# Egg Prices Fell 23% Nationally in a Year, but Dairy Fell Just 0.3%, a Gap Hitting Kansans Hard - Mindfully American

> USDA's Economic Research Service reported egg prices 20.6 percent lower in September 2026 than a year earlier, while dairy prices fell only 0.3 percent. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the average retail dozen of Grade A large eggs at $2.27 in September 2026, versus $3.49 a year earlier.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:08:31.648Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4125-egg-prices-fell-23-nationally-in-a-year-but-dairy-fell-just-0-3-a-gap-hitting
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The retail price gap reflects different measures and slower pass-through in dairy than in eggs. It does not directly move wholesale feed ingredient prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2023-12-08 | [Milk Price Predictions End on a Low Note for 2023, Dramatically Lower than Last Year - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32710-milk-price-predictions-end-on-a-low-note-for-2023-dramatically-lower-than-last.md) | -0.4% | -6.9% |
| MILK | 2022-07-10 | [Record-high Dairy Prices But Milk Collection Marginally Down In EU - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40494-record-high-dairy-prices-but-milk-collection-marginally-down-in-eu-edairy-news.md) | -1.2% | -12.2% |
| MILK | 2023-12-11 | [Milk Price Predictions End On A Low Note For 2023, Dramatically Lower Than Last Year - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32872-milk-price-predictions-end-on-a-low-note-for-2023-dramatically-lower-than-last.md) | -0.3% | -5.9% |
| MILK | 2026-03-11 | [FAO Dairy Price Index drops but milk powders and butters up - Dairy Industries International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20171-fao-dairy-price-index-drops-but-milk-powders-and-butters-up-dairy-industries.md) | -0.3% | +6.1% |
| MILK | 2025-10-22 | [Milk production up more than 3% in August, pushing dairy prices down - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22574-milk-production-up-more-than-3-in-august-pushing-dairy-prices-down-brownfield.md) | -0.4% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- mindfullyamerican.com: https://mindfullyamerican.com/egg-prices-fell-23-nationally-in-a-year-but-dairy-fell-just-0-3-a-gap-hitting-kansans-hard/

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