Why record-high egg prices won’t go down anytime soon — and it’s not just due to bird flu
A lot goes into the production of eggs — and with the Trump administration’s tariff policies potentially affecting costs for chicken feed and equipment, bird flu isn’t the only reason U.S. consumers may continue to pay high prices for eggs at the grocery store.
What’s Driving High Egg Prices: Bird Flu or Corporate Greed?
Bird flu is sweeping through egg-laying chickens in the United States at an unprecedented rate. So far in 2025, 30 million layers, as they’re known, have been culled, close to the 38 million killed throughout all of last year: Nearly 10 percent of the country’s annual number of egg-layers have been wiped out.
Egg prices start to drop after bird flu shortage caused massive hikes
Shoppers may finally feel some relief in the egg aisle after waning demand caused steep price declines over the past week, according to new data.
USDA Signals Egg Price Relief as Bird Flu Outbreak Slows
A March 7 report from the USDA says that there haven't been any significant bird flu outbreaks detected on farms in at least two weeks.
Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits?
Egg producers blame the ongoing bird flu outbreak for driving prices up to record highs. But some believe giant companies are taking advantage of their market dominance to profit handsomely at the expense of egg buyers.
Egg prices hit national record rising nearly $1 in one month, with CT eggs much higher than average
Egg prices jumped nearly $1 in one month between January and February this year, an increase of 10.4%, according to data collected by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Connecticut is experiencing higher prices than the national average,
Why Trump’s Plan to Combat Bird Flu Won’t Bring Egg Prices Down Immediately
The administration announced a five-point plan and a $1 billion investment to combat the influenza and bring egg costs down.
Egg Prices: It’s Not Just Bird Flu. It’s Corporate Greed.
Food corporations are blaming bird flu for rising prices, but Cal-Maine pocketed $1 billion in profits before it saw a single outbreak.
As bird flu continues to drive egg prices higher, lawmakers eye vaccination
With record high egg prices, should the U.S. vaccinate chickens against bird flu? Any such program would be expensive and logistically difficult.
Egg Prices Continue To Hit Records As Easter And Passover Approach, But Some Relief May Be Coming
Egg prices again reached a record high in February, as the bird flu continues to run rampant and Easter and Passover approach.
Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant
Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for ...
Egg-based flu vaccine production secure despite avian influenza
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Eggs are disappearing from store shelves due to shortages caused by the avian flu outbreak, but never fear ...