# US egg prices are rising ahead of Easter
						 | The Poultry Site

> US retail egg prices typically rise ahead of Easter due to seasonal demand for recipes and dyeing. Producers face higher feed costs, pushing production costs above 70 cents per dozen versus about 60 cents typically. Prices were around $1.46 per dozen in January 2021.

- Date: 2021-04-01 · published 2021-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47604-us-egg-prices-are-rising-ahead-of-easter-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Rising corn and soybean costs squeeze egg producers, and the seasonal demand peak supports short-term egg prices, though a post-holiday decline is expected.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2021/04/us-egg-prices-are-rising-ahead-of-easter

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