In December 2024, eggs rose by 8.4 percent. Earlier this month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the average cost of a dozen eggs in the U.S. for January 2025 was $4.95.

The price of eggs has soared in the past few months and shoppers are doing double takes as a dozen eggs rings up at more than $9 at some retailers.. In December 2024, wholesale eggs averaged $4.62 ...

The average price of a dozen large eggs starkly increased in California in December to $8.97, up from $5.68 in late November, and has remained at that price into the start of the year, according ...

Egg prices, which hit a record high of $8.17 per dozen in early March 2025, have since dropped rapidly to $4.90 per dozen within a week, marking one of the sharpest declines in recent history.