Egg prices update April 24
- USDA’s April 24 egg market report said Midwest wholesale Large eggs delivered to warehouses held at 52.5 cents a dozen, unchanged from April 17. - National caged Large eggs delivered to warehouses averaged 60.19 cents a dozen, while California’s Large benchmark fell 4 cents to 93 cents. - Retail ads are catching up to the drop: conventional caged eggs averaged $1.43 a dozen, down 25 cents week over week. (ams.usda.gov)
U.S. wholesale egg prices were mostly flat on April 24 after weeks of declines, with Midwest Large eggs delivered to warehouses holding at 52.5 cents a dozen. (ams.usda.gov) The U.S. Department of Agriculture said national truckload prices for graded loose white Large eggs slipped 1 cent to 22 cents a dozen. Its New York formula price for Large cartoned eggs delivered to retailers stayed at 65 cents. (ams.usda.gov) In the Midwest, the USDA’s combined regional report put Large caged eggs delivered to warehouses at an average 52.5 cents a dozen on April 24, unchanged from April 17. Extra Large averaged 53.5 cents and Medium 46.5 cents. (ams.usda.gov) Other regions were higher. The same USDA report showed Large delivered warehouse eggs at 58 cents in the Northeast, 65.75 cents in the South Central region, and 64.5 cents in the Southeast. (ams.usda.gov) California remained the expensive outlier even as prices eased. The USDA’s weekly overview said the California benchmark for Large shell eggs fell 4 cents to 93 cents a dozen, while California-compliant wholesale loose eggs were unchanged at 30 cents. (ams.usda.gov) The market backdrop was soft demand and ample supply. USDA described retail interest as light to moderate, loose egg demand as light, offerings as moderate to available, and supplies as moderate to heavy. (ams.usda.gov 1) (ams.usda.gov 2) That wholesale slide is starting to show up in grocery promotions. USDA said conventional caged eggs featured in store ads averaged $1.43 a dozen for the week, down 25 cents, while cage-free feature prices averaged $2.60, down 32 cents. (ams.usda.gov) Inventories also shifted as grocers pushed promotions. USDA said total shell-egg inventory available for marketing fell nearly 4.5% at the start of the week, and Midwest Large-egg inventory dropped about 21.5% as eggs moved into retail channels. (ams.usda.gov) Wholesale prices and checkout prices are not the same measure. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest monthly average for a dozen Grade A Large eggs was $2.348 in March 2026, well above April’s wholesale warehouse quotes. (fred.stlouisfed.org) Local TV segments framed the April 24 update against January 20, but the USDA data show the immediate story was a pause: Midwest wholesale prices were unchanged from April 17 after earlier weekly declines. (ourquadcities.com 1) (ourquadcities.com 2)
