-eggs-recall-in-several-states-could-stoke-price-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/06\/12\/brown-eggs-recall-in-several-states-could-stoke-price-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown eggs recall in several states could stoke price pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA<\/u><\/a>)\u2019s recall of 1.7 million dozen cage-free brown eggs from possible\u00a0Salmonella<\/em>\u00a0enteritidis<\/em>\u00a0contamination has rekindled price concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 5, California-based August Egg Company volunteered the market withdrawal of eggs sold between February 3 and May 15, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recall affects central, southern and western states, namely Arizona, California, Washington, Wyoming, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada and New Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the popular brands under recall include<\/u><\/a> \u201cClover,\u201d \u201cFirst Street,\u201d Simple Truth,\u201d Marketside\u201d and \u201cNulaid,\u201d among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company confirmed the eggs to have passed state lines across AZ, IL, WY, WA, NV, NM, NE and IN from CA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consumer advisories include the return or destruction of eggs that are under either code numbers P-6562 or CA5330. Currently, the firm is not processing shell eggs but is instead liquifying them for pasteurization treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salmonella <\/em>infections on healthy people lead to stomach upsets, fever and diarrhoea that last at least four days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In January 2025, the FDA had\u00a0recalled 60 baked goods<\/u><\/a>\u00a0due to a near-similar germ, namely listeria<\/em>\u00a0monocytogenes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possible Price Pressure<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Consumers hope salmonella<\/em> will not elevate wholesale prices back to $5 a dozen as had happened during the avian flu outbreak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This at a time when the retail price had just simmered down to below $3 a dozen<\/u><\/a>, especially in Wisconsin (WI).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walmart, which is also currently recalling brown eggs, has been offering a dozen eggs for\u00a0$2.96\u00a0in some stores in Wisconsin. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other stores such as Save Mart and FoodMaxx have also withdrawn affected eggs, but had no\u00a0pricing mentions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the wholesale stores cooled their pricing by a monthly record of 12.7% in April 2025, retail chains only caught up late May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this reason, the U.S. Department of Justice is currently looking into probable price manipulation<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consumers can take heart from the fact that this recent brown eggs recall is not the first Salmonella<\/em>\u00a0scare. And to learn more about brown egg trade in the United States, read on in the statistics section, next.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

United States Brown Eggs Statistics <\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The production of eggs in the United States usually classifies as either table or hatching eggs. Table eggs constitute in-shell brown or white eggs. Although their total production is usually under one count, brown eggs do cost around 10 to 20% more<\/u><\/a> than white equivalents. According to the WEBMD Network<\/u><\/a>, there is little nutritional difference between the two but brown types contain extra omega-3 fatty acids. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where in the United States <\/strong>are<\/strong> brown eggs in high purchase<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to regional preferences studies, the U.S.\u2019 northeast purchases 60%<\/u><\/a> of its eggs brown while the south buys mostly white. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

H<\/strong>ow much did wholesale<\/strong> eggs<\/strong> in the U.S. average in  June 2025<\/strong>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the June 2024-June 2025 period, wholesale eggs averaged $4.25<\/u><\/a> per large dozen while in early June 2025 they were down to $2.66. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many table eggs does the U.S. produce per year<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)<\/u><\/a>, in 2023, table eggs (mostly brown and white) amounted to 8.031 billion pieces. They would decrease to 7.772 billion units in 2024. Table eggs in 2024 constituted the bulk of all-egg tally of 9.077 billion pieces. The rest were hatching eggs that hit 1.31 billion units in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)\u2019s recall of 1.7 million dozen cage-free brown eggs from possible\u00a0Salmonella\u00a0enteritidis\u00a0contamination has rekindled price concerns.\u00a0 On June 5, California-based August Egg Company volunteered the market withdrawal of eggs sold between February 3 and May 15, 2025.  The recall affects central, southern and western states, namely Arizona, California, Washington, Wyoming, Illinois,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21874,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nBrown eggs recall in several states could stoke price pressure - Selina Wamucii | Food & Agriculture News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/06\/12\/brown-eggs-recall-in-several-states-could-stoke-price-pressure\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Brown eggs recall in several states could stoke price pressure - 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