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Egg-feed price ratio: United States

The pounds of laying feed that a dozen eggs would buy at that month's prices, from USDA's monthly agricultural prices survey.

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Up to dateMonthly. USDA usually publishes at the end of each month. Last published Sep 29, 2026. Next expected October 2026.

The latest figures and how they have changed

United States, August 2026
7 pounds a dozen
Down 5.4% from 7.40 pounds in July 2026
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What the numbers say

  • Since September 2016 it has risen 84.2%, from 3.80 pounds to 7 pounds a dozen.

Every figure behind this chart

Egg-feed price ratio, pounds a dozen
MonthUnited States
Aug 20267
Jul 20267.4
Jun 20265.1
May 20265.2
Apr 20265.3
Mar 202612.2
Feb 20269.8
Jan 20268.4
Dec 202515.2
Nov 202521.7
Oct 202515.8
Sep 202520.3
Aug 202523.2
Jul 202529.3
Jun 202527.8
May 202532.7
Apr 202535.8
Mar 202557.5
Feb 202571.9
Jan 202566
Dec 202447.1
Nov 202433.6
Oct 202428.7
Sep 202420.5
Aug 202435
Jul 202422.8
Jun 202418.2
May 202413.9
Apr 202416.6
Mar 202420
Feb 202421.3
Jan 202417.2
Dec 202314.4
Nov 202313.8
Oct 20237.8
Sep 20237.6
Aug 20238.1
Jul 20236.6
Jun 20236.7
May 20235
Apr 20238.2
Mar 202317.7
Feb 202316
Jan 202319.6
Dec 202232.2
Nov 202223.6
Oct 202219.7
Sep 202217
Aug 202211.2
Jul 202216.1
Jun 202211.4
May 202211.4
Apr 202213.8
Mar 20229.2
Feb 20228.5
Jan 20229.8
Dec 20219.3
Nov 20217
Oct 20215.3
Sep 20216.2
Aug 20215.8
Jul 20214.1
Jun 20213.6
May 20213.7
Apr 20214.4
Mar 20217.5
Feb 20216.3
Jan 20216.5
Dec 20204.7
Nov 20207.7
Oct 20208.5
Sep 20206.6
Aug 20206.3
Jul 20206
Jun 20205.5
May 20206.3
Apr 202010.1
Mar 202018.7
Feb 20207.4
Jan 20205.6
Dec 20198.3
Nov 201910.8
Oct 20194.9
Sep 20195.2
Aug 20196.5
Jul 20192.4
Jun 20194.4
May 20192.4
Apr 20194.3
Mar 20197
Feb 20197.9
Jan 20199.3
Dec 201811.68
Nov 201811.7
Oct 20188.5
Sep 20188.6
Aug 201811
Jul 201810.5
Jun 20189.3
May 20186.8
Apr 201811.2
Mar 201822.1
Feb 201812.8
Jan 201811.6
Dec 201714.4
Nov 201715.3
Oct 20178.3
Sep 201710.9
Aug 20176.1
Jul 20176.8
Jun 20174.5
May 20174.2
Apr 20174.4
Mar 20176.4
Feb 20174.3
Jan 20176.7
Dec 201612.1
Nov 20163.7
Oct 20162.6
Sep 20163.8
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Prices Survey. US estimates released Sep 29, 2026. Quick Stats item "FEED PRICE RATIO, EGG, (LAYING FEED TO DOZEN EGGS) - RATIO, MEASURED IN LB / DOZEN EGGS". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

What this measures

It compares the price farmers get for a dozen eggs with the price they pay for laying feed, so a higher figure means eggs buy more feed.

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