# U.S. Egg Production and Retail Prices - EveryCRSReport.com

> A Congressional Research Service In Focus report notes that the US national average retail egg price hit an all-time high of $6.23 per dozen in March 2025. It attributes the record largely to H5N1 avian flu losses of millions of birds since 2022.

- Date: 2025-04-14 · published 2025-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25134-u-s-egg-production-and-retail-prices-everycrsreport-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The report summarizes the structural shortfall in the laying flock that is keeping egg prices high. Fewer layers reduce feed demand, a mild bearish factor for corn and soybean meal.

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/IF12949.html

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