In 2024, the retail price for a dozen eggs in the United States was 4.15 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 2.75 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 110.7 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 40.2 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 274.55 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 107 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."

Eggs US rose to 2.63 USD/Dozen on June 6, 2025, up 1.78% from the previous day. Over the past month, Eggs US's price has fallen 21.59%, but it is still 11.72% higher than a year ago, 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.

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

The average retail price for one dozen, or 12, eggs in Canada was 4.66 Canadian dollars in October 2024. The Canadian egg market Canada produces an increasing number of eggs each year. In 2019, around 586 metric tons were produced nationwide, an increase of over 20 percent in volume since 2010. This production is, however, not distributed evenly across the country. Ontario is home to the most egg producers by a large margin, Alberta and Quebec come in distant second and third places. As a result, out of all the provinces, Ontario produced the largest volume of eggs in 2019 at around 303 million dozen. Canada is also active in the international egg trade. In 2019, they exported around 429 million U.S. dollars’ worth of the product and imported approximately 672 million U.S. dollars’ worth.

Monthly average retail prices for selected products, for Canada and provinces. Prices are presented for the current month and the previous four months. Prices are based on transaction data from Canadian retailers, and are presented in Canadian current dollars.

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.