One Sunday the carton said $6.23. I put it back. Then I bought it anyway. This week the same carton is $2.27. I wanted to know who to blame. It was not who I thought.
BLS city average for a dozen Grade A large eggs: $6.23 in March 2025. $2.27 in August 2026.
NPR, October 1, 2026: USDA counted about 51 million egg-laying hens lost from October 2024 to March 2025. Groceries in August 2026 were up 2.2% year over year. Eggs were down 23%. U.S. egg imports in 2025: 121 million dozen-equivalent, up from 29.8 million — next to about 90 billion eggs produced at home. USDA put up to $1 billion toward biosecurity and indemnity after the wave.
Comment SIX or TWO — which carton sticker do you remember?
Not financial advice. Educational and entertainment only.
Sources
BLS average price series APU0000708111 (FRED) — https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000708111
NPR, Joe Hernandez, 1 Oct 2026 — https://www.npr.org/2026/10/01/nx-s1-5978076/egg-prices-trump-affordability
USDA NASS, Chickens and Eggs, 21 Apr 2025
University of Tennessee Extension — table-egg flock ~325 million; Feb 2025 ~291 million
CNN Business, 20 Feb 2026 — dozen around $2.58; farms selling at a loss
American Egg Board / Emily Metz via NPR
Mark Jordan, LEAP Market Analytics, via NPR
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