Trump egg prices hit record high: U.S. Agriculture Department predicts how high they will go

[Wicked Blue]

Source: NJ.com

President Donald Trump‘s campaign pledge didn’t age well.

“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One,” he said over the summer as voters repeatedly told pollsters the economy and rising prices were the largest things that concerned them.

Trump has been in office for weeks, now, and egg prices are soaring thanks to an ongoing bird flu outbreak.

The latest monthly consumer price index showed that the average price of a dozen Grade A eggs in U.S. cities reached $4.95 in January, eclipsing the previous record of $4.82 set two years earlier and more than double the low of $2.04 that was recorded in August 2023.

The spike in egg prices was the biggest since the nation’s last bird flu outbreak in 2015 and accounted for roughly two-thirds of the total increase in food costs last month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Read more: https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/02/trump-egg-prices-hit-record-high-us-agriculture-department-predicts-how-high-they-will-go.html

[gab13by13]

1. Yeah but,

I buy organic eggs.

[2naSalit]

2. And get used to it...

Because this will be happening with every last thing you need.

[EarthFirst]

3. Per link: 20% increase in 2025...

…among all else.

[Wicked Blue]

5. Might as well give the kids Faberge eggs for Easter

It could be cheaper.

[Wiz Imp]

10. It seems they've already gone up 20% in less than 2 months.

I think that estimate is way low. The way things are going, I expect them to double in a few more months.

[RockRaven]

4. There is the faintest smallest glimmer of future hope, no thanks to TCF of course,

because I am seeing today that the USDA has granted a conditional license to Zoetis for their bird flu vaccine for use in poultry. There are still many many steps and possible fail points between that and lower egg prices, however.

[IronLionZion]

6. Kids can paint potatoes this Easter

[Oopsie Daisy]

7. Once the price goes up, it will never come down again.

[underpants]

8. So we buy eggs in bulk, trade them for Mexican copper, and mage enough money to buy and rebuild Gaza

[kimbutgar]

9. I made an egg salad sandwich today and thought it might be my last one.

I brought 18 eggs two weeks ago for $14.99 and now only have 16 left!

[Born Free]

11. Over $7 a dozen

We paid over $7 a dozen, may have been $7.29, but many stores have nothing in stock. The suppliers in our area might be shipping the eggs to hard hit areas.

[Retrograde]

12. $4.79 a dozen

organic brown eggs in a small family-owned market in Redwood City, CA. But then we had the big increase back in December.

I bought a carton today, and then managed to drop them bringing them into the house. Two cracked, and I managed to save them for breakfast tomorrow.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. Egg prices are now at record highs with price increases showing no sign of slowing down anytime soon

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