# Why egg prices have tumbled since Trump returned to office : NPR

> NPR reports that egg prices have fallen by more than half during Trump's second term, from $4.95 a dozen in January 2025 to $2.27 in August 2026, per federal data. Experts attribute the earlier spike mainly to severe avian flu losses, while noting tariffs and the Iran war have added pressure on farm profitability.

- Date: 2026-10-01 · published 2026-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17121-why-egg-prices-have-tumbled-since-trump-returned-to-office-npr
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower wholesale egg prices reflect a rebuilt layer flock, which weighs on egg-related feed demand and farm margins; tariffs and energy costs add cost pressure that could limit further declines.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-01-24 | [Optimism, higher cattle prices to start 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43088-optimism-higher-cattle-prices-to-start-2022.md) | +1.9% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2016-11-11 | [Indonesian rupiah falls most since 2011 over Trump's protectionist trade policy fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74150-indonesian-rupiah-falls-most-since-2011-over-trump-s-protectionist-trade-policy.md) | -3.6% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2025-04-04 | [‘We just haven’t seen anything like this’: Farmers brace for Trump’s trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25116-we-just-haven-t-seen-anything-like-this-farmers-brace-for-trump-s-trade-war.md) | +3.4% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2016-12-03 | [Mexico peso edges up, but Trump trade risks loom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73673-mexico-peso-edges-up-but-trump-trade-risks-loom.md) | +4.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2020-11-20 | [Decoding the price fluctuations of 2020 feed byproducts - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50261-decoding-the-price-fluctuations-of-2020-feed-byproducts-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.1% | +1.2% |
| SBM | 2016-11-10 | [USD/BRL: Brazilian real tumbles to lowest since June — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5468-usd-brl-brazilian-real-tumbles-to-lowest-since-june-octa.md) | +0.0% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2016-11-11 | [Indonesian rupiah falls most since 2011 over Trump's protectionist trade policy fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74150-indonesian-rupiah-falls-most-since-2011-over-trump-s-protectionist-trade-policy.md) | -0.3% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2019-06-14 | [Trump threats drive historic Brazil, Mexico currency divergence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58814-trump-threats-drive-historic-brazil-mexico-currency-divergence.md) | +0.4% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2026/10/01/nx-s1-5978076/egg-prices-trump-affordability

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