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Egg prices: what farmers get vs what stores charge

The price farmers received for a dozen eggs (USDA NASS) and the average price shoppers paid for a dozen grade A large eggs in US cities (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), month by month. They are two points in the chain, drawn side by side. A store price includes processing, packing, transport and the store's costs, so the gap between the lines is not anyone's profit.

What is compared

  • Eggs, grade A large: average retail price, United States
    BLS · per doz. · monthly
    Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026. Next expected November 2026.
  • Table eggs: price received, United States
    USDA NASS · $ / dozen · monthly
    Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026. Next expected October 2026.
Two separate lines, not a difference

These are prices struck at different points in the chain, so they are drawn as two separate lines. They are never subtracted from each other: they are paid by different people.

These are the same product in a different grade; each line's label says which.

A store price includes processing, packing, transport and the store's costs. The gap between the lines is not anyone's profit.

The comparison chart

Eggs, grade A large (grade A, large)Table eggs
$0$2$4$6$8Sep 1982Sep 1986Sep 1990Sep 1994Sep 1998Sep 2002Sep 2006Sep 2010Sep 2014Sep 2018Sep 2022Sep 2026Eggs, grade A large…$2.27Table eggs$0.77

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What the numbers say

  • Eggs, grade A large (grade A, large): $2.27 in Sep 2026.
  • Table eggs: $0.77 in Aug 2026.

