LOADING ERROR LOADINGU.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks. Industry experts were expecting the index to reflect a drop in retail egg prices because wholesale egg prices fell significantly in March. Egg prices hit $5.90 in February one month after setting a record at $4.95 per dozen, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Advertisement“I think there are lots of people who are looking to see the egg prices coming down because they wanted to call it a win. Egg prices around the countryU.S. egg prices did began falling in mid-March, according to Datasembly, a market research company that tracks prices at thousands of stores.
