By DEE-ANN DURBIN, Related Press Enterprise Author
U.S. retail egg costs fell in April from the record-high costs they hit earlier this yr, in keeping with authorities knowledge launched Tuesday.
The typical value for a dozen Grade A eggs dropped 12.7% to $5.12 in April, in keeping with the Shopper Value Index. It was the primary month-to-month decline in egg costs since October 2024.
Nonetheless, egg costs stay close to historic highs as a persistent outbreak of hen flu continues to wipe out flocks of egg-laying hens. The April determine is 79% larger than the identical month a yr earlier, when the worth averaged $2.86 per dozen.
In March, U.S. egg costs had climbed to a report $6.23 per dozen. It was unclear how a lot egg costs would fall in April as a result of client demand is normally excessive round Easter and Passover.
Hen flu has killed greater than 169 million birds since early 2022. Any time a hen will get sick, your entire flock is killed to assist preserve hen flu from spreading. That may affect the egg provide as a result of large egg farms might have hundreds of thousands of birds.
In April, outbreaks on two farms on Ohio and South Dakota affected greater than 927,000 egg-laying hens.
Initially Revealed: Could 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM EDT