Every figure behind this chart

$/dozen: every figure behind the chart
MonthEggs, grade A large (grade A, large)Table eggs
Sep 2026$2.27No figure
Aug 2026$2.27$0.77
Jul 2026$2.19$0.78
Jun 2026$2.14$0.53
May 2026$2.19$0.56
Apr 2026$2.25$0.56
Mar 2026$2.35$1.26
Feb 2026$2.50$0.98
Jan 2026$2.58$0.83
Dec 2025$2.71$1.49
Nov 2025$2.86$2.11
Oct 2025Not collected (federal shutdown)$1.47
Sep 2025$3.49$1.93
Aug 2025$3.59$2.20
Jul 2025$3.60$2.93
Jun 2025$3.78$2.87
May 2025$4.55$3.45
Apr 2025$5.12$3.74
Mar 2025$6.23$5.96
Feb 2025$5.90$7.47
Jan 2025$4.95$6.54
Dec 2024$4.15$4.59
Nov 2024$3.65$3.21
Oct 2024$3.37$2.72
Sep 2024$3.82$1.96
Aug 2024$3.20$3.30
Jul 2024$3.08$2.36
Jun 2024$2.72$1.99
May 2024$2.70$1.53
Apr 2024$2.86$1.79
Mar 2024$2.99$2.15
Feb 2024$3.00$2.30
Jan 2024$2.52$2.01
Dec 2023$2.51$1.71
Nov 2023$2.14$1.61
Oct 2023$2.07$0.93
Sep 2023$2.07$0.95
Aug 2023$2.04$1.10
Jul 2023$2.09$0.95
Jun 2023$2.22$0.97
May 2023$2.67$0.74
Apr 2023$3.27$1.25
Mar 2023$3.45$2.68
Feb 2023$4.21$2.46
Jan 2023$4.82$2.92
Dec 2022$4.25$4.77
Nov 2022$3.59$3.43
Oct 2022$3.42$2.82
Sep 2022$2.90$2.62
Aug 2022$3.12$1.80
Jul 2022$2.94$2.61
Jun 2022$2.71$1.90
May 2022$2.86$1.88
Apr 2022$2.52$2.21
Mar 2022$2.05$1.40
Feb 2022$2.01$1.21
Jan 2022$1.93$1.26
Dec 2021$1.79$1.16
Nov 2021$1.72$0.85
Oct 2021$1.82$0.62
Sep 2021$1.84$0.77
Aug 2021$1.71$0.82
Jul 2021$1.64$0.58
Jun 2021$1.64$0.50
May 2021$1.63$0.53
Apr 2021$1.62$0.57
Mar 2021$1.63$0.91
Feb 2021$1.60$0.74
Jan 2021$1.47$0.67
Dec 2020$1.48$0.45
Nov 2020$1.45$0.73
Oct 2020$1.41$0.75
Sep 2020$1.35$0.56
Aug 2020$1.33$0.49
Jul 2020$1.40$0.47
Jun 2020$1.55$0.42
May 2020$1.64$0.49
Apr 2020$2.02$0.80
Mar 2020$1.53$1.58
Feb 2020$1.45$0.64
Jan 2020$1.46$0.49
Dec 2019$1.54$0.72
Nov 2019$1.41$0.92
Oct 2019$1.28$0.43
Sep 2019$1.38$0.45
Aug 2019$1.22$0.57
Jul 2019$1.24$0.22
Jun 2019$1.20$0.39
May 2019$1.36$0.20
Apr 2019$1.46$0.35
Mar 2019$1.54$0.58
Feb 2019$1.56$0.66
Jan 2019$1.55$0.78
Dec 2018$1.60$0.89
Nov 2018$1.60$0.88
Oct 2018$1.66$0.74
Sep 2018$1.65$0.69
Aug 2018$1.62$0.80
Jul 2018$1.73$0.84
Jun 2018$1.63$0.71
May 2018$1.99$0.62
Apr 2018$2.08$0.97
Mar 2018$1.83$1.81
Feb 2018$1.76$1.16
Jan 2018$1.77$0.96
Dec 2017$1.82$1.13
Nov 2017$1.51$1.23
Oct 2017$1.54$0.68
Sep 2017$1.42$0.90
Aug 2017$1.37$0.50
Jul 2017$1.33$0.59
Jun 2017$1.33$0.38
May 2017$1.41$0.36
Apr 2017$1.41$0.38
Mar 2017$1.40$0.56
Feb 2017$1.46$0.37
Jan 2017$1.60$0.57
Dec 2016$1.38$1.02
Nov 2016$1.32$0.31
Oct 2016$1.39$0.22
Sep 2016$1.47$0.32
Aug 2016$1.46$0.37
Jul 2016$1.55$0.36
Jun 2016$1.49$0.23
May 2016$1.68$0.24
Apr 2016$1.79$0.39
Mar 2016$2.08$0.73
Feb 2016$2.27$0.85
Jan 2016$2.33$0.97
Dec 2015$2.75$1.04
Nov 2015$2.66$1.93
Oct 2015$2.81$1.26
Sep 2015$2.97$1.80
Aug 2015$2.94$2.38
Jul 2015$2.57$1.81
Jun 2015$2.57$1.92
May 2015$1.96$1.61
Apr 2015$2.07$0.87
Mar 2015$2.13$1.41
Feb 2015$2.09$1.11
Jan 2015$2.11$1.06
Dec 2014$2.21$1.65
Nov 2014$2.03$1.37
Oct 2014$1.95$0.93
Sep 2014$1.97$0.82
Aug 2014$1.98$0.86
Jul 2014$1.95$1.05
Jun 2014$1.95$0.87
May 2014$2.00$0.97
Apr 2014$2.12$1.09
Mar 2014$2.06$1.04
Feb 2014$2.00$1.23
Jan 2014$2.01$0.91
Dec 2013$2.03$1.21
Nov 2013$1.93$1.16
Oct 2013$1.93$0.84
Sep 2013$1.90$0.82
Aug 2013$1.84$0.87
Jul 2013$1.83$0.82
Jun 2013$1.86$0.70
