Egg prices have plummeted. That’s great news for consumers — and a crisis for farmers.
- Posted on February 20, 2026
- By CNN
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Egg prices have plummeted. That’s great news for consumers — and a crisis for farmers.

The average price of a dozen eggs at the grocery store is $2.58, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s more than half of what many consumers were paying a year ago.