The demand of eggs has grown in the United States over the last number of years. In 2023, consumption of eggs in the United States was estimated at 281.3 per person. This figure was projected to reach 284.4 eggs per capita by 2024. Per capita consumption is a measure of total egg production, minus exports, divided by the total U.S. population.

Cage-free and organic eggs Although the majority of laying hens in the Unites States are still caged, the production of organic and caged-free hens has increased in recent years. In cage-free production, hens are allowed to move freely outside of their cage, but this time is limited and the environment they are kept in could still be unhealthy and very crowded. In organic production however, hens are provided with free-range outdoor access.

U.S. egg industry There has been steady growth in the number of eggs produced in the United States. Additionally, the total number of laying hens in the United States has also increased in recent years. Iowa was the U.S. state with the most laying hens, with some 40.16 million laying hens as of 2022.

Eggs US rose to 2.76 USD/Dozen on July 14, 2025, up 2.53% from the previous day. Over the past month, Eggs US's price has risen 3.05%, and is up 18.61% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Eggs US.

In 2024, the retail price for a dozen eggs in the United States was **** U.S. dollars. Egg prices in the United States peaked in this year. Previously, the highest average price was in 2015, when a dozen eggs cost **** U.S. dollars on average. U.S. egg production The United States was one of the leading producers of eggs in the world in 2021, ranking fourth behind China, India, and Indonesia. In that year, approximately ***** billion eggs were produced in the United States. There are two main categories that farm chickens fall into: broiler chickens and laying hens. The first are raised for meat and the second are raised for laying eggs. The U.S. state with the most laying hens is Iowa, with about **** million in 2022. Some of the other top egg-producing states include Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. Egg retail in the United States Perhaps because eggs are uniform in taste and appearance, and most consumers cannot tell one brand of chicken egg apart from another, private label eggs have the highest sales among fresh egg brands in the United States. Eggland’s Best is the leading name brand of fresh eggs in the United States, with sales of ****** million U.S. dollars in 2023. The amount that U.S. consumer units spend on eggs varies from region to region. In 2021, consumers in the Western United States spent an average of about *** U.S. dollars on eggs over the course of the year. The Midwestern United States had the lowest average expenditure on eggs in that year.

Large white, Grade A chicken eggs, sold in a carton of a dozen. Includes organic, non-organic, cage free, free range, and traditional."

This statistic shows the total egg production in the United States from 2001 to 2023. In 2023, around 9.1 billion dozen of eggs were produced, a slight decrease from production the previous year.

This statistic shows the usage of eggs in the United States from 2011 to 2020 and a forecast thereof until 2024. The data has been calculated by Statista based on the U.S. Census data and Simmons National Consumer Survey (NHCS). According to this statistic, 315.91 million Americans used eggs in 2020. This figure is projected to increase to 324.25 million in 2024.

United States Wholesale Price: Eggs: Grade A: Large: New York data was reported at 5.330 USD/Dozen in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.198 USD/Dozen for Feb 2025. United States Wholesale Price: Eggs: Grade A: Large: New York data is updated monthly, averaging 1.075 USD/Dozen from Jan 2000 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 303 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.198 USD/Dozen in Feb 2025 and a record low of 0.533 USD/Dozen in May 2002. United States Wholesale Price: Eggs: Grade A: Large: New York data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Economic Research Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.P004: Poultry and Egg Price.

Large white, Grade A chicken eggs, sold in a carton of a dozen. Includes organic, non-organic, cage free, free range, and traditional."

The data comes from The Humane League's US Egg Production dataset by Samara Mendez. Dataset and code is available for this project on OSF at US Egg Production Data Set.

This dataset tracks the supply of cage-free eggs in the United States from December 2007 to February 2021. For TidyTuesday we've used data through February 2021, but the full dataset, with data through the present, is available in the OSF project.

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United States Egg & Egg Product Supply and Disappearance: Exports data was reported at 50.853 Dozen mn in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 55.838 Dozen mn for Sep 2024. United States Egg & Egg Product Supply and Disappearance: Exports data is updated quarterly, averaging 60.002 Dozen mn from Mar 1990 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 140 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 120.725 Dozen mn in Dec 2013 and a record low of 18.361 Dozen mn in Mar 1990. United States Egg & Egg Product Supply and Disappearance: Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Economic Research Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RI047: Egg and Egg Product Supply and Disappearance.

Imports of Daily Products & Eggs in the United States increased to 342.79 USD Million in February from 311.05 USD Million in January of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Imports of Daily Products & Eggs.

Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Chicken Eggs in the United States from 2007 to 2024.

Market Size statistics on the Chicken Egg Production industry in United States

Large white, Grade A chicken eggs, sold in a carton of a dozen. Includes organic, non-organic, cage free, free range, and traditional."

Graph and download economic data for Wholesale Price of Fresh Eggs for New York (M0443AUS000NYM263NNBR) from Jan 1890 to Dec 1913 about eggs, wholesale, NY, price, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Hours Worked for Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting: Poultry and Egg Production (NAICS 1123) in the United States (IPUAN1123L200000000) from 1987 to 2024 about hunting, eggs, forestry, fishing, poultry, agriculture, NAICS, IP, hours, production, and USA.

Statistics illustrates the consumption volume of Chicken Eggs in Northern America from 2007 to 2024 by trade partner.

Graph and download economic data for Employment for Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting: Poultry and Egg Production (NAICS 1123) in the United States (IPUAN1123W010000000) from 1987 to 2024 about hunting, eggs, forestry, fishing, poultry, agriculture, NAICS, IP, production, employment, and USA.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Farm Products: Eggs, Jumbo was 480.10300 Index Dec 1984=100 in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Farm Products: Eggs, Jumbo reached a record high of 952.74000 in February of 2025 and a record low of 63.70000 in April of 1986. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Farm Products: Eggs, Jumbo - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States Egg & Egg Product Estimated Returns: Eggs: Market Price Index Less Feed Cost data was reported at 682.430 1998-2000=100 in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 968.661 1998-2000=100 for Mar 2025. United States Egg & Egg Product Estimated Returns: Eggs: Market Price Index Less Feed Cost data is updated monthly, averaging 375.695 1998-2000=100 from May 2021 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,613.600 1998-2000=100 in Feb 2025 and a record low of 37.785 1998-2000=100 in Jun 2021. United States Egg & Egg Product Estimated Returns: Eggs: Market Price Index Less Feed Cost data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Economic Research Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RI048: Egg and Egg Product Estimated Returns.