# Consumers can Expect Egg Prices to Decline, but not to 2021 Levels

> University of Arkansas economist Jada Thompson says US retail egg prices rose from under $2 to over $4 a dozen in 2022 and will not return to 2021 levels. The layer flock is about 5-6% smaller, and fuel, labor and transport costs add to pressure.

- Date: 2023-01-24 · published 2023-01-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37787-consumers-can-expect-egg-prices-to-decline-but-not-to-2021-levels
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A persistently smaller layer flock means continued demand for feed grains and supports layer feed costs, which are up about 29.5% per the source.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-04-11 | [Egg prices expected to crack record highs throughout 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36417-egg-prices-expected-to-crack-record-highs-throughout-2023.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-01-02 | [Expectation Of HPAI & Egg Prices Into 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21045-expectation-of-hpai-and-egg-prices-into-2026.md) | +0.6% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2022-04-22 | [Analyst: Expect Higher Egg Prices Through 2022 - The Food Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41854-analyst-expect-higher-egg-prices-through-2022-the-food-institute.md) | -0.2% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2017-12-08 | [Egg prices to jump up to 20% over bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67482-egg-prices-to-jump-up-to-20-over-bird-flu.md) | +2.9% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2025-03-12 | [Egg prices are finally falling. But they’re about to spike again \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25608-egg-prices-are-finally-falling-but-they-re-about-to-spike-again-cnn-business.md) | +5.0% | +3.5% |
| SBM | 2025-03-12 | [Egg prices are finally falling. But they’re about to spike again \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25608-egg-prices-are-finally-falling-but-they-re-about-to-spike-again-cnn-business.md) | +1.6% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2026-02-24 | [Avian flu outbreak threatens to reverse falling egg prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20605-avian-flu-outbreak-threatens-to-reverse-falling-egg-prices.md) | +0.4% | +5.7% |
| SBM | 2023-06-06 | [Egg prices are going down : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35494-egg-prices-are-going-down-npr.md) | -1.2% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- aaes.uada.edu: https://aaes.uada.edu/news/egg-prices/

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