ANALYSIS: Egg Prices Drop as Retail Demand Slows, Foodservice Supply Floods Market

Shell egg prices dropped below $2.00/dozen for the first time in four weeks yesterday, amid increased supply from the foodservice sector and...

ANALYSIS: Shell Egg Prices Coming Under Pressure as Foodservice Demand Slows, Frees Supply

After a more than three-week rally that saw prices surge to record-high levels, the shell egg market has come under pressure amid shifting demand patterns. Just as retail demand...

ANALYSIS: Shell Egg Prices Soar to Record High Levels as COVID-19 Demand Persists, Inventories Drop

U.S. shell egg prices soared to fresh all-time highs today, as retail demand continues to come in at levels never-before seen due to COVID-19. The early round of buying witnessed a few weeks ago was...

ANALYSIS: Cage-Free Production Declines for First Time Since USDA Began Tracking Data

The number of cage-free laying hens in the U.S. dropped by 1.2 million head in January, marking the first time since August of 2016, when the USDA began tracking cage-free production, that the national cage-free flock has...

ANALYSIS: US Table-Laying Hen Flock Climbs to Near-Record Level

U.S. egg production totaled 9.8 billion during December 2019, up 4% from last year, according to the USDA’s monthly Chicken and Eggs report released this week. The number of hens laying table or market type eggs rose to...

ANALYSIS: Egg Prices Rally Nearly 60%

US shell egg prices have risen sharply over the last three weeks. From the lows seen in the middle of October, the benchmark Midwest large quote has jumped...

ANALYSIS: Shell-Egg Inventories Jump 3.5% from Last Week; Up 12.9% from Last Year

Shell-egg supplies climbed 3.5% to 1.517 million cases last week, according to the USDA’s latest round of inventory data, released yesterday afternoon. This marks the...