May 2013$1.87$0.98
Apr 2013$1.92$0.64
Mar 2013$1.93$0.95
Feb 2013$1.97$0.78
Jan 2013$1.93$0.86
Dec 2012$2.01$0.96
Nov 2012$1.96$1.02
Oct 2012$1.96$0.84
Sep 2012$1.89$1.06
Aug 2012$1.88$0.95
Jul 2012$1.65$0.76
Jun 2012$1.67$0.69
May 2012$1.69$0.60
Apr 2012$1.83$0.64
Mar 2012$1.77$0.79
Feb 2012$1.80$0.67
Jan 2012$1.94$0.67
Dec 2011$1.87$1.10
Nov 2011$1.84$0.86
Oct 2011$1.87$0.86
Sep 2011$1.95$0.77
Aug 2011$1.71$0.99
Jul 2011$1.65$0.68
Jun 2011$1.68$0.69
May 2011$1.69$0.62
Apr 2011$1.73$0.89
Mar 2011$1.73$0.65
Feb 2011$1.71$0.78
Jan 2011$1.81$0.66
Dec 2010$1.79$0.92
Nov 2010$1.68$1.02
Oct 2010$1.46$0.66
Sep 2010$1.75$0.45
Aug 2010$1.52$0.63
Jul 2010$1.44$0.53
Jun 2010$1.49$0.42
May 2010$1.52$0.44
Apr 2010$1.78$0.60
Mar 2010$1.82$1.06
Feb 2010$1.87$0.78
Jan 2010$1.79$0.91
Dec 2009$1.77$0.94
Nov 2009$1.71$0.88
Oct 2009$1.60$0.64
Sep 2009$1.63$0.57
Aug 2009$1.63$0.59
Jul 2009$1.50$0.52
Jun 2009$1.53$0.39
May 2009$1.50$0.42
Apr 2009$1.77$0.77
Mar 2009$1.69$0.65
Feb 2009$1.80$0.64
Jan 2009$1.85$0.90
Dec 2008$1.83$0.86
Nov 2008$1.84$0.90
Oct 2008$1.86$0.89
Sep 2008$1.98$0.86
Aug 2008$1.85$0.82
Jul 2008$2.01$0.68
Jun 2008$1.92$0.93
May 2008$1.93$0.70
Apr 2008$2.07$0.89
Mar 2008$2.20$1.30
Feb 2008$2.17$1.23
Jan 2008$2.18$1.21
Dec 2007$2.10$1.28
Nov 2007$1.86$1.19
Oct 2007$1.77$0.81
Sep 2007$1.83$0.96
Aug 2007$1.63$0.72
Jul 2007$1.50$0.81
Jun 2007$1.37$0.50
May 2007$1.50$0.62
Apr 2007$1.62$0.56
Mar 2007$1.63$0.68
Feb 2007$1.75$0.63
Jan 2007$1.55$0.79
Dec 2006$1.54$0.67
Nov 2006$1.35$0.68
Oct 2006$1.26$0.39
Sep 2006$1.25$0.38
Aug 2006$1.24$0.40
Jul 2006$1.21$0.25
Jun 2006$1.24$0.38
May 2006$1.21$0.24
Apr 2006$1.28$0.32
Mar 2006$1.30$0.50
Feb 2006$1.33$0.30
Jan 2006$1.45$0.44
Dec 2005$1.35$0.56
Nov 2005$1.28$0.49
Oct 2005$1.26$0.32
Sep 2005$1.28$0.46
Aug 2005$1.17$0.27
Jul 2005$1.17$0.33
Jun 2005$1.14$0.24
May 2005$1.19$0.24
Apr 2005$1.16$0.27
Mar 2005$1.13$0.33
Feb 2005$1.28$0.36
Jan 2005$1.21$0.38
Dec 2004$1.20$0.49
Nov 2004$1.09$0.44
Oct 2004$1.09$0.31
Sep 2004$1.15$0.35
Aug 2004$1.28$0.34
Jul 2004$1.25$0.40
Jun 2004$1.31$0.50
May 2004$1.37$0.47
Apr 2004$1.56$0.62
Mar 2004$1.63$1
Feb 2004$1.58$0.75
Jan 2004$1.57$0.81
Dec 2003$1.56$0.74
Nov 2003$1.45$0.93
Oct 2003$1.33$0.71
Sep 2003$1.26$0.63
Aug 2003$1.28$0.67
Jul 2003$1.15$0.52
Jun 2003$1.20$0.50
May 2003$1.01$0.40
Apr 2003$1.13$0.52
Mar 2003$1.21$0.52
Feb 2003$1.19$0.46
Jan 2003$1.18$0.53
Dec 2002$1.18$0.52
Nov 2002$1.08$0.56
Oct 2002$1.04$0.35
Sep 2002$1.06$0.39
Aug 2002$1.05$0.44
Jul 2002$0.99$0.38
Jun 2002$0.98$0.44
May 2002$1.00$0.30
Apr 2002$1.05$0.33
Mar 2002$1.00$0.51
Feb 2002$1.00$0.37
Jan 2002$0.97$0.55
Dec 2001$0.93$0.51
Nov 2001$0.94$0.49
Oct 2001$0.92$0.43
Sep 2001$0.92$0.38
Aug 2001$0.93$0.39
Jul 2001$0.86$0.35
Jun 2001$0.92$0.36
May 2001$0.88$0.37
Apr 2001$1.03$0.48
Mar 2001$0.89$0.52
Feb 2001$0.94$0.50
Jan 2001$1.01$0.51
Dec 2000$0.96$0.67
Nov 2000$0.90No figure
Oct 2000$0.92No figure
Sep 2000$0.92No figure
Aug 2000$0.89No figure
Jul 2000$0.87No figure
Jun 2000$0.84No figure
May 2000$0.85No figure
Apr 2000$0.94No figure
Mar 2000$0.93No figure
Feb 2000$0.96No figure
Jan 2000$0.98No figure
Dec 1999$0.92No figure
Nov 1999$0.92No figure
Oct 1999$0.89No figure
Sep 1999$0.96No figure
