# Egg prices are high, could go higher - AgriLife Today

> Texas A&M AgriLife economist David Anderson says egg prices set new all-time per-dozen records, with the national average at $4.25 in December 2022 versus $1.79 a year earlier. The prior peak was $2.97 in September 2015, and avian flu is the main driver.

- Date: 2023-01-25 · published 2023-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37792-egg-prices-are-high-could-go-higher-agrilife-today
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Record retail prices driven by avian flu signal sustained tight layer supply, supporting egg-layer feed demand while the outbreak continues.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agrilifetoday.tamu.edu: https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2023/01/24/egg-prices/

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