Explore the decline in US wholesale egg prices, market dynamics, and the outlook for major egg producers like Cal-Maine Foods and Vital Farms.

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The article discusses the anticipated reduction in U.S. egg prices due to diminishing bird flu effects and explores the broader global trade dynamics impacting egg pricing.

Eggs US rose to 2.55 USD/Dozen on June 30, 2025, up 0.67% from the previous day. Over the past month, Eggs US's price has risen 0.69%, and is up 4.71% 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.

Egg prices are anticipated to decline as wholesale costs drop, providing relief to grocery shoppers. However, potential tariff impacts could influence future pricing trends.

Egg prices fell by 12.7% in April, marking the first drop in months amid an avian flu outbreak affecting 168 million birds. The Trump administration is addressing the crisis with strategies like importing eggs and investing in biosecurity.

Egg prices in the U.S. have dropped over 61% since Trump took office, influenced by increased imports and market changes.

In the current period, the US egg industry has experienced revenue growth primarily driven by historically high egg prices, a direct consequence of recurrent HPAI outbreaks. These outbreaks have been the most disruptive force over the past five years, leading to significant flock reductions and persistent supply shortages. As millions of hens have been culled due to disease, the scarcity has caused retail egg prices to soar, with some months seeing prices more than double year-over-year. This price surge has helped offset revenue losses from flock reductions but increased input costs for some producers; the overall uneven impact has prompted an industry-wide shift towards improved biosecurity measures and contingency planning to mitigate future risks and maintain current price levels. Overall, revenue has climbed at a CAGR of 15.5% to an estimated $19.8 billion after a decrease of 4.4% in 2025. Trade dynamics and input costs are significantly challenging profit, despite rising egg prices. The US has increased imports to make up for domestic shortages, sourcing eggs from countries less affected by HPAI, like Mexico. However, new tariffs on imports and critical feed ingredients stand to raise costs for US egg producers, diminishing competitiveness abroad and driving higher domestic prices. Retaliatory tariffs, especially from Canada, and increased costs for foreign-manufactured equipment have further strained profit. While elevated egg prices have provided some revenue relief, high input costs, especially for feed, have suppressed overall profit levels across the industry. Looking ahead, the outlook for the US egg industry will be driven by steady production growth and price normalization. With the expected recovery from disease shocks and ongoing investments in capacity expansion, output is projected to rise through 2030, matching climbing per capita egg consumption. As supply stabilizes, egg prices will drop sharply from recent peaks to near pre-HPAI levels by 2026. Consequently, revenue is forecast to decline at a CAGR of 6.0% to reach $14.5 billion in 2030. Nevertheless, specialty eggs like organic and cage-free are expected to maintain stronger margins due to regulatory mandates and evolving consumer preferences. Producers are increasingly investing in operational efficiency initiatives, supported by emerging livestock-care technologies and methods and lower borrowing costs, as they prepare for a more competitive pricing environment while preserving sustainable growth.

US egg prices fell in April after reaching record highs due to bird flu, marking the first decline since October 2024.

U.S. egg prices reach a record $6.23 per dozen, driven by factors beyond bird flu outbreaks, impacting consumers and businesses despite a drop in wholesale prices.

Operators in the Poultry Meat and Egg Farming industry have faced challenging operating conditions over the past few years, despite strong ongoing demand among New Zealand households for chicken and eggs. Rising health consciousness has led many consumers to replace red meat with leaner sources of protein, which has lifted the chicken's popularity in New Zealand. Yet disruptions to downstream demand have added significant uncertainty, especially as COVID-19 restrictions hampered the hospitality sector's performance, weakening demand for chicken and eggs in New Zealand. Higher prices have offset these trends, allowing egg and poultry producers to drive up revenue per farmgate sale. Overall, industry revenue is expected to grow at an annualised 1.2% over the five years through 2023-24, to $795.7 million. This trend includes an anticipated fall of 1.6% in 2023-24, because of cost-of-living pressures in New Zealand and an expected fall in the domestic price of eggs.Regulatory changes have caused a seismic shift in the industry. The Ministry for Primary Industries (Manatu Ahu Matua) altered the Animal Welfare Act 1999 to update the Animal Welfare (Layer Hens) Code of Welfare in December 2012. This update banned installing new battery cages for laying hens and started phasing out all existing battery cages by 1 January 2023. Conventional cage farming accounted for 10.0% of the layer hen flock in December 2022 (latest data available). This amount represents a decline from 67.1% in 2016, as production increasingly moves away from battery cages and towards colony, barn or free-range production methods. Many egg farmers have invested capital in upgrading farms to adhere to tightening regulations, with many farmers passing on these costs through higher egg prices. These trends have weighed on industrywide profitability despite high prices for eggs and poultry.Poultry consumption is projected to continue rising over the coming years. Cost pressures on farmers are set to ease, which will bolster farmers' ability to boost output, contributing to an increase in poultry consumption and egg production. Strong competition in downstream processing markets is likely to fuel a drop in prices, which will further boost poultry and egg consumption in New Zealand. Lower prices may also hamper industrywide turnover, despite growing consumption. Industry revenue is set to increase at an annualised 1.2% through the end of 2028-29, to $842.7 million.

In 2023, the amount of chicken eggs exported from Morocco plummeted to 169 tons, shrinking by -44.8% on 2022 figures.