US egg prices fall for the first time in months but remain near record highs

Retail egg prices in the United States decreased in April from the high prices they reached earlier this year, according to government data issued on Tuesday.

The average price of dozens of eggs A degree A degree decreased by 12.7 % to $ 5.12 in April, according to the consumer price index. This was the first decrease from month to month in egg prices since October 2024.

However, egg prices are still near the historical highlands with the continuous outbreak of bird flu in wiping the chicken herds laying eggs. April number is 79 % higher than the same month in the previous year, when the average price reached $ 2.86 per scales.

In March, US egg prices rose to $ 6.23 per scales. It was not clear how low the egg prices in April because the demand for consumers is usually high around Easter and curiosity.

Bird flu has killed more than 169 million birds since early 2022. At any time the birds are sick, the entire herd is killed to help prevent bird flu from spreading. It can have an effect on egg supply because huge egg farms may contain millions of birds.

In April, the outbreak of two farms in the southern Ohio and Dakota state affected more than 927,000 chickens.