Aug 1999$1.02No figure
Jul 1999$0.88No figure
Jun 1999$0.95No figure
May 1999$0.90No figure
Apr 1999$0.94No figure
Mar 1999$1.01No figure
Feb 1999$1.08No figure
Jan 1999$1.05No figure
Dec 1998$1.09No figure
Nov 1998$1.08No figure
Oct 1998$1.05No figure
Sep 1998$1.02No figure
Aug 1998$1.05No figure
Jul 1998$0.97No figure
Jun 1998$0.93No figure
May 1998$0.96No figure
Apr 1998$1.06No figure
Mar 1998$1.04No figure
Feb 1998$1.07No figure
Jan 1998$1.12No figure
Dec 1997$1.17No figure
Nov 1997$1.09No figure
Oct 1997$1.02No figure
Sep 1997$1.01No figure
Aug 1997$1.06No figure
Jul 1997$0.98No figure
Jun 1997$0.95No figure
May 1997$1.00No figure
Apr 1997$1.08No figure
Mar 1997$1.06No figure
Feb 1997$1.13No figure
Jan 1997$1.15No figure
Dec 1996$1.31No figure
Nov 1996$1.14No figure
Oct 1996$1.13No figure
Sep 1996$1.15No figure
Aug 1996$1.07No figure
Jul 1996$1.04No figure
Jun 1996$0.95No figure
May 1996$1.02No figure
Apr 1996$1.09No figure
Mar 1996$1.14No figure
Feb 1996$1.09No figure
Jan 1996$1.16No figure
Dec 1995$1.16No figure
Nov 1995$1.04No figure
Oct 1995$0.98No figure
Sep 1995$0.96No figure
Aug 1995$0.98No figure
Jul 1995$0.88No figure
Jun 1995$0.83No figure
May 1995$0.82No figure
Apr 1995$0.83No figure
Mar 1995$0.88No figure
Feb 1995$0.86No figure
Jan 1995$0.88No figure
Dec 1994$0.87No figure
Nov 1994$0.86No figure
Oct 1994$0.81No figure
Sep 1994$0.86No figure
Aug 1994$0.90No figure
Jul 1994$0.82No figure
Jun 1994$0.84No figure
May 1994$0.80No figure
Apr 1994$0.86No figure
Mar 1994$0.93No figure
Feb 1994$0.90No figure
Jan 1994$0.92No figure
Dec 1993$0.87No figure
Nov 1993$0.92No figure
Oct 1993$0.90No figure
Sep 1993$0.89No figure
Aug 1993$0.93No figure
Jul 1993$0.90No figure
Jun 1993$0.92No figure
May 1993$0.90No figure
Apr 1993$1.00No figure
Mar 1993$0.93No figure
Feb 1993$0.90No figure
Jan 1993$0.90No figure
Dec 1992$0.93No figure
Nov 1992$0.90No figure
Oct 1992$0.86No figure
Sep 1992$0.87No figure
Aug 1992$0.81No figure
Jul 1992$0.83No figure
Jun 1992$0.80No figure
May 1992$0.84No figure
Apr 1992$0.83No figure
Mar 1992$0.85No figure
Feb 1992$0.88No figure
Jan 1992$0.93No figure
Dec 1991$1.01No figure
Nov 1991$0.95No figure
Oct 1991$0.98No figure
Sep 1991$0.99No figure
Aug 1991$1.02No figure
Jul 1991$0.97No figure
Jun 1991$0.88No figure
May 1991$0.91No figure
Apr 1991$1.00No figure
Mar 1991$1.07No figure
Feb 1991$0.99No figure
Jan 1991$1.11No figure
Dec 1990$1.00No figure
Nov 1990$1.02No figure
Oct 1990$1.01No figure
Sep 1990$0.95No figure
Aug 1990$0.95No figure
Jul 1990$0.90No figure
Jun 1990$0.93No figure
May 1990$0.94No figure
Apr 1990$1.09No figure
Mar 1990$1.11No figure
Feb 1990$1.04No figure
Jan 1990$1.22No figure
Dec 1989$1.14No figure
Nov 1989$1.08No figure
Oct 1989$1.02No figure
Sep 1989$1.04No figure
Aug 1989$0.98No figure
Jul 1989$0.96No figure
Jun 1989$0.94No figure
May 1989$0.96No figure
Apr 1989$1.00No figure
Mar 1989$1.03No figure
Feb 1989$0.89No figure
Jan 1989$0.94No figure
Dec 1988$0.83No figure
Nov 1988$0.84No figure
Oct 1988$0.90No figure
Sep 1988$0.87No figure
Aug 1988$0.91No figure
Jul 1988$0.80No figure
Jun 1988$0.71No figure
May 1988$0.68No figure
Apr 1988$0.72No figure
Mar 1988$0.74No figure
