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Egg Prices Down 60% for Easter
Bird flu easing, flock rebuilding and higher imports pushed wholesale and retail egg prices down, though some farmers still sell below production cost.
- Egg prices have fallen 60% from last year's record highs, making it easier for consumers to fill their Easter baskets and Passover Seder plates.
- An outbreak forced farmers to slaughter entire broods of egg-laying hens, but replenishing flocks and The Trump administration's decision to import nearly 1 billion eggs helped restore supplies.
- As of the start of the month, there were 315.8 million egg-laying hens, an 8% increase from last year marking the first sustained recovery in layer chick availability since the outbreak began in 2022.
- Farmers are finding it difficult to recoup costs as prices plummet; in recent months, many have been selling eggs at or below the $1.05 production cost, said Emily Metz, American Egg Board CEO.
- The annual White House Easter Egg Roll is expected to proceed this year with 40,000 real eggs designated for the event, despite earlier concerns over price volatility.
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