Egg prices steady this week
Mid‑April market reporting shows shell egg prices are steady to slightly higher with moderate-to-heavy supplies and slow-to-moderate market activity across retail channels. (indexbox.io) In Las Vegas a new breakfast-focused restaurant replacing a closed Egg Works is building large-scale morning plates — including omelets made with eight eggs — signaling continued appetite for breakfast concepts despite market pressure. (neon.reviewjournal.com)
United States egg prices were mostly steady to lower in mid-April, even as a Las Vegas restaurant opened with omelets made from eight eggs. (ams.usda.gov) The United States Department of Agriculture said on April 10 that supplies were “moderate to heavy” and trading was “mostly slow.” National wholesale prices for loose white Large shell eggs fell 25 cents to 21 cents a dozen, while New York formula prices for Large cartoned eggs delivered to retailers fell 15 cents to 65 cents before leveling off midweek. (ams.usda.gov) Retail promotion also cooled after the Easter push. The Agriculture Department’s grocery survey for the week ending April 10 said the egg feature rate fell to 28.5% from 44.2% a week earlier, and the activity index dropped 35.7%; advertised prices averaged $1.85 for a carton of 12 conventional Large white eggs and $2.09 for cage-free. (ams.usda.gov) Demand has not kept pace with supply. The Agriculture Department’s shell egg demand indicator fell to negative 0.90 on April 8, down 6.8 points from the prior week, with 1,622,100 30-dozen cases in inventory and 5.43 days of eggs on hand for marketing. (ams.usda.gov) That softer market follows the price spikes of 2024 and 2025, when avian influenza and tight supplies pushed eggs sharply higher. By April 2026, the Agriculture Department was reporting a 13% weekly increase in national inventory of Large class shell eggs and a 42.5% jump in the Midwest as retail movement slowed. (ams.usda.gov) In Las Vegas, the breakfast business is moving in the opposite direction. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Egg Works on West Flamingo Road closed after service on April 5, and Omelette Cafe opened in the same space less than a week later. (reviewjournal.com) The new restaurant at 9355 West Flamingo Road, Suite 1, is owned by chef Ignazio “Iggy” Sessa and Annamaria Sessa, who also run Omelet House in Summerlin and Sicilian Guys Trattoria. Its breakfast menu lists more than three dozen omelets, including versions built with eight eggs. (reviewjournal.com) Egg Works’ recent closures were tied to ownership changes rather than egg costs. News 3 Las Vegas reported in March that owner Brad Burdsall was shutting one southwest valley location as he prepared to move out of state and begin semi-retirement, while other Egg Works and Egg & I restaurants would stay open. (news3lv.com) For now, the national egg market is defined by slower movement and fuller coolers, while diners on one Las Vegas corner can still order an omelet that uses two-thirds of a dozen. (ams.usda.gov)