Feb 1988$0.72No figure
Jan 1988$0.76No figure
Dec 1987$0.73No figure
Nov 1987$0.81No figure
Oct 1987$0.78No figure
Sep 1987$0.84No figure
Aug 1987$0.73No figure
Jul 1987$0.76No figure
Jun 1987$0.71No figure
May 1987$0.76No figure
Apr 1987$0.79No figure
Mar 1987$0.80No figure
Feb 1987$0.82No figure
Jan 1987$0.86No figure
Dec 1986$0.91No figure
Nov 1986$0.90No figure
Oct 1986$0.86No figure
Sep 1986$0.87No figure
Aug 1986$0.91No figure
Jul 1986$0.83No figure
Jun 1986$0.80No figure
May 1986$0.82No figure
Apr 1986$0.89No figure
Mar 1986$0.89No figure
Feb 1986$0.87No figure
Jan 1986$0.90No figure
Dec 1985$0.91No figure
Nov 1985$0.87No figure
Oct 1985$0.86No figure
Sep 1985$0.86No figure
Aug 1985$0.79No figure
Jul 1985$0.79No figure
Jun 1985$0.72No figure
May 1985$0.75No figure
Apr 1985$0.78No figure
Mar 1985$0.79No figure
Feb 1985$0.78No figure
Jan 1985$0.75No figure
Dec 1984$0.87No figure
Nov 1984$0.82No figure
Oct 1984$0.84No figure
Sep 1984$0.85No figure
Aug 1984$0.86No figure
Jul 1984$0.88No figure
Jun 1984$0.90No figure
May 1984$1.05No figure
Apr 1984$1.20No figure
Mar 1984$1.15No figure
Feb 1984$1.32No figure
Jan 1984$1.30No figure
Dec 1983$1.13No figure
Nov 1983$1.00No figure
Oct 1983$0.96No figure
Sep 1983$0.94No figure
Aug 1983$0.88No figure
Jul 1983$0.85No figure
Jun 1983$0.83No figure
May 1983$0.87No figure
Apr 1983$0.83No figure
Mar 1983$0.84No figure
Feb 1983$0.79No figure
Jan 1983$0.82No figure
Dec 1982$0.81No figure
Nov 1982$0.85No figure
Oct 1982$0.85No figure
Sep 1982$0.85No figure
Aug 1982$0.78No figure
Jul 1982$0.85No figure
Jun 1982$0.78No figure
May 1982$0.84No figure
Apr 1982$0.90No figure
Mar 1982$0.95No figure
Feb 1982$1.01No figure
Jan 1982$0.93No figure
Dec 1981$0.97No figure
Nov 1981$0.94No figure
Oct 1981$0.90No figure
Sep 1981$0.92No figure
Aug 1981$0.87No figure
Jul 1981$0.86No figure
Jun 1981$0.85No figure
May 1981$0.84No figure
Apr 1981$0.90No figure
Mar 1981$0.88No figure
Feb 1981$0.92No figure
Jan 1981$0.94No figure
Dec 1980$1.03No figure
Nov 1980$0.92No figure
Oct 1980$0.87No figure
Sep 1980$0.90No figure
Aug 1980$0.91No figure
Jul 1980$0.78No figure
Jun 1980$0.73No figure
May 1980$0.74No figure
Apr 1980$0.80No figure
Mar 1980$0.81No figure
Feb 1980$0.77No figure
Jan 1980$0.88No figure
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  • ComparableSame kind of number, unit, timing and point in the chain. Drawn together.
  • ConvertibleOne exact, stated conversion makes them match, such as bushels to tons. The conversion is shown.
  • Spread onlyPrices at different points, such as farm and store. Two labelled lines, never one difference.
  • Context onlyDifferent levels, such as county, state and US. Each line says its level.
  • Can't compareDifferent kinds of number. We say why and offer what would work.

A different grade or quality of the same product can be compared, with the grade written on its line.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Average Price Data; USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Prices. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price Data. Retrieved Oct 23, 2026. Not seasonally adjusted.

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