What is the price of a dozen eggs in your neighborhood?

My store is selling them for $0 because we literally don’t have any eggs.

Wow. I’m surprised. We aren’t far from each other. (btw, I was in Brookfield today.)

Yeah, it is kind of scary not seeing eggs. I don’t know why, it is just odd.

Oooohhh I was there at Macs a few weeks ago! Yummy place

Local Fred Meyer has almost all some plainer-carton brand – tons of them, except for a few hard boiled eggs. The new types cost more than they used to there. I think a little over $7/dozen, though I was looking at the free-range ones, which they do have, just a different a lower variety of brands.

A more expensive market only had one brand, for almost $10/dozen.

I think I could probably shop around and do better, but there’s definitely been egg chaos with the main stores.

I just paid 6.49 for two dozen large eggs yesterday at Costco in CT. Regular white eggs, not sure if they’re free range (they’re in the refrigerator and I’m cozy in bed so I don’t feel like getting up to look).

About a month ago, I got two dozen large eggs at Costco for 5.99.

Right now, I have over four dozen eggs in my refrigerator, because I feel like the price may go up. Eggs last for months in the refrigerator, so I’m not worried about them going bad. Sometimes I’ll boil up 5 or 6 to have or to put one on a salad, and I bake occasionally, so they go.

A friend who lives in NC told me she got eggs for 5 dollars a dozen (not sure what size eggs).

Last time I bought any, they were $8.99.

At Target the other day, the egg shelves were empty.

And coffee was on sale at $13.99 for Peet’s whole beans, $2 less than I paid for it last week. Not long ago it was $6.99.

I bought a dozen and a half eggs about a week ago and it cost me $5.39. I just checked the price and it’s up to $7.18 for the same type and size of eggs.

The cheapest eggs I could find before Trump was 2.99. Three days ago 5.99 was the cheapest. The price doubled.

$5—$9 Canadian.

Avian flu has taken a toll here, too (SW CT). I just paid $5.97 for a dozen large store brand eggs. Some days there are none at all. I freeze them when I can get an extra dozen.

$5.00 a dozen for large.

When you find them here they’re between $5–9 a dozen. I eat three every day so it’s still a relatively cheap meal.

$4.17 – 5.67 it varies between sizes. Organic medium are $6.43 – 8.41.

Those of you who said you bought 2 for $5 something – do you mean 5 something for one and you bought two? or $5 something for two cartons?

It varies from store to store and by brands. I’ve seen them from a low of about $3.50/doz (you have to buy them in packs of 30) up to $7.99/doz (for the super whamerdyne cage free, organic, brown eggs). People that sell them from their homes are charging between $4 – $5/doz.

~$11 for a pack of 30 large eggs here.

I heard there are Mexican Chickens being allowed into the country to fix this issue.

1.99€ for a pack of 10, L, cage-free.

$6.29/dozen
Feb 1, 2025
shelves half full

Jan 3, 2025
$3.29, shelves full

7 to 10 dollars. I bought for 8 dollars last week.

I buy eggs about once every 6 months so it’s not a leading economic indicator for me!

Prices tend to be higher here in Alaska anyway but current Fred Meyers ad says: 18 organic $10.99 and a dozen regular large eggs $7.49. I’ll try to remember to check Walmart prices later and maybe Target.

@smudges “Those of you who said you bought 2 for $5 something – do you mean 5 something for one and you bought two? or $5 something for two cartons?”

I paid $6.49 for a pack of two dozen large eggs (24 eggs in a pack) two days ago. A month ago, the same pack of two dozen large eggs was 5.99.

Today, I was in Costco and the same pack was up to 6.99, per pack of 24 eggs. Large.

I was in a supermarket (ShopRite) today and they had no regular eggs or brown eggs. I was also in Trader Joe’s (in CT, both Shop Rite and Trader Joe’s were in CT), and they had no eggs.

Walmart a dozen extra large $4.67. That’s the cheap ones, not anything fancy like free range. I assume Publix is 50¢ to $1 more.

I’m thinking the cost of baked goods is going to go up, because the majority of baked goods have eggs in them.

Just wait when inflation is double digits and the Tangerine Turd blames Obama and FDR ! ! !

. .and he wants the the Federal Reserve Board to reduce the interest rate (so he can get cheaper loans) and interest rate be damned full speed into HIGHER PRICES !

People will start panicking and help the prices go up. Like herding sheep.

2020 toilet paper vibes.

About £3 which google tells me is currently $3.70

$5.99 18 pack for store-bought. My farmer friend is dropping off tomorrow, free (they dont eat eggs.) Plenty here, shelves full.

I forgot to answer, there are eggs on the shelves but they run very low sometimes out of certain types by the evening, which is how it has been for the entire eight years I’ve lived here during the winter. Florida is full. Lol.

I don’t feel panicked about supply, but I do know some Democrats are panicking and buying stuff up, so they might create a tightened supply.

@JLeslie Really? I live in a very blue state, we’ve been hit by avian flu, and I don’t know anyone who is panicking or hoarding.

^^ Nor do I.

Same. That’s not happening here, in a very liberal city.

If I were going to hoard anything it would be avocados which will be getting more expensive but who wants a lot of brown mush in their house?

I’d be more worried about the fresh veg that aren’t getting picked.

I have four dozen eggs right now. This will last me about two months.

@canidmajor the city where i saw no eggs yesterday at Shop Rite and Trader Joe’s was Danbury.

@jca2 Yeah, they’re getting sparse. The small concerns seem OK, so far, I hope they stay OK. The farmers markets are thriving.

