The average price of one dozen eggs dropped for the first time in months, down to $5.12 per dozen in April but still hitting Americans’ wallets every time they go to the grocery store.
The cost of one dozen Grade A eggs had reached an all-time high of $6.22 in March after months of steep price rises, surpassing the previous record set in January 2023.
Despite dropping by a dollar, egg prices have still risen by a staggering 103 percent since the beginning of 2024, according to data from the St Louis Fed.
The consumer price index only provides data up until April 2025.
Egg prices have become a de facto measure of inflation that has left a mark on the country for the last several years. However, there is more than inflation driving the egg increase. The ongoing bird flu has led to the slaughter of millions of chickens to contain the spread. That has dwindled the supply and increased the price.
Bad news is that eggs show no sign of returning to normal prices.
Here is the latest on egg prices and what people are finding in their local grocery stores:
Nationwide, the average cost of a dozen Grade A eggs was $5.12 in April 2025 – that’s a $1.10 drop from prices in April, but 17 cents higher than the start of the year.
Eggs have dramatically fluctuated in price over the last four years due to the avian flu outbreak and inflation.
Many Republicans blamed former president Joe Biden for driving up and the cost of eggs with policies that hurt inflation. While the price of eggs peaked during Biden’s presidency in January 2023, by the end of the Biden administration, the cost of eggs was $3.65.
President Donald Trump ran on a campaign highlighting the cost of eggs and promising to bring prices down. So far, that hasn’t happened.
In fact, the price of eggs in March 2025 was by far the highest ever on record in the U.S., and 29 percent higher than the previous Biden-era peak.
Five years ago, in 2020 during Trump’s first term, a carton of one dozen eggs averaged $1.50.
While the average cost of one dozen eggs has risen, some states with stricter regulations, such as California, or states with more impacted flocks, such as Ohio, are seeing a dramatic price difference.
