Too many eggs a problem for producers, good for consumers

Egg prices in many markets are below a buck for a dozen, according to CNBC.  

But that’s a problem as inflation costs rise to produce the eggs.  

Eggs went up in price due to 2025’s avian flu shortage, but now there are too many eggs as chicken farmers bolstered flocks.  

Egg prices fell 44.7% year-over-year in March 2026, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. 

With feed prices up, as well as fuel prices due to the Iran war, eggs being cheap is good for consumers but straining producers.  

“What we’re seeing in the market today is much more about supply recovery and timing shifts than any fundamental change in consumption,” said Sherman Miller, CEO of Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg distributor in the U.S., in April.