Actually, I’m most worried that we have a potential new pandemic in our future and Trump has knee-capped the CDC.

Not so much hoarding but when Sam’s club puts eggs out, they’re gone quick because they’re 20–30% cheaper. You can always go get 15 dozen cheap there though, but who can use 15 dozen before they go bad outside of a business?

@canidmajor and @janbb I’m glad to hear you say that.

People in my Democratic facebook group where I live are talking about buying coffee and other products afraid of prices going up. A friend of mine today said her husband stocked up on a bunch of packaged foods and toilet paper.

I spent about $500 panic-buying in 2020, when Covid was young, and guess what—I still have some of that stuff. Powdered milk. Protein powder. Raspy toilet tissue. Sure, I’m worried now, but as @janbb says, who wants to stockpile avocados? (Can you freeze guacamole?) I’m spoiled by California’s abundant fresh produce, but I can manage without it. I grew up in snow country.

Eggs, that’s another matter. I don’t have them every day, but they’re indispensable for certain cooked and baked dishes.

As for coffee, those prices I quoted above weren’t even for a pound. Those Peet’s whole bean packages that used to be a pound have shrunken by now to only 10.5 ounces. Watch that number go down some more.

In fact, watch out for all kinds of invisible price hikes, such as smaller packages or shorter fill for the same price. I’m waiting for the ten-egg “dozen.”

We have a great farmers market here, including winter marketing. I think we’ll be visiting more often and plan our meals around seasonal local produce. Avocados hurt my stomach so I won’t be missing out on those.

When Covid first came, I bought a 25 lb bag of Basmati rice at Costco for about 20 dollars, and I had to buy a special large plastic container to keep it in, and I still have some of that rice – maybe 4 or 5 lbs left.

I also coincidentally bought a 30 pack of toilet paper from Costco, right before the pandemic, and that gave me a good head start. I bought more 30 packs every time there was availability, and thanks to that method, I never was in danger of running out of toilet paper.

Coffee, I get from Costco, too, and so I have probably 5 lbs on hand right now. I prefer to have a supply of necessary things so that if there’s a shortage or big price hike, I can try to ride it out.

I probably get 80% of my food from Costco, and that keeps me ahead of the game. It requires a bigger outlay of money but the cost per each/per ounce is less than in a store.

There’s a local farm lady that sells eggs for 6 dollars a dozen, and I get eggs from her weekly during the spring, summer and fall.

@jca2 Westport Winter Farmers Market on Thursdays is at Gilbertie’s Herb Farm, they have a pretty good selection of stuff.

I have to check it out, @canidmajor. I love Westport.

I don’t have very large stockpiles, but it’s enough so I don’t need to panic buy when everyone else might be panicking. If I had children living with me I would feel differently I’m sure. Plus, I can always coordinate with my pod.

I hate having my cupboards and fridge stuffed to the gills. It’s just a “clutter” preference. I like empty space.

Can you freeze guacamole?

Yes. When avocados are cheap, I make large batches of guacamole, and freeze it in quart zip-loc bags. Squeeze out all the air. Finding a 1 or 2 year old bag in the back of the compartment is always a treat.

@Call_Me_Jay Doesn’t it go brown when you defrost it?

@jonsblond My husband just purchase the same eggs I bought last time because they were the cheapest. 7.99. A 2 dollar markup in a week. At this rate, buy eggs is going to surpass fillet mignon. I guess its oatmeal or cream of wheat, or pancake for breakfast.

I was in Costco two days ago (Tuesday) and I was on line behind a guy who had a 24 pack. I asked him how much and he said 10 dollars. I told him that just within the past week, the same 24 pack was 6.50.

I’ve heard prices will go up more. Bird flu is getting bad. Many dead ducks were just found on a Lake Michigan beach near Chicago. The Milwaukee Zoo closed its aviary in precaution.

I saw a meme on Facebook this morning about how to color potatoes for Easter. Lol

There were 12 geese found in a park about 20 minutes from my house, yesterday. They are speculating it’s from bird flu. I live on a lake and there are lots of geese and swans around here.

I read about the duck farmer in Long Island who had to put down his whole flock of ducks, because they were sick. He said he’s hoping for a vaccination but some countries won’t accept vaccinated animals.

@jca2 Oh my goodness, those poor ducks. I guess he eventually kills them anyway for food, but still sad.

I saw a report yesterday morning that Costco had a sale on eggs and people were hoarding them. They sold out quickly. It wasn’t a local Costco, so not sure where this was. I had to take my father shopping and eggs were on his list. I was worried I wouldn’t find any. We went to Walmart and they had plenty, and they were only $4.24 a dozen.

I have yet to find empty shelves. Is this a regional thing? I keep hearing about people not finding eggs but I have yet to find an empty shelf.

@jonsblond I think it may be regional, the avian flu has hit some areas harder than others. I can get eggs here, but many fewer on the shelves, and one f my favorite suppliers was hit pretty hard, most of their flock had to be destroyed.
My friend in Billings said their supply was OK, but friends in another part of the state had problems. Montana is basically land-islands, so the infection doesn’t spread so fast.

@janbb “Doesn’t it go brown when you defrost it?”

No, because I limit the guac’s exposure to oxygen. I freeze it in zip loc bags with all the air squeezed out.

Wherever the guacamole is exposed to the air, I squirt it with lemon juice. And if it turns brown I stir it.

$3.49/dozen
Feb 13, 2025
shelves full
with a sign saying “please limit to 1 dozen per customer”

Eggs around $9–10/dozen near me.