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.

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."

This statistic depicts the average price of organic eggs in the United States as of March 2021, by category. In that year, the U.S. price for one dozen organic brown extra large eggs amounted to 3.29 U.S. dollars.

United States Wholesale Price: Eggs: Grade A: Large: Combined Regional data was reported at 5.127 USD/Dozen in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.222 USD/Dozen for Feb 2025. United States Wholesale Price: Eggs: Grade A: Large: Combined Regional data is updated monthly, averaging 1.021 USD/Dozen from Jan 2000 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 303 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.222 USD/Dozen in Feb 2025 and a record low of 0.428 USD/Dozen in May 2006. United States Wholesale Price: Eggs: Grade A: Large: Combined Regional 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 statistic shows the average prices of private label and branded fresh eggs in U.S. in 2019. During the 52 weeks that ended February 24, 2019, the U.S. average price of fresh eggs amounted to approximately 2.65 billion U.S. dollars in 2019.

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United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Meats, Poultry, Fish, and Eggs in U.S. City Average was 344.27500 Index 1982-84=100 in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Meats, Poultry, Fish, and Eggs in U.S. City Average reached a record high of 349.92800 in March of 2025 and a record low of 37.40000 in May of 1967. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Meats, Poultry, Fish, and Eggs in U.S. City Average - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Discover why egg prices in the U.S. are expected to remain high through 2025, driven by supply shortages and avian influenza impacts.

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As of May 2023, the monthly average price of eggs in Egypt was 1.54 Egyptian pounds (0.12 U.S. dollars) per egg, registering a slight increase of 1.34 percent from the previous month. The price for eggs was relatively stable in the period from January 2019 to January 2021, until it started to increase by a steady pace.

United States Egg & Egg Product Estimated Returns: Turkey: Market Price Index Less Feed Cost data was reported at 176.102 1998-2000=100 in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 170.691 1998-2000=100 for Mar 2025. United States Egg & Egg Product Estimated Returns: Turkey: Market Price Index Less Feed Cost data is updated monthly, averaging 171.281 1998-2000=100 from Apr 2019 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 68 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 298.857 1998-2000=100 in Oct 2022 and a record low of 90.401 1998-2000=100 in Dec 2023. United States Egg & Egg Product Estimated Returns: Turkey: 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.

Dairy product and egg prices have recently increased due to past and current crises. The average retail value per unit of milk in Mexico amounted to 1.05 U.S. dollars in 2022, and it's expected to rise to rise to 1.07 U.S. dollars.The price per unit of milk is expected to continue to increase even more, and by 2028, it is expected to reach 1.29 U.S. dollars.

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

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United States - Average Price: Eggs, Grade A, Large (Cost per Dozen) in the Northeast Census Region - Urban was 3.71700 Index in October of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Average Price: Eggs, Grade A, Large (Cost per Dozen) in the Northeast Census Region - Urban reached a record high of 5.27200 in January of 2023 and a record low of 0.62600 in December of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Average Price: Eggs, Grade A, Large (Cost per Dozen) in the Northeast Census Region - Urban - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.

In 2023, overseas shipments of chicken eggs decreased by -16.3% to 19K tons, falling for the second year in a row after two years of growth.

United States - Average Price: Eggs, Grade A, Large (Cost per Dozen) in the South Census Region - Urban was 4.80300 Index in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Average Price: Eggs, Grade A, Large (Cost per Dozen) in the South Census Region - Urban reached a record high of 5.90700 in March of 2025 and a record low of 1.10000 in August of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Average Price: Eggs, Grade A, Large (Cost per Dozen) in the South Census Region - Urban - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.