Farms.com Home  › News

Egg Prices Drop 70 Percent

By Isabella Vesperini

Egg prices have dropped significantly following a break in the spread of avian influenza across the state. Midwest large eggs currently cost $2.50/ dozen. In March, prices hit more than $8/dozen in some parts of the country.

Egg prices soared earlier this year after multiple waves of avian influenza, or bird flu, hit flocks across the state and country. Over 8.5 million birds have caught the disease since 2022.

Click here to see more...

Trending Video

U.S.-Canada Trade War Sends Vermont Cheesemaker’s Exports to Zero

Video: U.S.-Canada Trade War Sends Vermont Cheesemaker’s Exports to Zero

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs place a 25% duty on U.S. cheese and 50% on certain milk, cream and whey products. Vermont cheesemaker Mateo Kehler explains how tariffs, Canadian consumer boycotts and rising input costs are squeezing dairy producers and cutting off a critical export market.