# US egg prices close to previous record high | Grocery Dive

> Wholesale eggs in the Midwest more than doubled to $2.71 per dozen in the five weeks through March 23, according to USDA data cited by Bloomberg. That is close to the record $2.77 set in August 2015 during the avian flu outbreak. Analysts attributed the surge to Easter demand and winter storms, while retailers continued to use eggs as loss leaders.

- Date: 2018-04-02 · published 2018-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65513-us-egg-prices-close-to-previous-record-high-grocery-dive
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Tight wholesale egg supply ahead of Easter is pushing prices toward record levels, which lifts the cost of egg-based feed ingredients and related poultry economics. Retailer loss-leader pricing may limit how far retail prices pass through.

## Sources

- grocerydive.com: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/grocery--us-egg-prices-close-to-previous-record-high/534142/

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