Wholesale egg prices continue their substantial collapse in the financial markets. While eggflation has captured national attention after reaching a record high at the consumer level, wholesale trends suggest that the egg crisis at the supermarket could dissipate in the coming months.
Egg prices plummeted to $3.217 per dozen, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that monitors the commodity. This is down nearly 50% since the beginning of 2025 and down more than 60% since reaching an all-time high of $8.12 earlier this month.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has attributed the price collapse to plummeting demand, also known as demand destruction. Because egg prices have been so high, households are changing the breakfast menu around and swapping food items.
“Demand for shell eggs continues to fade into the new month as no significant outbreaks of HPAI [highly pathogenic avian influenza] have been detected in nearly two weeks,” the USDA wrote in a recent weekly update. “This respite has provided an opportunity for production to make progress in reducing recent shell egg shortages.”
With the markets forward looking, the egg market could also be assessing the Trump administration’s $1 billion five-point plan. This initiative from the USDA is providing financial aid to impacted farmers, reducing regulations, investing in vaccines for birds, and temporarily bringing in imports.
Meanwhile, the USDA noted that shoppers might not witness lower prices for some time as it takes time for wholesale prices to travel through the marketplace.
“These declines (in prices) have yet to be reflected at store shelves and, until they are, demand is expected to remain dampened,” the USDA said in its weekly egg markets report.
Still, the White House has taken a victory lap on the sharp decline in egg prices.
“When I took it over, eggs were through the roof, and now eggs are down,” President Donald Trump said Sunday aboard Air Force One.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also conveyed the information to reporters at a recent press briefing.
“Wholesale egg prices, they continue to fall. A dozen eggs are now $3.10 cheaper since January 24. That’s a 47% decrease overall,” Leavitt said. “So I think the American people do have great reason to be optimistic about this economy.”
In other agricultural commodities, April corn futures tumbled $0.0175, or 0.38%, to $4.5925 per bushel. April wheat futures dipped $0.0125, or 0.22%, to $5.6725 a bushel. April soybean futures slipped $0.015, or 0.15%, to $10.14 a bushel. April live cattle futures dropped by 0.16% to $2.047 per pound.