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Egg prices are rising again as a lingering bird flu outbreak coincides with holiday baking demand. The average U.S. price for a dozen eggs was $3.37 in October, down slightly from September but up 63% from October 2023.
Shortages at stores have been isolated and temporary, according to the American Egg Board.
Losses of laying hens tighten domestic egg supply into the peak November-December demand period, keeping retail egg prices elevated. Egg prices are not a listed commodity here, so no feed price direction is assigned.
pbs.orgDee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press, Josh Funk, Mark VancleaveNov 27, 2024Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
