Bird flu pushed egg prices to a record $6.23, then they fell to $2.27 by August

Name: Retail price per dozen Grade A eggs, $
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Published: 2026-10-10T19:51:43.581Z
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More than 169 million birds were hit by bird flu from 2022 to May 2025, and egg-laying hens made up 75% of domestic poultry loss.

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Record retail price, Mar 2025$6.23 per dozenU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Retail price, Jan 2022$1.93 per dozenfarmdoc daily

Retail price, Jan 2023$4.83 per dozenfarmdoc daily

Retail price, Aug 2025$2.27 per dozenU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Sources: Cala · U.S. Bureau of… · USDA APHIS

Retail price per dozen Grade A eggs, $

Jan 20221.93

Jan 20234.83

Dec 20244.15

Jan 20254.95

Feb 20255.9

Mar 20256.23

Apr 20255.12

May 20254.55

Aug 20252.27

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